The Great British Apple Festival
Date: August 12-13
Location: Shoreditch Park, New North Road, N1 6TA
Cost: £10
About: An apple-themed celebration with live music, cider and cocktail tastings, apple bobbing, a hog roast, and a farmers’ market.
Link: Find more information here
Tibet Summer Shindig
Date: August 18
Location: Hackney Showroom, Amhurst Terrace, E8 2BT
Cost: £6
About: A celebration of Tibetan culture, culinary art and activism with a series of short films about Tibetans food and taster platters for the audience to enjoy.
Link: Contact rachel@freetibet.org for more information
Garden Variety Bar
Date: August 17
Location: The Geffrye Museum, 136 Kingsland Road, E2 8EA
Cost: £3
About: Relax on a deck chair in the museum's period gardens or try your hand at garden games whilst sipping on cocktails and enjoying hot street food.
Link: Book your tickets here
Live At The Bandstand 2017
Date: August 12
Location: Wandle Park, CR0
Cost: Free
About: An afternoon of entertainment with live performances from a range of musicians and spoken word poets along with street food stalls and garden games.
Link: Find more information here
Croydon Night of Dance
Date: August 15
Location: The Builders Arms, Leslie Park Rd, CR0 6TP
Cost: Free
About: Croydon’s annual Morris dance festival returns with an exciting line-up of performances from many traditions including Cotswold, Bedlam, Border and Clog.
Link: Find more information here
The Big Braithwaite Swing Jive
Date: August 18
Location: Braithwaite Hall, Croydon Clocktower, CR9 1ET
Cost: £12
About: A wonderful evening with three live jazz and blues acts, dance lessons, tea-cup cocktails and tiffin.
Link: Buy your tickets here
Sinestesia
Date: August 12
Location: Giffin Square Market, SE8 4RJ
Cost: Free
About: Jaw-dropping hip-hop theatre, contemporary dance and acrobatics come together in this outdoor show about a post-apocalyptic world presented by Barcelona-based dance company, Iron Skulls Co.
Link: Find more information here
Grove Park Carnival
Date: August 12
Location: Chinbrook Meadows, Amblecote Road, SE12
Cost: Free
About: A fun family day with a parade through Lewisham, a Grove Park’s Got Talent competition, a bake-off, and performances by local musicians.
Link: Find more information here
Street Dance Master Class
Date: August 15
Location: Albany Centre And Theatre, Douglas Way, SE8 4AG
Cost: £3
About: A chance to learn street dance, pop and lock and breakdance with the Love2Dance team.
Link: Book your place here
Summer Concert: Funk & Soul Night
Date: August 15
Location: Canada Square Park, E14 5AB
Cost: Free
About: An outdoor live music concert with classic funk and soul music performed by the Fantasy Funk Band and star guests.
Link: Find more information here
Music in Nature
Date: August 12
Location: 200 Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9PA
Cost: Free
About: A choral celebration of summer featuring a mixture of sacred, secular and traditional madrigals and part songs.
Link: Find more information here
A Day by the Seaside
Date: August 16
Location: Mile End Park, Burdett Road, E3
Cost: Free
About: A fun day of attractions and events including donkey rides, arts and crafts, children’s rides, sports, sand and water play, face painting, trampolining and much more.
Link: For more information call 020 7364 4147 or email mileendpark@ towerhamlets.gov.uk