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The brains behind Hackney Wonderland take over the original seaside resort for a Margate 2017 festival
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Sink the Pink and Guilty Pleasures collide in this one-day extravaganza in Victoria Park
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The Festival at Hampstead Theatre returns with a fresh selection of talents after last year's success
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Wondering what to do this International Women's Day? Expand your minds and open your hearts by attending Southbank Centre's overwhelmingly successful annual Women of the World festival
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Moomins, gonks and cinnamon buns aplenty: the Southbank Centre Nordic Matters festival programme is set to delight. Skål!
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London's first Cat Video Festival comes to Elephant & Castle to celebrate the finest work of the pussycat world
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Kids
The third nationwide Fun Palaces 2016 festival celebrates the arts and sciences side by side, inspired by the vision of revolutionary playwright Joan Littlewood
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Classical Music
Classics, new music, and a feat of memory make this great East End tradition an attractive proposition
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Food
For a whistle-stop tour of some of London's best restaurants, be sure to check out this citywide culinary celebration
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Visual Arts
Dine with Thomasina Miers at Wahaca's popular London festival celebrating Mexico's favourite holiday, Día de los Muertos. Tickets are on sale now for the November 2016 event
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Wimbledon fortnight is not only about tennis: some of the world’s top instrumentalists arrive in the autumn for two weeks of music performed in intimate venues
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Kids
Fill sunny days with free events and warm 'n' fuzzy feelings: Love really is all you need at Southbank Centre's 2016 Festival of Love.
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Theatre
Experience theatre in the Trellick Tower, a dance flash mob on the King's Road and a temporary pavilion in Portobello with the 10th InTRANSIT festival
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Kids
Following on last year's success, Food to Fork Festival, one of the most ethical food festivals London has seen, returns this summer.
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Food
Get a taste of Zürich with a pop up foodie festival showcasing the best of Swiss cuisine - from chilli chocolate to edible bouquets
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Design
Somerset House hosts the annual celebration of emerging and established illustrators and graphic designers at the Pick Me Up Festival 2016
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Festival
The Yard Theatre, Hackney, present their annual theatre festival NOW 16, showcasing fresh and ground-breaking new work
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Food
It's that time of year again... the capital's getting ready for the definitive restaurant festival, Taste of London 2016
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Design
Come shopping for high-quality interiors with House & Garden magazine: at the Olympia-based design fair, 2016’s best brands are out in spades
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Festival
Started six years ago, the London Coffee Festival just keeps on growing
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Classical Music
Tickle the ivories and celebrate all things piano at this lively music festival at South Kensington's French Institute.
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Texas' biggest festival is fast approaching: here's what we'll be watching at SXSW
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Long table banquets, astronomy, and a wondrously eclectic line up: it must be Wilderness Festival 2016
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Talks
Our favourite literary festival is almost upon us. Hay 2016 features talks from the likes of Marlon James and Jeanette Winterson
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London film festivals 2016 kick off with the Short Film Festival, collaborating local and international talent in inventive collections to showcase the best short films of 2015.
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A four day festival is providing the ultimate opportunity for fans of all ages to share their love of all things Doctor Who
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Kids
The London International Animation Festival 2015 presents a ten-day celebration of the world’s most talented stop-motion moviemakers.
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Gigs
Head to Hampstead for talks and concerts at the annual art festival
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Ciné Lumière hosts the French Film Festival in South Kensington, with Q&As and screentalks from some of the leading names in Francophone Cinema
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Food
Wish you were somewhere hotter this summer? Immerse yourself in the steamy world of New Orleans, care of Slap Ya Papa supper club.
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Talks
The Dulwich Literary Festival 2016 hosts Harriet Harman, Nick Clegg, Joanna Trollope plus events for kids, Potter fans and bookworms
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A new London festival with a hedonstic twist: Citadel establishes itself as a major contender on the festival calendar