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Greenwich Fair is among the free events this weekend. Image: GDIF
BARBICAN OUTDOOR CINEMA: An eclectic range of films is on offer at Barbican's Outdoor Cinema this summer. On Saturday, watch Weathering With You, Makoto Shinkai's follow-up to anime fantasy film Your Name. On Sunday it's action-packed kaiju extravaganza Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster. Films are shown on a giant screen in the open-air Sculpture Courtyard, with food and drink available to buy nearby. 19-30 August 2026. Have a browse of the other outdoor cinemas popping up in London this summer.
ALL POINTS EAST: Deftones, Lorde, Tyler the Creator... just a few acts on the impressive line-up at this year's All Points East Festival in Victoria Park. Tickets for this Saturday are sold out, but Sunday's still available at time of writing. The In The Neighbourhood free programme of events on selected non-gig days returns this year too, offering live music and DJs, fitness activities, outdoor cinema and family theatre shows. 21-30 August 2026
GREENWICH AND DOCKLANDS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL: Free outdoor performing arts festival Greenwich and Docklands International Festival is back, for two weeks of theatre, art, dance and circus in outdoor locations, with a theme of 'We Move'. The highlight this weekend is the annual Greenwich Fair in Greenwich Park, with several other events happening around south-east London too. FREE 21 August-6 September 2026
