Scratching, slipmats and a free vinyl giveaway: the world’s biggest DJ contest returns to Camden this August
Pedro Almodóvar is coming to the Barbican in person, ten days before his new film opens in UK cinemas
Five giant Mr Doodle sculptures have appeared across the West End, and you can follow the trail for free
Quadrophenia, Human Traffic and This Is England are being screened on a 110-year-old cargo ship this summer, with live bands
Somerset House Studios is taking over Wapping Power Station for three nights this October, and it’s the arts event of the autumn
King’s Cross Summer Sounds is back for eleven free nights of music in August, and this year’s programme is its best yet
The acoustician behind Plastic People just designed a new venue in Tottenham, and it opens in September
The Bayeux Tapestry is coming to the British Museum this September for a once in a lifetime exhibition
Queen’s Park Book Festival is ending after nine years, and it’s going out with Philip Pullman, Sebastian Barry and Jacqueline Wilson
Rough Trade is turning 50, and it’s celebrating at the Southbank Centre with Pulp, Scritti Politti and Jarvis Cocker introducing Kes
New York streetwear brand Sprayground is taking over Oxford Street this July, and it’s built two giant sculptures from luggage
The Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology: 80,000 objects, a very rude fertility god and free entry
