What’s Hot Marylebone? From Sherlock Holmes’ Baker Street to boujee French cuisine, we track the cultural and foodie delights of Marylebone. We discovered a streetful of antique shops as well as high-end boutiques, indie bookshops and backstreet art galleries. But which are our chosen hotspots? So, What’s Hot Marylebone? Madame Tussauds It doesn’t take […]
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London’s combat sports scene is a chance to experience the excitement and challenge of physical and strategic games in the beating heart of the UK. Whether you are a seasoned enthusiast or a newcomer eager to learn, the capital’s diverse offerings cater to all skill levels and interests. From traditional martial arts to modern […]
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Frieze Week: Man in underpants found wandering around Regents Park! If you are visiting Regents Park to catch Frieze Sculpture 2023, it’s likely you’ll also catch sight of a half-naked man wandering around the sculpture site in a dazed state. Indeed, last week from afar it looked as if park security had finally cornered […]
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It was a musical weekend with a choice of Blues and Country music at two major music festivals across town. The drizzling rain certainly didn’t deter Londoners from thronging in thousands. 1. The Ealing Blues Festival The Ealing Blues Festival at Walpole Park is part of the Ealing Summer Festival, a carnival of sorts with […]
FROM July 14-16 Pop Up Africa will provide a taste of culinary Africa along the South Bank with 14 street food stalls occupying The Queen’s Walk under the Hungerford Bridge, including Ethiopiques veg and vegan street food, Nigeria’s Tokumbos Kitchen, Kenyan India and others from Madagascar, Sierra Leone and Liberia, to name a few. Organiser Jessica […]
Despite little signs of Venetian weather, London will still be the place to be in summer with a number of summer masquerade balls all over the capital. These are the ones you need to watch out for: The Red Carpet Masquerade This event is specifically for disabled young adults, focusing on those with learning disabilities. […]
It was a Bank Holiday to put your feet up for all those runners who took part in the Westminster Mile Race over the weekend. The timely sunny weather was ideal for a summer-spirited occasion, with the course starting along The Mall and continuing around St James’ Park with the finishing line outside Buckingham Palace. […]
The Late Night Cocktail Club’s Venetian Masquerade Ball at Kensington Roof Gardens on Saturday night featured acrobats, contortionists, stilt walkers, fire and glow dancers as well as a live saxophonist freestyling to the DJ set. Oh and of course cocktails. What else would any self-respecting cocktail club offer? One free cocktail for all who bought […]
The London Book Fair merged with London Book & Screen Week in a way that suggested more marketing than serendipity. An estimated 25,000 people attended this March 14-16 event at the London Olympia which brought together both big name publishers and hopeful independents offering titles across every genre. Penguin Books and Harper Collins hogged the […]
Budding playwrights who want to get their work out there will appreciate this pitching event with a difference. Hosted by the award-winning Coin Theatre Company, ten selected writers get their opportunity to pitch before an audience who get to vote on their winner. But wait – all of this takes place on a 20th-century Dutch […]
The IMD Festival is a celebration of London’s live music scene and this three-day event takes place at The Crowndale, Camden in the NW1 heart of the independent rock community, continuing into the early hours of the weekend. Organised and headlined by best-selling iTunes singer-songwriter Nick Lowe, it also includes comedians, artists and DJs. The […]
If you missed the 2016 Christmas lights head for One Canada Square for The Canary Wharf Winter Lights Festival. And you’ll have plenty of time to catch up on the seasonal illuminations because it runs from 16-27 Jan. Want to be featured or want to advertise to a jet-setting audience worldwide?
Director Elena Kovalenko was a double award winner at our own Hot Shorts Film Festival in October last year, triumphing in the editing and cinematography categories with her short film Underwater. We caught up with her to review her success and chat about her plans for 2017, including her new project Elemental Beauty. 1. Hi […]
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
