The London Weekend: 27th March - 29th March

🇯🇵 Samurai Late, Big South London Flea, and Young Barbican Takeover

March 26, 2026

The London Weekend

Friday 27th March - Sunday 29th March

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BackTrack Nights throws house parties across London for the 27+ crowd, inspired by the UK club culture and house parties of the 00s/10s.

With its resident DJ’s mixing dancehall, reggaeton, bashment, garage and funky house all night, join BackTrack Nights in a space built around good music, real conversation and a night that actually lets you enjoy yourself. No cameras inside the venue. No chaos. Just the kind of crowd that knows how to have a proper night.

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Restless Taxis. Photo by Alice Denny

This festival curated by London’s emerging creatives returns to the Barbican on Sunday, featuring a jam-packed lineup of live music, workshops, film screenings, performances, talks, a roller disco, and a makers market. The festival takes over the whole Barbican Centre, and your festival pass gives you access to all the events across the day.

Dates: Sunday 29th March (12pm-6pm)

Price: £12

For its next Friday Late, the V&A is joining forces with the London Games Festival to explore ideas of play, performance and spectacle from artists working with games. It’s free to attend, and there’ll be a wide range of games and activities to try, including a comedy live-action role-playing game, live coding music and art, and robot karaoke.

Date: Friday 27th March (6.30pm-10pm)

Price: Free

Get involved with workshops, video games and activities inspired by the groundbreaking new Samurai exhibition at The British Museum at their next Friday late. Play the brand-new Nioh 3 video game on PS5, compete in a game of arcade-machine classic Samurai Shodown, take part in a manga-drawing workshop, or listen to London Video Game Orchestra’s renditions of video game classics.

Date: Friday 27th March (5pm-8pm)

Price: Free

Spend the day shopping for vintage bargains at this huge flea market taking place at Peckham Salvage Yard this weekend. Featuring 70+ traders offering everything from 20th-century furniture and collectables, to reclaimed industrial fixtures and vintage clothing.

Date: Saturday 28th March & Sunday 29th March (10am-5pm)

Price: £2 entry

Join City Daze for a nature walk through Greenwich. Starting at the Cutty Sark at midday you’ll follow the river to find some quiet spots, then will finish with a social from 2pm onwards. This club organises free walks around London to help people slow down, connect with new people, and explore the often-overlooked green spaces in the city.

Date: Saturday 28th March (12pm-2pm)

Price: Free

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