Simply the fest: August's best festivals
8th Aug 2014 10:40am | By Caroline Garnar
August offers up a veritable feast of fests. From beers to bikes, films to food, we find the top 10 events that celebrate a
few of our favourite things.
RideLondon
When: August 9 & 10
What’s going on: Get on your bike and enjoy eight milesof traffic-free roads from 9am-4pm on Saturday August 9. You (and some 50,000 others) can cycle free of worry, honking horns and scary buses, taking in some of London’smost iconic sights including Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, St Paul’s Cathedral, the Tower of London and Guildhall. In its second year, Prudential’s RideLondon is building on 2013’s event with more festival zones and activities including ramp parks, pro BMXers, mountain bike tracks, a bling-your-bike stand, bike polo, stunt unicyclists, bike art and a bike bell orchestra. Sunday 10 is aboutshowing your support to the cyclists taking part in theLondon-Surrey races, with the finish line at The Mall.