Weekend! 

If you are looking for something a little different to do in the capital this weekend then it is well worth checking out the East festival which is running from 6th-11th of March. The six day festival is all about celebrating the wondrous food, history, film and fashion that East London has to offer. Our friends over at Wedge Card are partnering the event and have some great offers running, including free temporary Wedge cards when you grab a copy of the East festival programme guide (or you can download the PDF version here).

The festival opened last night with some impressive bell ringing from over 20 London churches, including St Paul’s Cathedral. There is so much going on over the six days, I am not sure what to pick to talk about, I will attempt to select some of the most interesting and intriguing. Tonight sees some fine female comedy at Rich Mix, Bethnal Green, however if you fancy some live tunes then head to Fabriclive and catch the awesome line up of DJ’s. Or for something completely different you could chill out and sample an evening of Bengali music at St Ethelburga’s Centre.

Saturday is filled with cultural treats throughout the day catch the much hyped Vortex Tour East when it swings by Wilton’s Music Hall in the afternoon, grab a history lesson at the Museum of London with their ‘Before Eastenders’ guests. Come evening, dine at the Wapping Project (the spectacular converted hydraulic power station), experience Big Martian Night Out at the Barbican Art Gallery (a couple of hours of space hits delivered by selected DJ’s).

Sunday follows a similar round up of excitement with; Skills and Sofas at Creative Spitalfields and Shoreditch or have a listen to a good old London ‘Ukulele Extravaganza’ at The Horse and Groom. There is so much more I haven’t even started to mention - the events fill a whole 30 page booklet!

All I can say is check it out, it all sounds completely unique, and fabulously East!