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2 Oct 2025
Hackneyโs Black History Season programme is out now!
Across October & November, we celebrate the richness & diversity of Black heritage in Hackney & beyond
Check out our line-up of events, including films, exhibitions, walks, talks, workshops, & music:
orlo.uk/37W7s
ALT Mayor of Hackney Caroline Woodley, and former Speaker of Hackney, with Cllr Chris Kennedy, Cabinet Member for Culture and Cllr Carole Williams, Hackney Cabinet Member with responsibility for Equalities and Windrush.
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26 Sep 2025
๐ Enjoy FREE family-friendly fun with #HoxtonFunPalaces
๐ช Hoxton Fun Palaces is a community run day of activities and events for local residents, including arts, crafts, circus, dance, hula, theatre and more!
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Saturday 4 October, 10am-6pm
โก orlo.uk/Tl3Z1
ALT Hoxton Fun Palaces dance class.
ALT Hoxton Fun Palaces hula workshop.
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19 Sep 2025
๐ Enjoy FREE family-friendly fun for all with #HoxtonFunPalaces
๐ช Hoxton Fun Palaces is a community run day of activities and events for local residents, including arts, crafts, circus, dance, hula, theatre and more!
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Saturday 4 October, 10am-6pm
โก orlo.uk/Ngc6C
ALT Hoxton Fun Palaces arts and crafts workshop.
ALT Hoxton Fun Palaces arts street performer.
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14 Sep 2025
๐ Celebrate Hackney's iconic mural & its message of peace with a day of community events!
Featuring live music, meditation, craft workshops, talks & a carnival-style street party
๐ Curve Garden, Ashwin St & Hackney Archives
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Sun 28 Sep, 11am-10pm
orlo.uk/qeQ7P
ALT The Hackney Peace Carnival Mural, designed by artist Ray Walker in 1983/84.
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3 Sep 2025
If you are a Hackney resident aged 55 then join Hackney Circle members for Strictly Hoxton!
Celebrate National Day of Encouragement with dance, music & sing-alongs, plus a free lunch. Hosted by Topsie Redfern
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Wed 10 Sep, 11am-2.30pm
๐ Hoxton Hall
orlo.uk/otO3C
ALT Strictly Hoxton at Hoxton Hall.
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28 Aug 2025
๐ Celebrate Hackney's iconic mural & its message of peace with a day of community events!
Featuring live music, meditation, craft workshops, talks & a carnival-style street party
๐ Curve Garden, Ashwin St & Hackney Archives
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Sun 28 Sep, 11am-10pm
orlo.uk/7vHWv
ALT The Hackney Peace Carnival Mural, designed by artist Ray Walker in 1983/84.
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7 Aug 2025
๐Celebrate 20 years of UK Black Pride at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Join the worldโs largest Pride celebration for LGBTQIA people of African, Asian, Caribbean, Latin American & Middle Eastern descent, for music, talks more
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Sun 10 August, 12-9pm
orlo.uk/0Bip0
ALT People celebrating UK Black Pride.
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17 Jul 2025
Hackney Black History 365 celebrates Black history & culture all year round
All BH365 events can be found on Love Hackney's Black History Season calendar
If you have a listing that honours Black heritage or supports Black futures in Hackney get in touch
orlo.uk/FPl3U
ALT Residents dancing at a Windrush Day 2024 event
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11 Jul 2025
Discover Young Hackney is celebrating its 18th birthday with a special line up of courses and workshops!
Do you want to:
Write & perform your own play
Make a music video
Train to work on a film set
All this more is on offer for young people age 15-26
orlo.uk/veixV
ALT Discover Young Hackney 2025 poster designed by @griffinsmithstudio
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11 Jul 2025
๐ To celebrate the end of Pride Month we are launching a grants programme for awards up to ยฃ2k for LGBTQIA cultural activities between August-September 2025 & April 2026 led-by or engaging LGBTQIA people in Hackney
โก๏ธApply before midday Monday 28 July
orlo.uk/DIf23
ALT ParaPride event. Photographer Jon Cardwell.
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1 Jul 2025
Discover the stories of Turkish diaspora who powered Hackneyโs garment trade from the 60s to early 2000s
Through interviews, photographs & objects, this powerful display reveals lives & communities formed around the sewing machine
๐ Hackney Museum
๐๏ธ Until 16 August
๐๏ธ Free!
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23 Jun 2025
Discover Young Hackney is celebrating its 18th birthday with a special line up of courses and workshops!
Do you want to:
Write & perform your own play
Make a music video
Train to work on a film set
All this more is on offer for young people age 15-26
orlo.uk/iZixu
ALT DYH Progression Session
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20 Jun 2025
Hackney Black History 365 celebrates Black history & culture all year round
All BH365 events can be found on Love Hackney's Black History Season calendar
If you have a listing that honours Black heritage or supports Black futures in Hackney get in touch
orlo.uk/4qYjo
ALT Residents dancing at a Windrush Day 2024 event
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16 Jun 2025
๐ขThis Windrush Day, join us for a special market celebrating Hackneyโs Windrush communities, with family activities, and music from @ChoiceFmuk.
โฐ 1-5pm, Sunday 22nd June 2025
๐Hackney Town Hall Square
๐Find the programme and more information on Lovehackney.uk/windrush
ALT Pink poster with text: Hackney Windrush Day Market, celebrating national windrush day. Music from ChoiceFMUK Badge making, face painting, book reading with Romeo Bremmer, Sewing workshops, support service, traders from black owned businesses. Sunday 22nd June, 1pm-5pm, Hakcnye Town Hall Square.
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12 Jun 2025
๐ To celebrate Pride Month we are launching a grants programme for awards up to ยฃ2k for LGBTQIA centred cultural activities between August-September 2025 & April 2026, led-by or engaging LGBTQIA people in Hackney
โก๏ธ Apply before midday Monday 28 July
orlo.uk/tW80r
ALT ParaPride event. Photographer Jon Cardwell.
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3 Jun 2025
๐Check out this year's Windrush Generation Festival for a great line-up of community-run events in June!
๐ฅ Support services
๐ชด Gardening workshops
๐๐ฟ Black Burlesque dance
๐ฟ Film screenings
๐ Markets
๐ค Community gatherings
more
See the full line up orlo.uk/7oct4
ALT Windrush Generations Festival poster
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3 Jun 2025
Discover Young Hackney is celebrating its 18th birthday with a special line up of courses and workshops!
Do you want to:
Write & perform your own play
Make a music video
Train to work on a film set
All this more is on offer for young people age 15-26
orlo.uk/wN41g
ALT Discover Young Hackney 2025 poster designed by @griffinsmithstudio
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19 May 2025
Do you love history? It's your last chance to catch the final few events at Hackney History Festival!
โฌ๏ธ Climb St Augustine's Tower
๐ถ Go on a closed pub walk
๐ธ Hear photographer Sean Pollock's talk
orlo.uk/ulXKd
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16 May 2025
Hackney Black History 365 celebrates Black history & culture all year round
All BH365 events can be found on Love Hackney's Black History Season calendar
If you have a listing that honours Black heritage or supports Black futures in Hackney get in touch
orlo.uk/XfQ00
ALT Residents dancing at a Windrush Day 2024 event
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8 May 2025
๐๐ป Enjoy free fitness & fun with Hackney Moves Festival!
Visit Festival Village on Hackney Marshes for a weekend of free sport, culture & celebration
Watch the Hackney Half & sample the fitness, wellbeing & entertainment for all the family
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17-18 May
orlo.uk/7Uxmr
ALT A fitness session at Hackney Moves Festival
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