EartH (Evolutionary Arts Hackney)

Long-running lesbian club night Butch, Please is celebrating Valentine’s Day in its own inimitable way with the Love Ball, where it invites you to 'be my butch femme valentine’. Performances and DJs are to be announced closer to the date, but expect a mix of current and classic house, dance and R&B to soundtrack this special romantic celebration of butch culture.

Interested in dance music and club culture? AVA London, the mammoth electronic music and arts conference, is back in town for another jam-packed long weekend of masterclasses, talks, interviews, and workshops with some key figures from the nightlife industry. This year, you've got FKA Twigs, Jarvis Cocker, Munroe Bergdorf, Marcel Dettman, Annie Mac, Jayda G, Tony Andrews, Nonotak and the No Tags Podcast making up the bill.  It'll be staged across some of London’s most iconic venues, including KOKO, Here at Outernet, The Standard and The British Library, and as usual, include a host of night-time club performances to get your body dancing just as much as your mind, with top selectors including Erika de Casier, LSDXOXO and Mechatok featured on the line-up. Check out the full roster here.