What’s on
Newly refurbished Newington Green Meeting House brings community together
The historic building is hosting free tours, exhibitions and classes for community members
Read MoreDialogue in the Dark, Space Studios: ‘An hour in total darkness that helps us appreciate different forms of awareness’
A new immersive exhibition on Mare Street enables sighted people to experience what it is like to live with a visual impairment
Read MoreNew exhibition uncovers plastics’ invention and history in east London
Raw Materials: Plastics at Nunnery Gallery runs until 25 August 2019. Free family event 17 August 12-4pm with Thames21 and UCL’s Mobile Heritage Lab
Read MoreDiscover the joy of collecting art
Affordable Art Fair Hampstead, 9 – 12 May
Read MoreCulture Mile Community Day
On Sunday 17 February, explore a fantastic selection of art forms and experiences at Culture Mile’s Community Day
Read More‘Glitter, punk drag and politics’: Question Time Cabaret is back at Rich Mix
After selling out in 2017, the ‘rowdy political knees-up’ returns on 26 October – and this year the theme is beauty
Read More‘Conversation around art is dominated by established names’: Hackney gallery to host first exhibition by young collective
Concrete Assembly’s multidisciplinary show at Guest Projects is ‘built on a desire for collaboration’
Read MoreAfrica Utopia festival kicks off at Southbank Centre
There are lots of free things to see and do throughout
Read More‘Unsung heroes’: New exhibition shines spotlight on council staff
Photographer Andy Donohoe’s free Dalston show features portraits of street cleaners, librarians and park keepers
Read MoreCome along to a summer fun day on Daubeney Fields
Celebrate London National Park City week in Hackney
Read MoreOne month until Africa Utopia comes to the Southbank Centre – check out the full programme
The festival runs from 19 – 22 July, features music, talks, food and fashion, and is headlined by Malian husband-and-wife hitmakers Amadou & Mariam
Read MoreComic art and illustration festival returns to Round Chapel to celebrate industry’s “most exciting talent”
ELCAF 2018 will feature an international line-up of artists showcasing their work with exhibitions, discussions and workshops
Read MoreGet outdoors in Daubeney Fields with Heritage Lottery Funded project
Whether you call it Clapton Park or Daubeney Green, charity EcoACTIVE Education have a jam-packed schedule of free activities for everyone to enjoy
Read MoreI Drilled A Hole in My Head to Stay High Forever: counterculture icon fails to bore at MOTH Club
Despite a more academic bent than the audience were prepared for, Joey Mellen’s delved into the possibilities of the brain with aplomb during his trepanning talk at MOTH Club last weekend
Read MoreCOMPETITION: win a pair of tickets to the Affordable Art Fair Private View!
The expertly curated collection of stunning contemporary art comes to Hampstead Heath from 10 – 13 May
Read MoreEvents series Wick Wednesday celebrates the plethora of creativity in Hackney Wick
From an exhibition created by Gavin Turk, to life drawing classes and free vinyl cleaning, this month’s event highlights the best the Wick has to offer
Read MoreLove is in the area: Hackney Valentine’s Day listings
Our guide to some of the more offbeat V Day events – plus, we ask local politicians: what’s the most romantic spot in Hackney?
Read MoreDream holiday: we talk to a lucid dreaming expert ahead of a sleepy night in Shoreditch
Lessons in Lucid Dreaming, a ‘special evening exploring the history and science of dream research and sleepy teas’ featuring Dr. Josie Malinowski, comes to The Book Club later this month
Read MoreLyons share: comic Elf to teach ways of the clown in new classes
Having studied with a French ‘master clown’ and conquered Edinburgh, comedian Elf Lyons is readying a pair of workshops at Rosemary Branch Theatre, aimed at Hackney’s aspiring funny people
Read MoreHackney Citizen Christmas Listings 2017: food, music, booze, gift shopping, children, charity and more
Almost every day of the big countdown to Christmas brings something local and exciting to enjoy
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