Things to do this week in England

Hat Fair

Britain’s longest-running festival of street theatre started out in 1974 as a buskers’ shindig. Don’t miss parkour stars 3Run or Bikeboy juggling a chainsaw on a bike. It’s free, until you get an overwhelming urge to put your money in a hat. Winchester, July 6 www.hatfair.co.uk

Henley Festival

There’s still a chance to catch classical music siren Katherine Jenkins and US pop-opera crossoverstar Nathan Pacheco on Thursday, and The X Factor star Olly Murs (pictured) on Sunday, before they sell out at this ever-so-slightly posh soiree at Henley-on-Thames. Henley-on-Thames, July 4-8 www.henley-festival.co.uk 

Coral: Rekindling Venus

Antony and the Johnsons, Max Richter and Fennesz + Sakamoto are among the artists to have made music for this breathtaking film of coral reefs created for digital planetariums around the globe. www.rmg.co.uk Peter Harrison Planetarium, Royal Observatory Greenwich, until July 6

Wimbledon

It’s undoubtedly one of the best-ever eras in the men’s game, and probably the best. As the second week at Wimbledon gets under way and the top players hit their stride, battling to claim Novak Djokovic’s crown, the elite athletes will surely prove this point. Live on BBC One, BBC Two and 5Live until July 8 www.wimbledon.com

Cricket: England v Australia

Having just toppled the West Indies in a test series, the English side are well rested and ready to take on the antipodeans. Although not what they once were, the Aussies are still a fearsome one-day machine, so bring your binoculars. Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Edgbaston Birmingham, July 4 www.edgbaston.com

Lounge on the Farm

This bijou affair has racked up the acts this year: Emeli Sandé, The Wombats, The Charlatans, Goldie, Roots Manuva, and Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, plus Example doing a DJ set. Less like a lounge and more like a banging warehouse… at a farm.www.loungeonthefarm.co.uk  Merton Farm, Canterbury, July 6-8

Garbage

One man’s garbage is another man’s treasure, and these guys continue to shine among the car crashof ’90s revivals and reunions – they’ve basically kept going since 1994. Their first tour since 2005, it’s time for some angsty rock! www.garbage.com/tour  Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, July 2, then touring