• Dodge the flying fish and get chased by affable bears at the Hat Fair day-long picnic, which will feature street theatre, commedia dell'arte performers and circus tricksters. Oram's Arbour, Winchester. Phone 01962 849841. Free. From midday.
• Eat yourself silly in the beautiful surroundings of Wrest Park Gardens, Silsoe, Bedfordshire. Among the huge fountains will be a host of specialist suppliers of gourmet food and experts who will give talks and demonstrations throughout the day. Entertainment for children. Adults £4, Children £2.50. Phone 01525 860152.
• Watch a procession of African chiefs and queens as part of the Durbar, a traditional time of celebration and communication for African peoples, shared for the first time with Londoners on Tooting Common. Music features visiting artists. Free. 12 - 7. Phone 020 7720 2202.
• Welsh artists wrestle with their national identity and produce some interesting work along the way, including two portraits of Dylan Thomas and dramatic representations of the Industrial Revolution, in Painting the Dragon at the National Museum and Gallery, Cardiff. 10am - 5pm. Free. Phone 029 2039 7951.
• Hear what some of the one million children living in Scotland have to say about their families, friends and communities in Listen! A Million Children's Voices in Scotland at the Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. The display is presented by Save the Children to mark children's living history at the turn of the millennium. Noon - 5pm. Adults £3, children free. Phone 0131 247 4219.
• Learn how to write with quill pens on parchment and wax tablets while listening to a musical extravaganza tracing the development of music and song from early Latin chant to the Middle Ages at Orford Castle, Suffolk. Noon - 5pm. Adults £3.50, children £1.80. Phone 01394 450472.
• Remind yourself what Australia was all about long before the Olympics hype in Australia Dreaming, an exhibition of contemporary Aboriginal art at The Commonwealth Institute, Kensington, London. 10am - 5pm. Free. Phone 020 7603 4535.
• Try to beat a world record at Dance Day 2000 at G-Mex, Manchester. Wayne Sleep will teach a tap routine to as many people as want to join in to try to beat the current record of 6,776 people. 9am - 4pm. £5 fee goes to dance charity. Phone 0161 832 9000.
• Rode Bird Gardens, near Bath, will welcome a flock of a different kind today as members of the Parrot Society UK descend on the 17-acre garden to swap tips and answer the public's queries. The gardens' usual inhabitants are currently to be seen feeding babies and laying eggs. 10am - 5pm. Adults, £5.70, kids £3.20. Phone 01373 830326.
• Bring the Cogitating Numbskull to life in Terry Gilliam's Devious Devices show at Summerlee Heritage Park's Ironworks Gallery, Coatbridge. The Monty Python animator invited leading artists to create mechanical automata that can be operated by the viewer. 10am - 5pm. Free. Phone 01236 431261.
