🦊 Things to do this weekend in North London Apr 11-12

Bits and bobs worth knowing.

🗳️ In case you missed it, local elections are on 7 May: This is where you get to vote for the people who decide on things like your council tax, bin collections, local services, parks etc. You might've had letters come around from your local council already. Deadline to register is 20 April (And that's the extent of my political coverage. You're welcome.)

🛒Tottenham Foodbank's in trouble: They're open Mondays and Thursdays right now giving out 3-day food parcels, but they're about to cut that to one day per week. Demand's never been higher but they're not getting enough funding. Costs them £4-5k a month just for food. They also run an advice service helping people sort out the actual problems causing them to need food banks (that's ending too). Been running 6 years. £5 gets toiletries for a family for a week, £10 covers baby food, £20 does an emergency food parcel.


🗺️Help shape Seven Sisters area improvements: Haringey Council relaunching Your Seven Sisters project. The project aims to help improve streets, public spaces, art, signage around West Green Road, Seven Sisters Road, Tottenham Green. Initially started in 2024, stalled, now restarting with a new design team. Want local input on what happens. Sign up for updates, workshops, or join a working group. Deadline for working group: 3 May.

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.


Finsbury Park Focus Community Social | 📍The Front Room, N4 | 11 Apr | Free
Finsbury Park Focus is a local platform that's been championing local businesses in the area for a year now, and this Saturday founder Joe is bringing the community together in person for the first time and everyone is welcome. It's at The Front Room on Tollington Park, which happens to be going through a tight moment financially, so showing up is a nice bit of community support in itself. Drinks, chat, no agenda. 5pm to 8pm.

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.

Ygra: Balkan Dance Evening | 📍Cecil Sharp House, NW1 | 11 Apr | (£)
If you've never tried Balkan folk dancing, it's basically circle and line dancing from countries like Bulgaria, Serbia and Greece. Ygra are running an evening of it with live music at Cecil Sharp House in Camden this Saturday. No experience needed, no partner required. Starts 8pm, runs until 11pm.

Coffee, Canvas & Chill | 📍Blighty, N4 | 12 Apr | (£)
Blighty on Blackstock Road is hosting a painting session where you get a canvas, paints and brushes and two hours to do whatever you like with them. No experience needed, no pressure to produce anything impressive. About 4 minutes from Finsbury Park station. Runs 2pm to 4pm, all materials included.


Elixir Festival | 📍Sadler's Wells, EC1R | Until 27 Apr | (£)
Sadler's Wells' Elixir Festival is on now, running until 27 April across Angel and Stratford. It's a three-week celebration of dance and ageing, open to everyone, with professional performances alongside free community classes and workshops aimed particularly at over 60s. Still to come: Pina Bausch's Nelken Line in an intergenerational staging on 12 April, Louise Lecavalier's solo danses vagabondes on 25 and 27 April, and the Get Into Dance Festival community showcase on 19 April. Free classes this week include flamenco, Rock and Come In, Indian Contemporary and House and Waacking at Sadler's Wells East.

Terminator 2 Screening | 📍The Beehive, N17 | 12 Apr | (£)
Film Tottenham are kicking off a new series celebrating female action heroes with a screening of Terminator 2: Judgement Day at The Beehive pub in Tottenham this Sunday. Big screen, proper sound system, subtitles on. After the film there's a Q&A and discussion with writer/director Kat Sigalas and Abbie Lucas. Doors at 6.30pm, film starts at 7pm. 18+ only.


Thrift Market and Tunes | 📍Jam in a Jar, N8 | 12 Apr | Free
Jam in a Jar on Green Lanes in Harringay are doing a Sunday thrift market with locals selling clothes, records, books and artisan wares, BBQ on, DJs Ardishko, Vertex and friends playing all day. The dance floor opens at 6pm, music runs until 10pm. Market runs 11am to 6pm. Bring cash as not all vendors take card.

Meet the Artist: Lucia Morciano | 📍Bruce Castle Museum, N17 | 12 Apr | Free
Poet Lucia Morciano is at Bruce Castle Museum this Sunday for the last day of her visual poetry exhibition In Bloom. Bring a story or memory about a woman who inspires you and she'll write you a bespoke poem on the spot. Drop in between 1.30pm and 4pm, first come first served, or book a free slot in advance at the museum website.


April Awakening Market | 📍Devonshire Square, N13 | 11 Apr | Free
Palmers Green's first market of the year is this Saturday at Devonshire Square. French cheese, African print clothing, handmade candles, smoothies, samosas, jewellery and cat accessories among the stalls. A good excuse to get out and support local. Runs 10am to 3pm at the junction of Green Lanes and Devonshire Road.


Three Sixty Festival | 📍Roundhouse, NW1 | 8 to 29 Apr | (£)
The Roundhouse in Camden runs their Three Sixty Festival throughout April across the entire site. This weekend highlights include Cycles by Boy Blue, a hip-hop production with a seven-piece live band, and an exhibition asking whether the London music community is gone or just evolving.


Women Will Create Makers Market | 📍Abney Public Hall, N16 | 12 Apr | Free
Women Will Create has been running makers markets for female creatives at Abney Public Hall in Stoke Newington since 2022. This Sunday there are 30 brands covering everything from ceramics and jewellery to baked goods and vintage. Studio and Love Your Company. Free to get in, dog friendly, runs 11.30am to 5pm.

Jupiter Burger at Pasero | 📍West Green Rd, N15

Jupiter Burger are doing two pop-ups at Pasero in April. Smashed Hill & Szrok beef patties, potato rolls, Jupiter sauce, hand cut fries. If you've never made it to Netil Market for one, this is your chance. Sat 11th April.

In-N-Oot Burger at The Shoap | 📍St John St, EC1V 

James McAvoy's got a new film out, California Schemin', about two Scottish rappers pretending to be Californian hip-hop artists. So Auld Hag's The Shoap is turning into In-N-Oot Burger for a bit. Doubler Burgers with Angus patties and Scottish gouda, Medicine Fries with whisky mustard mayo, Irn-Bru shakes. Sat 11th April.

One Night in Niu Rou |📍Loom Club, N1 

Yang's Noods and Zao An Cafe are teaming up for a Taiwanese supper club. One night only. Black bean bang bang cucumber, sesame peanut cabbage on prawn crackers, hand pulled five spice beef noodle soup, sesame oil sea salt ice cream. Four courses for £45, limited tickets. Sat 11th April.



Sensora |📍HERE at Outernet, WC2H

Mark and James Tuttiett lost both their parents to brain tumours. Mark's a chef at Da Terra, and this is what he's doing about it. He's got six chefs together for a six course dinner, each dish inspired by a different sense. Cal Byerly, Holly Middleton Joseph, Mark Donald, Will Murray, Tom Brown. Bicep are doing the music. Their Matt McBriar is living with a brain tumour himself, so this one means something to them. All proceeds to The Brain Tumour Charity. Tues 5th May.

Upcoming events you should consider booking in advance or planning ahead for. In and out of North London. Events marked with (£) require a ticket in advance.