Thames Festival: a spectacular start to autumn © Gerald Spice
As the sun sets on a soggy summer, cultural hubs across the capital are revving up their schedules for the annual end-of-the-year jamboree. Here, the Time Out critics pick their highlights for what’s shaping up to be an utterly awesome autumn of arts
Thames Festival: a spectacular start to autumn © Gerald Spice
Art
Annual stalwarts like the Frieze Art Fair and the Turner Prize are joined by Andy Warhol at the Hayward and Tate Britain's Francis Bacon show.
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Film
Clint Eastwood returned to
the director's chair this year: 'Changeling', starring Angelina Jolie,
is out in November but could well be overshadowed by Daniel Craig's
second Bond outing in 'Quantum of Solace'.
See more autumn films
Music
Putney's
finest electro-funkateers Hot Chip play two nights at Brixton Academy,
while new art and music fest Concrete and Glass takes over the
capital's East End creative quarters.
See more autumn music
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Theatre
Top
drama for the autumn months, including Ralph Fiennes in the National
Theatre’s ‘Oedipus’, and Derek Jacobi in ‘Twelfth Night’.
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Museums & Attractions
Must-see exhibitions, including the new Body Worlds, the British Museum’s ‘Babylon’ show and the ‘Magnificence of the Tsars’ exhibition at the V&A.
See more autumn exhibitions and attractions
Restaurants & Bars
The
low-down on all the capital's new venue openings including a seafood bar
from the people behind J Sheeky, and Terence Conran's new
restaurant/bar Boundary.
See more autumn restaurant and bar openings
Clubs
Fabric's O2-based sister club 'matter' opens its doors later this month, while Chew The Fat celebrate their eleventh birthday at soon-to-close legendary venue The End.
See more autumn clubs
Alternative Nightlife
Torture
Garden's Halloween Ball takes over Brixton's Mass in November while
Lucha Libre return to the Roundhouse for some high-octane dressed-up
wrestling.
See more autumn alternative nightlife
Comedy
TV favourites including Jimmy Carr, Steve Coogan, Roy Walker and the Mighty Boosh return to the London stage.
See more autumn comedy
Classical
Promising something of a renaissance, London's classical and opera scene welcomes an exciting new venue in King's Cross.
See more autumn classical music
Dance
The best shows of the next three months including a new work from the much-feted Royal Ballet choreographer Wayne McGregor.
See more autumn dance
Sport
The best sporting action in the run-up to Christmas, including England's crucial World Cup 2010 qualifier against Kazakhstan.
See more autumn sport
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6 comments
Guys are you all serious? click on the link under each heading! thats where you will find the rest of the list!
Somebody at Timeout cannot count.
Warming up! Aqui tenemos ideas Pimporrila
The rest is hidden under the links on the right :-)
Art
Film
Music
Theatre
Museums & Attractions
Restaurants & Bars
Clubs
Alternative Nightlife
Comedy
Classical
Dance
Sport
is that not 12? but still not 100 correct...
There are only 8 things here, not 100