Soho Village Fête

Don’t miss this annual neighbourhood knees-up sees the garden of Soho’s St Anne’s Church bursting with live music and entertainment. The main draw of the day is the Soho Waiters’ Race, which kicks off at 3.30pm outside The French House on Dean Street – where else can you see a gaggle of waiters racing through the streets of Soho, each of them holding a tray stacked with a bottle of bubbly, a glass and an ashtray? There’s also a spaghetti eating competition at 12noon, the Soho Dog Show at 1pm and the Soho Police v Soho Fire Brigade tug of war at 2pm, as well as morris dancing from the Belles of London City, snail racing and a human fruit machine. Plus, make sure you buy some raffle tickets too, because the prizes look pretty tasty.