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.

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.

A free monthly Italian conversation club for learners, experienced and native speakers.

Redefining dance from the African Diaspora, ACE dance and music’s new double bill presents two powerful contrasting visions of our world today.

Hackney Empire launches Empire Nights, an unmissable new live series bringing together some of the most exciting names in comedy, music and culture, curated by a special guest host.

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

​Families will be transported to the music, dance and energy of this defining moment in arts history.

Hackney Markets will host a Celebration of Hair Day to celebrate local culture and showcase the exceptional artistry of Dalston’s iconic hair salons. Come for engaging activities designed for families, styling enthusiasts, and market shoppers.

This October Hackney Council and the Dunbar family will unveil a plaque commemorating the legendary 4 Aces nightclub and Newton Dunbar.

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

Are you a performer who sings in different languages, or a writer creating work in English as an additional language? Join us for our Songs from Home: Music & Poetry Open Mic event.

Join us for a night of celebration as we honour the pioneers who changed the game and the new voices shaping its future.

Join in with a fun, interactive session with books and songs for babies, toddlers and their adults. This week our stories will celebrate Black History Month. Older siblings are welcome for our half-term special.

Join us for a family film afternoon! These special screenings promise fun for all ages.

Make a moveable model of the legendary trickster spider from West African Akan folklore, known for his wisdom and cunning.

Join in with a fun, interactive session with books and songs for babies, toddlers and their adults. This week our stories will celebrate Black History Month. Older siblings are welcome for our half-term special.

Join in with a fun, interactive session with books and songs for babies, toddlers and their adults. This week our stories will celebrate Black History Month. Older siblings are welcome for our half-term special.

Unleash your creativity at our "Make Your Own Superhero" craft event! Come along and spend an exciting hour crafting your very own unique superhero.

Come along and spend an exciting afternoon crafting your very own unique superhero! All ages welcome.

Come and design your own beautiful handheld fan to celebrate Black History Month. All ages welcome.

Join us for an interactive storytelling session and make friends with children of all ages.

Make a beautiful autumn tree, inspired by African-style patterns and traditional motifs.

Step into the spotlight and release your inner poet at our interactive Poetry Slam session! Best for ages 8+.

How would you represent Hackney? Create your own flag for our borough and help make a bunting of all the different designs. All ages welcome.

Join us to make our own libraries from reused paper and card! We can think about what libraries of the future will look like, and everything that they will hold, together.

Join in the fun and create your own cityscape using techniques inspired by African-American painter Jacob Lawrence.

Join us for an interactive creative writing session. Where participants will have the opportunity to celebrate the people who inspire them most.

Join in with a fun, interactive session with books and songs for babies, toddlers and their adults. This week our stories will celebrate Black History Month. Older siblings are welcome for our half-term special.

Join in the fun and create your own cityscape using techniques inspired by African-American painter Jacob Lawrence.

Join us for an interactive storytelling session and make friends with children of all ages.

Storytelling is a vital part of how Black histories are pasted down from generations. This Black History Month we will narrate traditional stories from Caribbean folklore.

Join us at Dalston CLR James Library for free, live and interactive performances featuring stories from Musical Storyland

Join us at Dalston CLR James Library for free, live and interactive performances featuring stories from Musical Storyland

Join us for a family film afternoon! These special screenings promise fun for all ages.

The inaugural Professor Gus John lecture, led by Professor Gus John himself. As part of Black History Season in Hackney.

It's Halloween time, so come along and get creative with our spooky craft session!

Join in with a fun, interactive session with books and songs for babies, toddlers and their adults. This week our stories will celebrate Black History Month. Older siblings are welcome for our half-term special.

Celebrate the changing seasons by joining us for a fun, hands-on Autumn Craft session! Best for ages 5+.

Have fun creating an Elmer the Elephant colourful patchwork collage.

Join us for a family film afternoon! These special screenings promise fun for all ages.

Join Little Mask Makers for a fun, hands-on workshop where children explore African art while crafting their own colourful, wearable masks to take home!

Get creative and use paper cups to create your very own spinning windmill, inspired by mills in the Netherlands.

An exclusive workshop inspired by the icon Frida Kahlo for LGBTQIA+ people.

Through art and live performance, children, young artists, musicians and professional creatives will share work inspired by their learnings of Hackney’s Black musical history and heroes.

Participants will learn about the origins, meanings and cultural significance of these characters within Carnival and the wider African and Caribbean diaspora.

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. 

Come along to The Museum of the Homes day-to-night celebration as they open a new room display of A High-rise Flat in 2008, which highlights months of community research documenting trans stories, lives and homes in 2000s East London.

A free monthly Italian conversation club for learners, experienced and native speakers.

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!

This event is a tribute evening dedicated to Goddess Bunny. With a test screening of the unreleased film Goddess Bunny Superstar (2026) and a special live performance by Midgitte Bardot.

Bringing together pioneering voices from Hackney’s sound system history and a new generation of young creatives, to preserve, celebrate, and expand public understanding of Hackney’s rich sound system culture.

An introduction to sound system culture for young people including a lesson in building sound systems and the secrets behind creating a sound!

Africanus Rex is a theatrical production of a forgotten history charting how African leadership shaped Britain in Roman times.

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. 

An introduction to sound system culture for young people including a lesson in building sound systems and the secrets behind creating a sound!

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!

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. 

Join us for a vibrant community celebration of Chinese New Year 2027, featuring colourful costumes, live music and performances of the PiXiu dance. Led by Jun Mo Generations.

Join Unfinished Histories as it continues its project of rediscovering lost LGBTQ+ theatre histories through the staged readings of two plays.