Friday 23 January 2026, 11.00am to 12.45pm
A Heritage Walking Tour
Free, all welcome. Booking required.
Local History guide and Friend of Bruce Castle Oona Kelly will be tracing the path taken by two armed Latvian Social Democrats over 100 years ago on 23 January 1909, as they fled from a payroll robbery at Schnurmann's Rubber Factory in Chesnut Road.
Sunday 25 January 2026, 11.00am to 1.00pm
A Walking Jewish History Tour
Free, all welcome. Booking required.
Tottenham Heritage Walks and Bruce Castle Museum and Archive bring you a free and fascinating walk looking at Jewish history around Tottenham Hale.
Starting by the High Cross monument, we will be looking at stories of Jewish families who moved from the East End to settle in Tottenham, in the streets around the Hale, the High Road and Lansdowne Road.
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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!
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!
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.
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!
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.
