{"title": "Black Indie Author/Illustrator Fair", "start": "2026-10-31T14:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1998636332071", "category": "markets", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "The Black Indie Author/Illustrator Fair is a book fair celebrating Black independent publishing. It is run by Lambeth Libraries at Upper Norwood Library as part of the borough's Black History Month programme. Independent and self-published Black authors and illustrators can showcase and sell their work for any audience. 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This edition focuses on makers, brands and traders selling unique clothing, accessories and jewellery. 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The exhibition shows work by serving prisoners in His Majesty's Prisons and those on probation, and runs until 29th November. Mosaic Culture Hub is organising the visit with a guide, and artworks can be bought at the centre. Those who would like to attend are asked to contact culturehub@choosemosaic.org.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/culture-hub-annual-tour-of-koestler-awards-show-at-the-south-46188/", "official_url": "https://choosemosaic.org/event/culture-hub-annual-tour-of-koestler-awards-show-at-the-southbank/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/88bd784c2208ce927d223cdfab129c902728df85765c30f9d89a4213aa87c15b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Make Your Mark: Black History Badge Making", "start": "2026-10-30T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["art/crafts", "history/black-history"], "description": "Make Your Mark: Black History Badge Making is a free, creative badge-making session for children aged 5 to 12. The event, hosted by Lambeth Council at Waterloo Library, invites children to discover pioneers, heroes and icons who have made their mark on history and create their own badge inspired by a Black history hero, pioneer or famous person. It runs as part of Black History Month.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/make-your-mark-black-history-badge-making-60870/", "official_url": "https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/events/make-your-mark-black-history-badge-making-0", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fe918e7864d7afc40032a26494748599457cc446389a6083df4ec563dc36b18e-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Marking African History Season: It Was Also About Other Black Musics", "start": "2026-10-31T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T20:00:00Z", "place": "Harlesden Library", "address": "Craven Park Road, NW10 8SE London", "price": "Free event", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.brent.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/parking/parking-permits", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["music/soul-funk/soul", "history/local-history"], "description": "A talk and listening event exploring Harlesden and Brent's role in black music beyond reggae, covering genres from soul, jazz, funk and hip-hop to Afrobeat through the area's record shops, clubs, venues and radio stations. Visitors are welcome to bring a vinyl record with a Brent connection to play and discuss, and families are invited. Kwaku, an independent history researcher, historical musicologist and Brent resident, is behind it. No booking is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/marking-african-history-season-it-was-also-about-other-black-60109/", "official_url": "https://www.brent.gov.uk/events-in-brent/2026/october/marking-african-history-season-it-was-also-about-other-black-musics", "image": ""}, {"title": "Chelsea Rare Book Fair", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "Maggs Bros Ltd", "address": "Curzon Street 46, W1J 7UH London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://goo.gl/maps/i8EC8UL4jGfWfSv3A", "category": "markets", "tags": ["literature/books"], "description": "The Chelsea Rare Book Fair is an annual fair for rare books held at Chelsea Old Town Hall. It brings together dealers from all over the world offering rare books, first editions, maps, prints, manuscripts and ephemera. The dealers are happy to guide visitors, making it a friendly experience for established and beginner collectors alike, as well as those simply looking for a special gift.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/chelsea-rare-book-fair-41679/", "official_url": "https://www.chelseabookfair.com/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/70dfe2c18c69d4ba480fa730d85c3ba181f05bc52b3e9d2d0185f87ed4115113-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Zanele Muholi - Faces and Phases (2006-2026) UK Book Launch", "start": "2026-11-07T12:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T20:30:00Z", "place": "House of Sisters Grimm", "address": "Eastcastle Street 23-25, London", "price": "£39 (with code MUHOLI39, excluding first row VIP)", "price_from": "49.00", "price_to": "95.00", "tickets_url": "https://houseofsistersgrimm.com/group-bookings/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/photography/portrait-photography", "society/queer"], "description": "A UK book launch and signing celebrating twenty years of the portrait series Faces and Phases by South African photographer and visual activist Zanele Muholi, winner of the 2026 Hasselblad Award. Edited by Renée Mussai and published by MACK, the book brings together more than 300 largely unpublished photographs, personal testimonies, essays and an interview championing the visibility and dignity of Black LGBTQIA+ communities. The launch, co-produced by Michael Burgess of Creative Resilience International with support from MACK and Southern Guild, includes an artist conversation, signing sessions, photographs and a reception, with INALA performances the same day. Books will be available to purchase at the launch.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/zanele-muholi-faces-and-phases-2006-2026-uk-book-launch-36562/", "official_url": "https://houseofsistersgrimm.com/events/zanele-muholi-faces-and-phases-2006-2026-uk-book-launch/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/465fcc573c28f3c4e78c80edb42382775284fc607b5bc0b34fbf76a02d9e227e-600.webp"}, {"title": "Dope Black Queers: The Forum", "start": "2026-11-08T16:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T19:30:00Z", "place": "London LGBTQ+ Community Centre", "address": "Hopton Street 60-62, SE1 9JH London", "price": "", "price_from": "35.00", "price_to": "55.00", "tickets_url": "https://londonlgbtqcentre.org/quiet-room-bookings/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/queer"], "description": "Dope Black Queers: The Forum is an open floor discussion in a Town Hall Meeting format, less like a panel, where the Black LGBTQIA+ community can talk about the things that matter to them, raise questions and find answers. Dope Black Queers is a space for and by the Black LGBTQIA+ community to provide grounding, connection, and to feel seen and heard. Everyone is invited to share their specific life experiences and perspectives, since it is in the specifics that people can relate and build community. Participation is encouraged but no one has to share, and the event is exclusively for the Black LGBTQIA+ community.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/dope-black-queers-the-forum-41651/", "official_url": "https://londonlgbtqcentre.org/event/dope-black-queers-the-forum-4/2026-11-08/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Claudia Jones Mini Newspaper", "start": "2026-10-30T14:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["art/crafts", "history/black-history"], "description": "A children's workshop where participants create their own newspaper front page about Claudia Jones. It is run at Tate South Lambeth Library as part of Black History Month, for ages 5 to 12. The workshop introduces Claudia Jones, a journalist, campaigner and community organiser whose work helped shape the tradition of the Notting Hill Carnival, and then invites children to become journalists themselves, making a front page with a headline, pictures and stories about her contribution.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/claudia-jones-mini-newspaper-60871/", "official_url": "https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/events/claudia-jones-mini-newspaper", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4cc3d0f75fd4900ac1cb60958942ea943667ca0c64155a40def070db8f4094db-1200.webp"}]}