Hackney History Festival

We're back in May! What would you like to see? #hackney #history #heritage #festival

Discover everything happening at the Hackney History Festival 2026 — from talks and tours to music, workshops, and more across the borough this May. 📍 Pick up your copy at: Hackney Archives Stoke Newington Bookshop Pages Bookshop #HackneyHistoryFestival #HackneyEvents

✊ “Not a thing was moving” The 1926 General Strike in Hackney Step back into one of the most dramatic moments in British history and explore how the General Strike unfolded in Hackney. 🎟️ Get your ticket now and join us to learn more! #HackneyHistoryFestival

🔆Join us for the launch of Hackney History Festival 2026! 👓 Preview of map exhibition 🎤Short taster talks from many of the speakers featured in the festival. 🎤Also hear from Charlie Peel, and David Williams, about their work. #hackney #history #festival #maps #london

Blog Archive: The History of Sutton House Hackney eastlondonhistory.co.uk/visit-sutton-h…

Join our Hackney community for an evening with Liza Fior of muf architecture/art. Expect a warm, thought-provoking talk on how architecture, art, and communal design can bring us closer together. Book here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/liza-fior-mu… #Hackney #Architecture #HackneySociety

🎻 Join the Hackney Community Orchestra at the Hackney History Festival for a special event featuring fascinating film footage of Hackney, accompanied by live music celebrating the borough’s rich and diverse community. 🎟️ Get your ticket now! #HackneyHistoryFestival

☘️ Discover the story behind the Celtic Cross at Abney Park Cemetery. At the Hackney History Festival 2026, speaker Breda Corrish will explore Hackney’s fascinating connections with Ireland and the history behind this remarkable monument. Get your ticket now! #HackneyHistory

Join the talk at Hackney Archives on Saturday 9 May, where Izzie will share fascinating discoveries from the archives about Hackney Society and the borough’s history. 📅 More talks and events are listed at the end of this video — get your tickets now! #HackneyHistoryFestival

Tickets now live! Get them here buytickets.at/hackneyhistory… #hackney #history #walk #london

Day Pass tickets are now on sale! This May, the Hackney History Festival returns with a packed programme of bold talks, brilliant local speakers, hidden histories, neighbourhood walks, and behind-the-scenes tours of some of Hackney’s most fascinating spaces. Grab yours quick!

What's that building on Sheep Lane and what's inside? Let's take a look around #HackneyDepot with #GoEastVintage to find out!

@HackneySociety Excited for this building to be a part of #HackneyHistoryFestival!

Hackney Brutalist icon -  Join @HackneySociety for a guided visit to Haggerston School (Ernö Goldfinger, 1964–67), Grade II listed & refurbed 2012 (@Avantiarchitects). Sat 28 Feb 2026, 10:30–12:30 (arr 10:15), E2 8LS. £5/£10. Book via Eventbrite—Tickets: eventbrite.com/e/visit-hagger…

In the late 1800s, Minnie Green arrived in Britain from India as an ayah or nanny. Like many, she was left stranded far from home. Her story was partly lived at Hackney’s Ayahs Home, later honoured with an @EnglishHeritage plaque...

Check out our exciting new "Train & Shoot" package at worldwrite.org.uk/volunteering/ No one is turned away! @JPFoundation @ucl @UEL_News Do spread the word.

After meeting elderly war widows at their Alms-housing in Hackney ORSON WELLES monologues about the indignities of aging while poor in his 1955 travelogue programme - "Around The World With Orson Welles".

Are you a River Action Group looking to enhance your local section of river? The EMPOWER Rivers Community Grant is open for applications. We are awarding grants of up to £20k for river restoration and monitoring projects in London led by community groups and small charities. 🧵⬇️

Hackney once shaped global botany. A Mare Street nursery influenced Kew, St Petersburg & Australia, and helped create Europe’s largest arboretum at Abney Park. Discover the story: hackneysociety.org/publications/l… #Hackneysociety

150 years ago: #OnThisDay in London's parklife: 1000s destroy enclosure fences, Hackney Downs, 1875, helping preserve the Downs as an open space Read more about the campaign in our pamphlet “Green Beneath the Skies” Buy online here: pasttensehistories.bigcartel.com/product/green-…

Why does protecting spaces like #HolbornStudios matter? Join us on 18 Dec as Mike McCartney reflects on the fight to save this creative landmark + what it means for London’s industrial heritage and join in the festive celebration. Register: lnkd.in/e4eqbjyq #Hackneysociety