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Bank Holiday Scoop (Aug 27-30)

August 26, 2010 //  by Uju//  Leave a Comment

Fri-Sun: Cake Britain
Join the Mad Artist’s Tea Party for an exhibition of edible art with cakes, bakes and fun for little ones at The Future Gallery in WC2. (Aug 27-29)

Sat-Sun: Urban Picnic
Furniture designer Gareth Neal takes over Elys Yard at the Truman Brewery in E1 on Sunday (secret location on Saturday!) with a free weekend of ping pong, hula hoops, egg & spoon races and more. 11am-7pm (ends Aug 29)


Sun: Notting Hill Carnival (Kids’ Day)
It’s time for Europe’s largest street party to take over West London so deck the little ones out in style, ‘wine’ your way through the crowds or just watch the floats. (ends Aug 30)

Mon: Urban Africa at Design Museum
See Africa in a new light as architect David Adjaye’s text and photography captures the bright lights, big city scenes of a continent in a state of flux. (ends Sep 5)

Want more ideas of stuff to do? Check out our August Calendar

Photo via London School of Samba

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Category: London, Travel, Visitor's Guides, Weekend, What's OnTag: activities, central London, east London, events, family, social, west London

About Uju

Uju Asika is a writer, blogger and creative consultant. She is the author of Raising Boys Who Do Better: A Hopeful Guide for a New Generation (DK/Penguin Random House), Bringing Up Race: How to Raise a Kind Child in a Prejudiced World (Yellow Kite/Hachette UK) and the delightful picture book A World for Me and You, illustrated by Jennie Poh (Hachette Children's Group). Uju's books are available at Bookshop.org, Amazon, Waterstones and other good bookshops. Follow Uju @babesabouttown on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram.

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