Let’s be honest, May is the best month out of all twelve. The weather (usually) gets better, the rooftop bars reopen and we suddenly acquire a complete disregard for coats. But that’s not all, because May brings with it not one, but two sweet bank holidays our way. The last of the May three-dayers is upon us, and it is PACKED with amazing things to do.
We’ve rounded up the ten best events happening in London for the late (or ‘spring’) May bank holiday, which falls Sat May 26 — Mon May 28 2018 that we think you need to know about. Let’s just hope the sun lasts (and the wisteria, if that’s not too greedy). But if not, you could always hold up London pub or hide from the rain in one of these cosy spots. What ever you do, don’t let a free day off work go to waste.
Peckham Warehouse Kilo Sale Weekend
Get your summer wardrobe sorted for a bargain price at this vintage sale where six tonnes of stock is there for the taking.
Jam on Rye
Get a belly full of burgers and throbbing basslines at a day dedicated to street food and sound system culture. It’s a little early for Carnival, but you can still eat chicken from Only Jerkin’ while jumping around to a Mungo’s HiFi set.
All Points East
APE is a banging three-day festival (May 25-27) that’s swinging into London with three jaw-dropping names acting as headliners: Björk, LCD Soundsystem and The xx. Boom. Then there’s the All Points East Presents series (June 1-3) – three one-day concerts led by three different acts: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The National and Catfish and the Bottlemen. In between there are four days of community-driven entertainment on the site, with comedy, film screenings, street food and much more.
Fashioned from Nature
Learn about the source of the materials that go into your clothes at the V&A’s upcoming exhibition. Fashionable garms will be displayed alongside natural history specimens, taxidermy, unprocessed plant and animal fibres.
Green Rooms Botanical Market
Are you a sucker for succulents? Turn your London flat into a crowded garden centre at this botanical market welcoming over 20 stalls selling indoor and outdoor plants, pots, botanical art and horticultural nick-nacks.
Pitch
The Pop Brixton of East London is back! Grab some Venezuelan food from Guasacaca and take a seat on the ‘Miami Vice’ pastel rooftop. There will also be a weekly events programme of classes, networking sessions, family-friendly weekend fun, themed Saturday nights and DJs to soundtrack your brunch on Sundays.
Bare Lit Festival
Join debates on censorship and migration and hear readings from writers of colour at this festival which makes London’s literary scene look, well, bare lit.
All Points Equal
Celebrate 100 years of (some) women getting the right to vote in the UK and 90 years of equal voting rights for women and men at All Points Equal. It’s a day-long bank holiday party, put on by the folks behind All Points East, full of screenings, panel talks and live music from the Hackney Colliery Band.
MCM London Comic Con
With dealer stalls, special guests, manga, games and cosplay, this pop-culture convention should be on on every fanboy and girl’s calendar.
Anthea Hamilton at Tate Britain
For her 2018 Tate Britain Commission for the Duveen Galleries, Anthea Hamilton has created a squash-human hybrid, and by gourd, you won’t want to miss it.
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