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Open Studios: Old Rum Factory Festival

17 August 2024, 1:00 pm
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5:00 pm
Your organisation: Nunnery Gallery
Come and celebrate the thriving community of some of east London’s brightest emerging and established artists, designers, and makers at The Rum Factory. For the first time since Bow Arts Read more…

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Franz Kafka at the Saudha International Literature Festival

7 September 2024, 6:00 pm
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9:00 pm
Your organisation: Poplar Union
Saudha (www.saudha.org) is bringing a series of haunting performances of powerful literature from different languages and different cultural heritages and from both modern and ancient texts. The festival is happening Read more…

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Summer Festival of Wellbeing at Bromley by Bow Centre

7 August 2024, 11:00 am
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3:00 pm
Your organisation: Bromley by Bow Centre
Join us for a packed festival full of free family attractions, lots of wellbeing activities, and information stalls. Our Summer Festival of Wellbeing is set to be a wonderful event Read more…

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Discover Festival: Gig in the Garden at St Margaret’s House

20 July 2024, 6:30 pm
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9:30 pm
Your organisation: St Margaret’s House
The main event of the Discover Festival, ‘Gig in the Garden’, invites you to an evening of fantastic live music, delicious vegan food, drinks & sunshine. Situated in our newly Read more…

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GROW’S 10th birthday part 2: live music and DJs

20 July 2024, 1:00 pm
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21 July 2024, 2:00 am
Your organisation: Grow, Hackney
Join us as we mark a decade of unforgettable moments, incredible growth, and your unwavering support. Enjoy special events during our week-long celebration. Save the date! journey has been filled Read more…

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Alternative Intelligences: Symposium & Poetry Night at BLOC QMUL

21 June 2024, 9:30 am
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6:00 pm
Your organisation: BLOC
From the artificial to the neuroqueer – A creative symposium devoted to play, creativity & alternative intelligences. Inspired by Jeanette Winterson’s call to perceive AI as “alternative,” not “artificial” intelligence, Read more…

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Peopling the Palaces: Free arts festival at Queen Mary University of London

1 June 2024
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8 June 2024
Your organisation: BLOC
Peopling the Palaces Festival is an annual celebration of the work of staff and students at QMUL and a kind of homecoming for alumni, external collaborators, artists and friends. Expect Read more…

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Migrate Journey – launch at Chisenhale Gallery

26 April 2024
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28 April 2024
Your organisation: Chisenhale Gallery
Friday 26 April: 17:30-20:00 Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 April: 12:00-18:00 Booking link & full-programme: https://bit.ly/3U85riF This spring, Chisenhale Gallery will host the launch of Migrate Journey, a new artwork Read more…

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Queer East Festival at multiple venues in East London

17 April 2024
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28 April 2024
Queer East, a vibrant cross-disciplinary festival, celebrates groundbreaking LGBTQ+ cinema, live arts, and moving image works from East and Southeast Asia and their diaspora communities. Running from April 17 to Read more…

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Bowfest: Open Studios 2024 at Bow Arts

21 June 2024, 5:00 pm
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22 June 2024, 9:00 pm
Your organisation: Nunnery Gallery
Get ready for Bow Arts’ biggest event of the summer! Meet our community of over 100 talented artists working at our flagship site, Bow Road. Join us in the Courtyard Read more…

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Happier Outdoors Festival at Cranbrook Community Food Garden

19 March 2024, 2:00 pm
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4:00 pm
St Margaret’s House is proud to take part in the Happier Outdoors Festival, London’s first-ever festival of health and nature from 18-27 March. We are partnering with Cranbrook Community Food Read more…

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Coldfire Festival 2024 in Wennington Green, Bow

6 July 2024
Your organisation: The Thomas Crosbie PACE Foundation
The 4th Annual Coldfire Festival, 12 – 7 pm in Wennington Green, Bow, is free for all. Come and enjoy free live music, art, sports, pilates, graffiti, and music workshops. Read more…