The best things to do this bank holiday weekend
The best things to do this bank holiday weekend
Our top picks of the best things to get up to this bank holiday weekend: festivals in Wimbledon and Battersea, street art and a retro exhibition in Kingston, and an arts & crafts market in Merton!
Main image: Battersea Park in Concert
Festivals
Great British Food Festival
Wimbledon Park, 23-25 August
The UK’s premier food and drink festival arrives in London this weekend, hosting its first festival in Wimbledon Park. There’ll be a roster of chefs ready to demonstrate tricks of the trade alongside street food vendors preparing the most mouth-watering global cuisine.
One of our regular food contributors, Angela Zaher, will be doing a cookery demo on Monday 25th August so if you do go along please pop by to say hello.
If you haven’t bought tickets yet, you’re in luck: the festival are offering a 25% discount for Time & Leisure readers! Simply use the code TIMELEISURE at checkout.
Battersea Park in Concert
Battersea Park, 23-25 August
Battersea Park in Concert is back this year with a programme of Symphonic Disco with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, a Night at the Movies and Jools Holland with his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra.
Art
Kingston Street Art Festival
23-24 August
The streets of Kingston are set to burst into colour as ‘The Royal Borough of Street Art’ presents its first ever Street Art Festival. There will be live mural painting across central Kingston – follow the artist trail map and watch new artworks unfold in real time. There’ll also be an art market along the riverfront and creative spray painting workshops for kids.
Exhibitions
The Archive of Retro Computing
Kingston University
Experience the history of home computing and video games in this exclusive exhibition at Kingston University, showcasing over 60 computers from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. Visitors can play classic games like Super Mario Bros., Sonic the Hedgehog, Pac-Man and Space Invaders on their original gaming consoles.
Community
Arts & Crafts Market
Merton Abbey Mills, 23 August
Merton Abbey Mills’ second Arts & Crafts Market will take place on 23rd August, organised by Julie from The Gallery Art Studio and Ieva from Ripple Arts (based in The Wheelhouse). Shop local handmade artworks and treasures.
