black-history-month
The Music Is Black: A British Story
V&A East Museum, Stratford
£22.50 weekday, £24.50 weekend (unconfirmed, check site)
Paid
This weekend
Free and paid events this Saturday and Sunday. Compare the dates, prices and booking details.
31 things · 18 free
Thursday 1 October 3
black-history-month
YAAD: a Black History Month creative clubhouse
Hammersmith, near the station, Hammersmith
WEEKEND DAY PASS £12.50
Paid
Free
Thursday 8 October 7
Food & drink
Borough Market: kunafa, honey and a pop-up worth eating your way around
Market Hall, Borough Market, London Bridge SE1
Free to browse; food and drinks charged separately
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Free
popups
self-portrait: up to 80% off at THE BOX
THE BOX, 4–6 Ram Place, Hackney E9
SAMPLE SALE; PURCHASES EXTRA
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Free
Visual arts
Whitechapel Gallery: free art and a Thursday writing workshop
Whitechapel Gallery, Aldgate East E1
FREE DISPLAYS
Free
black-history-month
The Culture Edit: Black and Asian brands, talks and a quiz
130 Fenchurch Street, City of London EC3
FREE ENTRY; EVENINGS RSVP
Free
Free
Friday 9 October 5
Nightlife
The Nightmare Realm: a haunted mansion in Greenwich
Avery Hill Mansion, Bexley Road SE9 2PQ
PAID, BOOK A TIMED SLOT
Paid
popups
Medicube: free skincare pop-up in Hanover Square
UNIT, 3 Hanover Square W1
FREE ENTRY, FIRST COME
Free
Community
NFL Experience: a free fan festival in Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square, WC2N 5DN
FREE; REGISTER VIA NFL ONEPASS
Free
Performing arts
Dance Umbrella: A Place to Dance
The Place, Euston WC1
£22 STANDARD / £18 CONCESSION, 18+
Paid
black-history-month
The Cocoa Butter Club: Black cinema comes alive at The Yard
The Yard, Queen’s Yard, White Post Lane E9
£10–£25 + £2.50 BOOKING FEE; 16+
Paid
Saturday 10 October 11
Food & drink
Ciel Coffee Club: coffee flights, cake and weekend DJs
Café Ciel, The OWO, Whitehall SW1
FOOD & DRINK TO BUY
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Fitness
Free football: give it a go in White City
Linford Christie Stadium, White City W12 0DF
FREE; REGISTER
Free
kids
BFI: make a bug or a mermaid tail with the kids
BFI Southbank, Mezzanine, South Bank SE1
FREE DROP-IN
Free
black-history-month
Nunhead: a free wellbeing yoga session for Black History Month
The Green, 5 Nunhead Green SE15
FREE; MESSAGE TO JOIN
Free
black-history-month
Black Culture Market: Black-owned brands in Brixton
Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton SW2, Brixton
FREE ENTRY, REGISTER
Free
black-history-month
Classically Black: a free lunchtime performance at Kings Place
Kings Place, King’s Cross N1
FREE; BOOK A SEAT
Free
Music
BandLab: music, free drinks and merch at NT’s Loft
NT’s Loft, London Fields E8
RSVP REQUIRED, 18+
Free
Free
black-history-month
Ankara Festival: African fashion takes the runway
Porchester Hall, Porchester Road W2, Paddington
£22.38 INCLUDING BOOKING FEE
Paid
Free
Sunday 11 October 5
Music
ASICS LDNX after-party: live music at BOXPARK Wembley
BOXPARK Wembley, Wembley
£9.37 including fee and one drink
Paid
Fitness
Sunday Pace: a £2 Fitzrovia 5K with an OAKBERRY discount
OAKBERRY Rathbone, Fitzrovia, Fitzrovia
£2 including booking fee
Paid
Paid
Free
Free