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Queen’s Yard Summer Party 2022 at Hackney Wick

1 May 2022, 12:00 pm
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10:30 pm
The Queen’s Yard Summer Party is back! Taking place on the first May bank holiday weekend, it takes place across 16 venues throughout Hackney Wick. All venues are within a 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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Queer East Film Festival 2022

18 May 2022
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29 May 2022
Following the first two successful editions, this year’s festival will bring films, audiences and filmmakers together in the cinema, while continuing to offer a chance to experience rarely-seen queer cinema Read more…

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Royal Community Fun Day at St. Paul Old Ford

7 May 2023, 2:00 pm
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5:00 pm
St. Paul Old Ford Church is hosting a community fun day that will consist of fun, games, food, music and much more! Happening on the Sunday of the Coronation bank Read more…

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Shoreditch & Hoxton Community Orchestra and Grand Union Orchestra

29 May 2022, 7:30 pm
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9:30 pm
Shoreditch and Hoxton Community Orchestra with Grand Union Orchestra   Where: Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London EC1V 9LT Free Event: Doors & Bar Open from 7pm Performance 7.30pm Read more…

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Somali Week Festival 2022 at Oxford House

22 October 2022, 2:00 pm
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30 October 2022, 10:00 pm
Kayd Somali Arts & Culture present a packed programme of events including book launches, panel discussions and a children’s event as part of Somali Week Festival 2022, from Saturday 22 Read more…

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Spitalfields Music Festival 2021

1 July 2021
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11 July 2021
The Spitalfields Music Festival is back, offering an incredible range of music in venues across East London. 15 world premieres will be performed alongside classic repertoire and cross-artform collaboration in Read more…

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Spitalfields Music Festival 2023

30 June 2023, 10:00 am
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12 July 2023, 10:00 pm
Spitalfields Music Festival returns to East London this July 2023. Held across a variety of East London venues, Spitalfields Music Festival presents a wide array of music and performance. Examples 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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Summer Music Festival at The Yurt Cafe

15 July 2023, 11:00 am
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11:00 pm
Your organisation: The Yurt Café
We welcome you to join our free community-focused festival, with activities for all ages, featuring local and internationally acclaimed artists playing a mix of acoustic, jazz, soul, funk and folk. Read more…

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The Bath House Festival in Hackney Wick

4 November 2023, 12:00 pm
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4:00 am
Your organisation: The Bath House
A fundraising day festival in celebration of our new name “The Bath House”! The Hackney Wick Public Baths has gone on an immense journey of change since it was built Read more…

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The East London Vintage Furniture Flea at York Hall

17 July 2022, 4:00 pm
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12:00 am
Come visit The East London Vintage Furniture Flea at York Hall. Voted ‘BEST FAIR’ by the Vintage Guide to London & the go-to place for the old-world home, The VINTAGE Read more…