What's happening this week? As usual, we're bringing you a selection of the best cultural offerings going on around the UK. Seen anything we really should know about? Then get in touch and let us know. 

Music

- By the Sea Festival @ Margate (30 September & 1 October), featuring Oh Comely issue 32 star, Natasha Khan, aka Bat For Lashes. 

- Pictish Trail @ Leith Theatre, Edinburgh (1 October) 

Art and exhibitions

- The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize (until 2 October) @ Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh

- Jukebox, Jewkbox! @ The Jewish Museum, London (until 16 October)

- Hand Craft Manchester @ Manchester Craft & Design Centre (until 30 October) 

Books

- Prize Winning Authors: Discover a Future Classic @ Waterstones Bath (26 September) and Liverpool (27 September) 

- Meet Maria Semple @ Waterstones Islington, London (28 September). Read our review of Maria’s Where’d You Go Bernadette? in issue 32

- Wales Book of the Year Showcase event @ Waterstones, Cardiff (29 September) 

- Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor @ The Institute of Light, Hackney, London (30 September) 

Film

- Raindance Film Festival @ London (until 2 October)

- The Girl With All The Gifts screening and Q&A with MR Carey @ Picturehouse Liverpool at Fact (30 September) 

Events

- Conflict Cafe @ Waterloo, London (29 to 2 October) 

- Riposte Presents Ways of Looking @ Patriot Square, London (30 September) 

- Aberdeen Minstry of Crafts @ Methodist Church, Crown Terrace, Aberdeen (2 October) 

- Sunday Papers Live @ Cambridge Union (2 October)

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