Hackney History Festival

@HackneySociety @ArchivesHackney @RoundChapel @SuttonHouseNT, & many more host Hackney History Festival each May. Get in touch to help shape future events!

[Hackney History Festival @HackneyHistFest]

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

[The Hackney Society @HackneySociety]

@AsifShakoor_ Brilliant talk! Will be on @HackneyHistFest YouTube soon..

[John Eden @johnedenuk]

More on the Workers’ Circle in Hackney here - https://t.co/u8Lcs5BlEp

[John Eden @johnedenuk]

Why was Kenmure Road (off the Narrow Way) so hectic in May 1926?

This Saturday May 9th! The General Strike in #Hackney Free event 4pm at
@ArchivesHackney
with

@_pasttense_
as part of

@HackneyHistFest
https://t.co/BYeVRxglBt #GeneralStrike100

(last video!)

[John Eden @johnedenuk]

Who got mashed up in the Hackney Triangle drinking trough 100 years ago? (clue: scabs)

This Saturday May 9th! The General Strike in #Hackney
Free event 4pm at @ArchivesHackney
with
@_pasttense_
as part of
@HackneyHistFest
https://t.co/BYeVRxglBt #GeneralStrike100

[John Eden @johnedenuk]

This Saturday May 9th! The General Strike in #Hackney. Free event: 4pm at @ArchivesHackney with @_pasttense_ as part of @HackneyHistFest https://t.co/WCnGoRDbmT #GeneralStrike100

[MNG - University Presses @MNGUP_Books]

This talk explores three feuilleton writers who lived in Hackney writing ironic and comic sketches offering curious insights into immigrant Jewish life in the East End.

🔗 https://t.co/TYRtn8swOX
🗓️ 10 May 2026 13:00 PM - 13:50 PM BST
📍Sutton House, E9 6JQ
@HackneyHistFest

[Charlie Kimber @charlieswp]

Delighted to be part of @HackneyHistFest and head up a 1926 general strike walk this afternoon. Big thanks to all who came, and together we learned to see Hackney in a new way! Remembering all the women and men who fought 100 years ago.

[St. Augustine's Tower @staugustinestwr]

Drop in for art activities, sketching, graffiti rubbing, an audio trail, cyanotype and more.

Hackney History Festival will also be taking place inside the Tower again, later on this month, during our regular Sunday opening. The art activities on that day will run from 2 - 4pm.

[St. Augustine's Tower @staugustinestwr]

We are open! This Saturday 2nd May, 1 - 4pm as part of @HackneyHistFest

If you weren't able to attend our Last Sunday of the Month opening, there is another chance to visit us this coming Saturday. Free, just turn up on the day!

#hackney #thingstodoinlondon #hackneyhistoryfest

[St. Augustine's Tower @staugustinestwr]

Dates for your diary:
Sat 2 May, 1 - 4pm - Hackney History Festival at the Tower
Sat 16 May, 10 - 8pm - Hackney History Festival at @roundchapel
Sun 31 May, 2 - 4pm - Hackney History Festival at the Tower

All details can be found on the @HackneyHistFest website.

#Hackney

[Round Chapel @RoundChapel]

Hackney History Festival is fast approaching. We are delighted to be hosting @HackneyHistFest on Saturday 16th May for some exciting talks and closing the day with a special performance from Hackney Community Orchestra

Tickets & details can be found on the @HackneyHistFest site

[The Hackney Society @HackneySociety]

Looking forward to the talk on this at @HackneyHistFest!

[Hackney History Festival @HackneyHistFest]

🎨 Hackney Mosaic Project

Discover how community, creativity, and history come together through the Hackney Mosaic Project.

Learn about the stories, challenges, and impact behind this inspiring community project.

🎟️ Get your ticket now!

#HackneyHistoryFestival
#HackneyHistory

[The Hackney Society @HackneySociety]

And Tessa is giving a talk about it at @HackneyHistFest in May at @SuttonHouseNT

[Hackney History Festival @HackneyHistFest]

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

[Hackney History Festival @HackneyHistFest]

✊ “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

[Hackney History Festival @HackneyHistFest]

🔆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

[East London History @EastLondonGuide]

Blog Archive: The History of Sutton House Hackney https://t.co/vmmYaCb6nI

[The Hackney Society @HackneySociety]

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: https://t.co/rFA3uzOLVy
#Hackney #Architecture #HackneySociety

[Hackney History Festival @HackneyHistFest]

🎻 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