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Join the celebrations to mark the three-year countdown to the Olympic and Paralympic Games at the 2012 Open Weekend (24-26 July).

An enticing assortment of free cultural and sporting events in the capital include a portrait workshop at the Photographers’ Gallery on 26 July and a whole weekend of family activities at Somerset House, from storytelling to design workshops.

You can also explore east London with a Blue Badge Guide to see how the landscape is changing as the Olympic Park develops. Events in London are part of free UK-wide celebrations over the weekend, from poetry in Brighton to opera in Devon.

For more information, visit london2012.com/openweekend.

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