Forget Tinkerbell, the best cast of fairies is in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This eve, Gresham College will explore how Titania & friends have been adapted in music, from Mendelssohn to Elvis Costello.

No, not that showgirl. Streatham Free Film Festival continues at SW16 Bar & Kitchen with Pamela Anderson’s acclaimed performance in The Last Showgirl, a bittersweet exploration of ageing, motherhood & community.

Inside Out, a totally free festival of all things gut health, comes to Paternoster Square this week. The centrepiece is a massive walk-through digestive system, & there’ll be tonnes of expert-led talks (& even cooking demos) about how what we eat can influence our physical & mental health. No booking required.

The LSE Library is about to open a new exhibit about the history of trade unions (with a focus on Black & queer unionisation), to mark 200 years of unions being legal in the UK. Tonight, there’s an opening drinks reception.

Head to the Kiln Theatre this Tues for a celebration of creativity & wellbeing. Ashford Place is putting on a jam-packed afternoon of short films, live music & spoken word from artists who’ve struggled with mental health.

Summer ain’t over at Don Nino in Paddington, the first UK outpost of the iconic Italian gelato shop.

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The Liberty Festival is a celebration of disabled creatives in London, & they’re kicking things off on Weds at the Clapham Grand, with dance, drag & what performer Midgitte Bardot refers to as ‘radical hoo-ha’.

Did you know that soldiers from China participated in D-day? If not for the chance discovery of a diary in 2015, we might never have known. Learn more about officer Lam Ping-yu at this exhibit at Royal Hospital Chelsea.

The fab Totally Thames festival continues with Rekindling – a spectacular large-scale fire installation on & around Royal Victoria Dock, celebrating the historic importance of London’s Docklands to the city.

It’s almost time for the annual Bavarian knees-up, so head to The Prince pub for sauerkraut, traditional tunes, & a whole lot of beer. There’ll be free steins for the first 100 guests through the door before 6pm – prost!

Do you have a curious child under five? They’ll love these sessions at the Southbank Centre, where musician Emma-Lee Moss performs playful songs designed to help kids discover the joy of words & wordplay. There are separate 45-min sessions for kids aged 0-2 & 3-5.

Thankfully, that headline isn’t a threat. Instead, it’s a reminder to run & not walk to this vintage French workwear pop-up on Stoke Newington Church St. Get your sailor smocks, denim jackets & boiler suits here!

Tangier in Morocco has always been a fascinating city on the frontier between Europe & Africa, & Yto Barrada’s new textile exhibit at the South London Gallery is inspired by the city & all its contrasts.

This Sat, the Black Marketplace, a celebration of the diversity of black culture in London, will host stalls selling everything from African & Caribbean fashion to beauty products & street food, in St Michael’s Church.

The Horniman Museum launches its Family Threads exhibit this weekend – a photography display spotlighting family histories of immigrants to London from all over the world, from the 1700s to the present day.

Now for one of London’s weirdest traditions: the Sheep Drive. Special guests (including a celebrity!) will exercise their right to drive a flock of sheep across Southwark Bridge – a tradition that’s existed since the 1100s.

Do you feel strongly about your local food truck or market stall? Us too. At the British Street Food Awards in Chiswick, you can vote for your fave dish out of 20 finalists, including lion’s mane mushroom pizza (!).

This week, we’ve teamed up with our pals at CityStack to give away an amazing prize: the London Pub Collection, which gets you £100 worth of food & drink at any ten of 80+ fantastic independent pubs in the collection.

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