Events

house of frisson upcycled ceramics
Saturday 14 February 2026, 10.30am to 1.00pm

Free workshop for LGBT+ History Month! Upcycling ceramics with House of Frisson. Booking essential.

Participants must bring their own ceramic plate/bowl/dish to upcycle. All other materials provided.

Join artist Luciano Rocha for a hands‑on upcycling session inspired by his exhibition House of Frisson: Elevating the Misfit. Participants are invited to bring their own ceramic plate to transform using collage, colour, and imagery drawn from Bruce Castle Museum’s LGBTQ+ archive and Luciano’s distinctive visual language.

wood green milkman
Tuesday 17 February 2026, 2.00pm to 4.00pm

Free, all welcome. Refreshments included.

Pancake Day is a great occasion for all the family. Whether it’s pancakes for breakfast or tea, there is the sweet smell of frying batter, and the constant piling on plates of each cooked pancake to be topped with – what? Did you favour the traditional sugar and lemon, or go for honey, or other toppings? Today there are many more toppings offered, especially savoury ones (only those pancakes are called crepes!). 

Image of colour
Wednesday 18 February 2026, 1.00pm to 4.30pm

Free, drop in. Suitable for families with children aged 3 to 6 years old.

Join us in the Little Parlour to explore all things shape related and have a go at building Bruce Castle with our giant building blocks!

Image showing someone colouring geometric patterns
Wednesday 18 February 2026, 1.30pm to 4.30pm

Free, suitable for families with children aged 7 years and older. Younger siblings are welcome to join.

Join artist and educator Samira Mian for a drop-in family workshop rooted in the beauty and precision of Islamic art. There will be a range of templates and grids to help you draw, outline and colour geometric patterns and motifs found in the Mughal Architecture of South Asia and beyond.

Image of colour
Thursday 19 February 2026, 1.00pm to 4.30pm

Free, drop in. Suitable for families with children aged 3 to 6 years old.

Join us in the Little Parlour to explore all things shape related and have a go at building Bruce Castle with our giant building blocks!

Image showing someone colouring geometric patterns
Thursday 19 February 2026, 1.30pm to 4.30pm

Free, suitable for families with children aged 7 years and older. Younger siblings are welcome to join.

Join artist and educator Samira Mian for a drop-in family workshop rooted in the beauty and precision of Islamic art. There will be a range of templates and grids to help you draw, outline and colour geometric patterns and motifs found in the Mughal Architecture of South Asia and beyond.

Image of colour
Friday 20 February 2026, 1.00pm to 4.30pm

Free, drop in. Suitable for families with children aged 3 to 6 years old.

Join us in the Little Parlour to explore all things shape related and have a go at building Bruce Castle with our giant building blocks!

Image of colour
Saturday 21 February 2026, 1.00pm to 4.30pm

Free, drop in. Suitable for families with children aged 3 to 6 years old.

Join us in the Little Parlour to explore all things shape related and have a go at building Bruce Castle with our giant building blocks!

handmade banner for haringey lesbian and gay unit
Sunday 22 February 2026, 11.00am to 1.00pm

Walk from Tottenham Green to Bruce Castle, exploring places and stories to uncover fascinating histories of 400 years of LGBTQ+ heritage. 

Free, all welcome. Booking essential.

Image of colour
Sunday 22 February 2026, 1.00pm to 4.30pm

Free, drop in. Suitable for families with children aged 3 to 6 years old.

Join us in the Little Parlour to explore all things shape related and have a go at building Bruce Castle with our giant building blocks!

Drawing of the High Cross by Henrietta Townsend
Monday 23 February 2026, 12.15pm to 1.30pm

Free, all welcome. Booking required.

 Arrive 12 noon for a 12.15 start.

In an ordinary street, close to Bruce Grove Station, hidden beneath a row of late 19th century housing, lies an ancient relic of Tottenham’s past.

You may have walked past without a second glance, scarcely noticing the road name, or perhaps even wondered who is St Loy? Here is meant to be a holy well, given a French saint’s name.

Where is the well now? And what on earth do horses have to do with it?

image of cemetery in woodland
Friday 27 February 2026, 11.00am to 1.00pm

Free, all welcome. Booking essential.

Starts: Abney Park Cemetery main entrance, at 219 Stoke Newington High Street, N16 0LH.

Meet at 10.45am for a 11am start.

campaign badges protesting section 28
Saturday 28 February 2026, 10.30am to 12.30pm

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the founding of Haringey Lesbian and Gay Unit (LAGU).

Free, all welcome! Materials provided. Booking essential

Head over to Bruce Castle Museum & Archive to make your own badge and learn about our radical queer heritage using material from Haringey’s LGBTQ+ archives.

2026 marks 40 years since the founding of the groundbreaking Haringey Lesbian and Gay Unit in 1986, and this workshop will provide the opportunity to explore archival material related to this important part of our local history.