Your London weekend: what to do, where to go and who to see

'70s nymphs, Basque fare and music from far away - What to do this weekend in London: your definitive guide to the capital

Head for Hockney

Britain's favourite octogenarian has done it again - a witty exhibition full of life and love

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WHEN
02 Jul 2016 – 02 Oct 2016, Mon - Sun 10am - 6pm, Friday 10am - 10pm
WHERE
Royal Academy
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BD

Basque in some of Spain's finest fare

Grupo Sagardi was founded 18 years ago in Barcelona, and already has 29 restaurants across the Spanish-speaking world. Now, luckily for us, it’s London’s turn...

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WHEN
01 Jul 2016 – 31 Oct 2019, 12:00 AM
WHERE
Sagardi
87-95 Curtain Road, EC2A 3BS

Discover your favourite new director

Hands down the best film of the summer, Chevalier tears the masculine ego to shreds

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WHEN
22 Jul 2016 – 23 Sep 2016, Event times vary
WHERE
Various Locations

Remember Bowie through his art

Has anyone else noticed that the world has sort of fallen apart since the Starman left us? If you're still mourning, head over to Sotheby's and discover his private collection

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WHEN
20 Jul 2016 – 09 Aug 2016, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
01 Nov 2016 – 10 Nov 2016, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
WHERE
Sotheby's
34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA

Prom for the day

The biggest classical music festival in the world is just on our doorstep. Be spontaneous - For the first time this year, you can book a promming ticket online, from 9am until noon on the day of performance.

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Visit one of our favourite gardens

It’s too hot to be indoors. Find a peaceful picnic spot beneath our favouritse bowers

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Travel back to the 70s

We were moved to tears by this. William Eggleston changed photography forever - and came up with something truly gorgeous along the way. Just go

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WHEN
21 Jul 2016 – 23 Oct 2016, Opening hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday: 10.00 – 18.00, Late Opening: Thursday, Friday: 10.00 – 21.00
WHERE
National Portrait Gallery
St Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE

Get into world music

Travel the world with our playlist of little-known sounds from far away

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