So, who’s got plans for the Opening Ceremony tonight? What’s your party’s USP? Boris related drinking games? Golden arches headware? Bolt inspired celebrations?

If you can think past the Olympics to other weekend pursuits, we have a few competitions that might get your juices flowing. First up there’s Swede Dreams, a niche film festival dedicated to the art of the low budget Hollywood remake. We have a pair of tickets to give away. Simply tell us…..

One of the films being shown at the festival
E-mail: blog.london@lecool.com
Competition closes: 2pm, Friday 27 July

And if you fancy something slightly boozier and more shell suit-y, why not have a bash at winning a pair of tickets to Midnight A Go-Go . It’s a Stokey club night paying homage to the 80s. For a chance to win, let us know….

What you love most about the ’80s
E-mail: blog.london@lecool.com
Competition closes: 2pm, Friday 27 July

Other weekend treats include a pop-up health spa in Barking (it was only a matter of time); some nationwide bell ringing; Olympic themed fun at the Book Club; a Dead Dolls Club shindig; Billy Bragg’s annual busk-fest; a Luis Buñuel-a-thon; and London’s most sophisticated street party.

Olympic rings jokes…ready….set….GO!

Not one but TWO competitions for you this week kiddies – don’t eat them all at once! First up, the ‘why did nobody ever think of this before?’ Photo Booth Festival. Unlimited (yes, unlimited!) access to a range of photobooths, plus drinks, DJs, facepainting and fun. We have a pair of tickets to give away. Just tell us….

Who would you most like to share a photobooth with?
E-mail: chloe@lecool.com
Competition closes: 2pm, Friday 19 July

Orrr…tonight it gets wopping in Wapping Studios as they bear witness to a Latin takeover, with the Sofrito Warehouse party (give Kwasi a hug from me). For the chance to win a pair of free tickets, tell us…

The full line-up of the Sofrito soundsystem
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Competition closes: 2pm, Friday 19 July

GOOD LUCK WEEKENDERS

This week feels special. Barclays went DOWN (kind of) and Frank Ocean changed hip hop and R&B forever (if you haven’t already read this, do). Let’s continue on the route of specialness this weekend. Not world-shattering specialness. Just hanging out with your mates, not checking your emails, drinking too much red wine in the sunshine specialness. Stuck for ideas? Use some of ours…..

Tonight, allow Gruff Rhys to plinky-plonk your mind at the Royal Festival Hall; zum your body down in Deptford; or invest in some affordable art.

On Saturday stick two fingers up to Bloc at Fabric; sharpen your pencil moustache for the Chap Olympiad; watch films in a hot tub (yes, really); get batty shakey at the Big Everything; or hand over your mind at the Southbank.

On Sunday there’s a fantastical walk through Covent Garden; a Marx groupie-fest; and a Brazilian takeover at Battersea Arts Centre.

And if you’re still not feeling special enough, we have some treats for you. Fancy the chance of winning your very own Nintendo DS at the Another Dimension exhibition? Simply tell us….

What would you photograph with your Nintendo DS?
E-mail: blog.london@lecool.com
Competition closes: 2pm, Friday 6 July

Or, to win tickets to see Ping Pong at the ICA, tell us…

What you love about ping pong
E-mail: blog.london@lecool.com
Competition closes: 2pm, Friday 6 July

This weekend, make like Frank Ocean and get special.

It’s the weekeeend! So at the moment, inside our heads, it sounds like this.

This week, fully aware of how tough Monday can sometimes feel, we have a competition that’ll give you something to look forward to when you’re nursing your sorrows in front of Call The Midwife on Sunday evening. What better way to buoy your way through the week than with freebie tickets to a screening of the Spike Lee classic, Do The Right Thing, at Clapham Picturehouse next Thursday. There’ll be 80s hip hop classics in the bar and some surprise giveaways. We have a pair of tickets to give away. Just tell us…

Which future comic star had a small role in Do The Right Thing?
E-mail: blog.london@lecool.com
Competition closes: 2pm, Friday 29 June

But before we get ahead of ourselves, here are some treats that you can enjoy over the weekend. On Friday there’s a Brazilian/ African soundclash at Billingsgate Market; a Luhrman classic at the House of St Barnabus; a Detroit legend at Netil House; and a Julie Delpy double bill at Riverside Studios.

On Saturday, there’s a not-to-be-missed acoustic show; pop-up pizza action in Shoreditch (of course); South of the river; a poetry-fest down on the Southbank; the long-awaited Paradise Gardens opening; a celebration of all that is good on Charing Cross Road; a screening of a Winona Ryder classic; or a chance to see the original Shutterbug in action.

On Sunday get stuck into some serious film watching Eastside.