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Mayor's Community Weekend 2023

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Please note that this event has already occured.

Key information

Start date: Friday 23 June 2023

End date: Sunday 25 June 2023

Venue: Londonwide

About the event

The first ever Mayor’s Community Weekend takes place across London on the weekend of Friday 23 June to Sunday 25 June 2023.

As part of the event, communities and groups were offered the chance to apply for up to £1,500 in funding to run activities that celebrate and support building strong community relationships. 

The Mayor’s Community Weekend encourages people to engage with their local communities, bringing different groups together, strengthening connections and making new ones.

Map of events

Discover all the events happening in London during the Mayor's Community Weekend.

Please note that some of these details may be subject to change.  We recommend you check with organisers before attending.

List of voluntary and community groups

Find out more about all the voluntary and community groups who will be involved in delivering activities and events at the first Mayor's Community Weekend.

Central London

  • Henna Asian Women's Group
    Event: Midsummer Community Fun
  • Keats Community Library
    Event: Family Garden Party
  • SeeThrough Theatre Company limited
    Event: Brazil in the park
  • Abbey Community Centre
    Event: Abbey Community Summer Festival: New centre celebration
  • The Phoenix Garden CIO
    Event: Community BBQ
  • The Winchester Project
    Event: Hilgrove Summer Street Party

  • The Golden Baggers
    Event: The Golden Lane Global Community Picnic

  • Angel Shed Theatre Company    
    Event: Islington Creativity Day
  • Caxton House Settlement           
    Event: Community Gardening Day
  • Chabad-Lubavitch of Islington CIO          
    Event: The Big Jewish Summer Fete
  • Friends of Thornhill Road Gardens          
    Event: Friends of Thornhill Gardens
  • Go Africa Community Hub CIC   
    Event: Celebrating African-Caribbeans in Islington
  • Urban Forest Tribe CIC  
    Event: Palmer Estate Community Event

  • Fit for Life Youth CIC     
    Event: Fit For life Youth Fun Weekend
  • Nova New Opportunities            
    Event: Nova at 40 and The Great Get Together
  • Out & Proud African LGBTI         
    Event: OPAL KENSINGTON PICNIC
  • Spirit of Peace  
    Event: A celebration of community and life mid-summer event

  • A2ndvoice CIC  
    Event: Family Inclusive Autism SEND Celebrations
  • Brixton Community Based          
    Event: RICH MIX Picnic Workshop
  • Friends of Norwood Park            
    Event: Nature trail community garden open day
  • Just Shelter       
    Event: Community picnic and sports day for refugees and asylum seekers
  • RMUK Wellbeing CIC     
    Event: RMUK Wellbeing
  • UINCAP International Union of Capoeira
    Event: Kennington Park Community Day
  • UK LATIN COMMUNITY CIC        
    Event: "Smoke & Score/BBQ and sports" - connecting communities
  • Upper Norwood Library Trust    
    Event: Our Big Community BBQ

  • BEATS & EATS CIC          
    Event: The Blackfriars Beats & Eats Tea Party
  • Bells Gardens Estate Tennant Association             
    Event: A community coming together
  • Elmington TRA 
    Event: Elmington Community BBQ
  • House of Divine Solution International Ministry            
    Event: Unifying Family in London Community
  • London LGBTQ+ Community Centre       
    Event: Community joy at the Centre and beyond
  • Mental Fight Club          
    Event: Lets Celebrate Diversity and Resilience
  • Spring Community Hub 
    Event: The Big Spring Community Festival: Celebrating Diversity in Southwark
  • Trees for Bermondsey   
    Event: Tales from the Trees
  • Uffo Athletic and Leisure Group Ltd       
    Event: Uffo Athletic and Belonging to the community

  • Babylon Migrants Project           
    Event: Babylon Project Community Sports Day
  • Harrow Road Soup Kitchen CIC  
    Event: Harrow Road Soup Kitchen
  • London Basketball Association   
    Event: LBA Brent Basketball Tournament
  • Marylebone Bangladesh Society Limited
    Event: Community Youth Weekend
  • Queens Park Bangladesh Association     
    Event: Amar Shogobaad (Bengoli meaning for 'My Community/friends')
  • Sport4Health Community Interest Company             
    Event: Sport4Health Community Sports Festival
  • Third Sector Media        
    Event: My City

North London

  • Inkluder CIC      
    Event: Barnet Pride in the Park
  • Lifestyle Inclusion Future Together         
    Event: UpLiFT-in the Community
  • Stonegrove Community Trust    
    Event: Summer Spaces
  • The Axis Educational Trust         
    Event: Barnet Community Sports Day
  • Whetstone Stray Allottees Association   
    Event: Open Day on the Community Plot at Whetstone Stray Allotments

  • Africa Healing Foundation          
    Event: Community Connection Through Food
  • Edmonton Community Partnership
    Event: Wake Up Shake Up: Family Fun Day
  • Family Based Solutions 
    Event: Community Sports Day & Picnic
  • MHA Communities North London           
    Event: Weaving Enfield's Tapestry
  • The Community Worlds (UK) Ltd             
    Event: Community Picnic for Turkish-speaking Refugee Families
  • The Household of Mercy
    Event: Youth and Young People Community Celebration
  • The London Institute of Social Studies    
    Event: Scholar Family Fun Day: A Joyful Picnic Experience

  • Code1 Community Group CIC    
    Event: Care home residents talent show and garden tea party
  • Haringey Community Food Network (HCFN)             
    Event: The Big Picnic! Celebrating our volunteers
  • Haringey Mencap Ltd    
    Event: Together
  • HR Sports Academy CIC
    Event: HR Family Picnic and Sports Day
  • The Markfield Project Limited   
    Event: The Big Play Space
  • The Willow School & Broadwaters Children's Centre 
    Event: Magical Fairy Adventure

South London

  • Exercise for Everyone    
    Event: Cooking budget-friendly tips and tricks
  • Green Street Green Association
    Event: Picnic in the Park
  • Orpington Village Hall Trust       
    Event: Cultural Family Fun Evening
  • PADI     
    Event: Penge Community Weekend 23 - 25 June
  • Play Place Innov8 CIC    
    Event: Queen Adelaide Fun Day

  • Apsara Arts
    Event: "Fashion and celebration of identity" (working title)
  • BABRA
    Event: Lower Streatham Midsummer party
  • Caterham Barracks Community Trust
    Event: Cricket Green Family Fun Day
  • Esther Community Enterprise    
    Event: Esther's Picnic
  • Knowledge and Practice
    Event: Celebrating differences and similarity
  • Lightup Foundation
    Event: Lightup New Addington Community Picnic
  • Myatobee Services CIC 
    Event: Mix and Blend community barbecue
  • Norwood JunkAction     
    Event: Junk Action Weekend

  • Connect: North Korea   
    Event: Building Community and Resilience through North Korean Food Exhibition
  • Friends of Kingston Road Recreation Ground             
    Event: Formal opening of Boxing club
  • Kingston Carers' Network           
    Event: Carers' Community Celebration
  • Kingston Chinese Association Ltd            
    Event: Summer BBQ
  • Kingston Environment Centre    
    Event: Hogsmill Community Garden - Mayor's Open Day - Field to fork
  • Kingston society for children and adults with learning disabilities       
    Event: Searchlight community centre summer picnic

  • Deen City Farm & Riding School
    Event: 45 years in the community celebration
  • Jigsaw4u           
    Event: Jigsaw4u Community Celebration
  • The Walk and Talk Movement CIC          
    Event: Walk and Talk community picnic
  • Wimbledon Windmill Museum CIO        
    Event: Family Sharing Picnic at the Wimbledon Windmill

  • Friends of Oaks Park      
    Event: Meadow Day in Oaks Park
  • Manor Park Friends Group         
    Event: Manor Park Community Weekend
  • Sutton Borough Volunteer Bureau          
    Event: Sutton Befrienders Picnic in the Park
  • Team Imagineers           
    Event: Let Them Eat Cake
  • The Centre for Environmental Initiatives
    Event: EcoLocal Volunteer Celebration Event

  • Begin2Sports Group Academy CIC          
    Event: Roof Garden Picnic at Doddington & Rollo Estate
  • Furzedown Annual Charity Events Community Group  
    Event: Chill-out Street Party
  • Providence house trust 
    Event: Young Entertainment Showcase
  • Russian Community Association
    Event: ‘Ivan Kupala Slavic Festival' Food and Tradition
  • Waste Not Want Not Battersea 
    Event: Bramlands Close Street Party

East London

  • TKO BARKING AMATEUR BOXING CLUB CIC             
    Event: TKO Community Weekend
  • Flowing Rivers Enterprise Limited           
    Event: Flowing Rivers Community BBQ
  • Green Shoes Arts CIO    
    Event: Green Shoes Arts Mayor's Community Weekend
  • The Rufina Children’s Foundation           
    Event: Mayor’s Community Weekend Picnic

  • Bexley Nepalese Community     
    Event: BNC Youth & Children Engagement & Celebrations
  • Re-Instate Ltd   
    Event: Celebration of Autism
  • The Mentor Ring           
    Event: Together we Thrive

  • Avant-Gardening CIC     
    Event: Wig Out!
  • Champions 4 Change Wellbeing C.I.C.    
    Event: Boxing Fitness Weekend in Maryon Park
  • Impress Community      
    Event: Seniors  Citizens Gathering During London Mayor's Weekend
  • International Gospel Community            
    Event: Family At The Park
  • International Policy Center for Sustainable Development
    Event: Cultural Intergenerational Event
  • Nigerian Community Greenwich CIC      
    Event: Afrobeat Disco Dance Party
  • Skills for Development  
    Event: LGBTQIA+ Social Event (Woolwich; Greenwich)
  • Voice of Joy community Group  
    Event: Community barbecues

  • Acheinu Cancer Support (ACS)   
    Event: Share and Care With Brunch and Fresh Air
  • Drama Expressions for Children 
    Event: Culture Connect
  • Janice Smith Foundation             
    Event: Together We are One
  • RISE 365 CIC     
    Event: Community Get-Together Day
  • Talmud Torah Torah Veyirah D’Satmar
    Event: One kindness at a time-Youth Social Action Launch
  • The Hoxton Trust           
    Event: Hoxton Community Summer Fair

  • Elm Park Community Association            
    Event: Celebrating The Community
  • Havering Green Streets 
    Event: Havering's Green Weekender
  • Havering Volunteer Centre
    Event: Everyone Together Project
  • Tapestry Care UK limited            
    Event: Disco in the Garden
  • The Artful Willows         
    Event: Willows Creative Community Day!
  • This Girl's Ability CIC     
    Event: Chit-Chat and Crafts

  • Bellingham Community Project Ltd        
    Event: 100 year Centenary Festival
  • Come Out of Hiding, The Lighthouse Network CIC
    Event: All Around The World
  • Evelyn Community Store            
    Event: Evelyn Community Store Summer Celebration
  • Friends of Forster Memorial Park           
    Event: Forster Park Community Picnic
  • Lewisham Churches Care           
    Event: Midsummer Merriment with Bring Me Sunshine
  • Living Waters Christian Centre Lewisham Trust    
    Event: LWCC Community BBQ
  • Mothering Support Group          
    Event: Mothering support group International/ Cultural day
  • South East London Tennis CIC   
    Event: Lewisham Inclusive Disability Sports Festival
  • Telegraph Hill Playclub  
    Event: Telegraph Hill Playclub Community Gardening Picnic

  • Carpenters Cafe
    Event: Carpenters Estate Community Party
  • Dost Centre for Young Refugees and Migrants             
    Event: Young Refugee Sports Day
  • Forest Gate Community Garden CIO      
    Event: Let's Get Together - Celebrating Diversity
  • Manor Park Community Garden
    Event: Summer Festival
  • Newham Community Project     
    Event: NCP Fun Day
  • The Drop In Bereavement Centre           
    Event: Bring and Share a Cultural Dish

  • Malayalee Association of the U.K.           
    Event: MAUK Community Fete
  • Muslim Women's Welfare Association Limited             
    Event: Green Gathering
  • The Redbridge Music Lounge     
    Event: Mid-Summer Music Festival
  • Wren Wildlife and Conservation Group  
    Event: Wanstead Wildlife Weekend

  • Heard Organisation Limited (Previously On Road Media)     
    Event: Trans Joy Picnic
  • Isle of Dogs Bangladeshi Association & Cultural Centre 
    Event: Youth Celebration
  • Seeds for Growth           
    Event: Farming on the Barkantine
  • Streets of Growth          
    Event: Eco Fashion Sunday Lunch
  • The Power Movement Organisation       
    Event: TPM Community Event
  • Victoria Park Friends     
    Event: The Pride Picnic

  • Community Apothecary CIC       
    Event: Summer Gathering
  • Coppermill Swifts FC     
    Event: Coppermill Swifts Community Picnic
  • CREST Waltham Forest  
    Event: South Countess Trail
  • Mbilla Arts CIC
    Event: Mbilla Celebration Day
  • Pak Cultural Society
    Event: We love our culture
  • The Parochial Church Council of St Barnabas and St James Church     
    Event: Stafford Hall Community Food Exchange
  • Walk + Talk CIC
    Event: Fitness Festival and Community BBQ

West London

  • 2nd Kingsbury Scout Group        
  • Event: Kingsbury Community Barbarcue Event
  • Asma community group
    Event: Horn of Africa Celebration Day
  • Community Action on Dementia -Brent 
    Event: The Brent Big Picnic
  • Kilburn Cosmos Rugby Football Club Limited             
    Event: Kilburn Cosmos Family Fun Day

  • Acton Play Projects and Leisure Events (A.P.P.L.E.)          
    Event: A.P.P.L.E's Summer Celebration
  • Smile of a King Foundation         
    Event: Family Fun Sports Day

  • Arise Education Project 
    Event: White City Community Get-Together
  • Bubblesqueakeat CIC    
    Event: The Old Oak Tea
  • For the People from the People CIC       
    Event: Community Silent Disco
  • Harrow Club
    Event: 140 not out - Celebrating the Harrow Club
  • Kibo Productions
    Event: Queering the Canon: Celebrating & supporting Non-Binary Theatre Artists
  • Sands End Arts & Community Centre     
    Event: Sands End Arts & Community Centre Sports and Fun Day

  • Afghan Voice CIC           
    Event: The Afghan Kites - Promoting Resilience & Diversity
  • Alridha Foundation        
    Event: Altogether!
  • Arts for Life Project (UK)            
    Event: Sports; Games & Art Extravaganza Picnic
  • Filmscope CIC
    Event:   Sensoreel - Deaf-Friendly Subtitled Film Screenings
  • Harrow Recreation Ground Users Association             
    Event: Music for the Community in the Park
  • Hotspot Community CIC
    Event: Hotspot Community Day

  • Evolution Netball Club  
    Event: Evolution Netball Festival-Fun Day
  • Glebe Primary School    
    Event: Growing Community Roots
  • Halo Children’s Foundation
    Event: HALO walk and picnic in the park
  • Parkfield Peckers           
    Event: Parkfield Peckers’ Community Garden celebration

  • All Aboard Club CIC       
    Event: All Aboard Parties - improving the wellbeing of SEND children through play
  • Brentford Voice CIC       
    Event: The Brentford Canal Festival
  • Cultivate London            
    Event: People's Pizza Party
  • Hounslow Arts Trust Ltd
    Event: This is Brentford Open Mic 2023
  • Hounslow Seniors Trust Association       
    Event: Picnic in Chiswick House Kitchen Garden

  • Barnes Common Limited            
    Event: Barnes Common Urban Woodland Craft Fair
  • Habitats & Heritage       
    Event: South West London Community Clean-Up and Celebration's
  • Mortlake Community Association           
    Event: Mortlake Community Association Afternoon Tea Party
  • Ruils     
    Event: Ruils Community BBQ
  • Twickenham Riverside Trust      
    Event: Gruffalo Fun Day