Things to Do in North London in April 2026

Zoonormous Easter Egg Hunt | 📍London Zoo, NW1 | 28 Mar -12 Apr | (£)
London Zoo are running an Easter egg hunt throughout the school holidays. Six giant eggs hidden around the zoo, each revealing a secret letter and a riddle to solve, with a chocolate prize at the end. Arts and crafts and Easter Bunny crowns on site too. Admission is £28 for adults, £14 for children, under 5s free.

Easter Quest at Kenwood | 📍Kenwood, NW3 | 28 Mar - 19 Apr | (£)
Kenwood on Hampstead Heath are running an Easter trail throughout the school holidays. Kids follow clues, hunt for eggs and answer questions along the way for a chocolate reward at the end. £2 per child, no booking needed, just turn up. Runs 10am to 5pm daily.

Vintage Black Cabs at the Ace Cafe | 📍Ace Cafe, NW10 | 4 Apr | Free
Swinging by the Ace Cafe on the North Circular. The London Vintage Taxi Association are bringing their collection of old black cabs to display outside. Free to come and have a look. Runs 11am to 4pm.

Boyband vs Girlband Quiz | 📍Hillbilly Social, N22 | 2 Apr | (£)
A pub quiz at Hillbilly Social in Wood Green, and it's all boybands and girlbands. If you know your Westlife from your Destiny's Child, this might be your night. Starts 7pm, done by 9.30pm.

Hampstead Heath Easter Funfair | 📍East Heath Road, NW3 | 1- 12 Apr | Free
The Easter funfair is back on Hampstead Heath for the school holidays. Free to get in, rides £2 on Wednesdays 1 and 8 April. This year the Air Swing returns, apparently the tallest ride ever to visit the heath. Open daily 12pm to 8pm.

North London Photo Walk | 📍Finsbury Park Station, N4 | 4 Apr | Free
A monthly photography walk around North London, open to all levels. The group meets at Finsbury Park Station at 2pm, walks for about 80 minutes with stops along the way to shoot and reflect. Hosted by artist and photographer Talitha Thomas-Kelly. Come alone or bring a friend, dress for the weather.

Photography Walk in Coldfall Wood | 📍Coldfall Wood, N10 | 5 Apr | Free
Photographer Mike Segal is leading a walk through Coldfall Wood in Muswell Hill to shoot the signs of spring. All cameras welcome, from phones to SLRs. Meet at the Creighton Road entrance opposite Fortismere School at 2pm, done by 3.30pm. Children welcome with an adult.

London International Ska Festival | 📍Various venues | 2 to 4 Apr | (£)
The London International Ska Festival has been running since 1988 and this Easter weekend it's back across multiple venues in and around Camden. Three nights of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub and 2 Tone with a lineup that includes The Selecter, Misty in Roots, The Cimarons, Keith and Tex and Roy Panton and Yvonne Harrison celebrating 60 years of rocksteady.

Easter Weekender at Camden Market | 📍Camden Market, NW1 | 4- 5 Apr | Free
Camden Market is putting on a free Easter weekend for families this 4 and 5 April. There's a trail of 3D artworks by artist Joe Hill to follow around the market, street performers including a lion, a circus acrobat and an Easter Bunny, spring flower planting, face painting, Easter bonnet making and a kids dance party in the outdoor Easter Garden.

Easter Trail with David Astburys | 📍315 Upper Street, N1 | 1 Apr | (£)
Islington estate agents David Astburys are running an Easter trail around Upper Street this Wednesday afternoon. Kids pick up a map and clues, visit local businesses to collect stamps, and hand in their completed sheet for an Easter egg at the end. Three golden eggs hidden along the route have bigger prizes. There's also an Easter Bunny appearance and a pop-up selling recycled toys from The Toy Project. £3 per child, all proceeds go to The Toy Project. Runs 1pm to 3pm.

Pawla Easter Walk | 📍Hampstead Heath, NW3 | 4 Apr | Free
Pawla are doing an Easter dog walk on Hampstead Heath this Saturday. Meet outside Hampstead Heath station, walk through the heath past Parliament Hill and finish at Kenwood House. Easter dog treats along the way and optional Easter outfits for your pup encouraged. About 40 to 50 minutes at an easy pace. RSVP so they know numbers.

Easter Egg-Stravaganza | 📍Capel Manor Gardens, EN1 | 3- 6 Apr | (£)
Capel Manor Gardens in Enfield are running an Easter event across the bank holiday weekend. A themed trail through their 30-acre gardens, seasonal activities and daily entertainment running 11am to 3pm. Last admission at 2pm each day. Worth booking ahead online as it tends to fill up.

NW6 New Writing Festival | 📍Tricycle Theatre, NW6 | 4-9 Apr | (£)
The Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn is running a week of five brand new plays, each performed as a rehearsed reading on consecutive nights. Five writers supported by the Tricycle's NW6 programme over the past year, with plays spanning a Darwinian comedy set in a science lab, a multigenerational saga of mothers and daughters, a Japanese horror involving a forest and a cat demon, and more.

Easter Trail at Waterlow Park | 📍Lauderdale House, N6 | 5 Apr | Free
Lauderdale House run an Easter trail through Waterlow Park in Highgate every year on Easter Sunday. Pick up a treasure map from the Tea Lawn, solve the riddles, find the giant bunny. First 100 children to complete the trail get a chocolate prize. Runs 11am to 4.30pm, free, just turn up.

Easter at Seven Sisters Market | 📍Wards Corner Community Space, N15 | 5 Apr | Free
Seven Sisters Market in South Tottenham are hosting an Easter Sunday afternoon for families. Egg hunt, egg decorating and a wander round the market stalls. Starts at 12pm, runs until 4pm. Drop them a message on 07436214346 to let them know you're coming.

Percy vs Mr Fox: The Great Egg Hunt | 📍RAF Museum, NW9 | 28 Mar- 12 Apr | £5
The RAF Museum has an Easter trail running through the school holidays. Percy the Penguin's eggs have been stolen and kids follow clues around the museum to find ten hidden letters, crack the secret word and win a Cadbury Creme Egg. Designed for ages 3 and up, £5 per child, adults go free.

Top Cuvée Easter Egg Hunt | 📍Highbury, N5 | 5 Apr | Free
Top Cuvée's Easter egg hunt takes over Highbury this Sunday. Clues, challenges and 1,000 bags of Tony's Chocolonely chocolate, plus a few golden tickets hidden somewhere along the way. Over a thousand people did it last year so register early at topcuvee.com. Starts 12pm.

Hampstead Heath Easter Funfair | 📍East Heath Road, NW3 | 1 - 12 Apr | Free
The funfair is back on Hampstead Heath, running daily through the school holidays. Free to get in, rides £2 all day on Wednesdays 1 and 8 April. The Air Swing is back this year, the biggest ride on the heath. Open 12pm to 8pm.

Elixir Festival | 📍Sadler's Wells, EC1R | 7 - 27 Apr | (£)
Sadler's Wells run their Elixir Festival every year celebrating dance and ageing, and this April's programme is a good one. Performances include Pina Bausch's iconic Nelken Line in an intergenerational staging, Louise Lecavalier's solo danses vagabondes, and a double bill from Sadler's Wells' own Company of Elders. Workshops, film screenings and artist talks running throughout.

Springtime Samurai Family Festival | 📍British Museum, WC1B | 7, 8 & 10 Apr | Free
The British Museum are running a free drop-in family festival over Easter inspired by their current Samurai exhibition. Tuesday is origami samurai helmet making, Wednesday is designing your own samurai, and Friday is a Frank Chickens pop extravaganza. No tickets needed for the activities but book a free timed entry ticket for the museum in advance. First come first served on the day.

Three Sixty Festival | 📍Roundhouse, NW1 | 8-29 Apr | (£)
The Roundhouse in Camden runs their Three Sixty Festival every April and it's one of the better excuses to spend time in that building. A month of one-off performances across music, spoken word, theatre, visual art, club nights and podcasts, mixing established names with newer acts.

Alternative Book Fair | 📍Islington Central Library, N1 | 8 to 11 Apr | Free
A week of author panels, publishing talks and an indie press fair at Islington Central Library. Speakers include Booker Prize longlisted Natasha Brown, Katherine Faulkner and Roxy Dunn among others. Saturday 11 April is the Indie Press Fair, no booking needed, just turn up. Individual panels need booking via Eventbrite but walk-ins are welcome.

Sip N Cak3 Easter Edition | 📍Hornsey Vale Community Centre, N8 | 9 Apr | (£)
Heavenly Cak3s are running an Easter cupcake decorating session for kids at Hornsey Vale Community Centre in Crouch End this Thursday. Children decorate four Easter themed cupcakes, plus face painting, a mascot, snacks and a goody bag to take home. Runs 1pm to 4pm.

Crafty Fox Spring Market | 📍The Crossing, Granary Square, N1C | 11-12 Apr | Free
Crafty Fox Market has been running since 2010 and their spring edition is at Granary Square in King's Cross Easter weekend. Over 100 makers and artists each day covering ceramics, jewellery, illustration, clothing and more. Free to get in, dog friendly, runs 11am to 5pm both days. Coal Drops Yard is right next door if you want to make a full afternoon of it.

Spring Clothes Swap | 📍Florentia Village, N4 | 12 Apr | Free
A clothes swap at Florentia Village in Stroud Green. Bring up to ten clean items, get tokens based on what you bring and use them to shop the rails. Fast fashion, mid-range, vintage and designer all welcome. No Shein, Primark, Boohoo or similar. Runs 12pm to 5pm.

Ain Bailey: The Jamaica Project | 📍Camden Art Centre, NW3 | 10 Apr -14 Jun | Free
London-based artist and DJ Ain Bailey opens a new exhibition at Camden Art Centre in April bringing together a trilogy of films rooted in her personal history and relationship to Jamaica. The centrepiece is a newly commissioned film recorded during her first visit to Jamaica in 2025, alongside earlier works including a sonic installation with suspended sculptures of the ackee fruit, one for each year since Jamaican independence in 1962. Free to visit, runs until 14 June.

Donald Locke: Resistant Forms | 📍Camden Art Centre, NW3 | 10 Apr - 30 Aug | Free
Camden Art Centre are opening a major survey of Guyanese-British artist Donald Locke (1930–2010), the first time the full scope of his work has been shown in London. Locke was a Windrush Generation artist whose five decades of work spans ceramics, sculpture, painting and assemblage, consistently examining history, identity and subjugation. The exhibition runs from his early biomorphic ceramics through to his final pieces made in Atlanta.

Comedy Preview: Huge Davies & Katie Norris | 📍artsdepot, N12 | 15 Apr | (£)
Two comedians trying out new material at Artsdepot in North Finchley before it heads to Edinburgh. Huge Davies does dark, surreal comedy with a customised keyboard and has his own Channel 4 sitcom. Katie Norris's last Fringe show was nominated for Best Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards and transferred to Soho Theatre. Fresh material, unpredictable energy.

Paula Rego: Story Line | 📍Victoria Miro, N1 | 16 Apr- 23 May | Free
Victoria Miro are showing the most comprehensive exhibition of Paula Rego's drawings to date, spanning work from the 1950s until her death in 2022. Rego considered drawing her primary language and this show traces how her line evolved across seven decades, from pen and ink to pastel and charcoal. Among the works on display are pieces never shown before, studies for her most recognised paintings, and a drawing she made aged nine of her grandmother.

Tree Pit Garden Workshop | 📍Museum of the Order of Saint John, EC1M | 18 Apr | (£)
John Welsh has spent his life gardening and this Saturday he's running a hands-on workshop at the Museum of the Order of Saint John in Clerkenwell on how to turn the tree pits outside your house into a mini wildlife garden. Practical tips on planting, caring for and making the most of small urban spaces for pollinators and birds.

Hackney Flea Market | 📍Stoke Newington Church St, N16 | 18-20 Apr | Free
Hackney Flea Market's monthly vintage market is back on Church Street this Easter weekend, spread across Abney Hall and Room 71-73 next door. Over 40 traders, free to get in, dog friendly. Runs 10am to 5pm across all three days.

HistFest 2026 | 📍British Library, NW1 | 18-19 Apr | (£)
HistFest is a history festival at the British Library and this year's weekend covers everything from Ancient Athens and Egyptian queens to the history of motherhood and 20th century queer history. Speakers include Professor Michael Scott, Ruth Goodman, Sir Michael Palin and more.

Strange Central 2026 | 📍Conway Hall, WC1R | 18 Apr | (£)
The London Fortean Society spend their time thinking seriously about things most people dismiss, they're at Conway Hall in Holborn for a full day of talks on sea monsters, UFOs, ghost hunting, Bigfoot and occult numismatics. Speakers include palaeozoologist Dr Darren Naish on prehistoric sea creatures, Mark Pilkington on UFO sightings under Trump, and a panel of authors discussing what lurks in the ghost hunting archives.

London Ceramics Market | 📍Hornsey Parish Church, N10 | 19 Apr | Free
Twenty-five local potters sell their work at Hornsey Parish Church Hall, from sculptural pieces to functional everyday ceramics. Food and drinks from Wholebowl on site. Just down the road from Alexandra Palace farmers market if you want to make a morning of it. Runs 12pm to 5pm, free to get in.

Wood Green Craft & Street Food Market | 📍Lymington Avenue, N22 | Every Sat from 18 Apr | Free
A new weekly craft and street food market launching in Wood Green this Easter. Local makers, handmade goods and street food on Lymington Avenue between Lidl and EE, every Saturday from 18 April. Runs 11am to 5pm.

Spring Bird Walk at Woodberry Wetlands | 📍Woodberry Wetlands, N16 | 19 Apr | (£)
London Wildlife Trust are leading a beginner-friendly birdwatching walk around Woodberry Wetlands in Stoke Newington this Sunday morning. April is breeding season so there's plenty of singing going on and the guides will help you work out what you're hearing and seeing. About 90 minutes, binoculars available to borrow if you don't have your own. Meet at the Coal House Café, starts 10am.

North London Book Festival | 📍Alexandra Palace, N22 | 23-26 Apr | (£)
Four days of author talks, panels, workshops and book signings at Alexandra Palace this April. This year's lineup includes Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason, Laura Bates, Natalie Haynes, Michael Rosen and Rachel Parris. Family events running throughout too. Full programme here.

Illustration + Print Show | 📍Abney Public Hall, N16 | 25 - 26 Apr | Free
60+  illustrators and printmakers at Abney Hall in Stoke Newington this weekend, selling originals, screen prints, risograph prints, zines, comics and paper goods. All independent artists, all there on the day. Pierogi and seasonal teas served too. Free to get in, dog friendly, runs 11am to 5pm both days.

Muswell Hill Creatives Spring Makers Fair | 📍St James Square, N10 | 25 Apr | Free
Muswell Hill Creatives are back outside for the first time this year, setting up in St James Square opposite the church and next to the Everyman Cinema. Twenty-one independent artists, designers and makers with art, jewellery, homewares, clothing and more. Runs 10.30am to 5pm.

Tom Sleigh: Getting Things Done | 📍Temple Bar, EC4 | 20 Apr | (£)
Tom Sleigh chairs the City of London's Planning and Transportation Committee and this Monday evening he's talking about his vision for the future of the Square Mile. He recently oversaw the controversial Liverpool Street Station redevelopment decision and has been handling a record number of planning applications. If you're interested in London's architecture, planning or how the city is changing, it's worth going. Doors open 6.05pm, talk starts 6.30pm.

Is the Cosmos Unravelling? | 📍Hoxton Hall, N1 | 21 Apr | (£)
Sophia Club is bringing theoretical physicist Tony Padilla to Hoxton Hall for an evening about what's going wrong with the universe. Dark energy is behaving strangely, new data suggests it might be weakening over time, and the implications are genuinely unsettling. Padilla is a professor at Nottingham, a Numberphile regular with over 60 million views, and a good explainer of things that should be impossible to explain. Music and conversation starts at 7.30pm.

Spring Meteors and Night Sky Reflections | 📍Walthamstow Wetlands, N17 | 21 Apr | (£)
StowStargazers are running an evening at Walthamstow Wetlands timed around the peak of the Lyrids meteor shower. It starts with a talk on meteors, comets and asteroids, then moves into an after-hours guided walk through the wetlands to try and spot some shooting stars. The event goes ahead whatever the weather. Wrap up warm, bring a red-light torch if you have one. Starts 7pm, finishes around 9.30pm.