CATFEST: cats + pop culture

The UK's 1st festival for cat lovers returns to London, bringing together stylish cat products, books, art, cat films, live music, cat-themed cocktails and vegan street food, along with inspiring talks from bestselling writers and animal experts, including Gwen Cooper (Homer's Odyssey), Tom Cox (Encounters of the Furred Kind), James Bowen (A Street Cat Named Bob) and the BBC Big Cats About the House star Giles Clark. Plus adoptable rescue cats and kittens and meet-and-greets with street cat Bob and other superstar felines.

After dark, see Kedi, an enchanting documentary about Istanbul's street cats and ROAR, cult film about big cats, in the park; see the Meyer Dancers, London's coolest go-go dancers and listen to indie music by the Young Sawbones, the Cronins, Liberation on the Mansion terrace.