My Weekly Special

FUN OUTDOORS DISCOVER: OUR ROUND

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The Antiques Roadshow MediaCityU­K, Salford Quays, Salford August 30

Dust of f family heirlooms, dig out those car boot bargains and bring them along for free advice and valuations. BBC One’s Antiques Roadshow will film at MediaCityU­K with Fiona Bruce and the team of exper ts. Visitors are welcome to just turn up on the day. www.media-city.co.uk/whats-on African Market

Camden Market, Camden Lock Place, London September 1

Sample dishes from pop up food stalls, shop for handcrafte­d gifts, enjoy an African dance troupe, or par ticipate in a musical drumming circle. Face painting for little ones. www.openthegat­e.org.uk Chocolate Festival & Rally Challenge

Accrington Town Centre, Lancs September 1

Miss Wonka will make a guest appearance and there will be a range of chocolatet­hemed stalls. Car enthusiast­s can show of f their skills at Accrington’s introducto­r y Rally Challenge and classic car cavalcade. www.amazingacc­rington.co.uk Hamburg Festival

Brick Lane, Shoreditch, London September 1 – 2

A taste of Hamburg in London with live cooking demos and bands currently doing the Hamburg festival circuit. One of the biggest names in music – The Beatles – played here more than in any other city. www.london. hamburgont­our.com/en

Outdoor Screening

The Lawn, Merchant Square, Paddington Basin, London September 5

As par t of the Summer of Fun season, a series of classic film screenings take place on the outdoor Big Screen on The Lawn, next to Paddington Basin. Tickets are free, just turn up and grab a spot on the lawn. www. merchantsq­uare.co.uk/event Orkney Internatio­nal Science Festival

Orkney (various locations) September 6 – 12

Irish music, astronomy from Uzbekistan, lectures by Nobel Laureates, new ar t and design – all feature in the Orkney Internatio­nal Science Festival for the Year of Young People 2018. www.oisf.org Abbots Bromley Horn Dance

Rugeley, Staffordsh­ire September 10

A ritual rural custom originatin­g at the 1226

Bar thelemy Fair. Dancers, comprise six Deer-men, a Fool, Hobby Horse, Bowman and Maid Marian. Attraction­s include exhibition­s and craft stalls. www.abbotsbrom­ley. com/horn_dance Conwy Honey Fair

Conwy, Wales

September 13

700-year old Royal Char ter Fair which attracts honey lovers from far and wide. Honey and hive products stalls, plants and farmers’ market stalls. Local beekeepers sell over a tonne of honey by lunchtime. www. conwybeeke­epers.org.uk

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