Various London locations

Bike Week 2013

Cycling, Things to do

The aim of this national, mass participation cycling event is to get more people cycling, more often. Events include 'Britain's Biggest Bike Fix', an attempt to get people to dig out their old bikes and have them made road-worthy, free of charge. There...

Greenwich and Docklands International Festival 2013: Word on the Street

Off-West End, Things to do, Outdoor theatre

The Greenwich and Docklands International Festival's 'Word on the Street'showcase of emerging alfresco theatre work returns for a second year. There's a very British feel to pieces like Inspector Sands' audio journey through the traditional High Street...

'I Am Breathing' Global Screening Day

Things to do

As part of Motor Neurone Disease month (June), there will be world-wide screenings of Emma Davie and Morag McKinnon's new documentary 'I Am Breathing'. The film follows the last months in the life of 34-year-old Neil Platt, who's suffering from MND and...

London Velonotte Albertina: Grand Tour of Early Victorian London

Things to do

• Free

The capital’s inaugural Velonotte took place in 2012 in east London. This year, the nighttime cycle tour explores a huge swath of early Victorian architecture and history, with stops in Westminster, Camden, Lambeth, Wandsworth and the Royal Borough of...

Open House London 2013

Festivals, Things to do

• Critics' choice
• Free

Marking its twenty-first anniversary in 2013, Open House London, the hugely popular, capital-wide annual festival of architecture, takes place over the weekend of September 21 and 22 under the theme 'Celebrating architecture, people and place'. The festival...

Shubbak: A Window on Contemporary Arab Culture

Things to do

Meaning ‘window’ in Arabic, Shubbak, this London festival of contemporary culture from the Arab world features two weeks of art, architecture, film, music, theatre,dance and literature events at 30 venues including the Barbican, British Museum, ICA and...

Summer Solstice Midnight Walk

Art

• Free

During the annual summer solstice, we are said to be at our most in tune with nature. This guided midnight walk investigates a number of local buildings with uncanny designs or purposes, which seeks to unravel the mysterious psychological effects that...