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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