We've had a taste of village life on South Bank recently and enjoyed the Alternative Village Fete's knitting, vegetables, simple but mesmerising games and the home-made cakes that were part of the National Theatre's Watch This Space offering. And this weekend, we can expect more... On Saturday and Sunday, you can head to the Lambeth Country Show in Brockwell Park and pretend you're way out in the sticks with the farm animals, funfair, story-telling,......

There are more theatre openings in London this week than decent sunny spells, many of them featuring some familiar (read: off telly) faces... Under the Blue Sky, a story of three intertwined love stories with Catherine Tate, a couple of girls you'll recognise from Cranford, and him from the IT Crowd starts previews at the Duke of York today. Over at the Vaudeville, more Cranfordians tread the boards in The Female of the Species......

Well, once we've recovered from the excesses of the Chap Olympics, we shall be embarking on the next part of this week's Cultural Crawl. There's so much to see, so much to do, the sun is out and anyway, sleep is for the weak... get out and about and let us know what you got up to on Monday. Take your pick and plan your schedule around the following: Friday 14 July Waterloo Carnival......

Okaaay...there's lots to do that isn't football or Europride, so start crawling with Londonist from tomorrow... Friday 30 June The Sprite Urban Games start today - three days of extreme sports at Clapham Common. The world's best BMX, Motocross and skateboard riders will be present as well as opportunities to breakdance and freestyle all over the place. Even if you're not competing or body-popping, there's the latest of all urban outfitters and stalls for......

Looks like it's going to be beautiful weather this weekend, and thank all relevant deities for that because there's a bundle of outdoor frolics to be had this coming Saturday and Sunday. Start the weekend early with Moulin Rouge, showing free this Friday at The Scoop as part of the More Movies season on Friday night. Trip along after work with cushions, a picnic and extra points go to whoever starts a sing along......

London and what makes it great has been the focus of the world lately. It's the people, mainly, and the way different communities live side by side, just getting on with things and occasionally having a bit of a party. The inspirational Coin Street Community Builders have a series of events for the summer, celebrating the vibrancy of the area and making the most of the diversity of the city. This weekend on the......