Calendar: What’s Hot for London Families July 2011

London’s caught festival fever, with summer soirees, outdoor gigs and pop-up street parties taking over the capital this month. In true festival style, dress for any occasion when you head out – sun hats and wellies!

The Floating Cinema, around the Olympic host boroughs (Jul 1-Sep 18)
Greenwich + Docklands International Festival, SE10 and surrounding areas (until Jul 2)
The Cally Festival, Caledonian Rd, N1 (Jul 3)
The Tiger who Came to Tea at Vaudeville Theatre, 404 Strand, WC2 (Jul 6-Sep 4)
Little Angel Theatre Summer Party, 14 Dagmar Passage, N1 (Jul 9)
The Magician’s Daughter at Little Angel Theatre, 14 Dagmar Passage, N1 (until Jul 10)
City of London Festival, around the Square Mile (until Jul 16)
Intelligent Movement Hip Hop Festival at Southbank Centre, SE1 (Jul 14-17)
Big Day Out Festival at Pleasance Theatre, North Rd, N7 (Jul 16)
Digging Deep at Bank of England Museum, Bartholomew Way, EC2 (Jul 18-29)
Play Dirty at Wellcome Collection, Euston Rd, NW1 (Jul 23)
Tales Big Day Out at Chickenshed Theatre, Chase Side, Southgate N14 (Jul 23)
London 2012 Open Weekend Event at Geffrye Museum, Hackney E8 (Jul 24)
Watch this Space Festival at National Theatre, SE1 (until Sep 11)

Ongoing
Miro Exhibition, Tate Modern, SE1 (until Sep 11)
Sensational Butterflies at Natural History Museum, South Kensington SW7 (until Sep 11)
Jeppe Hein’s Appearing Rooms, Southbank Centre, SE1 (until Sep 18)
Disney 50 at BFI Southbank, South Bank, SE1 (until Jan 1, 2012)
Shrek the Musical at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane WC2 (until Feb 2012)
Welcome to Monsterville at Discover Story Centre, Stratford E16 (until Mar 2012)
Enchanted Palace at Kensington Palace (ongoing until Dec 2012)
Nelson’s Ship in Bottle by Yinka Shonibare at Trafalgar Square (ongoing until 2012)

Calendar Cutie
Our cover star this month is famous Little M, who blogs at Mummy’s Busy World. His mami Maria says her bilingual babe likes to eat, poop and drink milk. He also enjoys riding on public transport, especially tube and trains. Dig that underground swagger, Little M!

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