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By Artworks replace fluffy toys as prizes at the V&A fete<br>Words by senior sub-editor Lucy Davies on Friday 27 July 2007

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27: Dust off your dancing shoes and quickstep your way to Spitalfields (spitalfields.co.uk) for the monthly Tea Dance with live music from the Covent Garden Dance Orchestra. And don’t worry if you’ve got two left feet, dancers of all ages and abilities are welcome here – eat your heart out Arlene and Bruno. 1-3pm. Crispin Place, off Brushfield Street, London E1

27-28: Forget oversized vegetables — the V&A village fête (vam.ac.uk) boast innovative stalls from some of the UK's hottest artists and designers. Let Crispin Jones' electric-shock therapy cure your modern ailments or avoid the mail strikes at Johnson Banks' Post Office. Stalls to look out for are Tatty Devine’s lucky dip and Scarlet Projects' Tombola, where you can win a Ron Arad chair. £3. Fri: 6:30-10pm, Sat: 1-5pm. Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7

30: Not likely to make it up to Edinburgh this year? Just head for Camden’s fringe comedy fest (camdenfringe.org) to get your laughs. The month-long celebration features stand-up, theatre and sketch shows – our picks are a surrealist drag performance about the life of Princess Di and and a post-apocalyptic stand-up sketch predicting the future for Brangelina's adopted brood.

1: The theme for this year’s Portobello Film Festival (portobellofilmfestival.com) is magic, so expect a helping of tricks and illusions with your popcorn. Filmwise, there's plenty on offer - from Woody Allen's London-set Scarlett Johanssen romcom vehicle, Scoop to bittersweet tale of celebrity rehab, Intervention, starring Andie Macdowell.