Out to play: the best things to do around the UK this week

From street theatre, cookery classes and new bars to a dog-friendly festival, here’s our pick of attractions and events
Last week’s selection – many still going on

This returning festival will celebrate togetherness – following our summer of isolation – with an adapted schedule of circus, dance, large-scale installation and street theatre. Free performances are taking place until 12 September in Greenwich, Greenwich peninsula, Woolwich Common estate, Woolwich Arsenal, Thamesmead, Plumstead, and Eltham. Highlights include rainbow ballet, fairy-lit bicycle parades and other “on your doorstep” performances in various locations, and the Dancing City programme of outdoor dance (all these events are free; some other events free but ticketed with waitlist available).
• festival.org