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Come celebrate the history and legacy of the Joiners Arms through an exhibition in Hackney’s newest Queer space, the Joiners Heart

Photos from the first Hackney Marsh Fun Festival in 1974 and the last Hackney Carnival. Shown at Chat’s Palace, as part of Photomonth and Chat’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

Please join us for the opening night of this exhibition of sunrise gatherings, with refreshments, good company and an immersive sound installation by Steve Boardman.

Join Centre 151 for a fun-filled day for all ages!

Images from 1976, 2024, 2025 and 2026 of the celebrated Annual Grimaldi Clowns service held in Hackney Churches in Dalston and Haggerston.

Fifty years apart how much has the nature of work and industry changed in Hackney? A series of portraits of people at work explores this question.

Ridley Road market has been at the heart of Hackney since the 1880s. Archive images alongside recent images will show seven stallholders and shoppers over almost three decades.

There is a long tradition of protest and resistance in Hackney. From nurses to teachers, from rat runs to low traffic neighbourhoods. Over fifty years how much has it changed?

Join Jun Mo Generations to learn the PiXiu Dance. No previous experience is required. Families, young people, adults, and older residents are all welcome.  

The River Lea was once a major transit route from the London docks to the wharves that lined the canal. At its height, 400 barges a day moved along the canals. How is it worked now?

Join Jun Mo Generations to learn the PiXiu Dance. No previous experience is required and all ages are welcome.  

Fun energetic workshops exploring Afrobeat and Soca.

The exhibition celebrates the 60th anniversary of Notting Hill Carnival through Tropical Isles’ Carnival journey.

This storytelling session will explore the history and cultural traditions behind Carnival characters, including Jab Jab, Jonkonnu and Pitchy Patchy.

Melanin Vybz and The Harvey Monologues present an evening of film and conversation to raise awareness of loneliness and isolation in the Older Black LGBTQ+ community.

Three practical workshops exploring traditional wire-bending and Mas-making techniques used in Carnival costume construction.

Connect and create through a guided exploration of Hackney’s green spaces, followed by a creative writing workshop providing space for creative storytelling and reflection. 

Celebrate Black Deaf history, culture and community through inspiring talks, activities, entertainment, food, stalls, a raffle and opportunities to meet new people.

Hackney Society and More Curricular will be publishing a new book on Hackney’s Black History heroes. Who will be featured? Come and find out.

A reggae and soul night ‘blast from the past’.

Author and tutor Elena Traina will lead a free workshop exploring multilingualism as a creative drive for original writing, inviting participants who speak English as an additional language or any foreign language to discover their creative voice.

We’re painting the town Black for one night only: Showcasing Talawa’s Art of Storytelling Across Four Decades.

Lavinia Co-op is a Hackney born drag artist pictured at home. This image is part of a triptych that connects Abney Park cemetery from the time when many aspects of gay male life remained criminal, to the first gay wedding in the Chapel in 2024.

Join Hackney Libraries’ resident artists for a series of drop-in, practical art-making sessions where you learn and develop new skills, techniques and confidence!

Three practical workshops exploring traditional wire-bending and Mas-making techniques used in Carnival costume construction.

Join one of three guided walks at Abney Park Cemetary as More Curricular and Hackney Society visit the resting places of notable Black heroes.

Come and help us make our Mahjong Quilt at free story-quilting workshops at the ESEA Community Centre in Hackney.

Community reading of 'The Marvellous Adventures of Mary Seacole'. Plus archival display detailing Cleo Sylvestre's activism.