Workshops
Take part in creative workshops that help celebrate different aspects of Newham's heritage.
Kicking off Newham Heritage Month 2025 with live performances, fun workshops and delicious food at East Ham Town Hall. FULL DETAILS +
Fragments of Home, multimedia exhibition featuring textiles, photography and films by artists from Central and Eastern European communities. FULL DETAILS +
Hindi singing workshops recreating the Bollywood hits of the 90s. Come sing, learn and explore. FULL DETAILS +
Hindi singing workshops recreating the Bollywood hits of the 90s. Come sing, learn and explore. FULL DETAILS +
A creative walk exploring from UEL’s Docklands campus to Art in the Docks, with a focus on environment, heritage and wellbeing. All welcome. FULL DETAILS +
A creative walk exploring the route of The Line’s public sculpture trail, all welcome. FULL DETAILS +
Get creative Newham! Come join the Newham Heritage Service team in this drop-in collage workshop to make a huge community artwork. FULL DETAILS +
Turtles of Newham celebrates resilience and heritage through art, film, music, and stories of hopeful strides in the borough. FULL DETAILS +
Explore the Tamil heritage of the displaced diaspora from Jaffna, Sri Lanka through film, stories, photos and interactive activities. FULL DETAILS +
A special heritage art session, drawing on personal memories of Green Street. FULL DETAILS +
AAA hosts a Heritage Family Fun Day at Arc in the Park for Newham Heritage Month — celebrating togetherness, play & shared culture. FULL DETAILS +
An interactive exhibition about the personal history of people who skateboard in Newham. FULL DETAILS +
The sounding of ships horns once heralded the New Year. This family-oriented creative workshop explores a unique Royal Docks tradition. FULL DETAILS +
Celebrating community spaces run by Caribbean people in Newham in this multi-activity day with Cold Islanders. FULL DETAILS +
Cody Dock will be hosting a day festival, celebrating the River Lea. Expect a day packed with activities, workshops, exhibitions, performances, live music & more. FULL DETAILS +
Custom House, Our House is a community oral history & photography project with people participating in community-led regeneration in Custom House. FULL DETAILS +
Join us for a creative Lino Printing Workshop celebrating memories of Canning Town Old Library. This creative session invites participants aged 16+ to reflect on personal or shared stories of... FULL DETAILS +
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Newham Heritage Month is an exciting heritage festival running throughout September, with new heritage content being added daily and a range of workshops and other free events to take part in across the borough.
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Newham Heritage Month is organised by Newham Council and made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to deliver an annual heritage programme for Newham since 2020.
