MUST DO: Aston Martins, all-day parties & gin

MOTORING: Aston Martin at KX

One for the petrol heads this weekend, as 75 of the finest examples of Aston Martin cars will be showcased around King’s Cross. Aston Martin Owners Club take over the King’s Boulevard, with members parking up fifty gleaming pride ‘n’ joy motors. Then look out for a special collection of 25 classic cars, representing the five manufacturing eras of Aston Martin, on display between the fountains on Granary Square. You can meet the owners and discover more about their cars’ bespoke engineering and craftsmanship while being entertained by vintage-dressed characters including roller girls, and all the usual quality food and drink gubbins too. Sunday May 8th, 10am – 4pm, King’s Boulevard, N1C More info here

CLUB: Gold Diggers all-day, birthday all-night at Egg

Local-slash-international superclub Egg are celebrating their birthday this weekend, with main room headliners including DJs Anna, Hector Couto, Christian Smith and Mark Jenkyns. Plus techno on the terrace and house and disco in The Loft. Before all that though, the party gets started in the daytime, with another totally free Gold Diggers event, which sees DJs playing in the sunshine or the darkness – whichever takes your fancy at this multi-room, multi terraced venue. Stick yourself on the free guestlist for Gold Diggers, with night-time birthday info below. Saturday May 7th, 2pm – 9am, 200 York Way, N7 9AX Advance tickets here

DRINK: Gin masterclasses at St Pancras

Following the success of their life drawing and beer/meat pairing events, St Pancras Renaissance Hotel is running a series of totally free gin masterclasses throughout May. Evenings at Ren – as the events are known – offer locals a chance to discover more about the people who work in the King’s Cross area while learning a new skill. Led by an expert from award-winning tonic brand Fever-Tree as well as a representative from a north London gin distiller, including Half-Hitch (based in Camden), 58 Gin (based in Islington) and Sacred Spirits (based in Highgate), the sessions are held in the hotel’s new eatery, MI + ME. Future classes with local organisations will explore photography, design, journalism, literature and more, and they get booked up fast, so keep an eye out. Evenings at Ren, Upper Concourse, St Pancras International, N1C Book free tickets here

THEATRE: See Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens

Award-winning cult musical Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens returns to the capital in its 20th year, with original writer/curator Mike Fidler again directing. In a seedy cabaret bar on the dark side of a distant planet, artistes are being picked off by a serial killer with a penchant for sequins. An immersive theatrical experience, the audience are also the patrons of Saucy Jack’s bar, relaxing at tables, drinking and dancing while the show explodes around them. Until 21st May 2016, tickets here.