Events

Free, all welcome. No booking required.

Join Deborah Hedgecock - curator at Bruce Castle Museum and co-author of 'Haringey at War' - to learn about local life on the home front during WW2.

80 years on from VE Day, this talk will capture stories from wartime Haringey: including codebreakers, pioneering women, innovative wartime nurseries, and other tales of resilience amongst everyday people from across the borough.

For any queries, please email us at museum.services@haringey.gov.uk

"What do you remember of your childhood family holidays? It may have just been days out or a week away in a caravan or boarding house, but always an adventure.

Join us for the launch of our brand new exhibition, Joyce Butler: 'The National Woman's MP' - celebrating the life and work of Joyce Butler, MP for Wood Green 1955-1979. 

This exhibition has been curated in partnership with Dr Lyndsey Jenkins, Associate Professor and Tutorial Fellow in History, Mansfield College, University of Oxford as part of an AHRC funded heritage project 'The National Woman’s MP: Joyce Butler, women's rights and women's liberation from the 1950s to the 1970s’.

Join us for buns and cheese, fruit punch, cake, tea and coffee on the Museum’s lawn for a Windrush Chat and Tea Party. With games and music, come along, reminisce and meet new friends and old.

Visit Eventbrite for free tickets and full event details.

Organised by Code1 Community with Bruce Castle Museum & Archive. 

Free, no booking required. Just drop-in! Suitable for ages 7+

Arts and crafts activities for families. Have fun making your own 1950s-style hat from recycled materials with Siân Dorman (PLASTIQUE By Siân).

For any queries, please email museum.services@haringey.gov.uk

Come along for this speed writing workshop with Bevali Mckenzie and produce a joint piece of writing about the experiences felt by those of the Windrush Generation. A recital of the worked piece will be held at a later date.

Please visit Eventbrite for full details and free tickets.

Organised by Code1 Community with Bruce Castle Museum & Archive.

Free, all welcome. Booking available from Avril's Walks and Talks.

Join walk guide Avril Nanton as she looks back over four centuries of Tottenham’s black history and shares the lives of local heroes, changemakers and activists.

From seventeenth century pioneers to the Windrush Generation, this small pocket of Tottenham tells the stories of communities that have shaped the borough and the world beyond.

Free, all welcome. No need to book.

A special Curator's Pick to celebrate Windrush Day 2025.

Join Carmelita Kadeena for a gallery talk at Bruce Castle about her current exhibition 'Against The Wind', exploring what inspires her, how she reframes the stories she wishes to tell and the making of her art in locally found objects.

For any queries please email museum.services@haringey.gov.uk

Join guide and Friend of Bruce Castle Oona Kelly as she takes you on a heritage tour exploring the historic buildings around Northumberland Park and the range of architectural styles that they reflect, including St Mary’s Church and some of the area’s remaining grand villas.

Starting from Northumberland Park and ending at Lansdowne Road, this walk will highlight hidden architectural details you may have missed when passing through the area and will explore the fascinating stories of the people connected with these historic places.

Free, all welcome. No booking required. Refreshments included.

Free, all welcome. Booking required.

Discover more about Turnpike Lane and South Asian Heritage with Deborah Hedgecock (Curator of Bruce Castle Museum). This will be a circular guided walk with Deborah in and around Turnpike Lane, looking at places, personal stories and events as we explore our local South Asian Heritage and community history.

Spaces are limited so booking is essential via Ticket Tailor.

Starts: Outside Café Roj, Ducketts Common, N8

Free, all welcome. Booking required.

Discover more about Turnpike Lane and South Asian Heritage with Deborah Hedgecock (Curator of Bruce Castle Museum). This will be a circular guided walk with Deborah in and around Turnpike Lane, looking at places, personal stories and events as we explore our local South Asian Heritage and community history.

Spaces are limited so booking is essential via Ticket Tailor.

Starts: Outside Café Roj, Ducketts Common, N8

Free, suitable for ages 16+. Booking required.

Printmaker, Sunbul Akhtar (Night Press), will be running a block printing workshop for South Asian Heritage Month to explore the 2025 theme ‘Roots to Routes’.

In this workshop, attendees will design, carve and print their own stamps.

Attendees are invited to consider the iconography of their roots, the imagery that represents your cultural upbringing and sense of belonging.

This event is interactive and attendees will be working with sharp tools to carve their stamps.

Free, no booking required. Just drop-in!

Find out what people used before books and use paint or ink to create an old manuscript.  

This activity is suitable for children aged 6 to 10 years old. 

All children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the activity.

Free, no booking required. Just drop-in!

Head down to the Castle and discover a range of alphabet activities. Print your name with letter blocks, get hands on ‘writing’ in our sensory sand trays and enjoy family time with a book or puzzle.   

This activity is suitable for families with children aged 3 to 6 years old.

All children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the activity.

Free, no booking required. Just drop-in!

Head down to the Castle and discover a range of alphabet activities. Print your name with letter blocks, get hands on ‘writing’ in our sensory sand trays and enjoy family time with a book or puzzle.   

This activity is suitable for families with children aged 3 to 6 years old.

All children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the activity.

Free, no booking required. Just drop-in!

Head down to the Castle and discover a range of alphabet activities. Print your name with letter blocks, get hands on ‘writing’ in our sensory sand trays and enjoy family time with a book or puzzle.   

This activity is suitable for families with children aged 3 to 6 years old.

All children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the activity. 

Free, no booking required. Just drop-in!

Discover ancient Egyptian writing and use gold paint to design your own name plate. 

This activity is suitable for children aged 6 to 10 years old. 

All children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the activity.

Discover more about Turnpike Lane and our local South Asian Heritage with Deborah Hedgecock (curator of Bruce Castle Museum. This will be a circular guided walk in and around Turnpike Lane, looking at places, personal stories and events as we explore our local South Asian heritage and community history.

Spaces are limited so booking is essential –book your free place at Ticket Tailor.

Please dress for the weather and wear appropriate shoes for walking. This walk will take around 90 minutes.

Free, all welcome. Booking required.

Let our guide, Carol Hebbs, of Tottenham Heritage Walks, take you on a guided tour of 400 years of history around the village-like area of Scotland Green and Carbuncle Alley in Tottenham.

We start at Bluecoats, once a school, established in 1735, and today one of three pubs to be found on Scotland Green. We also explore the path of "Garbel Ditch" (recorded on the 1619 map of Tottenham), now a hidden part of the Moselle, which was diverted as early as the 15th century.