What’s On This Weekend: Backbone Circus Show, Africa Centre Summer Festival & True Colours Exhibition

Africa Centre Summer Festival in Southwark

The Africa Centre Summer Festival comes to Great Suffolk Street once again this Saturday. This free event will be a full day of free music, dance, street food and family activities, with tunes from the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and more. There will be also be artistic displays from various artists and tasty food from across the continent as well as lots of stalls to buy clothing, jewellery and arts and crafts including face painting, head wrapping, mosaics, Africa screen printing and jewellery making. Not too far from our Westminster office, if you’re interested in looking at properties to rent or properties to buy in the area, feel free to drop in and hello to our team who would be happy to help.

Dickens in Southwark Walk in Southwark

It may not be known to most people that Southwark was an area that Charles Dickens became very familiar with during the early years of his life, when his father was to Marshalsea debtor’s prison in 1824. He regularly visited him which sparked ideas, themes and inspired characters which would later reappear to colour many of his best-known novels. Southwark Cathedral is hosting a guided tour that will lead you to some of the places associated with Pickwick Papers, The Old Curiosity Shop, David Copperfield and Little Dorrit. If you are a Charles Dickens fan, we recommend joining this intimate tour that shows you a glimpse into this famous author’s life and imagination.

Backbone Circus Show on Southbank

Taking place at the Royal Festival Hall this weekend is a circus show like no other full of physical prowess and spine-tingling thrills from Australia’s hottest acrobatic sensations, Gravity & Other Myths. Backbone combines circus with acrobatics, physical theatre and live music. Described as circus at its best, this contemporary circus troupe have rocketed to stellar acclaim and have achieved huge international success. Backbone comes to the UK straight after the company’s award-winning show A Simple Space, which has been performed in more than 24 countries across the world. Only on until this Sunday, make sure you get the chance to witness this extraordinary group of performers. Only a very short bus ride from our Kennington office, drop in if you’re keen to find out more about properties to rent or properties to buy in the area.

True Colours Exhibition in Lambeth

If you’ve not had the opportunity yet, then head to Newport Street Gallery this weekend to view the True Colours exhibition which is on until 9th September. Bringing together three emerging artists, Helen Beard, Sadie Laska and Boo Saville, this exhibition features over fifty works making it the largest exhibition to date for each artist. Despite using paint in very different ways to each other, they all share an interest in exploring the possibilities of colour. Helen Beard uses a vivid rainbow palette to create interlocking arrangements of bright primary colour, Sadie Laska creates dreamlike compositions using paint and collage and Boo Saville creates largescale abstracts including black and white paintings.

Underdog Gallery Summer Show in London Bridge

If you’ve not had the chance yet, then head along to the Underdog Gallery on Crucifix Lane in London Bridge this weekend to view their Summer Show. On until the 30th August, the Gallery will have on display a cool mix of original paintings, sculptures and limited edition prints from artists including Charlie McFarley, Chris Guest, Mason Storm, Not Now Nancy, Graham Freeman, Tom Lewis, Urban Solid and many more. Open until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays this is great way to add on an extra activity to your evening out with friends. Only a short walk from our London Bridge office, drop in and say hello to our team if you’re interested in looking at properties to rent or properties to buy in the area.

Lagunitas Beer Circus in Borough

California-based Lagunitas Brewing Company is bringing its brews across for the first time this summer and to mark this special occasion it’s hosting a spectacular day of entertainment in the form of a circus at Flat Iron Square near London Bridge. You can expect lots of traditional circus acts including bearded ladies, marching bands and of course, plenty of beer. Join them to celebrate the launch of their beer in the UK with live music, prizes to be won and plenty of entertainment. All proceeds from the event will be going to the Wild at Heart Foundation.

If you’re interested in finding out more about future events in Westminster, London, Kennington and the surrounding areas, feel free to drop by any of our offices – we’ll be glad to provide you with a list. We can arrange viewings of properties for sale and properties for rent within walking distance of some of these popular venues.

Photo Credit: Igor Ovsyannykov