The weekend is here with temperatures forecast to be unseasonably high and lots of sunshine. So, give those summer clothes one final outing and get out and about. Here’s our guide to the best cheap events in the capital.
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Get ready for a kaleidoscope of colour with fashion shows, live music and food stalls; Africa on the Square is back.
The FREE annual Trafalgar Square festival celebrates the best of the continent. There’s fun stuff for the kids too!
Sat 14th Oct, 12pm – 6pm: Africa on the Square 2017
Trafalgar Sq, WC2N 5DN
FREE – just turn up. For more info click here
It’s actually a double dose of fun in Trafalgar Square because the Diwali Festival is back the very next day!
The Hindu, Sikh and Jain festival of light attracts tens of thousands of people to the Square each year. Alongside music and dance, look out for yoga, comedy, street food and henna tattoos!
Sun 15th Oct, 1pm – 7pm: Diwali Festival 2017
Trafalgar Sq, WC2N 5DN
FREE – again just rock up! For more info click here
Head for Wimbledon library for a FREE informal Q&A with co-creator of classic Brit-sitcom Spaced and star of telly series, W1A.
An Audience with Jessica Hynes features an onstage interview with the award-winning writer and director plus she’ll also share her thoughts on the future of public libraries.
Sat 14th Oct, 11am: An Audience with Jessica Hynes
Merton Arts Space, Wimbledon Library, SW19 7QA
To register for your FREE ticket click here
Bop along to some northern soul, Motown, R&B and 60s girl group tunes at the Great Big Kiss 7th Birthday Party a microphone throw from Oxford Circus.
The legendary club night has got DJ Debbie Smith of The Nitty Gritty pumping out old school favourites and party pleasers til 3am!
Sat October 14th, 9pm – 3am: Great Big Kiss 7th Birthday Party
The Phoenix, 37 Cavendish Sq, W1G 0PP
£4 members, £6 non members
For more info & tickets click here
For when you get peckish head East to the FREE and family friendly International Soul Food Festival.
The annual gala at Dagenham library is part of Black History Month and a great big foodie celebration of African, Caribbean and Asian cuisine. There’ll be chances to sample some tasty fare, watch cultural performances, listen to live music plus a kids’ zone too!
Sat 14th Oct, 1.30pm – 7pm: International Soul Food Festival
Dagenham Library, 1 Church Elm Lane, RM10 9QS
FREE – For more info click here
