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Black History Season

Immerse yourself in our vibrant calendar of events celebrating Camden’s Black culture.
A person walks past a wall with posters and graffiti, next to a heap of trash and boxes on an urban street.
Film History & Heritage Talks & Tours
Horace Ové’s ‘Pressure’ Film Screening + Q&A Arrow

22nd October 2025, 7pm-10pm

Everyman King's Cross 14-18 Handyside St, London N1C 4DN

£10

A man in a suit reads a newspaper while smoking a pipe, sitting at a table with more newspapers.
Talks & Tours History & Heritage
Camden Black Radicals: A hub for the Pan-African movement Arrow

23rd October 2025, 7pm-9pm

Claudia Jones Room, Camden Town Hall, 5 Judd Street WC1H 9JE

Pay What You Can - Donation to Umoja Health Forum

Smiling woman with long hair poses against an orange background, wearing a colorful top and green pants, with hands near her face.
Talks & Tours Music History & Heritage
Nigeria’s Story: Beat of the West Arrow

3rd November 2025, 7pm (Doors open at 6.30pm)

Cafe KOKO, 74 Crowndale Road, NW1 1TP

Pay What You Can

Illustrated poster for Camden Black History Season featuring diverse figures against a stylized map of Africa with bold colors and geometric shapes.
Talks & Tours History & Heritage
African Leaders in Camden Arrow

5th November 2025, 6 - 9pm

Samsung KX, 1 Stable Street London N1C 4DQ

Pay What You Can

Film History & Heritage
‘Frederick Douglass – My Path to Freedom’ Film Screening Arrow

7th November 2025, 6pm - 8pm (film begins at 6:30pm)

Clarence Hall, Bradfield Court, Hawley Road, NW1 8RN

Pay What You Can (Donation to Umoja Health Forum)

Elderly woman in vibrant patterned dress holds a vintage photo, standing against a rust-colored background.
Talks & Tours History & Heritage
Tell Me Something I Don't Know - Author Talk with Allyson Williams MBE Arrow

12th November 2025, 7pm-9pm

Kilburn Library, 12-22 Kilburn High Rd, London NW6 5UH

Pay What You Can

Ancient coin featuring a profile of a crowned figure, surrounded by inscriptions, on a dark background.
History & Heritage Talks & Tours
African heritage and histories tour Arrow

4th October 2.30pm, 10th October 3pm, 12th October 2.30pm, and 30th October 3.30pm

British Museum

Free

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Art & Design Photography Project
Beyond Expectations: The Legacy of Black British Communities, Culture and Influence in Camden, 1960s–1970s Arrow

9th October - 11th December 2025
Mon-Thu, 10am – 8pm
Fri-Sat, 10am-5pm

Swiss Cottage Gallery (First floor Swiss Cottage Library), 88 Avenue Road, London, NW3 3HA.

Free

A woman and two children sit at a table outdoors, engaged in a craft activity with colorful yarn, thread, and fabric.
Art & Design Project
Create and Learn Arrow

20th - 23rd October 2025
Open from 10am, main workshops start from 3.40 - 6.00pm

KIOSK N1C - Kings Cross N1C

FREE - limited spaces per session - 10 spaces

A cricketer in white uniform and pads executes a batting stance, holding a cricket bat, with a netted fence in the background.
History & Heritage Talks & Tours
A Black History Walk Through Bloomsbury Arrow

21st October 2025, 1pm

Starts at the Friends Meeting House, 173-177 Euston Road.

Free

Three children in a library work together on a project at a table with bookshelves in the background.
Art & Design History & Heritage Talks & Tours
Taste of Africa Arrow

23rd October 2025, 2pm

Queens Crescent Library, 165 Queens Cres, London NW5 4HH

Free

Child decorating a canvas bag with colorful markers and pencils, featuring a sun and abstract designs.
History & Heritage Art & Design Project
Carry Her Power: From Mary Seacole to Marley Dias - Discover Amazing Black Women and Girls in History Arrow

28th October 2025, 11.30am

Kentish Town Library, 262-266 Kentish Town Rd, London NW5 2AA

Free

Colorful, intricate necklace with geometric patterns on a textured blue fabric background.
Art & Design History & Heritage Project
Design and Create Kente Patterned Necklaces Arrow

27 OCT, 11am-12.30pm, Kentish Town Library
28 OCT, 11am-12.30pm, Pancras Square Library
28 OCT, 5-6.30pm, Kilburn library
29 OCT, 4-5.30pm, Queens Crescent Library
30 OCT, 11am-12.30pm, Swiss Cottage Library

Free

A woman sings into a microphone while a man plays the saxophone beside her on stage. Both are dressed formally.
History & Heritage Talks & Tours
A Black History Walk through Kilburn Arrow

2nd November 2025, 2pm

Starts outside Kilburn Park tube station, Cambridge Avenue, NW6 5AD

Free

Two pilots in flight gear stand by a propeller of a fighter plane, smiling and talking. One leans casually on the propeller blade.
History & Heritage Talks & Tours
Caribbean protests, uprisings and role in World War 2 victory: The Camden connections - An Illustrated Talk Arrow

18th November 2025, 6pm

Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre, 2nd Floor, Holborn Library, 32-38 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8PA

Free

Two women in colorful hijabs sing into microphones, surrounded by people holding blue flags with white stars.
Food & Drink History & Heritage Music Performance Festivals
Somali Cultural Day 2025 Arrow

21st November 2025, 4.30pm

Council Chamber, Camden Town Hall, Judd Street, London, WC1H 9JE

Pay What You Can

A joyful man and woman covered in colorful paint smile at each other, surrounded by a vibrant, festive atmosphere.
Art & Design Photography Project History & Heritage Music
Outernet Exhibition: Carnival Through the Lens of Ian Watts Arrow

2rd - 31st October 2025

Now Trending space at Outernet London

Free

A black and white photo of four men in smart suits and a little boy in a shirt and shorts all stood in front of a house
Project Art & Design
Camden People's Museum Arrow

Permanent exhibition

Online/physical exhibition

Free admission

Man wearing purple yellow and blue brightly coloured traditional African dress holds drum as young child holds drumming stick to hit drum with outdoors in Granary Square
Black History Season Arrow
Two people perform a dance routine on a city street, wearing black and gray outfits with glowing gloves, surrounded by onlookers and shops.
Dance Performance Project
Drawing with Light Arrow

30th October 2025, 5pm-7pm

Part 1: 5pm-6pm, Camden High Street pedestrianised section (near Buck Street junction) NW1 8NH - this part of the event will involve moving through Camden High Street towards Hawley Wharf

Part 2: 6pm-7pm, Hawley Wharf, Water Lane, NW1 8JY

Free

Black and white portrait of a bald man with a beard, wearing a textured sweater, looking intently at the camera against a dark background.
Dance Performance Project
Drawing With Light - Free master class dance workshops led by David Blake Arrow

29th October 2025, 2.00pm-3.30pm and 4.00pm-5.30pm

Castlehaven Community Association (Devas Garden Room), 23 Castlehaven Road London NW1 8RU

Free