Walthamstow Garden Party

A weekend of music, dance, circus, film, arts and crafts, food and drink, and more.

Lloyd Park, Forest Road, E17 5JW, Saturday, July 14, and Sunday, July 15, from 12pm. Details: walthamstowgardenparty.com

Caribbean Beach Carnival

Come and enjoy a real Caribbean Beach Bash with games and good vibes throughout the day and in the evening we take you through the sounds of carnival with a selection of soca music hailing from all the islands!

Lee Valley White Water Centre, Station Road, EN9 1AB, Sunday, July 15, 1pm to 10pm. Details: sososoca.com

The Fabulous Byrne Sisters

Promising to kickstart the party like nobody else can, with an homage to the best girl bands of the 1960s delivered with wit and pizazz.

The Coppermill Pub, 205 Coppermill Lane, Walthamstow, E17 7HF, Saturday, July 14, 8.30pm. Details: 020 8520 3709 coppermillpub.co.uk

BIG – The Musical

Frances’ School of Drama presents Big The Musical. The classic 1987 film starring Tom Hanks bursts onto stage with energetic and heartfelt songs for all the family. Josh Baskin is fed up with being small and awkward. At a carnival he makes a wish to the Zoltar machine to become 'Big'. To his shock his wish is granted and he is forced to live like an adult. Josh discovers there's more to being an adult than he bargained for.

Chelmsford City Theatres, Fairfield Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1JG, Friday, July 13, and Saturday, July 14, various times. Details: 01245 606505 chelmsford.gov.uk

Poetry 4 Grenfell

Hear prolific voices from the heart of the community reciting, singing and rapping from the “Poetry 4 Grenfell – Voices from da Grove and Latimer” book and film. The Poetry4Grenfell project manifested as an immediate response to help artistically deal with the emotional aftermath of the Grenfell fire. Since the fire, Kamitan Arts has been offering rap-poetry workshops to those affected, to help them address their emotions and begin to heal.

The Bush Theatre, 7 Uxbridge Road, Shepherd's Bush, W12 8LJ, Saturday, July 14, 8pm. Details: 020 8743 5050 bushtheatre.co.uk

Essex Dance Theatre

Essex Dance Theatre present their national annual 2018 tour, entertaining you with a mix of dance genres.

Chelmsford City Theatres, Fairfield Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1JG, Sunday, July 15, 3pm and 6.30pm. Details: 01245 606505 chelmsford.gov.uk

Pin Cushion (15)

Iona and her eccentric single mum Lyn move to a new town in the Midlands. Iona is determined to reinvent herself at school and quickly jumps through hoops to befriend the popular girls. Meanwhile, Lyn, used to being her daughter’s best friend, feels left out and attempts to woo their neighbour Belinda. As the fragile veneer of forced friendship slips, both Lyn and Iona find themselves seeking fantastical and fabricated alternative realities.

Barbican Centre, Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS, Friday, July 13, to Thursday, July 19, various times. Details: barbican.org.uk

Life in the Dark

Leave daylight behind and put your senses to the test in this illuminating exhibition. Meet the creatures that thrive at night, in pitch-black caves and deep in the sea. Enter the worlds of nocturnal animals and discover how they find their way around their environment, hunt, mate and evade predators. Venture into the shadows of a bat cave where intriguing characters dwell in the rocky underworld. Take a deep breath and immerse yourself in the beauty of underwater bioluminescent display and get up-close to the weird and wonderful life which flourishes in the darkness.

The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 5BD, Friday, July 13, to Sunday, January 6. Details: nhm.ac.uk

Radical Hospitality, Personalism and Freedom of Movement: A Catholic Worker Perspective

News from Nowhere Club invites you to their next meeting. Founded in 1996, the club challenges the commercialisation and isolation of modern life. Nora Ziegler is a community member of the London Catholic Workers’ house of hospitality in North London. The London Catholic Worker is an ecumenical Christian community living together with 20 men who have no recourse to public funds and would otherwise be homeless. The community members work full time as volunteers running this inspiring house. They also take part in protests and non-violent direct action against war and arms trade. Nora will speak about freedom of movement from the perspective of the Catholic Worker movement and her own experiences of “radical hospitality” as resistance to border violence.

The Epicentre, West Street, E11 4LJ, Saturday, July 14, 7.30pm. Details: 0208 555 5248

Summer Streets

To celebrate the summer season, Regent Street will once again be pedestrianised the length of the street from Oxford Circus station down to Piccadilly Circus station. Including a range of activities, entertainment and food and drink offerings instead of the usual traffic, Regent Street is the perfect place to while away your summer days. The Regent Street Summer Streets series are created to encourage visitors to enjoy the festival-style atmosphere in the heart of London, along one of the most iconic streets in the city. Whether local to London or visiting from afar, Summer Streets promises to offer something for everyone. Retailers, restaurants and businesses all are preparing to come together to offer the public a special series of Sundays to remember.

Regent Street, Sunday, July 15, and Sunday, July 22. Details: regentstreetonline.com

Tudor Joust Weekend

This July, the grounds of Hampton Court Palace will once again ring out with the sound of charging horses and the clash of cold metal, as King Henry VIII and his court are entertained by that most Tudor of royal sports: the joust. Cheer on the rival knights as they compete for glory, and soak up the thrill and spectacle of the joust as guests of the King.

Hampton Court Palace, Molesey, East Molesey, KT8 9AU, Saturday, July 14, and Sunday, July 15, 11am to 4.30pm. Details: hrp.org.uk

London Gaming Market

The London Gaming Market is THE place to buy retro video-games, board games and merchandise all in one place. Brought to you by Replay Events and Showmasters, The London Gaming Market is the first event of its kind held in the heart of London.

Royal National Hotel, Russell Square, WC1H 0DG, Sunday, July 15, 11am to 4pm. Details: londongamingmarket.com