@farawaydispatches: What to do in London this weekend - all the best events, pop ups and free activities for 19-19 October. 🇩🇪 Oktoberfest — from parties to special menus all across London. 😆 Comedy Club Launch - new improv comedy venue opening at Free Association in south London. Opening programme of local talent and special guests, along with new regular events. 16-19 October. 🧬 New Scientist Live - Excel London. Talks include naturalist Chris Packham, neuroscientist Dean Burnett, planetary scientist Hannah Sargeant and oceanographer Helen Czerski. 18-19 October. 🪴 Open gardens weekend - free access to normally paid-for gardens around the city. FREE, 18-19 October. 🧒 The Festival of the Girl - Islington hosts a the International Day of the Girl (11 October), event to inspire, engage and break down harmful gender stereotypes. 18-19 October. 👗 Catford Vintage Fair - at St Dunstan's College. Mid-century furniture, homeware, lighting, ceramics, textiles and furnishings, original posters and framed art, books, records and vintage fashion. 18-19 October. 📸 Jennie Baptiste - the photographer’s first major solo exhibition opens in the Terrace Rooms at Somerset House. 17 October-4 January. 🦒 Wildlife Photographer of the Year - my favourite annual exhibition returns to the Natural History Museum for its 60th incarnation. 17 October- 12 July. 🖼️ Affordable Art Fair - for five days in Battersea Park for five days of galleries, exhibitions, arty late openings and embroidery workshops. 15-19 October. 📚 Wimbledon BookFest - at venues around central Wimbledon, and continues into next week. 16-26 October. 🎶 Bloomsbury Festival - this year's theme is 'The Paths We Tread', across theatre, music, literature, art and science events. 17-19 October. 🎃 Halloween at Kew - spooky light trail through the gardens, with fire gardens, glowing pumpkins and an illuminated haunted wood. Pick between daylight, twilight and moonlight sessions. 17 October-2 November. 🎭 Lambeth Fringe - busy programme of shows, this weekend and into next week, spanning theatre and comedy. Until 25 October. 🎻 Classically Black - Kings Place for a day of live performances and panel discussions showcasing talents often overlooked in the industry. Saturday 18 October, 11am-7.30pm. 🚗 Waterloo Classics - owners of classic cars parking their vehicles on Lower Marsh in Waterloo. FREE, Saturday 18 October, 11.30am-2pm. 🪔 Diwali at Greenwich Peninsula - dance, music, food and creative workshops. The day culminates in an evening procession of drummers, dancers and an illuminated rickshaw — beneath a golden canopy of light. FREE, Saturday 18 October, 2pm-7pm. 🎵 Club Broadway - daytime party at Here at Outernet featuring live performances from musical theatre stars and drag performers. Saturday 18 October, 3.30pm-8pm. 🧀 Chiswick Cheese Market - 200+ different cheeses, chutneys, crackers, olives and other deliciousness. Sunday 19 October, 9.30am-3pm. 🚌 Transportfest - at London Bus Museum showing buses, taxis, military and emergency vehicles dating from different periods are on display, along with live music, a collector's market and family-friendly entertainment. Sunday 19 October, 10am-5pm. 🪁Horn Fair - free, family-friendly event dating back to the 13th century at Charlton House and Gardens. FREE, Sunday 19 October, 11am-3pm. 🏳️‍🌈 Black Lesbian Movement - activist Femi Otitoju,  researcher Sue Lemos and writer, film director and curator Veronica McKenzie talk at Queer Britain in King's Cross. Sunday 19 October, 2pm. 💃 An Evening of Joy - hosted by drag star Karla Bear at the Actors' Church in Covent Garden, featuring music celebrating female empowerment. Sunday 19 October, 7.30pm. . . . #thingstodoinlondon #whattodolondon #freelondon #thisweekend #londonweekend

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