“That’s all folks!” says the London sun, as it disappears with a cursory Looney Tunes wave. It may be back, it may not, but one thing is for certain: summer is on its last legs. However that doesn’t mean we should slap on our slippers and start ordering hot chocolates with extra cream just yet. There’s still plenty of summer action to be had, regardless of pesky weather forecasts, so slip on those shorts for one last shimmy into a summer sunset.
1. South West Four, Clapham Common.
Tickets still available. From £61.50 for a one day pass.
2. Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon, National Portrait Gallery.
Open til 18th October, 2015.
3. Open Air Theatre
I was going to suggest Hamlet starring Mr Cumberbatch himself, however unless you are smugly sat on a pair of the sold-out tickets, your best bet is a chance in the ballot for 30 £10 tickets each day. So instead, why not make the most of the mild summer weather and take a trip outside for some al fresco acting. Regent’s Park’s next production is William Golding’s Lord Of The Flies but you’ll want to be quick as tickets are selling like hot cakes. Perhaps head to The Globe for Shakespeare’s hilarious comedy As You Like It (running till Saturday 5th of September).
4. Free From Festival, Brick Lane.
The Boiler House, Brick Lane 31st of August, Monday Bank Holiday from 10.30AM until 6.30PM.
5. Notting Hill Carnival
We had to save the best till last for the ULTIMATE summer blowout that London has to offer. Come rain or shine this goes ahead so you really have no excuse not to go. You’ll party, you’ll dance, you’ll scoff as much jerk chicken as you can stomach and then you’ll drink. Oh you’ll drink.