This week's new events

Barbican Weekender , London Putting an end to the problem of what to do in half-term, Barbican's free event takes over the building with family-friendly film, theatre, art, dance and spoken word. Always inventive, the Weekender features social networking bingo, Crafternoon's fashion swap shop, magical storytelling and even a pop-up nail bar. Very modern puppetry from The Little Theatre Of Dolls is not to be missed, while there is an outstanding theatrical piece from the Whalley Range All Stars with their play Pig, which takes place inside a 30ft-long sleeping sow. The Barbican, EC1, Sat, Sun Iain Aitch International Women's Day , Nationwide This week's celebrations of the centenary of International Women's Day run an impressively wide gamut. In London, you can join the Million Women Rise march in Hyde Park from noon, and later laugh at Llewella Gideon's comedy, The Best Of The Little Big Woman. Highlights elsewhere include empowering talks, walks and films, as well as Belfast's reclaiming of street names for notable local woman and, in Bath, Suffragettes' Tree planting. Various venues, Sat to Fri Katrina Dixon Moretonhampstead Festival Of Food, Drink And The Arts , Nr Newton Abbot In an era when it can feel like festivals roll off a production line, Moretonhampstead's matches nostalgic village fete flair with a mix of food, drink – and arts too. More than 70 stalls of the finest Devon (and Cornwall) produce and Michelin-starred chef demonstrations provide edible and liquid sustenance, while an eclectic arts bill tickles the rest of the senses. Children's entertainers, a secret studios art trail, knitting, wood-engraving, folk bands and choirs might be expected, but magicians and Morris dancers should be the unexpected sparklers. Various venues, Sat KD Out & about Food & Drink Festival , Wigan, Sat to 13 Mar Not only cookery classes, menu launches and the huge Wigan beer festival, but also a market, kitchen theatre and an Italian feast with Antonio Carluccio. Various venues Science Festival , Oxford, Sat to 20 Mar From codebreaking to parallel universes, more than 50 talks and interactive events. Various venues Maslenitsa Russian Festival , London, Sun A kaleidoscopic array of arts, crafts, food, games, blinis, borscht and vodka. Trafalgar Square, WC2 Bo Ningen & Daniel Barrow , London, Thu Japanese band Bo Ningen perform live to the film Cat Soup, and Daniel Barrow narrates his dark, "manual animation" Every Time I see Your Picture I Cry. Shoreditch Church, E1 La Dolce Vita , London, Thu to 13 Mar Food, style, holidays and property in a sensurround display of the best of Italy. Business Design Centre, N1