Pick up a bargain at the Brick Lane designer sale with discounts of up to 80 per cent on everything from Armani shirts to Versace handbags. Atlantis Gallery, 146 Brick Lane, London E1. Open 10am-6pm. Admission £2 (020 7247 8595).
Walk through an Enchanted Wood at Westonbirt Arboretum (01666 880220). At dusk each weekend until 17 December the forest will be lit to create a magical woodland walk. The 600-acre arboretum, near Tetbury in Gloucestershire, is open from 10am. Cost £4 adults, £1 children.
You've seen the film, now trace the history of gladiators in a new exhibition at the British Museum (020 7323 8000). An accompanying film programme shows Hollywood's finest dressed in togas. Open 10am - 5.30pm. Adults £6, children under-12 free.
Birmingham NEC's Antiques For Everyone fair (0121 780 4141) will include rare toys and drawings for Enid Blyton's Noddy books. Open 11am-6pm. Cost: £6 adults, £5 children.
Enjoy the festive spirit at a Medieval Fayre at Ludlow Castle (01584 873355) in Shropshire. Open 10am - 4pm. £4 (£3.50 senior citizens, £1.50 children aged four to 14, family ticket £10).
Treat yourself to bone earrings or titanium bangles at Dazzle Manchester (0161 234 1733), a contemporary jewellery and design exhibition at Manchester's Town Hall in Albert Square. Open 11am - 5pm. Admission free.
St Andrews in Scotland is celebrating the feast day of its namesake with a week-long series of events. Today sees a free concert of songs and poetry in the St Andrews Museum at 2pm and fireworks at 6.30pm with viewing from the West Sands Beach and the Scores.
Stroll among wandering minstrels, jugglers, jesters and carol singers at a Victorian Christmas in Southend, Essex. The high street will be turned into a Dickensian market from 11am to 4pm. Free.
Watch figures made of scrap dance to music and synchronised lighting at the Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery (0141 552 7080) in Glasgow. The Kinemats (kinetic sculptures) perform at weekends at 4pm. Cost £3 adults, children free.
Do some ethical Christmas shopping at Global Fair 2000 (0794 1014098). Sample 'fair trade' arts, crafts, food and world music, talks on development issues and advice on working abroad at Olympia 2 in London. Open 10am - 5pm. Cost: £7 adults, £15 family ticket.
