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Celebrating 10 Years Festival at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

24 July 2022
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8 August 2022
Following the Great Get Together, the Park will host a smaller scale Festival Site through the summer. From Sunday 24 July through to Monday 8 August, which will offer a Read more…

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Chisenhale Summer of Art – Festival Day

6 August 2022, 12:00 am
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5:00 pm
Join us for the Chisenhale Summer of Art Festival Day featuring workshops, performances, and art activities. We’ll have chalk, bubbles, hula hoops, and more to decorate the space and get Read more…

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A Night of Poetry at Rich Mix

6 August 2022, 6:00 pm
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10:00 pm
Off The Chest Poetry Night returns to East London for the first time in two years, featuring acclaimed poets lisaluxx, Bayan Goudarzpour, and Jeremiah Brown. Part of Bridging Landscapes, a Read more…

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All Points East 2022

19 August 2022, 11:00 am
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28 August 2022, 11:00 pm
All Points East is back! The festival is coming to Victoria Park on two weekends this August for a total of six days. Its diverse lineup includes the likes of Read more…

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Greenwich and Docklands International Festival 2022

26 August 2022
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11 September 2022
Following the announcement of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday 8 September, GDIF and their partners have made the decision to cancel the following events: Charon Read more…

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Totally Thames Festival 2022

1 September 2022
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2 October 2022
Totally Thames, the annual celebration of London’s river, is returning in 2022 with mudlarking exhibitions, a river-themed parade celebrating the Jubilee, a remarkable photography exhibition and Tide Changers – a 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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Ice Rink at Canary Wharf

22 October 2022, 9:30 am
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25 February 2023, 10:15 pm
Canary Wharf is reopening its ice rink for the autumn and winter season. It opens on Saturday October 22 and runs for 18 weeks until Saturday February 25 2023. 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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Festival of Print at the Art Pavilion

25 November 2022, 11:00 am
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5 December 2022, 6:00 pm
Festival of Print is East London Printmakers’ annual exhibition and the sixth to be held at The Art Pavilion, Mile End Park. The exhibition is the highpoint of ELP’s creative Read more…

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Community Pancake Party at St. Paul Old Ford

21 February 2023, 4:00 pm
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5:30 pm
Your organisation: St Paul Old Ford
This year on Shrove Tuesday, St Paul are hosting a Pancake Party. We’re gonna cook up a load of pancakes and we need you to join us to eat them! Read more…

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La Linea Latin Music Festival at Rich Mix

22 April 2023
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4 May 2023
London’s Latin Music Festival, La Linea at Rich Mix, is back with a stellar line-up of artists with roots in Chile, Uruguay, Spain and Portugal. La Linea returns to Rich Read more…