Black History Season 2026

Celebrate Camden’s Black culture, history and communities from October to December 2026!

Upcoming events

Two mosaic artworks on circular panels depict people sitting, surrounded by art materials and crates in a workshop setting.

Seeing the Potential

Today · 11am · Recurring Swiss Cottage Gallery · Belsize Park

Art & Design Black History Season

A colourful collage poster with abstract figures and cut-out images, surrounded by documents and black-and-white photographs displayed in a glass case.

Black Lesbian and Gay Centre Display at Queer Britain

Today · 0pm · Recurring Queer Britain · King's Cross

LGBTQ+History & Heritage Black History Season

A man sitting on a floating cloud with a cardboard box, wearing a red hat and sunglasses, holds a leash attached to a flying robotic bird.

Zana Masombuka | Spotlight: Benji Reid

Today · 0.30pm · Recurring October Gallery · Holborn

Photography Art & Design Black History Season

Man standing in front of a large "Carnival 60" display, surrounded by a crowd.

Carnival 60: Ian Watts at Outernet

Thu 1 Oct · 10am · Recurring Outernet London · Holborn

Photography Art & Design History & Heritage Project Black History Season

Food trays with Caribbean dishes and people sitting at tables or dancing inside a community hall, with a central yellow circle reading 'CARIB EATS more than just a meal'.

Carib Eats Weekly Canteen for Community

Thu 1 Oct · 0pm · Recurring O2 Centre · Belsize Park

Black History Season Project

Portraits arranged in a row over an orange map pattern on a black background.

Between The City And Me: A Panel of Grassroots Voices

Fri 2 Oct · 7pm Holy Cross Church, Cromer Street · Bloomsbury

Talks & Tours Festivals Black History Season

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Love Camden x Itch Radio Presents Diaspora Frequencies

Fri 2 Oct · 8pm · Recurring MAP Studio Cafe · Kentish Town

Music Black History Season History & Heritage

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London Spanish Book & Zine Fair

Sat 3 Oct · 10am Conway Hall · Holborn

Writing History & Heritage LGBTQ+Black History Season Festivals

People gather on a dance studio floor, with one person seated and others standing or crouching nearby.

Let's See What Happens: Stories Of Joy

Sat 3 Oct · 2pm Holy Cross Church, Cromer Street · Bloomsbury

Theatre Festivals Project Performance Black History Season

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upLIFT: Stories of Joy

Sat 3 Oct · 7pm Holy Cross Church, Cromer Street · Bloomsbury

Performance Festivals Music Black History Season

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Honouring Our Community ' Our People, Our Spirit, Our Stories

Fri 9 Oct · 10am · Recurring Camden Market · Camden Town

Photography History & Heritage Art & Design Food & Drink Black History Season

Illustrated figure sitting cross-legged reading sheet music, wearing red shoes, surrounded by scattered papers

Ilford Boy

Sat 10 Oct · 2.30pm · Recurring Donmar Warehouse · Holborn

Performance Theatre LGBTQ+Black History Season

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Revolutionary Acts: Love and Brotherhood in Black Gay Britain - Jason Okundaye

Sat 10 Oct · 2.30pm Queer Britain · King's Cross

LGBTQ+History & Heritage Talks & Tours Black History Season

Person with a beard wearing a large denim hat and dark shirt sits against an orange background, looking towards the camera.

Barrel Children: The Families Windrush Left Behind + Live Q&A with Nadine White

Mon 12 Oct · 6pm Everyman Kings Cross · King's Cross

Film History & Heritage Black History Season

People reading books and selecting titles from bookshelves in a cosy, modern library setting with plants and warm lighting.

Author Event - Jessica Wilson: If Afros Could Speak

Wed 14 Oct · 4pm Swiss Cottage Library · Belsize Park

Black History Season Writing

Sheet music titled "Abolition of the Slave Trade" with musical notes for various instruments and details about the publication in London.

Abolition Song and its Legacies

Fri 16 Oct · 6.30pm Foundling Museum · Bloomsbury

Performance History & Heritage Black History Season

Room lit in reddish orange with 4 people wearing white tops and trousers lifting their hands in air holding white material, smiling in movement

Afro Dance Xplosion 2026: Transcen-dance by Feel the Rhythm Productions

Fri 16 Oct · 7.30pm The Place · Bloomsbury

Performance Dance Theatre Black History Season

Painting of a person with curled hair and a red top, leaning back with their eyes closed in sunlight.

Femmes De Soleil

Sat 17 Oct · 0pm Conway Hall · Holborn

Black History Season Art & Design

Group of people stand in front of steel pans playing against white background

Camden Music Service: Steel Pan Performance and Workshop

Sat 17 Oct · 0.30pm Swiss Cottage Library · Belsize Park

Black History Season Music Performance

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Nuns With Tattoos

Sat 17 Oct · 7pm Holy Cross Church, Cromer Street · Bloomsbury

Performance Music Faith LGBTQ+Theatre Festivals Black History Season

People reading books together in a cosy room filled with bookshelves and plants, while another person and child look at framed pictures by a window.

Author Talk - Anne John-Ligali: St Vincent, Chief Chatoyer and the Garifunas

Mon 19 Oct · 4pm Camden Town Library · Camden Town

Black History Season Writing

People reading books and selecting from bookshelves in a cosy library room with plants and modern furniture.

Film Screening: Mama Sheila's Montage

Wed 21 Oct · 6pm Swiss Cottage Library · Belsize Park

Black History Season Writing History & Heritage Film

Four people in separate portrait photos, each facing the camera; two wear dark tops, one wears a patterned shirt, and one wears a dark jacket with a beaded necklace. ‘Legacy in Motion’ is written below.

Legacy in Motion: An Inherited Light Conversation

Thu 22 Oct · 6pm Camden Town Hall · Bloomsbury

Black History Season Talks & Tours Film

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Project Art & Design

Camden People's Museum

Permanent exhibition

Online/physical exhibition

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Black History Season