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Catch the final week of GDIF 2026. Image: Vidy-Lausanne

Festival finale

Free performing arts festival Greenwich + Docklands International Festival (GDIF) comes to a close at the weekend, with a few free shows to catch over the coming week. On bank holiday Monday head to Woolwich for Afrobeat gig theatre experience The Torch. Nature Speaks takes place at a Thamesmead nature reserve on 4 and 5 September, and the annual Dancing City takes over the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on 5 September. Browse the full programme.

Until 6 September.