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What's on this weekend
ExhibitionUntil 31 Aug · Southampton
Emma Richardson: Levitate Me — Desire, Ecstasy and The Sublime
The exhibition that reopened Southampton City Art Gallery — a whole wing of new work by a Southampton-born painter.
Southampton City Art Gallery, Commercial Road, Southampton, SO14 7LPFree admission
Craft & makingUntil 4 Oct · Derby
Field to Fashion at the Museum of Making
British wool from fleece to finished garment, staged inside the world's first factory.
Museum of Making, Derby Silk Mill, Silk Mill Lane, Derby DE1 3AFFree entry (donations welcome)- Exhibition
Until 4 Apr · Cardiff
Ffasiwn at National Museum Cardiff
A decade of "anti-fashion" portraiture from the south Wales Valleys, told by the young people who lived it.
National Museum Cardiff, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NPFree entry - Exhibition
Until 1 Sept · Chelmsford
Roots Chelmsford Windrush Exhibition
A community-curated show telling the story of Chelmsford's Windrush generation through family testimony.
Museum of Chelmsford, Oaklands Park, Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 9AQ£4 adults (children, young people and carers free) 
ExhibitionUntil 5 Sept · St Austell
Wildlife Photographer of the Year at Eden Project
Award-winning nature photography on show inside the biomes, included with admission.
Eden Project, Bodelva, St Austell, Cornwall, PL24 2SGFrom £10.94, included with Eden Project admission- Exhibition
Until 1 Nov · Derby
Wright of Derby: From the Shadows
Two of Joseph Wright's candlelight masterpieces return to his hometown for the first time in 80 years, free.
Derby Museum and Art Gallery, The Strand, Derby, DE1 1BSFree 
ExhibitionUntil 18 Apr · Wakefield
Hold to This Earth: Contemporary Indigenous North American Art
Yorkshire Sculpture Park's first-ever group show, bringing 38 contemporary Indigenous North American artists to the Underground Gallery.
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, Wakefield WF4 4LG£9.50 adult, £7 concession, free for under-18s (covers the whole park)
ExhibitionUntil 13 Sept · Oxford
Modular Merger at Modern Art Oxford
Decommissioned museum instruments become sound sculptures in this quiet, free show.
Modern Art Oxford, 30 Pembroke Street, Oxford, OX1 1BPFree- Exhibition
Until 17 Jan · Gateshead
Chitra Ganesh & Tish Murtha at BALTIC
Two free, drop-in exhibitions on Gateshead Quayside — a Brooklyn artist's UK debut and Tish Murtha's Tyneside photography.
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead Quays, NE8Free - Exhibition
Until 20 Sept · London
Ink & Impression: Contemporary British Printmaking
A quietly brilliant show of contemporary print — free, and rarely busy.
Bankside, SE1Free 
FamilyUntil 31 Aug · Arundel
Dragonfly Festival at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre
Boat safaris, pond-dipping and guided walks through a wetland reserve's dragonfly season.
WWT Arundel Wetland Centre, Mill Road, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 9PBFrom £14.50, general admission includes festival activities- Exhibition
Until 20 Sept · London
TONIC FLOW: A Communal Chorus in Colour and Sound
A free sound-and-colour installation on the Southbank made with young refugees and asylum seekers.
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XXFree 
MarketThu 30 Jul – Sun 2 Aug · York
Yorkshire Day Market
Four days of Yorkshire traders and seaside-inspired fun along Parliament Street.
Parliament Street, York, YO1Free
Food & drink👋 Meet peopleUntil 31 Dec · London
Borough Market
London's most famous food market — a working cathedral to good eating by London Bridge, open most of the week year-round.
Borough Market, 8 Southwark Street, London SE1 1TLFree entry
MarketUntil 31 Dec · London
Camden Market
A sprawling canalside maze of food, vintage and independent stalls — open every day of the year.
Camden Market, Camden Lock Place, London NW1 8AFFree entry- Market
Until 31 Dec · Cardiff
Cardiff Central Market
A grand Victorian indoor market in the middle of Cardiff, trading Monday to Saturday.
Cardiff Market, St Mary Street, Cardiff CF10 1AUFree entry - Market
Until 31 Dec · Newcastle
Grainger Market
A gorgeous Grade I-listed Victorian market hall in the heart of Newcastle, trading six days a week.
Grainger Market, Grainger Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5QGFree entry - Market
Until 31 Dec · Leeds
Leeds Kirkgate Market
One of the largest indoor markets in Europe, and the birthplace of Marks & Spencer — open six days a week.
Kirkgate Market, 34 George Street, Leeds LS2 7HYFree entry 
MusicUntil 9 Aug · North Berwick
Fringe by the Sea
A ten-day coastal arts festival with a free hub, makers market and big-name comedy and music.
Lodge Grounds & venues around North Berwick, East Lothian, EH39Free hub entry, ticketed shows from around £5
Market👋 Meet peopleUntil 31 Dec · Belfast
St George's Market
Belfast's beautiful covered Victorian market — food, crafts and live music every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
St George's Market, 12-20 East Bridge Street, Belfast BT1 3NQFree entry
MarketUntil 31 Dec · Bristol
St Nicholas Market
Bristol's best-loved market — independent traders and a famous lunchtime street-food scene, Monday to Saturday.
St Nicholas Market, Corn Street, Bristol BS1 1JQFree entry
Market👋 Meet peopleUntil 31 Dec · Glasgow
The Barras
Glasgow's legendary weekend market in the East End — part flea market, part street-food yard, all character.
The Barras Market, Gallowgate, Glasgow G1 5AXFree entry
Craft & makingSat 1 – Sun 2 Aug · Cardiff
Summer Craft Fair at Bute Park
A dog-friendly weekend of artisan stalls in Cardiff's best-loved park, free to browse.
Bute Park Visitor Centre, 35 North Road, Cardiff, CF10 3DXFree- Market
Until 29 Aug · Edinburgh
Grassmarket Market
A Saturday fixture of craft, art and street food under the Castle, running right through August.
Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1Free entry - Market👋 Meet people
Sat 1 – Sun 2 Aug · London
Greenwich Makers' Market
A slow Saturday of independent ceramics, print and small-batch everything by the river.
Greenwich Market, SE10Free - Exhibition
Until 30 Aug · Manchester
Disc Unknown: Joe O'Rourke
DVD cases, found objects and quietly biting mixed-media painting at Castlefield Gallery — free, all August.
Castlefield Gallery, 2 Hewitt St, M15Free 
MusicSat 1 Aug · Norwich
Classic Ibiza at Blickling Estate
A live orchestra plays house classics in the walled grounds of a National Trust Jacobean hall.
Blickling Estate (National Trust), Blickling, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 6NFFrom £57.50 adult, £30 child 5-12, under 5s free- Craft & making
Until 8 Aug · Fife
Pittenweem Arts Festival
A Fife fishing village turns its front rooms and sheds into 90+ galleries for a week each August.
Pittenweem village, East Neuk of Fife, KY10Free to browse, £5 suggested donation for parking - Food & drink👋 Meet people
Sat 1 – Sun 2 Aug · Seaham
Seaham Food Festival
A free clifftop food festival above Seaham harbour, with 100-plus traders and celebrity cookery demos.
Terrace Green, Seaham seafront, Seaham, County Durham, SR7Free entry - Market👋 Meet people
Sat 1 – Sun 2 Aug · London
Love Wimbledon Piazza Market
A small monthly village market of craft, food and street eats on Wimbledon Village's paved piazza.
The Piazza, Wimbledon Village, London SW19 1QBFree entry 
Craft & making👋 Meet peopleSun 2 Aug · Bristol
Bristol Harbourside Craft Social
Drop-in lino-printing and a riverside makers' row — bring a friend, make something.
Bristol Harbourside, BS1Free entry, £6 to print- Market👋 Meet people
Sun 2 Aug · London
Columbia Road Flower Market (Sunday)
The Sunday classic: flowers, cockney hollering and the best coffee crawl in the East End.
Columbia Road, E2Free 
MarketSun 2 Aug · Stockbridge
Trout 'n About Festival, Stockbridge
A Hampshire market town's high street fills with 150 food, drink and craft stalls for one Sunday only.
Stockbridge High Street, Hampshire, SO20Free
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How to Make Friends as an Adult in the UK
A practical, no-nonsense guide to making friends as an adult in Britain — the clubs, classes and regular days out that actually work, and how to stick with them.
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Solo-Friendly Days Out in the UK (That Don't Feel Awkward)
The best UK days out to do on your own — where turning up solo feels normal, not lonely, and you might even meet people while you're at it.
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