Something for the Weekend 23-25 Sept

It's a jungle out there. Not least behind Borough's Italian street-food market Mercato Metropolitano, where it is an actual jungle out there. With ruined temples, tropical plants, venus flytraps and all! Before you panic that south London has at last succumbed to the ravages of nature, as was always inevitable, we ought to explain that it is in fact all part of the new pop-up from immersive screening supremos Backyard Cinema. And that giant bean bags, gourmet cinema snacks and exotic cocktails are all involved – as are showings of adventure classics such as The Lion King, Jumanji and Jurassic Park.

Until 6 Nov; £16.50

Backyard Cinema, 42 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6DR

Things that are good: 1. Good causes. 2. Good food. And if you put them together? Well, you get the downright excellent Conflict Café, a month-long pop-up at The House of Vans in Waterloo. Here you'll be treated to three courses showcasing cuisine from Lebanon and Sri Lanka, while finding out more about the conflict-related issues the countries face. It's part of the the Talking Peace Festival, which is raising awareness of the plight of war-torn regions, as well as raising money for charity International Alert. There's no tastier way to give peace (and peas?) a chance.

22 Sept-2 Oct; from £20

Conflict Cafe, Arches 228-232, Station Approach Road, SE1 8SW

The Garden of Eden. Sounded great and all – but not much in the way of sustenance. (Well, other than apples, but they were probably best avoided.) Which is why this super-stylish 2016 version is a much better prospect: featuring, as it does, an interactive nature-themed installation and lounge by French designer Noe Duchaufour Lawrance, the world's first bio-responsive garden, where plants mimic the movements of visitors... And champagne. A LOT of champagne. Meaning you can keep your apples, quite frankly, Mr Serpent.

Open to the public 23-25 Oct; free

L'Eden, 147 Wardour Street, Soho W1F 8WD

So long, Stockholm; take a hike, Helsinki. Because this week London Design Festival is back to prove that the world capital of design is right here, no matter what those pesky Scandis may say. Filling the city's museums, event spaces, streets and shop windows with all things ergonomic, LDF highlights include a monumental installation by Glithero at the V&A, the mighty hardwood Smile structure at the Chelsea College of Arts and a tour of all things arts and crafts along the Brixton Design Trail. One thing's for sure: a trip to Ikea is off the agenda.

Until 25 Sept

Various venues, see here for the full schedule

If you like your basslines big, your nights long and your DJs world-famous, then trust us, you need to be booking train tickets to Manchester. Because this weekend the legendary Warehouse Project is returning to Store Street for a huge series of club nights that run right up until the New Year, welcoming the likes of Skepta, Four Tet, Jamie Jones, Hannah Wants and Groove Armada along the way. But let's not get ahead of ourselves: Friday's opener features M.I.A., Mura Masa and the mighty David 'Ram Jam' Rodigan. Welcome back, WHP, we missed you.

From 23 Sept; £29.50

Warehouse Project, Store Street, Manchester M1 2GH

London Fashion Week may be over, but despair not: there are plenty more sartorial goings-on at this, fashion's biggest and best pop-up. Taking over the Saatchi Gallery this weekend, you can expect catwalk shows from Edeline Lee, J. JS Lee, Preen by Thornton Bregazzi and Sibling, plus 150 top brands selling their fashionable wares at exclusive prices. What's that? You STILL want more? Well how about talks, discussions and 'fashion charades' with the likes of Sophia Webster, Daisy Lowe and Brix Start-Smith? Yep, thought that'd do it.

22-25 Sept; from £20

London Fashion Weekend, Saatchi Gallery, King's Road, SW3

We're sticklers for accuracy here at ELLE. But we're prepared to look the other way if it means we get to start celebrating a boozy festival earlier than we should. So: who cares if it's still September? This weekend Oktoberfest comes to London – to Liverpool Street's Bierschenke, more specifically – bringing with it the chance to drink craft beer by the stein, eat many a flavour of wurst, and admire the oompah band decked out in lederhosen and dirndls. Yup, dirndls: wir lieben sie!

Until 29 October

Oktoberfest, 4 London Wall Buildings, Blomfield Street, EC2M 5NT

Brexit, Brangelina, Bake Off… 2016 was shaping up to be pretty depressing, all in all. Thank goodness, then, that the history books will also show that it was the year in which Traditional Marmalade ice cream came into being. That's right: Traditional Marmalade ice cream – and you can buy it from a custom-built vintage Volkswagen! It's all part of Nest's London Design Festival team-up with food scientists Kitchen Theory, which sees them touring venues selling whimsical flavours including Burnt Toast and Traditional English Breakfast Tea. There: 2016's looking better already.

Until 23 September

Follow @NestUK_ for the whereabouts of the van #Nesticecream, or see londondesignfestival.com/nest