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Past events

Below is a list of our past events

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Past events

  • Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony 2023

    Page type: Event

    • Date(s): -
    • Venue: Online
    • Cost: Free

    Commemorating victims of the Holocaust and providing time for reflection for those affected by more recent genocides.

    Mayor of London Sadiq Khan delivering speech at Holocaust Memorial Day event
  • Lunar New Year - the Festival of Spring

    Page type: Event

    • Date(s): -
    • Venue: Trafalgar Square
    • Cost: Free

    Join the Festival of Spring, the London event celebrating Chinese and Lunar New Year.

    Chinese dragon display at Lunar New Year event in Trafalgar Square
  • London New Year's Eve 2022

    Page type: Event

    • Date(s): -
    • Cost: £15.00

    We’re delighted to announce that London New Year’s Eve Celebrations are back again!

    New Year's Eve fireworks display in front of the London Eye.
  • Menorah 2022 on Trafalgar Square

    Page type: Event

    • Date(s): -
    • Venue: Trafalgar Square
    • Cost: Free, no tickets required

    Come and see the giant menorah lit up for Chanukah in London, the Jewish festival of lights.

    Giant menorah lit in purple colour for Chanukah 2022
  • Trafalgar Square Christmas carol singing programme 2022

    Page type: Event

    • Date(s): -
    • Venue: Trafalgar Square
    • Cost: Free

    Come and see choirs performing at Trafalgar Square every day in one-hour slots from 2pm to 9pm for their chosen charities.

    Carol music sheet
  • The Mayor's Christmas Carol Service 2022

    Page type: Event

    • Date(s): -
    • Venue: Southwark Cathedral
    • Cost: Free

    The Mayor of London hosts his annual Christmas Carol Service.

    Choir singing carols in a church
  • Looking for Black Mary Reasoning Circle

    Page type: Event

    • Date(s): -

    A discussion event exploring the legend of Black Mary's Hole, a fabled 17th Century healing well run by a black woman Mary Woolaston.

     Looking for Black Mary Reasoning Circle
  • Mind your language: describing disability culture

    Page type: Event

    • Date(s): -
    • Venue: Online

    Who decides on the words used to describe and represent cultures? What is the impact of this on how we research and learn?

    A light box sign with a blue background and with the words Archive Enabled on in black and white
  • Deptford's History of the Slave Trade

    Page type: Event

    • Date(s): -
    • Venue: Londonwide

    MōSaF's guided walk provides a historical snapshot of how, and exactly where on Deptford's streets and bankside, our citizens, businesses and...

    MOSAF classic painting of sea ships
  • Black History London : a talk by authors Avril Nanton & Jody Burton

    Page type: Event

    • Date(s): -

    Join independent authors, researchers and story tellers Avril Nanton and Jody Burton for a discussion on charting London's Black history...

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  • Black History London : a talk by authors Avril Nanton & Jody Burton

    Page type: Event

    • Date(s): -
    • Cost: FREE

    Join independent authors, researchers and story tellers Avril Nanton and Jody Burton for a discussion on charting London's Black history...

    Image of the cover of the Black History London Map
  • Documentary, Co-Authorship and Visual Storytelling in the Public Realm

    Page type: Event

    • Date(s): -

    A talk from Future Hackney exploring documentary, co-authorship & visual storytelling within East London's communities.

    Future Hackney a black person with gold chain CDPR
  • Deptfords History of the Slave Trade

    Page type: Event

    • Date(s): -
    • Venue: Londonwide

    MōSaF's guided walk provides a historical snapshot of how, and exactly where on Deptford's streets and bankside, our citizens, businesses and...

    MOSAF classic painting of sea ships
  • People's Question Time Redbridge

    Page type: Event

    • Date(s): -
    • Venue: Sir James Hawkey Hall
    • Cost: Free - registration required

    People's Question Time Redbridge - Event for the 2nd November 2022 this will take place in a venue located in Sir James Hawkey Hall. This is annual...

    One person is raising his hands from the audience at people's question time event
  • New date of 28th September: Elephant & Castle Black History Walk

    Page type: Event

    • Date(s): -
    • Venue: Elephant and Castle

    New date of 28th September: Elephant & Castle Black History Walk

    Black and white photograph of people standing and sitting together
  • People of Wardley Street, Wandsworth: Gypsy, Roma, Traveller heritage

    Page type: Event

    • Date(s): -
    • Venue: Wardley Street
    • Cost: Free

    A guided history walk prior to the unveiling of a blue plaque celebrating Gypsy, Roma & Traveller heritage in Wandsworth

    The People of Wardley Street event banner
  • Diwali on the Square 2022

    Page type: Event

    • Date(s): -
    • Venue: Trafalgar Square
    • Cost: Free

    Celebrate the Festival of Light on the Square!

    Diwali on the Square 2022
  • Girls Talk: Celebrating the Day of the 'Girl-Child'

    Page type: Event

    • Date(s): -
    • Cost: Free

    Celebrate the 'Day of the Girl-Child': learn about 19th century women & explore how far society has progressed. 

    A young woman whispers in anothers ear
  • Jewish history walk around Whitechapel

    Page type: Event

    • Date(s): -
    • Cost: 0

    A great walk including Romans, Medieval London, Victorians, Revolutionaries, Immigrants, markets and murder.

    Umbra Sumus meridian
  • Black History Bus tour

    Page type: Event

    • Date(s): -
    • Venue: Windrush Square
    • Cost: 0

    Three-hour bus drive showing London's top tourist attractions from an African/Caribbean perspective.

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