This week's new events

We Face Forward , Manchester Subtitled Art From West Africa today, this festival concentrates on visual art and music from 11 countries across this vast swathe of the continent, although football and fashion also get a look-in. A collaboration between Manchester Art Gallery, Whitworth Art Gallery and the Platt Hall Gallery of Costume sees work from Georges Adéagbo, Meschac Gaba and Romuald Hazoumé showcased, plus photography from the National Museum of Mali. Music comes from Afrocubism, the Endless Journey, Angélique Kidjo and Femi Kuti, while the National Football Museum hosts artists who explore protest and politics through football. Various venues, to 16 Sep Iain Aitch Glasgow Science Festival Science festivals: they're not just for schoolchildren, and just as well. Some of the fun at Glasgow's Science Festival is, it could be argued, too good for kids, with robotics, microbe knitting, sculptural coral reef workshops, and a Nasa evening with astronaut Ron Garan, plus as many experiments with everyday items such as balloons as you can marvel at. Various venues, Tue to 17 Jun Katrina Dixon Eurocultured , Manchester Street festivals don't come much bigger than Eurocultured, which has grown since 2004 into an event that takes over the entire city centre. Among the attractions this year are more than 100 bands including Death In Vegas and Errors, DJs such as Stretford Dogs Club and Naive Melody, a European northern soul all-dayer from the continent, plus artists from across Europe painting live on the street across the weekend. Between them, magicians, cabaret, contortionists, breakdancing contests and comedy should leave you gasping for breath, but don't worry, there are always the salsa and tango workshops to really tire you out. Various venues, Sun & Mon Katrina Dixon Out & about Arts Festival , Dorchester, Sat to 5 Jun Street theatre, secret cinema, comedy, world music, food and the insect circus museum. Yes, that last one really is real. Various venues Big Jubilee Lunch , Sun, Nationwide Join in Her Maj's weekend with street parties and picnic lunches throughout the lands of these isles. Various venues Unauthorised Cheese Rolling , Nr Gloucester, Mon Marvel at the dedication of nameless enthusiasts who, let's hope, will make this intrepid cheese-rolling contest happen. Coopers Hill Writers Festival , Dublin, Mon to 10 Jun Join Jeanette Winterson, Richard Dawkins, the Guardian's Ed Vulliamy and more to get wordy. Various venues British Biscuit Festival , London, Fri to 10 Jun Workshops, pop-up art, performers, stalls and a lot of flour-based comestibles. Brunswick Centre, WC1