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Stormzy, The Strokes, HAIM, Jungle and Dermot Kennedy to headline All Points East 2023, with Field Day festival sandwiched in between
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Gigs
Take That, P!nk, Bruce Springsteen and Lana Del Rey are among the headliners confirmed for BST Hyde Park 2023. Here's who's playing and when
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Immersive, experimental and running with a theme of 're-enchantment', ALSO Festival returns to Compton Verney’s Park Farm for its 10th anniversary edition
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Theatre
VAULT Festival makes its post-pandemic comeback, staging 500 cutting-edge productions in the dimly lit tunnels beneath Waterloo Station and launching a new venue
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Greenwich and Docklands International Festival (GDIF) 2022 brings two weeks of free performing arts and spectacular installations to Greenwich and beyond
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Head to the beach for a climate opera or a shopping centre for an interactive ghost hunt with the highlights to catch at LIFT Festival 2022
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Cross the Tracks festival takes over Brockwell Park with a celebration of jazz, funk and soul, featuring performances from Joy Crookes, Khruangbin and more...
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Gigs
A portal to the poptastic pastures of the past: Mighty Hoopla returns for 2022, with throwback acts Sugababes, Steps and Anastacia performing
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Wilderness Festival returns with a unique blend of hippy, happy and dance-mad vibes, all in the idyllic setting of an Oxfordshire summer
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Talks
Philosophy, comedy and music collide as HowTheLightGetsIn festival returns to Hay-on-Wye in an explosion of stimulating discussion and world-class performance
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Talks
Elizabeth Day, Patrisse Cullors and a reading of Lucy Kirkwood's latest play are among the highlights to catch at WOW – Women of the World Festival
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Gigs
EFG London Jazz Festival features everything from jazz icons playing the biggest stages to fledgling greats serenading intimate bars
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Visual Arts
Celebrate the best of international and homegrown craftsmanship with our definitive guide on what to see and do during London Craft Week 2021
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Festival
Philosophy, comedy and music collide as HowTheLightGetsIn festival returns to Kenwood House in an explosion of stimulating discussion and world-class performance
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Festival
We round up the best wellness festivals in London and beyond, to help you keep mind, body and soul together. Book now, stretch later, stay zen
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Design
It’s all about connecting with others through gardening at the 30th anniversary of the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival
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Festival
Ally Pally arts festival Kaleidoscope returns in a collision of music, comedy, theatre and food
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Things to do
As the capital reawakens, we round up the brand new plays, exhibitions, concerts, dance shows and festivals to book now (or soon!) and enjoy later
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Festival
Greenwich and Docklands International Festival (GDIF), London’s leading festival of outdoor theatre and performing arts, returns, offering a plethora of exciting free events
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Lifestyle
From fairy lights to wood-fired pizzas, sequins to sounds, how to host a summer festival in your garden
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Beauty
Read on to find the best luxurious, non-drying hand-sanitising products that are sublime to use and will become your new handbag essential
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Talks
Ai Weiwei, Tom Stoppard, Julian Fellowes and Carol Ann Duffy are among the star-studded line-up of this year’s virtual Charleston Festival
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New music festival Bigfoot offers big-name headliners plus pop-up versions of top London restaurants, all in the picturesque setting of Ragley Hall in Warwickshire
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Music, theatre, comedy, literature, dance and more, all in one fabulous festival: the Latitude 2021 line-up is here
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Rise and grind, caffeine fiends: the 10th anniversary of London Coffee Festival is being held at the Old Truman Brewery this April
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Discover our ability to change the future with a visionary festival of talks, comedy, music, art and interactive experiences
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Lifestyle
Revitalise mind, body and soul, and discover the fun side of fitness with London's own wellness festival
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The UK's fastest-growing arts extravaganza, VAULT Festival, returns for 2020 with underground parties, comedy and theatre
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Food & Drink
The festive highlight of London’s culinary calendar returns to Tobacco Dock for a four-day celebration of artisan cocktails, gourmet food, and live demonstrations
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Design
designjunction is one of the hottest events of London Design Festival. Enjoy immersive installations, product launches from international brands, thought-provoking talks and more
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Festival
Ady Suleiman, Bryony Gordon and Lost Lectures headline Emerge, London’s new ‘Lates’ festival
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London Brunch Fest returns to the Old Truman Brewery for the second year, hosting the teams behind 10 show-stopping brunch cafés under one roof