Free comedy every Wednesday at Off Broadway on Broadway Market. Mid-week merriment courtesy of Words Words Words happens from 8 – 11pm and showcases both local and national talent. It’s advised to get down early as it’s not the biggest of venues. The Sun have just reviewed Roisin Conaty – who’ll be performing at Words on 16th May. In...

The 2012 Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities is in its 158th year, having started back in 1829. This year it’s happening on Saturday 7th April, at 2.15pm. The outside nature of the race means there are loads of places to watch the boats go by for FREE. So all you need is some dry weather, a blanket and a bottle of something fizzy to have a great...

Free demonstrations, talks, tours, entertainment and more at the Science Museum Lates from 18.45-22.00 every last Wednesday of the month. There’s a theme and February’s was surgery. We went along to the Who Am I? experiment and had our faces snapped in 3D as part of a research project with Great Ormand Street Doctors. There were all sorts of things...

The National Portrait Gallery opens late on Thursday and Friday evenings for the Late Shift. There’s a bar, a dj playing chilled out tunes and lots of talks and tours, most of which are free. We went on the ‘Queering the Portrait’ tour, which runs each Thursday at 7.30pm from 9th – 23rd February. We were taken round the gallery by a group of...

Toasters ‘Everywhere’ Teaser Trailer from Toasters on Vimeo. Ever noticed pop art style toasters on walls, lamp-posts and billboards? They are the work of the Toasters. Originally from Wolverhampton, the Toasters have emblazoned their work in cities all around the world. They released a docu-film of their work last year called ‘Everywhere’....

If you’re a bit of a culture vulture and fancy some free music, art and short film this weekend, then make a trip down to Hackney Wick for their annual Hackney WickED festival. They’ll be showcasing local and international artists in and amongst gallery spaces and pop-up venues in the area. Situated opposite Hackney Wick station (on the overground), the...