I picked up a booklet in a local council office this week called the ‘Five Boroughs Festival Guide’. Apparently 5 London Boroughs have got together to advertise a load of festivals and stuff (Create08) as a lead up to the Olympics. Not sure about it as a theme, but the booklet has details of lots of interesting stuff over the next few months!
First up is Paradise Gardens: a free outdoor festival in Victoria Park on Sat 24 and Sun 25 May. Music, street theatre, children’s activities, a steam fair and (paid) circuses. Information at www.paradisegardens.org.uk
If galleries and museums are more your thing, there’s several on now:
City of Stories: How do you make nail soup? What makes the mango wondrous? A new exhibition featuring fantastic legends and folk stories from London’s East End communities. Watch out for chairs that tell stories, magic furniture and hidden worlds. Discover, 1 Bridge Terrace, Stratford E15. Weekends and School holidays, 29 March to 31 August, 10am to 5pm, adult/child £4, www.discover.org.uk
A Century of Olympic Posters: Museum of Childhood, 17 May to 7 September, 10am to 5.45pm, Free
(There are more in the guide…)
And… Spitalfields Festival runs 2 to 20 June, over multiple venues, with tickets free to £32. Information at www.spitalfieldsfestival.org.uk
Moving away from the East End, this is also the week for the Qype Party: everyone is invited for some free booze on Thursday 28 May at the Theodore Bullfrog: http://www.qype.co.uk/place/144827-Theodore-Bullfrog-London
And finally, The Anthony Nolan Trust is holding a clinic for people who want to register for bone marrow donation on 31 May at Tiger Tiger, 28-29 Haymarket, Piccadilly, London from 1100-1600.
Erm, I don’t think I’m going to fit it all in…
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