Alternative Roots Takes Over Hoxton Hall for One Loud Day
Kakilang's ESEA festival returns on Saturday 28 November, midday to 10pm, with performance, film, exhibition and workshops.
Festival Sat 28 Nov
Sunday 15 November 2026 · picked by Mark
TODAY'S PICKS
Curiosities
Bangkok Lights Up the Chao Phraya for 31 Nights, Giant Cats Included
Runs nightly until Sun 13 Dec
Make
Maki & Ramen's Founder Puts the Broth and Tare Into a Cookbook
Teddy Lee's Maki & Ramen, out from Ebury on 12 November at £30, covers ramen, sushi and donburi from the UK Japanese restaurant chain.
Toys
S.H.MonsterArts Brings Godzilla (2026) Off the Minus Zero Screen
Tamashii Nations' film-data Godzilla figure is up for pre-order in the US and UK, with a Japanese street date of 13 November.
Diaspora
A Filipino Christmas Fiesta Lands in a Shadwell Crypt
Amigos Filipinos and Filipinos in London turn St George in the East into a market, food yard and workshop day on Saturday 28 November.
Fiesta Sat 28 Nov
EARLIER
Screen
Yoon Ga-eun's The World of Love Gets a UK Cinema Run
Diaspora
Filipiñana Brings a Tee-Girl's Country-Club Nightmare to UK Cinemas
Screen
Son Suk-ku and Eita Nagayama Share a Gruesome Border on Netflix
Diaspora
Pandan Jam Brings Southeast Asia to Brick Lane for Free
Curiosities
Japan House London Screens the September Basho Free Each Afternoon
Toys
Final Fantasy X's Eternal Calm Vinyl Pressed in Seaside-Clear Discs for the 25th Anniversary
Curiosities
Burger King Japan Now Sells the Hot Dog Bun on Its Own
Toys
S.H.Figuarts Femto Arrives With Wire-Rigged Wings and a Very Long Wait
Diaspora
Loy Krathong Returns to Buddhapadipa Temple in Wimbledon
Curiosities
Two Tokyo Wards Will Move Their Border by Tug-of-War on 15 November
Curiosities
TAMASHII NATION Turns Akihabara Into a Free Figure Fair
Toys
Hello Kitty Gets a Glass Pen for Her Birthday, and You Get to Pay for It
Screen
Totoro Is Back at the Bus Stop: Three Miyazaki Films Get New UK Collector's Editions and Steelbooks on 7 December
Toys
Wishes Come True Gets Official UK Prices Ahead of Friday's Store Date
Style
PUMA Puts Tamagotchi on the Speedcat for the Brand's 30th Year
Martial Arts
Sammo Hung's Ghost-Cop Comedy Where's Officer Tuba? Hits Blu-ray
Style
Sony's Hello Kitty Headphone Bundles Are Live in the US, and the Sand Pink XM6 Is Already Gone
Screen
Hello! Pikmin: Nintendo's New Animated Shorts Put One Tiny Red Pikmin Next to a Very Large Frog
Curiosities
Life-Size Rathalos and Lagiacrus Statues Are Coming to a Seaside Outlet Mall in Fukuoka
Toys
Pokémon Is Opening Its First Permanent Store Outside Asia in London
Screen
The Gang Picked the Wrong Grandfather in Netflix's Never Surrender
Make
Learn Sashiko From a Sewing Bee Winner in Birmingham on 21 November
Style
Billionaire Boys Club Marks Pokémon's 30th With a Capsule Drop
Screen