Love Camden, London Borough of Camden, London (2025)

28/11/2025

✨ TOMORROW! Camden High Street Winter Warmer - A Free Family Day Out! ✨❄️

Camden, the countdown is over — tomorrow our iconic high street transforms into a festive playground of art, music, light and full-on community magic. 🎉💛 We cannot wait to welcome you.

Get ready for an unforgettable day packed with creative energy, seasonal sparkle and performances that will stop you in your tracks — including a special appearance from the incredible London Gay Men’s Chorus ()! 🌈🎶

Here’s a taste of what’s coming:

🎺 Live music from Camden Music Service Brass Band ()
🎤 Spoken word + local voices sharing winter warmth
🎨 Hands-on craft making with London Play
🔊 Immersive sound installation Bass Tone Regeneration by renowned artist Linett Kamala ()
✨ Dazzling artistic light projections across the street
🏡 A cosy, magical Fairy Den Village for families
…plus even more surprises on the day

📅 Tomorrow — 29 November 2025 🕐 1–5pm
📍 Camden High Street (pedestrianised area by Boxpark), NW1 8QR
💛 Free for everyone

Wrap up, gather your people, and meet us under the winter lights as we celebrate creativity, community, connection — and Camden at its brightest.

Part of the trial pedestrianisation of Camden High Street 💫

26/11/2025

🎺 3 DAYS TO GO!

The Camden Music Service Brass Band is warming up to fill Camden High Street with BIG festive energy this Saturday! 🎶✨

Catch the talented young musicians from bringing live brass brilliance to our Camden High Street Winter Warmer - a free family day out packed with music, creativity and seasonal magic. ❄️💛

Camden Music Service gives over 4,000 young people the chance to learn, experience and love music - and we can’t wait to showcase their incredible talent right here in the heart of Camden. 🌟

✨ What to expect on the day:
🎺 Live brass music from Camden Music Service Brass Band
🎤 Spoken word + local voices
🎨 Craft-making with London Play
🔊 Bass Tone Regeneration sound installation by Linett Kamala
✨ Artistic light projections
🏡 Fairy Den Village for families
… and more!

📅 29 November 2025
🕐 1–5pm
📍 Camden High Street (pedestrianised area by Boxpark), NW1 8QR
💫 Free entry

Wrap up, bring your people, and celebrate community, creativity, and Camden at its festive best.

Part of the trial pedestrianisation of Camden High Street.

23/11/2025

🎬 Camden Short Film Fund — Applications Now Open!

Calling early-career filmmakers with bold stories to tell 📣

Born By A River’s Open Frame: Camden Short Film Fund is supporting one filmmaker or filmmaking team to create an author-driven short fiction film with funding, production support and industry mentorship.

They’re looking for powerful storytelling with social and cultural impact- especially around diaspora experiences, disability, gender and sexuality.

📝 Applicants will submit a script + director’s treatment.
⏳ Deadline: 3 December 2025
👉Find out more and how to apply at bornbyariver.com/open-frame or Love Camden Spotlight page

22/11/2025

🔥 MEET THE POWERHOUSES BEHIND OUR STORYTELLING TAKEOVER! 🔥

We’re beyond excited to have these two incredible creatives leading this one-off FREE workshop + showcase as part of

🎤 Alain “Fusion” Clapham () - transformative storyteller, TV presenter, TED speaker + founder of .
🎶 Milli-Rose (.rose) - singer, spoken word artist + founder of .

These two are bringing energy, expertise and pure creative fire to Camden’s Black History Season — and this is your chance to learn directly from them.

If you’re 16–19, love writing, poetry, rap or spoken word… this workshop could be instrumental to your growth as a storyteller - and it's totally FREE!

BMT Proud To Be x CrossWord Lyric: Celebrating Camden's Cultural Stories
📅 Friday 5th December 2025
🕓 Workshop 4–5:30pm (Workshop Age target 16-19)
🎤 Showcase 6–9pm (Open for all ages)
📍 Claudia Jones Room, Camden Town Hall
💸 Free – Book your spot online via link in bio

Whether you're discovering spoken word for the first time or looking to develop your performance skills, this event offers tools for life-long creative expression while celebrating the awesome everyday stories of our diverse community.

21/11/2025

🔊✨Next Saturday at Camden High Street Winter Warmer: Bass Tone Regeneration by Linnet Kamala ✨🔊 29 November | Free, family-friendly Event

We’re thrilled to spotlight 's Bass Tone Regeneration at our festive afternoon next week - a powerful light and sound installation honouring the borough's deep-rooted connection to the UK’s popular music and sound-system culture. 🎶🔥

Come immerse yourself in Camden’s a winter celebration of light, community, and creativity which includes:

🎺 Live music from Camden Music Service Brass Band ()
🎤 Spoken word + local voices bringing seasonal magic
🎨 Interactive craft-making with London Play
✨ Artistic light projections illuminating the street
🏡 Fairy Den Village for families - a magical space designed for imagination and togetherness.
Plus, more to be announced❄️💛

📅 Saturday 29 November 2025
⏰ 1–5pm
📍 Camden High Street (pedestrianised area by Boxpark)
💸 Free family-friendly event

Part of the trial pedestrianisation of Camden High Street 💫

21/11/2025

🌈✨ Join our Trans-centred Folk Art Workshop — TOMORROW!* ✨🌈

This is a final reminder that our Trans-led folk art workshop is happening tomorrow, and we’d love to see you there!

We’ll be exploring Polish folk embroidery, its symbolism, and the power of shared creative space. You’ll get hands-on time to design your own patterns using paper-based materials.

Your creations will also become part of a collaborative artwork by artist Nikolas Wereszczyński (), which will be displayed at Swiss Cottage Library in February! 📚🎨

🧵 Who’s it for?
Trans+ adults (18+)

🗓 Date: Tomorrow — 22 November 2025
⏰ Time: 1:30pm
📍 Location: Provided on enquiry

Interested? There’s still time to join us!
👉 Email CamdenTransFolkProject@gmail.com
to sign up.

19/11/2025

Something bright is coming back to Kilburn ✨

In partnership with , we’re delighted to announce that Light Up Kilburn is returning to Kilburn Grange Park following the success of the inaugural 2024 festival! 🌟

This family-friendly celebration of light, sound and creativity will transform the park into a captivating experience, featuring inspiring artworks by local artists, illuminated trails, soundscapes, and interactive activations.

We can’t wait to get the local communities together for this spectacular festival

More info soon, including opportunities for you to get involved! Watch this space 👀💛

Link in bio for more info or lovecamden.org/light-up-kilburn

18/11/2025

🔥🎬 This Thursday: Black Women Behind the Lens – Triumphs & Challenges

In partnership with Fully Focused and Million Youth Media, we're delighted to present this uplifting evening bringing Black women storytellers together to share what it takes to bring a vision to life.

Together, we’ll explore their successes, challenges, and the artistry behind bringing bold ideas to life.

You’ll have the chance to connect with filmmakers, creatives, and industry professionals, and - in true Fully Focused | MYM style - leave with a huge positivity boost!

📅 Thursday 20th November 2025, 6.30pm-10pm
📍 BFI Stephen Street, London
💸 Free (yep, FREE!)

✨ Secure your free spot now — they go FAST! 🔥🔥🔥
🚀lovecamden.org/blackhistoryseason

Part of 's Black History Season

17/11/2025

✨ 🗣 New spoken word event + storytelling workshop announced with BMT Proud To Be x CrossWord Lyric!

We’re excited to announce that and are joining forces to present a cultural storytelling workshop, followed by an evening spoken word showcase - spotlighting Camden’s rich multicultural tapestry, as part of Camden’s Black History Season

💬 WORKSHOP 🕓 4pm –5:30pm (16-19 year olds)

Aged 16-19 and passionate about writing? Join Fusion () and Millie-Rose (.rose) for an inspiring workshop designed for poets, MCs, spoken word artists, and anyone who loves to write. Spaces are extremely limited.

🎤 EVENING SHOWCASE 🕓 6–9pm (Open for all ages)

Enjoy an evening of music, poetry, and cultural expression from incredible artists such as Humble Shaun () and Aya Elgool (.ayaa), as well as young voices from Camden. Don’t miss this celebration of Camden's storytelling legacy

📅 Friday 5th December 2025
🕓 Workshop 4–5:30pm (Workshop Age target 16-19)
🎤 Showcase 6–9pm (Open for all ages)
📍 Claudia Jones Room, Camden Town Hall
💸 Free – Book your spot online via link in bio

Whether you're discovering spoken word for the first time or looking to develop your performance skills, this event offers tools for life-long creative expression while celebrating the awesome everyday stories of our diverse community.

15/11/2025

❄️✨ Announcement: Camden High Street Winter Warmer - A Free Family Day Out on 29 November!✨❄️

Camden, get ready — this is going to be something special. 🎉💛

In just two weeks, our iconic high street transforms into a festive playground of art, music, light, and pure community joy. Think twinkling lights, live brass music, creative energy everywhere you turn… the perfect way to warm the cockles on a crisp winter’s day.

🎺 Live music from Camden Music Service Brass Band ()
🎤 Spoken word + local voices bringing seasonal magic
🎨 Interactive craft-making with London Play
🔊 Powerful sound installation Bass Tone Regeneration by renowned artist Linett Kamala ()
✨ Artistic light projections illuminating the street
🏡 Fairy Den Village for families - a magical space designed for imagination and togetherness.
Plus, more to be announced

29 November 2025 | 1–5pm | Free
Camden High Street (pedestrianised area by Boxpark), NW1 8QR

Wrap up, gather your people, and come join us under the winter lights as we celebrate creativity, community, connection, and Camden at its best.

Part of the trial pedestrianisation of Camden High Street💫

14/11/2025

🌈✨ Join our Trans-centred Folk Art Workshop! ✨🌈

We’re excited to share this Trans-led creative event exploring Polish folk embroidery, its symbolism, and the power of community art. Participants will get hands-on time to design their own patterns using paper-based materials.

Your creations will become part of the final artwork displayed at Swiss Cottage Library in February! 📚🎨

🧵 Who’s it for?
Trans+ adults (18+)

🗓 Date: 22 November 2025
⏰ Time: 1:30pm
📍 Location: Provided on enquiry

Interested? We’d love to have you!
👉 Email CamdenTransFolkProject@gmail.com to sign up.

12/11/2025

📸Check out these gorgeous snaps from Nigeria’s Story: Beat of the West at last Monday - a heartfelt celebration of Nigerian music, culture and creativity. 🎶

🎤 Our host and brilliant panellists , & brought powerful insights as they tracked the global rise of Nigerian music and tackled some big questions around the genre's recognition in the mainstream and where its headed in 5 years time (Hint: Even bigger and even better if has anything to say about it!)

Huge thanks to supporting this event and providing amazing hospitality in the beautiful Cafe KOKO 💫 And not forgetting a big thank you to our wonderful audience who brought the energy and kept the conversation alive with thought-provoking questions 🎶

Big love to for curating this inspiring night - all as part of ’s Black History Season.

📸 Photos by

11/11/2025

📸 Last week's African Leaders in Camden event was something special - an intimate and uplifting discussion, full of powerful insights, thoughtful audience participation and laughter.

It was especially heartwarming to see such a young, engaged audience listening intently and leaving inspired to take their next bold steps. 🚀

A huge thank you to everyone who attended, shared lovely feedback, and brought such great energy - and to our amazing speakers for their honesty and passion:

📢 Ndu Uchea – Co-founder of ()
📚 Rufina Stuart – Author & unapologetic champion of Black beauty ()
🎤 Stephen Adubofour – Project manager & host of
And our special guest Mayor of Camden,

📸 Swipe through for some highlights from the evening - captured by

Part of 's Black History Season

09/11/2025

📸 Can you imagine what this young nurse went on to achieve?💙

Starting her career at The Whittington Hospital after travelling from Trinidad and Tobago in 1969, Allyson Williams could never have known the impact she’d go on to make.

From those early nursing shifts to co-founding Notting Hill Carnival’s Genesis band, to transforming midwifery services across London and being honoured with an MBE, Allyson’s journey is one of courage, community and unshakable resilience. 🎭

Now 77, she continues to inspire - recently winning two Lifetime Achievement Awards and releasing her powerful autobiography, Tell Me Something I Don’t Know.

🌟3 Days to go! Join us for an evening of warmth, wisdom and storytelling with Allyson Williams MBE - hosted by , founder & CEO of .

🗓️ Tuesday 12 November, 7–9pm
📍 Kilburn Library, 12–22 Kilburn High Rd, NW6 5UH
🎟️ Pay What You Can (from £1!) – all donations support Umoja Health Forum
👉 Book now: Link in bio or lovecamden.org/allyson-williams

Part of .camden’s Black History Season

07/11/2025

🎖️Caribbean protests, uprisings and role in World War 2 victory: The Camden connections - An Illustrated Talk

From standing up to colonial rule in the 1920s and 30s to playing a pivotal role in the Allied victory during World War II - the Caribbean’s story in this era is one of courage, conviction and extraordinary integrity.

Join historian Colin Douglas, author of The Caribbean and the Second World War, for an illustrated talk uncovering the Caribbean radicals, uprisings and war heroes - and how many of their stories connect right here to Camden.

📅 Tuesday 18 November 2025, 6pm
📍 Camden Local Studies & Archives Centre
(2nd Floor, Holborn Library, 32–38 Theobalds Rd, WC1X 8PA)
💷 Free entry

Part of .camden’s Black History Season 2025

06/11/2025

📸This time last week, Camden High Street was illuminated in a truly spectacular evening of dance, light and music 💡❤️

The crowds came out in force to experience - a breathtaking FREE celebration of creativity, community, and culture - and we’re still buzzing from it! 🌟

We were blown away by the thoughtful storytelling and mesmerising choreography by that brought the pedestrianised space to life. From the dazzling performances to the powerful soundscape, every moment captured Camden’s spirit. 💃🏽🕺🏾🎶

As part of Camden’s Black History Season, this unforgettable event celebrated the people, histories, and creativity that continue to shape our borough.

A huge thank you to the amazing community who joined us, and to the talented team led by choreographer David Blake with dancers Coralie Calfond, Oraine Frater, Stanley Duventru-Huret, and Harley Charles.

Commissioned by in partnership with Labtech, .

📸 Beautifully captured by

05/11/2025

Trailblazer. Midwife. Educator. Cultural icon.🎤📖 1 WEEK TO GO until our author Talk with Allyson Williams MBE at Kilburn Library -

Join us for an In Conversation with Allyson Williams MBE, an evening of honest dialogue and celebration with a woman whose life is truly inspirational. Hosted by , founder & CEO of

🗓️ 12 November, 7–9pm
📍 Kilburn Library, 12-22 Kilburn High Rd, London NW6 5UH
🎟️ Pay What You Can (from £1!)
💛 All donations support the Umoja Health Forum.

From a joyful childhood in Trinidad to rebuilding post-war Britain as a pioneering midwife in London, Allyson’s journey is one of courage, community and unshakable resilience.

Her new autobiography, Tell Me Something I Don’t Know, tells this remarkable story — from facing racism with defiance to co-founding Notting Hill Carnival’s legendary Genesis band and earning an MBE for transforming midwifery in the UK.

👉 Book now – lovecamden.org/allyson-williams

Part of .camden’s Black History Season

04/11/2025

🔥 🎬 3 Days to Go! Discover the Most Photographed American of the 19th Century – and the Founding Father of US Civil Rights. 🎬 🔥

Frederick Douglass knew the power of photography in challenging racist attitudes - he sat for over 160 portraits as the great thinker and statesman that he was, to counter the many false images of Black people at the time.

🎬 A truly extraordinary story that must be experienced on the big screen. Born into slavery, he escaped, bought his freedom, and became one of history’s most powerful abolitionists, writers, and statesmen.

Step into his world with Frederick Douglass, a captivating 58-minute film monologue based entirely on his acclaimed 1845 narrative — starring the magnetic Devarnie Lothian as Douglass.

💬 Bonus: Devarnie will be with us in person for a live Q&A after the screening

📍 7th November | 6–8pm
🎟️ Pay What You Can – from just £1!
Every donation supports Umoja Health Forum, empowering Camden’s African & Caribbean communities.

👉 Book now: Link in bio or lovecamden.org/frederick-douglass

Part of Camden’s Black History Season
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04/11/2025

🔥 African Leaders in Camden is TOMORROW!

Get inspired by creators, entrepreneurs & innovators breaking barriers in media, beauty, sport & tech.

🔗 Book now for free: https://www.lovecamden.org/whats-on/african-leaders-in-camden

Whether it’s for you or a niece, nephew, son, daughter, cousin, or friend – share this post and inspire the next generation!

🎤 Featuring:

📢 Ndu Uchea – Co-founder of ()
📚 Rufina Stuart – Author & unapologetic champion of Black beauty ()
🎤 Stephen Adubofour – Project manager & host of

📅 Wed 5 Nov | 6–9PM
📍 Samsung KX, Coal Drops Yard
🎟️ FREE tickets available — grab yours before they go!

✨ Don’t miss a night of career inspiration, networking & real stories.

03/11/2025

🌟From the heart of Trinidad to London's hospitals, Allyson Williams MBE - trailblazing midwife, educator and cultural icon comes to Kilburn library to share her remarkable story.

Join us for an uplifting evening celebrating a truly inspirational woman, hosted , founder & CEO of

Allyson is full of incredible stories that we leave you uplifted and inspired - don't miss out!

🗓️ 12 November, 7–9pm
📍 Kilburn Library, 12-22 Kilburn High Rd, London NW6 5UH
🎟️ Pay What You Can (from £1!)
💛 All donations support the Umoja Health Forum.

👉 Book now – lovecamden.org/allyson-williams

Part of .camden’s Black History Season

02/11/2025

🎶 Last chance to book for tomorrow's celebration of Nigerian music at Cafe KOKO - Nigeria’s Story: Beat of the West 🌍💃🏾

Join ’s with panellists , & , plus DJ vibes from at Café KOKO. Doors open 6:30pm for a free welcome drink provided by 🍷

🗓 Mon 3 Nov, 7–9pm at
💷 Pay What You Can – donations support Umoja Health Forum
🎟 Link in bio or lovecamden.org/beat-of-the-west

This is going to be a great night out where you can network and meet some of the key players in the genre - don’t miss it!

Supported by and curated by
Part of ’s Black History Season

01/11/2025

Want to help shape culture on Camden High Street? 🎭

We’re looking for local voices to join the Camden High Street Cultural Advisory Group - helping design next spring’s big cultural celebration, as part of the trial pedestrianisation

If you live, work or create in Camden, we want to hear from you.

👉 Apply by 21 Nov: https://www.lovecamden.org/spotlight/join-camden-high-street-cultural-advisory-group

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