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
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✊ “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!
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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.
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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 and come along!
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Discover Hackney’s architectural heritage and local stories at Hackney History Festival. Talks, walks, archives and community memory in one place. Book your tickets today: www.tickettailor.com/events/hackn... #HackneyHistoryFestival #Hackney #Heritage
Join us for the next Hackney History Festival event, a celebration of local stories, heritage, and community spirit.
Free entry – book your place now:
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Tales from Hackney's Memory Palaces video is now live on our YouTube channel!
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Join a Wikipedia editing workshop to share stories of local women who are too often overlooked.
29 June | 1:15–4:15 PM
Hackney Archives
Bring a laptop to edit (support provided)
Register now:
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Join us for a free Wikipedia editing workshop and help tell the untold stories of women from Hackney’s past.
Sun 29 June
Hackney Archives
Register for free: lnkd.in/eUQbUAr5
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Neil Martinson shares unseen photos from his unique archive, contrasting images taken fifty years ago with recent ones. Watch now on YouTube!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7eA...
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Dr. Rosie Llewellyn-Jones explores Hackney’s links to the East India Company, founded in 1600. Watch now on YouTube!
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This Saturday, make sure to be at #HackneyHistoryFestival ! Get your tickets via the link in bio.
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'Under the Cranes' - Q&A with filmmaker Emma-Louise Williams and poet Michael Rosen. Make sure to watch now on YouTube!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTZP...
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Hackney History Festival banner on the railings outside the Round Chapel on Lower Clapton Road, London E5 0LY
Title slide for Breda Corish talk "1851 Census: Who were the Irish in Hackney and Stoke Newington?"
A big thank you to everyone who came yesterday to my talk for @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social on the Irish in Hackney & Stoke Newington in 1851 💚
Recording will be made available on the #HackneyHistoryFestival YouTube channel
#IrishLondonHistory ☘️
After WWII, Jewish ex-servicemen formed the 43 Group to fight fascists returning to UK streets. From 1946–50, they battled Mosley’s followers—Ridley Road, Dalston was ground zero. Hear their story with author Daniel Sonabend at #HackneyHistoryFestival.
Whoop! If #IrishLondonHistory ☘️ is your thing, you'll want to be at the Round Chapel in Clapton E5 0LY at 10 am this Sat, 10 May 😃 I'll be using 1851 census data to track down the Irish in Hackney & Stoke Newington 🇮🇪
+ loads of other great talks too at the #HackneyHistoryFestival!
This Sunday, make sure to be at #HackneyHistoryFestival !
Get your tickets via the link in bio. #Hackney
This Sunday, make sure to be at #HackneyHistoryFestival !
Get your tickets via the link in bio. #Hackney
This Saturday, make sure to be at #HackneyHistoryFestival ! Get your tickets via the link in bio.
#Hackney
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#HackneyHistoryFestival activities are in full swing! With many events still coming up, make sure to check out this event as two Hackney based directors discuss their films depicting Hackney life over time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oApS...
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#HackneyHistoryFestival activities are in full swing!
With many events still coming up, make sure to check out this event as we learn how Here East played a pivotal role in shaping the legacy of the Olympic Park: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bDG...
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Learn about the architecture and design of the municipal building that opened in 1866 and get to see your favourite film and TV locations in person!
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Join us at #HackneyHistoryFestival to explore the rich history and the transformation of Here East and the journey of the Olympic Park.
Local historian Laurie Elks chairs a panel discussion with Rolan Walker and Alan May. Don't miss it!
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Join this event with a focus on poetry about Hackney Marshes, Hoxton, the Olympic park site in Newham and other local edgelands/sites of transformation.
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Join the guided tour of the beautiful Town Hall and learn about the building's heritage at #HackneyHistoryFestival!
Join Laburnum Boat Club for a trip to learn the intriguing story of the Regent's Canal in Hackney.
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Visit 195 Mare Street, one of Hackney's oldest buildings, built in 1697, at this years #HackneyHistoryFestival !
