Kensington and Chelsea
Saturday 18 April 2026 – ongoing through 2026
The Music Is Black: A British Story – Exhibition
The Music Is Black: A British Story is a major cultural exhibition opening at V&A East Museum, offering…
2026 LISTINGS
Brent
June 1 2026, 4pm to Oct. 31 2026, 6pm
The Brent Reggae Album Covers Exhibition 2026
BBM/BMC (BritishBlackMusic.com /Black Music Congress) presents in association with BTWSC/African Histories Revisited and Brent Museum and Archives: The…
City of London
Thursday 11 June 2026 – Sunday 6 September 2026
Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica
Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica is a major international exhibition exploring the cultural,…
Manchester
Daily throughout 2026
The Roads We Walked: The Fifth Pan-African Congress
Discover the story of one of the most significant moments in the global struggle for freedom and independence…
Manchester
Saturday 22nd August – Saturday 19th September 2026
Disney’s High School Musical
Celebrating 20 years since Disney’s High School Musical became a global phenomenon, the Wildcats are heading back to…
Lambeth
Thursday 27 August to Saturday 24 October 2026
The Story
A gripping newsroom drama by Tracey Scott Wilson, The Story makes its UK premiere at the National Theatre,…
Westminster
Saturday 5th September 2026
Black On The Square 2026
Black On The Square returns to Trafalgar Square for its fourth year, bringing together thousands of Londoners and…
City of London
Saturday 5th September 2026
Ambiguous Encounters: DAKAR – The First World Festival of Negro Arts 1966
Presented as part of the Barbican’s Project a Black Planet season, Ambiguous Encounters: DAKAR – The First World…
Glasgow
Saturday 5th September 2026 – Sunday 7th February 2027
Harold Offeh – The Mothership Collective 2:0
Artist Harold Offeh transforms Tramway’s front gallery into a playful science-fiction environment exploring Afrofuturism, identity and the possibility…
City of London
Saturday 5 September 2026
Black Tudors & Beyond Quest: City of London
Discover London’s hidden Black history in this unique interactive walking quest through the City of London. Created by…
City of London
Sunday 6th September 2026
Ambiguous Encounters: ALGIERS – The Pan-African Festival of Algiers 196
As part of the Barbican’s landmark Project a Black Planet season, Ambiguous Encounters: ALGIERS – The Pan-African Festival…
Birmingham
Sunday 6th September 2026
S.O.U.L. Fest 2026: Short Film Programme
A new generation of Black British filmmakers takes centre stage at S.O.U.L. Fest 2026, with a specially curated…
Lambeth
Sunday 6 September 2026
Brixton’s Black Herstory: Sisterhood, Solidarity and Resistance
Discover the remarkable women who helped shape Brixton’s rich history of activism, creativity and community on this fascinating…
Hackney
Saturday 12th September 2026
Book Launch: Black Britain & Nelson Mandela – Pulling the Branch of a Tree
Explore the relationship between Black Britain, Nelson Mandela and the international struggle against apartheid at this special book…
Bristol
Saturday 12th September 2026
Aurie Styla: Maverick
Join award-winning comedian, actor and writer Aurie Styla for his brand-new stand-up show Maverick, coming to Bristol Old…
Online Events
Sunday 13th September 2026
Black History: Tracing Caribbean Ancestry Back to the 1880s
Many Caribbean family histories can be traced back to the 1880s. Discover why this milestone reveals more than…
Brighton and Hove
Thursday 17 September 2026
The Feminist Book Club
Join The Feminist Book Club at Afrori Books for a welcoming monthly discussion celebrating Black literature, feminist thought…
Merton
Saturday 19th September 2026
South African Heritage Day Celebration
South African Heritage Day comes to Wimbledon Park this September with a vibrant community celebration of culture, identity,…
Liverpool
Saturday 19th September - Saturday 10th October 2026
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman is reimagined for Liverpool by acclaimed British-Ghanaian theatre-maker Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu in a…
Online Events
Sunday 20th September 2026
Caribbean Family History: African & Scottish Ancestry in the Caribbean
Why do Scottish surnames appear so frequently in Caribbean family histories, and what can they reveal about ancestry?…