{"title": "Celebrating Black History, Culture and Heritage – October programme", "start": "2026-10-27T09:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-27T19:00:00Z", "place": "Down Lane Pavilion", "address": "Park View Road, London, N17 9AU, United Kingdom", "price": "Free.", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["occasion/black-history-month", "community"], "description": "A family-friendly October programme inviting the local community to celebrate Black history, culture and heritage. It is organised by BIBINI TUNI, featuring Elder Pepukayi and 1 Million Black Books, in association with the African Leadership Council (ACLC). The programme offers cultural workshops, African drumming, spoken word and storytelling, arts and crafts, Kemetic yoga, girls' mentoring, tech repair sessions, community games, inspiring Black history presentations, a cultural market, and an All Souls Community Party and Awards Ceremony. Everyone is welcome to come along, get involved and celebrate.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/celebrating-black-history-culture-and-heritage-october-progr-36441/", "official_url": "https://haringey.gov.uk/events/celebrating-black-history-culture-heritage-october-programme", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a3f866070238aee9c0f484c63b6bc867091216f59a693226d8666790377ab5b4-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-27T09:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-27T19:00:00Z", "place": "Down Lane Pavilion", "address": "Park View Road, London, N17 9AU, United Kingdom", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Black History Month 2026", "start": "2026-09-25T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "Dugdale Arts Centre", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["occasion/black-history-month"], "description": "Black History Month 2026 is a festival celebrating Black creativity and culture. It is held by Dugdale Arts Centre, which says it celebrates Black creativity and culture all year round through its programme, highlighting the voices, talents, and contributions of Black people in the community. The programme includes an after-hours event, film club screenings, theatre, a literature festival, a family gospel concert, and an art workshop. It runs from 25 September to 31 October.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/black-history-month-2026-35716/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ab9a32022af3b9a1a4533bdc4dbccafc321f1de2cb76f315858f420f3886fe32-600.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": "Tracing Posterity: Screening and Scanning Social", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Women’s Museum", "address": "Barking Wharf Square 4-5, IG11 7DQ", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2002211966891?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary", "history/black-history"], "description": "An evening of short films and archival footage followed by a communal scanning and sharing workshop. Curated by Abel Holsborough, it reflects on the representation of Black British histories in film archives and how selective memories are preserved. Led by and centring Black residents of Barking and Dagenham, it marks Black History Month and invites visitors to bring family photos, DVDs and tapes to be digitised for a borough-wide community archive. The programme includes Early Years by Morgan Quaintance, Super Sam by Sandi Hudson Francis, and Eileen's Party, a home movie by local resident Eileen.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/tracing-posterity-screening-and-scanning-social-40351/", "official_url": "https://womensmuseum.org.uk/events/tracing-posterity-screening-and-scanning-social/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b76e5b14dc4792c68dfe22d592716439c2265ed022594685261aea3707f3fcd5-600.webp"}, {"title": "LitOct", "start": "2026-10-03T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T23:00:00Z", "place": "Southlands Arts Centre", "address": "The Green 75, UB7 7PW West Drayton", "price": "£25 event pass", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.ticketsource.com/yiewsley-and-west-drayton-arts-council/t-ejqzzae", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "LitOct 2026 is Hillingdon's literary festival, held at the Southlands Arts Centre. It is a celebration of literature, creativity, and community, bringing together writers, readers, and neighbours for a month of storytelling. A £25 event pass gives access to all events except Writing through lifes turning points and Linocut, and includes a LitOct goody bag. The full festival schedule runs from Saturday 3rd October, 10:00 AM to Saturday 31st October, 11:00 PM.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/litoct-38689/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ef7c6259ac1759724da6b3a4e45801f1388a01e8076127bfa0937c8fe3a85bf9-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Come Mek We Larf: A Comedy Night", "start": "2026-11-06T19:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-06T22:00:00Z", "place": "Camden Town Hall", "address": "Judd Street, WC1H 9JE Camden", "price": "Pay What You Can, all proceeds to ACLT", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/come-mek-we-larf-tickets-2001592668553", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["society/black-culture/black-british", "comedy/stand-up"], "description": "Come Mek We Larf: A Comedy Night is an evening of stand-up comedy celebrating Black British humour, culture and community, hosted by Mr Cee in The Salon. It is presented by Love Camden as part of Camden Council's Black History Season 2026, and joining Mr Cee on the bill are Josephine Lacey, Diesel, Selam Amare and Slim, the People's Champion: five distinct voices and plenty of feel-good moments. All proceeds from the Pay What You Can tickets go to the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust, and The Salon seats around 60, so booking early is advised.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/come-mek-we-larf-a-comedy-night-69623/", "official_url": "https://townhall.co.uk/events/come-mek-we-larf/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a73b4adcc40a560f7b153bf61aa84882aff8b807fb0bfa0103414f6b04b6ead4-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Black History Month 2026: Bobbin ‘n’ Weavin – Mending Workshop", "start": "2026-10-31T12:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Oxford House", "address": "Derbyshire Street, E2 6HG London", "price": "£10", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2002619783682?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/sewing", "society/identity"], "description": "Bobbin ‘n’ Weavin is a hands-on mending, patching and sewing workshop where guests bring their own garments to be repaired and adorned with cultural symbols, exploring heritage, identity and material culture. It is led by artist Martin King, who also offers alterations, and treats the mending as both a material and a cultural repair. Participants receive a reflective prompt beforehand and an encouraged reading list spanning works by authors such as W. E. B. Du Bois and Audre Lorde. Taking place on Halloween, the workshop invites thought on how we may mask or unmask our identities.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/black-history-month-2026-bobbin-n-weavin-mending-workshop-41800/", "official_url": "https://www.oxfordhouse.org.uk/event/black-history-month-2026-bobbin-n-weavin-mending-workshop/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/63f8977d09e2de904d1050e189a2120f200b42057b9c341a9ea3597ecfd66149-2000.webp"}, {"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. Visitors can explore books and illustration beyond the mainstream publishing shelves and meet the creators directly.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/black-indie-authorillustrator-fair-60876/", "official_url": "https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/events/black-indie-authorillustrator-fair", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f1c29b440d5df2e5941eb88d6bc08c512d1f3d4f983ef2ddb6dda6025bab212a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Weight Of Standing", "start": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Broadway Theatre", "address": "Catford Road, SE6 4RU London", "price": "£10.00", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.broadwaytheatre.org.uk/events/a-place-at-my-table", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["society/black-culture/black-british", "stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "The Weight Of Standing is a world premiere theatre performance celebrating the lives, resilience and enduring legacy of Black older people in Britain. Through intimate storytelling, movement and music, it explores forms of resistance, struggle and survival that have shaped generations, with stories of friendship, family and community at its heart. The work reflects on the strength carried within Black older bodies and the histories they hold, honouring voices that have too often gone unheard. Bold, moving and deeply human, it is a celebration of endurance, memory and collective care.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-weight-of-standing-69596/", "official_url": "https://www.broadwaytheatre.org.uk/events/the-weight-of-standing", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b28e7b626949218210950801f1b0893b66d480e9adfac6f5b48980033b1e2db4-1200.webp"}, {"title": "New Black British Sound x BBC Introducing", "start": "2026-11-12T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T21:30:00Z", "place": "V&A East Museum", "address": "Carpenters Road 107, E20 2AR London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.vam.ac.uk/info/buy-membership", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["society/black-culture/black-british", "music"], "description": "An evening of live music, networking and a panel conversation titled 'New Black British Sound x BBC Introducing' at V&A East Museum. It is run by BBC Introducing Live together with BBC Radio 1Xtra in partnership with V&A East Museum, celebrating the museum's exhibition The Music is Black: A British Story. A panel hosted by BBC Introducing's Angelle Joseph, with speakers including V&A East's Josephine Small, looks at key moments in Black British music history and how the UK industry can support young Black artists. An open mic hosted by BBC Radio 1Xtra Introducing's Theo Johnson gives nine artists the chance to perform live for BBC Introducing.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/new-black-british-sound-x-bbc-introducing-40095/", "official_url": "https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/RwGL37RqpD/new-black-british-sound-x-bbc-introducing-nov-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7220b15f5dda4434b888bc624ed4ba543164d9dc44e7abfb29095f4d110f713b-2000.webp"}]}