The IanVisits guide to free and cheap lectures, trips, heritage events, organised tours and other random miscellany happening around London this weekend.
Top events in London on Saturday
Experience the exhilarating spectacle of speed and skill as four knights compete for honour and glory in the Grand Medieval Joust.
10am to 5pm
Eltham
See a giant floating glowing planet earth hovering in the middle of a church.
11am to 9pm
Notting Hill
Free
The Fitzrovia Fête welcomes you all to enjoy a line up of free performances, art workshops plus local stalls with arts & crafts, vintage kid clothes, food and more.
12pm to 5pm
Tottenham Court Road
The Perseid meteor shower is one of the brightest and most active meteor showers in the year.
Starts at 11pm
Top events in London on Sunday
Experience the exhilarating spectacle of speed and skill as four knights compete for honour and glory in the Grand Medieval Joust.
10am to 5pm
Eltham
The Aston Martin Heritage Festival is organised by the Aston Martin Heritage Trust to celebrate the rich history and heritage of Aston Martin Lagonda.
10am to 5pm
Weybridge
Come and see the magnificent Markfield Beam Engine in Action at this special steaming open day.
11am to 5pm
South Tottenham
This is an exotic garden, themed on the foothills of the Himalayas in India.
11am to 5pm
Dagenham
Typical Walthamstow terraced back garden, turned into a lush tropical oasis of foliage with a small stream and pond.
11am to 6pm
Walthamstow
See a giant floating glowing planet earth hovering in the middle of a church.
1pm to 9pm
Notting Hill
A note that the Indian Navy tall sailing ship, the INS Tarangini is visiting London for a few days.
4pm to :
Poplar
