Your London weekend: what to do, where to go and who to see

By CW Contributor on 22/7/2016

Looking for things to do in London this weekend? Your search is over. All you need is someone to take...

David Hockney portraits © David Hockney: David Juda, 22-25th March 2015 and Rufus Hale, 23rd, 24th, 25th November 2015, Image courtesy Royal Academy

Head for Hockney

Britain's favourite octogenarian has done it again - a witty exhibition full of life and love

WHEN

02 Jul 2016 – 02 Oct 2016, Mon - Sun 10am - 6pm, Friday 10am - 10pm

WHERE

Royal Academy
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BD

Basque in some of Spain's finest fare

Grupo Sagardi was founded 18 years ago in Barcelona, and already has 29 restaurants across the Spanish-speaking world. Now, luckily for us, it’s London’s turn...

WHEN

01 Jul 2016 – 31 Oct 2019, 12:00 AM

WHERE

Sagardi
87-95 Curtain Road, EC2A 3BS

Discover your favourite new director

Hands down the best film of the summer, Chevalier tears the masculine ego to shreds

WHEN

22 Jul 2016 – 23 Sep 2016, Event times vary

WHERE

Various Locations

Exhibition: the art of David Bowie - photo by Gavin Evans

Remember Bowie through his art

Has anyone else noticed that the world has sort of fallen apart since the Starman left us? If you're still mourning, head over to Sotheby's and discover his private collection

WHEN

20 Jul 2016 – 09 Aug 2016, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
01 Nov 2016 – 10 Nov 2016, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

WHERE

Sotheby's
34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA

Balloons dropping on the Royal Albert Hall, proms photo by BBC, Chris Christodoulou

Prom for the day

The biggest classical music festival in the world is just on our doorstep. Be spontaneous - For the first time this year, you can book a promming ticket online, from 9am until noon on the day of performance.