A Little Tip-Off: Fairies, a Lonely Robot, and London Turned Upside Down
A Little Tip-Off
Four things worth doing with the family this weekend.
Fairies, a Lonely Robot, and London Turned Upside Down
A London weekend map illustration: a fairy wand and toadstool door tucked into ivy at Capel Manor Gardens, a robot silhouette watching an outdoor screen at Canary Wharf, an upside-down skyline framed in a dark tent at Alexandra Palace, and bunting by the lake at Thamesmead Festival
It's shaping up to be a proper summer weekend, warm and dry both days, so we've kept things outdoors. Alexandra Palace's topsy-turvy camera obscura packs up on Sunday, Canary Wharf's free Saturday film club is showing Wall-E, and Thamesmead throws its annual free festival by the lake. Four ways to spend it...
0 TO 4
Capel Manor's Fairy Forest gets a treasure hunt, storytelling and a bug-themed bouncy castle for the day, plus the mini zoo and maze thrown in. Pre-booking essential, £10 per person, under 3s free, Enfield.
Sat 8 Aug · 10am–3pm
🎟️ £10pp · under 3s free
5 TO 8
A free Saturday-morning screening of Pixar's Wall-E on the big screen in Canada Square Park. No booking, just bring a blanket and get there early for a spot.
Sat 8 Aug · 10:30am
🎟️ Free
9 TO 12
Step into a darkened room on the Alexandra Palace terrace and watch the Shard, the BT Tower and the park outside appear projected upside down, using a 200-year-old photography trick. This is the last weekend before it packs up. Suggested donation £3.
Sat 8 & Sun 9 Aug · 2–6pm
🎟️ Suggested donation £3
WHOLE FAMILY
Four stages of local music, a craft market and kids' entertainment take over Southmere Park by the lake for the day. Free entry, no booking needed.
Sat 8 Aug · 12–7:30pm
🎟️ Free
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