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The Greenwich and Docklands International Festival - 8 September 2021

8 September 2021
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22 September 2021
Are you ready to see the Northern Lights… over Greenwich? The Greenwich and Docklands International Festival returns for its end-of-summer East London bonanza. Expect high-quality live-performances, artworks and events taking Read more…

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The Greenwich and Docklands International Festival - 9 September 2021

9 September 2021
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23 September 2021
Are you ready to see the Northern Lights… over Greenwich? The Greenwich and Docklands International Festival returns for its end-of-summer East London bonanza. Expect high-quality live-performances, artworks and events taking Read more…

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The Greenwich and Docklands International Festival - 10 September 2021

10 September 2021
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24 September 2021
Are you ready to see the Northern Lights… over Greenwich? The Greenwich and Docklands International Festival returns for its end-of-summer East London bonanza. Expect high-quality live-performances, artworks and events taking Read more…

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The Greenwich and Docklands International Festival - 11 September 2021

11 September 2021
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25 September 2021
Are you ready to see the Northern Lights… over Greenwich? The Greenwich and Docklands International Festival returns for its end-of-summer East London bonanza. Expect high-quality live-performances, artworks and events taking Read more…

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Free From Festival at the Truman Brewery

11 September 2021, 11:00 am
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6:00 pm
The Free From Festival is the UK’s first gluten, dairy and refined sugar-free food festival! Indulge in delicious chocolate, desserts, savoury snacks and street food. Gluten-free beer, organic wine, and Read more…

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Future Fair at Grow, Hackney Wick - 2 October 2021

2 October 2021, 12:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Grow’s eco-conscious afternoon market in Main Yard, Hackney Wick returns to challenge the status quo through conscious consumerism and explore a future founded on self-sustainability, cultural, social, wellbeing and equality. Read more…

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Body Movements Festival at Hackney Wick

9 October 2021
The 9th of October marks Body Movements first queer dance music festival in East London. This multi-venue mega rave spans across 16 spaces in Hackney Wick, uniting the creative minds Read more…

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Winter Festival at Museum of the Home

29 October 2021, 10:00 am
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9 January 2022, 6:00 pm
From Halloween to Hanukkah, Diwali to Lunar New Year, the Museum of the Home is hosting a range of winter celebrations for everyone. Taking place across the whole season, these Read more…

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Festival of Print at The Art Pavilion - 26 November 2021

26 November 2021, 10:30 am
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5 December 2021, 6:30 pm
East London Printmakers return to The Art Pavilion in Mile End Park with their Festival of Print 2021. The exhibition will highlight exciting new work from a wide sphere of Read more…

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Brick Lane Food Festival at Brick Lane

3 December 2021, 9:00 am
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9 January 2022, 9:00 pm
Experience Brick Lane as you’ve never tasted it before! Eleven Banglatown restaurants are taking part in the Brick Lane Eat’s first-ever Brick Lane Food Festival, with new menus offering authentic Read more…

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Grand Union Orchestra celebrates Bangladesh 50 at Rich Mix

12 December 2021, 7:00 pm
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9:00 pm
Grand Union Orchestra is very proud to have celebrated Bengali artists, and their powerful contribution to music in the UK, for many decades. This event celebrates the birth of the Read more…

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Carols by Candlelight at Holy Trinity Church

12 December 2021, 7:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Come and celebrate the beauty of Christmas by attending Carols by Candlelight service in the beautiful and atmospheric church building of Holy Trinity, Mile End. It will be a short, Read more…