What’s on
Reggae Revival: The Exhibition
Celebrating forty years of the British Reggae Artist Famine Appeal.
Saltwater & Stories
Join this free community event, celebrating the history, resilience, and lasting legacy of the Windrush Generation.
Jah Makin It Happen: A Reggae Musical
A hilarious musical-comedy that tells the story of a Jamaican family’s journey from Jamaica to the UK during the Windrush era.
A Taste of Windrush
Come and share the flavours and traditions of the Windrush generation at this intergenerational Light Lunch Launch.
Reggae Revival: Babylon
A young Rastafarian toaster (rapper) aims for success at a Reggae Sound System competition.
DJAG at Hackney Caribbean Elderly Organisation
Tune in to DJ AG Online for a one hour live set in celebration of the Windrush Generation
Sheroes: Two Stories of Triumph Over the Windrush Scandal
Celebrating Windrush Day with a film premiere, panel discussion, dance performance, food and cultural stalls.
Windrush Tek Over at the Hackney Empire
Join Hackney Empire for Windrush Tek Over, an immersive celebration of the legacy, culture and contributions of the Windrush generation! Expect Ship-front installation exploring journeys, migration and belonging, Interactive intergenerational writing workshop, Original soundscapes, music and more!
Windrush Herstory
Interactive workshops exploring the overlooked experiences of women from the Windrush Generation through Caribbean and Black British literature.
Reggae Revival: Babymother
Neeta and her crew rise to dancehall fame in North West London’s Caribbean community, in the first Black British musical.
Pantonic Windrush Community Picnic
Join a vibrant day of culture, creativity, carnival arts, music, dance, costumes and community connection!
Windrush Herstory
Interactive workshops exploring the overlooked experiences of women from the Windrush Generation through Caribbean and Black British literature.
Reggae Revival: The Harder They Come
A film that needs no introduction to anyone with so much as the slightest interest in reggae or Jamaican culture, The Harder They Come celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
Rhythm of Resilience: Celebrating our Elders
Celebrate the sounds and strength of Windrush elders with a day of live music, history talks, storytelling and a free Caribbean meal. A photographer will be capturing the day with free resilience family portraits for people to cherish.
De Beauvoir Jazz Festival 2026
De Beauvoir Jazz Festival is a 2 day jazz festival taking place across De Beauvoir Town, Hackney on 10-11th July 2026.
Dementia: The Island Journey – A Caribbean Dementia-Friendly Screening
Join this heartwarming Caribbean film screening celebrating dementia-friendly stories and community vibes!
Celebratory Cultural Cuisine Collaboration
Ewart's Jerk (Chicken) of Gillett Square is collaborating with Chinneal Collins to create a celebratory menu fusing British classics with a Caribbean twist to mark Windrush 2026.
Big Man - Dean Atta: Live Book Launch
Hackney Libraries are proud to host the official book launch of Big Man, the highly anticipated adult literary debut by award-winning author and poet Dean Atta.
Noughts and Crosses
Noughts and Crosses: This gripping Romeo and Juliet story by acclaimed writer Malorie Blackman and adapted by Sabrina Mahfouz is a captivating drama of love, revolution and what it means to grow up in a divided world.
World Premiere of Transforming the Beautiful Game: The Clyde Best Story
The World Premiere of a powerful new documentary celebrating Clyde Best, one of the first Black superstars of English football.
Anansi and the Lost Son
Swallow’s Wings Puppetry presents the infamous character of Anansi in this vibrant endearing tale. Free! Booking essential.
Hackney Thinking Spaces: Her Story
A free creative workshop for young and Black global majority women .
Women of Colour Cycling Collective: International Women's Day Ride & Sauna
Join Women of Colour Cycling Collective for a bike ride and free sauna event on International Women’s Day for women, trans & non-binary folks from global majority backgrounds.
Hackney Thinking Spaces: Her Story
A free creative workshop for young and Black global majority women .
Radical Roots: Rediscovering our lost LGBTQIA+ theatre histories
Unfinished Histories invites you to a celebratory night of playreadings: Where To Now by Martin Patrick and John by Adele Saleem, two acclaimed, diverse LGBTQIA+ Hackney writers working in the 1980s.
Familiar Spaces | A Solo Exhibition by Kuda Mushangi
Glasshouse Contemporary welcomes prize-winning London artist Kuda Mushangi to the gallery with his debut solo exhibition 'Familiar Spaces'.
EMBER & ETHER: Studies in Transformation
EMBER & ETHER: Studies in Transformation is a duo exhibition by Nigerian-British artists Kandre Arámide Hassan and Freda Osayuki Igiogbe.
Windrush Amplified Art display: Jazz Grant
See the work inspired by reflections on personal heritage and what resonated with artist Jazz Grant from objects and archives within the V&A’s collection.
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