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Matchwomen’s Festival at Bow Arts Trust

15 July 2023, 2:00 pm
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10:00 pm
The Matchwomen’s Festival celebrates the 1888 Matchwomen’s Strike. This small, friendly festival will feature talks from various activists, including former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. There will also be live 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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Mile End Park Funfair 2021

10 July 2021, 3:00 pm
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26 July 2021, 9:30 pm
Get ready to welcome George Irvin’s funfair to Mile End Park! This funfair, suitable for children and adults alike, arrives on the 10th of July and ends on the 26th. Read more…

Mile End Park Funfair 2023

Mile End Park Funfair 2023

29 June 2023, 1:00 pm
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16 July 2023, 9:30 pm
George Irvin’s funfair returns to Mile End Park on Thursday 29 June. The funfair is suitable for both children and adults. Read more…

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Nativity! at Bow Church

19 December 2021, 10:30 am
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11:30 am
Come join Bow Church for its All Age Nativity Service! The morning will be full of Christmas fun for the kids to get involved with as they look back at Read more…

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Nocturnal Creatures at Whitechapel Gallery

17 July 2021, 6:00 pm
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11:00 pm
For one night only, Whitechapel Gallery and nearby historic, outdoor and unusual spaces in East London will be transformed by installations, films, live performances, music, and food experiences.   Free, pre-bookable Read more…

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NYE at Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club

31 December 2021, 9:00 pm
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1 January 2022, 2:00 am
Come along to Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club’s New Queers Eve party with tunes, gogo dancers and shows on both floors all night, including exciting performance from Drag Race UK’s Read more…

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NYE at The Star of Bethnal Green

31 December 2021, 8:00 pm
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1 January 2022, 3:00 am
HydroLab are providing an eclectic mix of DJs from all over the UK to bring disco, house and electro music to The Star this NYE. The party begins at 8 Read more…

Open House Festival 2023 in Tower Hamlets

Open House Festival 2023 in Tower Hamlets

6 September 2023, 10:00 am
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17 September 2023, 6:00 pm
The world’s largest celebration of special buildings and neighbourhoods, the Open House Festival returns to Tower Hamlets from Wednesday 6 to Sunday 17 September 2023.  Open House Festival is comprised Read more…

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Open studios and after party and Grow Hackney

10 September 2022, 12:00 pm
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11 September 2022, 2:00 am
Your organisation: Grow, Hackney
GROW: OPEN STUDIOS & AFTER PARTY To mark Grow’s history, heritage and contemporary context, we’re excited to be part of Open House Festival 2022, a two week celebration of London’s Read more…

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Peopling The Palace(s) Festival at Queen Mary’s

3 June 2023, 10:00 am
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11 June 2023, 6:00 pm
Peopling the Palace(s) is a performance arts and literary festival at Queen Mary’s art spaces on Mile End Road. Artists, academics, students and alumni convene to host a variety of 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…