Nourished Communities Food Festival 2026
This grassroots London food festival is back — and tickets cost less than a coffee
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Club Unity Launches at Shoreditch Arts Club
Club culture has always been about connection – sweaty dancefloors, shared moments, strangers becoming part of the same energy for one night. But in a world ruled by algorithms, doomscrolling and division, a new project launching at Shoreditch Arts Club is asking a simple question: what if we chose love instead?
The Little Neon Door, Shoreditch
There’s a new house party landing in East London this summer, and it sounds exactly like the kind of chaos Shoreditch does best. The Little Neon Door is the latest opening from the team behind London’s much-loved Little Door flats – and this time they’re going bigger, louder and unapologetically more playful
All Points East 2026
East London summer wouldn’t feel complete without All Points East, and this year’s line-up is shaping up to be one of its strongest yet
Chat Noir – Immersive Dining
A journey through time and place, Chat Noir transports you from modern London into a candlelit world of 1890s Paris…
Hackney Art Week
Free and open to all, Hackney Art Week returns in summer 2026 as a borough-wide celebration of contemporary creativity, bringing together more than 60 artists and creatives across 50 venues in one of London’s most dynamic cultural landscapes
Meet James Lambert – Dancer, Choreographer & Educator
Based along the canals of East London, James Lambert is a dancer, choreographer and educator moving between global stages and the city’s ever-evolving creative scene.
Pour Choices Wine Fair, Hackney
Pour Choices – the low-intervention wine fair that keeps things playful, inclusive and genuinely interesting – is back in London this Saturday 18 April, taking […]
Record Bars’ Vinyl, Vibes & Very Late Nights
If you care about music the way it’s meant to be heard – loud, raw and on record – London’s already got your April sorted
The Macbeth, Hoxton – Party with a Purpose
A a special night at The Macbeth, Hoxton in support of youth mental health
Where to Spend New Year’s Eve in East London
Looking for somewhere bold, buzzy and unmistakably East London to ring in 2026? From sky-high glamour to gritty warehouse raves, here are our picks of the coolest places to celebrate New Year’s Eve — complete with typical entry prices and links so you can book before they sell out…
25 Ways To Do Christmas in East London
We’ve rounded up 25 ways to do the season your way: live jazz in dimly lit bars, carols spilling onto Columbia Road, vintage markets, late-night dancing, heated lido swims, tiny pastries, big plates, quiet moments, loud nights — the lot.
Interview: Dannielle ‘Rhimes’ Lecointe
Beast chats to Associate Artistic Director, Dannielle ‘Rhimes’ Lecointe about her life, creative journey, and her latest work, Ebony Scrooge, running at Sadler’s Wells East from 26 November 2025 to 4 January 2026.
Interview: Sarah Bentley — Founder of Made In Hackney & Author of We Cook Plants
Over the past decade, Sarah Bentley has transformed Made In Hackney from a small local food project into a movement with global reach. What began as a community cookery school in East London has become an international model for food justice, plant-based cooking, and community care — all rooted in joy, inclusion, and the belief that good food should be a basic human right.
Beast spoke to Sarah about her journey from journalist to food activist, the power of community kitchens, and her new book, We Cook Plants
Meet Anna Ansari: The East London Food writer bringing her debut cookbook, Silk Roads, to your kitchen
East London’s newest food writer, Anna Ansari, is making waves from Hackney to the Himalayas. Her debut cookbook, Silk Roads: A Flavour Odyssey from Baku to Beijing (out October 2025), is part recipe collection, part love letter to the flavours that travel with us
What’s On at Hart Shoreditch
Blending theatre, print and storytelling at Hart Shoreditch hotel, here’s a line-up of free events – from poetry and panel talks to sound baths and improvised musicals
Hackney’s Heart on a Plate – We Cook Plants
We Cook Plants – the debut cookbook from East London’s most radical community kitchen, Made In Hackney
Emporium Pro Wrestling, Genesis Cinema, Mile End
London’s wildest wrestling night is back – and it doesn’t end when the bell rings!
All Points East 2025 – Final Day
All Points East closed with a day that captured discovery, nostalgia and the joy of sharing music together
All Points East – Day Four
Day four of All Points East saw the park alive with unrelenting beats and festival fever