Want to get into running this year? Meet new people & build your confidence at a community-centric 3km run led by the sportswear brand Gymshark. There’s also a “fun & friendly” 5km run on Tuesday.

Begin the week with some laughs at Backyard Comedy Club, where you can watch students from the City Academy Stand Up & Comedy courses debuting the skills & material they’ve learnt during their training.

How can we renew our relationship with nature? That’s the subject of Cultural Reforesting, a new exhibit held within the “pulsating environment” of Orleans House Gallery’s woodland & garden.

It’s the last week to check out 1965: Malcolm in Winter: A Translation Exercise, a White Cube Bermondsey exhibit commemorating Malcolm X on the centenary of his birth & 60th anniversary of his assassination.

Theatreship’s mystery cinema night - where a film is shown for free, but you don’t know what it is until you arrive - returns this Weds. If you guess the clue correctly, you get a whole round of drinks for free!

In times of rapid change, what can we do to stay calm? At this pay-what-you-can talk, a resilience expert will share ways to discover the power of appreciating beauty & goodness, especially in an uncertain world.

Ever fancied meeting an alpaca? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away a VIP meet & greet session (plus lunch) at Vauxhall City Farm!

The lucky winner can bring three people with them to the farm for the 20-minute session, followed by lunch at the farm café overlooking the duck pond.

To enter, simply refer a friend to Cheapskate by sending them this link (it contains your personalised referral code): {{rp_refer_url}}. Once they’ve signed up, you’ll be entered into the draw, & we’ll pick one lucky winner at random.

🐣 Good luck! 🐷

Head to St Margaret’s House for the opening event of Drawn to London, a group exhibit exploring London’s buildings, people, streets & parks, using colour & mark-making to capture a sense of place.

Attend the private view of Structures for Jet Lag, a new solo exhibit at the PAUSE/FRAME gallery exploring “the complexities of migration, the fluidity of memory, the concept of borders & the search for belonging”.

This Fri eve, dance your heart out at Juju’s Bar & Stage, which is hosting a free night of sad girl anthems by all your fave heartbreak queens. Expect tracks from icons like Lana Del Rey, Billie Eillish, Olivia Rodrigo & Phoebe Bridgers. See you on the d-floor for a good sob & sing-along!

Fri eve is the preview night of You Make Me Feel - a new Southwark Park Galleries exhibit exploring self-narratives. The show is described as “a chunk of emotions, a bundle of affects, a note to your future self”.

Canary Wharf’s nine-hole mini-golf course - which is totally free to play - returns to Montgomery Square this Fri. All ages & skill levels welcome; just grab your clubs & balls from the event stewards.

The charity retailer Traid is hosting a special event at its Walthamstow store this Sat to celebrate its new look. Shop from Traid’s latest second-hand edit, vibe to tunes played by in-store DJs… & sip on free drinks!

Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art is hosting a workshop on “collaborative storytelling”, where attendees will cut into sketchbooks to create comic books using shape, colour & image.

Learn the foundations of beatbox sounds in a workshop full of singing, rapping & general good vibes at the Southbank Centre. The session will be run by the BAC Beatbox Academy, who are freshly back from their award-winning tour with hip-hop musical The Pied Piper.

The Portobello Film Festival & the Irish Cultural Centre have teamed up to host a free day of community films, including Shelter Me - a powerful documentary about Dublin’s homeless crisis.

Pay tribute to the Windrush generation at a candlelight vigil at Windrush Square this Sun. The event will feature a keynote speech by Seema Malhotra MP, & voices from campaigners, survivors & advocates.