Bunch of tossers: Flippin' Good Fun Pancake Race, Greenwich (March 2 and 5)

White suits and flying paint: Cinnamon Kitchen's House of Holi returns to Devonshire Square, Aldgate (March 6 to 31)

Battersea Spring Affordable (sort of) Art Fair, Battersea Park (March 7 to 10)

WOW, it's back! Women of the World Festival on London's South Bank, chats, gigs, workshops (March 8/9)

Topical application: Photographers' Gallery hosts the Deutsche Borse Photography Foundation prize (March 9 to June 2)

Movers and shakers: MOVEIT dance event at ExCel London, three days, 30,000 dancers (March 8 to 10)

Check out the talent: the Other Art Fair showcases emerging artists at the Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane (March 14 to 17)

Hallelujah, here we go again: the Handel Festival takes place in venues across London (March 27 to April 29)

Starry, starry night: Van Gogh rolls into town with 45 works at Tate Modern examining his relationship with Britain (March 27 to August 11)

Head to head: the Head of the River Race, founded 1926, 400 crews rowing from Mortlake to Putney (March 30)