Liverpool
Saturday 17th October 2026
Thomas Glave and Stephen Small: in Conversation
Writers and academics Thomas Glave and Professor Stephen Small come together at Liverpool Literary Festival for a conversation…
2026 LISTINGS
Leeds
Saturday 17 October 2026
AfroTreads Pop-Up Shop
Discover independent fashion, jewellery, beauty, food and more at the free AfroTreads Pop-Up Shop in Leeds. AfroTreads…
Lambeth
Saturday 17th October 2026
Gospel Orchestrated
Celebrate Black History Month with an uplifting evening of gospel music, massed voices, rhythm and the magnificent sound…
Lambeth
Saturday 17th October 2026
The Brixton Experience: Black History Month
Discover Brixton from within through its Black history, culture and the lived experiences of the people who shaped…
Manchester
Saturday 17th October 2026
From Potential to Progress: Honouring Our Roots
An empowering Black History Month seminar helping women, young adults and members of the wider community develop the…
Waltham Forest
Saturday 17 October 2026
Black History Month – African Print Fabric Rag Wreath Workshop
Celebrate Black History Month by creating your own vibrant African print fabric rag wreath in this hands-on workshop…
Dudley
Saturday 17th October 2026
Black Country Society History Day: Protest and Dissent in Black Country History
The Black Country Society History Day returns to Dudley with a full programme examining the history of protest,…
Barnsley
Saturday 17th October 2026
An Audience with Author Kit de Waal
Join award-winning author Kit de Waal for a fascinating afternoon of conversation exploring her life, writing and the…
Newham
Saturday 17th October 2026
Songs My Father Taught Me
Explore the inheritance, influence and legacy of Black British music through the experiences of the sons and daughters…
Waltham Forest
Saturday 17 October 2026
Emmanuel Parish Mothers’ Union Black History Month Event
Celebrate Black History Month and the 150th anniversary of the Mothers’ Union with an evening of culture, conversation,…
Tower Hamlets
Saturday 17th October 2026 to Saturday 20th February 2027
Black Limehouse Lives: The Black Experience and Parish Life Through the Lens of St Anne’s Records, 1730–1830
Discover the lives of Black people living in historic Limehouse through parish records documenting baptisms, burials, migration, employment,…
Sheffield
Saturday 17th October 2026
Poetry of Resistance and Transcendence
Two internationally acclaimed poets come together in Sheffield for an evening exploring testimony, resistance, creative liberation and human…
Kent
Saturday 17th October 2026
Black History Bus Tour – Medway’s Got Culture
Discover centuries of hidden Black history across the Medway Towns with Medway’s Got Culture: Black History Bus Tour,…
Lambeth
Saturday 17 October 2026
Black Zine Fair
Discover a new generation of Black independent creators at Brixton Library’s Black Zine Fair, celebrating the continuing tradition…
Luton
Saturday 17th October 2026
The Black Bookcase Showcase x Bookcast 2026
Celebrate Black History Month with a vibrant day of Black literature, storytelling, creativity, culture and entrepreneurship in Luton….
Sheffield
Saturday 17th October 2026
When We Ruled: The Rise and Fall of Twelve African Queens and Warriors
Historian, journalist and writer Paula Akpan comes to Sheffield to uncover the stories of African women who ruled…
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Saturday 17th October 2026
The Dualers
The Dualers bring their blend of ska, reggae and Jamaican rhythm and blues to Newcastle. The South-East London…
Manchester
Saturday 17th October 2026
Cabaret for Freedom: Malika Booker, Mali Hayes, Shirley May, Clive Hunte & Young Identity
Manchester Literature Festival’s Cabaret for Freedom returns for Black History Month with an evening of poetry, music and…
Lewisham
Saturday 17th October – Saturday 24th October 2026
Oliver Samuels in Where Dere’s A Will
Oliver Samuels brings his latest comedy production Where Dere’s A Will Dere’s A Criminal to the Broadway Theatre…
Liverpool
Saturday 17 October 2026
Writing on the Wall BHM26: 1919 Walking Tour
Discover the history of Liverpool’s Black community and the racial violence that erupted across the city in June…