{"title": "Threads of Bengal: A Contemporary Bangla Cultural Experience", "start": "2026-11-19T17:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Poplar Union", "address": "Cotall Street 2, E14 6TL London", "price": "£20-£25", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "25.00", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["art/fashion", "film/documentary", "occasion"], "description": "Threads of Bengal: A Contemporary Bangla Cultural Experience is an evening celebrating Bengali heritage, craftsmanship and creativity through film, fashion, dance, music and storytelling. It is presented by Maeve Mores, a fashion brand that celebrates the hand-made and works to preserve traditional craftsmanship and heritage. The evening includes a documentary premiere sharing the people and stories behind traditional craftsmanship, a contemporary fashion presentation and live cultural performances. 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Big Beat Playground bring their family friendly festival in an action-packed family rave, while exhibits and performances by local Barnet communities fill the building.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/light-flight-at-artsdepot-73804/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ad1d49b7c2b0953f4dae56e4fe88bcd80a8cd0da851634d0550523c8e4da9994-2000.webp"}, {"title": "World Postcard Day 2026", "start": "2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-09-23T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "The Soho Poly", "address": "16 Riding House Street, W1W 7DT London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["occasion"], "description": "World Postcard Day 2026 is a celebration at the Soho Poly marking 1 October, the day when people worldwide send postcards. The Soho Poly invites visitors to mark it by sending or making a postcard, perhaps even one of its own. 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The 2026 edition presents 102 shows in 60 languages by 450 artists over three weeks, alongside scratch nights, live streams, workshops and events, spotlighting challenge and change. It invites audiences to see a show or join a discussion and grow London's transnational theatrical conversation, welcoming all languages, dialects and accents.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/voila-theatre-festival-39125/", "official_url": "https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/voilafestival", "image": "https://noky.io/images/61189eee67ebcc7ccd079f42dc9d1397d13e03b24a75765a7140c26674931911-600.webp"}, {"title": "Voila Festival '26", "start": "2026-11-02T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Space", "address": "Westferry Road 269, E14 3RS London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "Voila! Festival '26 is a theatre festival running for two and a half weeks at The Space. 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It is run at the Landmark Arts Centre and now in its fifth year, offering more than 100 beers and ciders including 70 cask ales from across the UK, from IPAs and pale ales to stouts, lagers, porters and bitters, alongside craft keg beers, 18 ciders, a no and low alcohol bar, wines and gin. It is a fundraising event for the Landmark Arts Centre, supporting its year-round arts and community programmes such as concerts, classes and exhibitions. Visitors must be over 18, and each ticket includes entry to one session, a souvenir glass, the festival programme and a first beer token.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/teddington-beer-festival-36895/", "official_url": "https://www.landmarkartscentre.org/shows/teddington-beer-festival/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3d0a48eaf17861333ff20d2057528fba9da7128c1eff9d5ca50dc199cedd4046-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Bonfire Night", "start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Red Lion", "address": "13 St Mary's Rd, W5 5RA London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["occasion/bonfire-night"], "description": "Bonfire Night is an evening at the pub The Red Lion. It is put on by the pub itself as part of its programme, marking the traditional bonfire celebrations of the season.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/bonfire-night-48178/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Diwali 2026", "start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-09T00:00:00Z", "place": "Shree Kutch Satsang Swaminarayan Temple Harrow", "address": "Westfield Lane, HA3 9EA Harrow", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["occasion/diwali", "religion/hinduism"], "description": "Diwali 2026 is a celebration of the festival of lights, running from Friday, 6th of November to Monday, 9th of November. It is held by Shree Kutch Satsang Swaminarayan Temple Harrow, which invites the community to come together in divine joy, harmony, and radiant celebrations at SKSST Harrow. Information on the Laxmi Poojan, such as following live or items to bring, is available at sksst.org/laxmi-poojan.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/diwali-2026-96250/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/89f40678f41cd5c6ab247f093330a14b73b6df171c00d55b4826a659d836062c-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Highgate Art Fair", "start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T00:00:00Z", "place": "Highgate Primary School, Storey Road, North Hill, London N6 4ED", "address": "", "price": "under-16s go free", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["art"], "description": "The Highgate Art Fair is a weekend of original, affordable contemporary art held in the Victorian hall of Highgate Primary School, with over 50 artists, galleries and collectives showing straight from the studio. Now in its third year, the fair is run by NextGen Exhibitions Ltd and began as a village exhibition before growing into one of North London's most talked-about art weekends. It is carefully curated to offer a vibrant mix of practices and mediums, from painting, print and photography to sculpture and craft, alongside workshops and a children's exhibition. Visitors can still talk to the person who made the work, in a hall of soaring windows and exposed timber trusses filled with warm, natural light.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/highgate-art-fair-119990/", "official_url": "http://highgateartfair.co.uk", "image": "https://noky.io/images/725d966705751f7c98c0990a6ef9b641bf37fe6ab673da54a1306ecae4d38f4f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Langley Park School for Boys 125th Anniversary: Alumni Day", "start": "2026-11-07T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Beccehamian Rugby Football Club", "address": "Sparrow's Den, Corkscrew Hill, BR4 9BB West Wickham", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["occasion/anniversary", "community"], "description": "An Alumni Day marking the 125th anniversary of Langley Park School for Boys, held at Beccehamian Rugby Football Club. Former pupils are invited to gather, meet long-lost schoolmates and reminisce about the best days of their life. The school, which has had a close association with the club over many years, is marking its anniversary with a number of special events, with Assistant Head Teacher Ben Jones organising the occasion.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/langley-park-school-for-boys-125th-anniversary-alumni-day-60019/", "official_url": "https://www.lpsb.org.uk/assets/Images/Uploads/Alumni_Flyer_2026-27-3-v2.pdf", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b4e87afa46afa0c720e3c0157991027a8c3ce912b89deb4609adf73a2a4696d6-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Diwali at the National Maritime Museum", "start": "2026-11-07T10:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T17:00:00Z", "place": "National Maritime Museum", "address": "Romney Road, SE10 9NF London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["occasion/diwali"], "description": "Diwali at the National Maritime Museum is a free public celebration of Diwali, the Festival of Lights, with lantern parades, dance performances and rangoli workshops. Royal Museums Greenwich invites everyone to celebrate 'All Together Now', a day of creativity, culture and community curated by Mehala Ford, founder and curator of COMMONGROUND&, around the idea that we are stronger when we come together. Artists, performers, musicians, makers and storytellers will transform the galleries, with live music and dance, storytelling, talks, creative workshops, art installations and a first-ever Diwali Bazaar of South Asian designers and makers. Everyone is welcome, whether Diwali is part of their own story or not.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/diwali-at-the-national-maritime-museum-37283/", "official_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/diwali", "image": ""}]}