Hey Neighbour,
Quite a few events happening this weekend, the weather's looking somewhat decent, and the March tube strike is cancelled. So no excuses, go on get out there.
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Bits and bobs worth knowing.
🍕 Jamaican and Turkish food mashed together - weekend pop-up at Bedford Tavern: Chef Naz doing Jamaican-Turkish fusion this weekend at Bedford Tavern, Seven Sisters Road. Turkish pides (flatbread pizzas) with Jamaican toppings, plus small plates. Friday 4-10pm, Saturday 12-10pm, Sunday 12-8pm. Walk-ins Friday and Saturday. Sunday nearly booked, email [email protected] to reserve.
☕ Alexander McQueen foundation opened café in Tottenham: House of Bandits opened at 812 High Road (next to Paddy Power, opposite Domino's). Run by Sarabande Foundation - Alexander McQueen's charity supporting artists. All profits fund artist studios upstairs. Coffee, toasties, sandwiches, pastries. Gallery next door visible through glass with Sarabande artists' work. Inside restored Grade II buildings that were empty for years. First independent coffee spot this end of Tottenham that's not a chain.
🏗️ Camden Film Quarter objection petition hits 1,000 signatures: Residents opposing Regis Road development in Kentish Town. Main objections: 24-storey buildings (local area 3-6 storeys), recycling facility under flats (fire risk after Islington recycling centre fire December), 20-metre basement opposite primary school (400 kids pass daily during construction), cuts 50% of trees, blocks Parliament Hill to St Paul's views.
🎪 East Barnet Festival skipping 2026 - coming back bigger in July 2027: Not running this year. Organisers are taking time to "re-imagine" it. Back 3-4 July 2027 at Oakhill Park. They say they want to make it more community-focused with better entertainment, new attractions, stronger partnerships.
📍Why I chose a 200-year-old pub for our first ever event
Chapel Market 1970s
I visited a few pubs before landing on Chapel Market Tavern. Some were okay. One was gorgeous but the vibe inside felt off, an odour of pretentiousness, which was the last thing I wanted. One of the things that mattered most to me was everyone feeling welcome, no matter where they're from. Chapel Market Tavern has been on that corner since the early 1800s, so it's a real community staple. Although it has changed faces throughout the years, nine different names since the 1770s, one thing has remained true: it has always been a pub, open to whoever walks through the door.
Also, fun fact — you know Chapel Market, the street the pub sits on? Sometime in the 1800s the land was set aside for a chapel, the street took the name in anticipation, and then nothing. No chapel, no explanation, just a market that's been trading under a false name ever since. Literally, 200 years of confusion.
Anyway, every week I give you reasons to leave your house (and that won't change). But now I'm giving you a reason to connect.
The Chapel Market Tavern
On 1st April, we're hosting our first ever IRL event. Know Thy Neighbour at Chapel Market Tavern. 'Speed dating' for neighbours, minus the dating. Grab your ticket here, once they're gone, they're gone.
My North London Top Events
Our Stokey Market | 📍Room 71-73, Stoke Newington Church St, N16 | 21- 22 Mar | Free
There's a new market in Stoke Newington and it's called Our Stokey Market. Started by locals who wanted a market they'd actually want to visit, this weekend it opens its doors for the first time at Room 71-73 on Church Street. Curated vintage, local makers, fashion, homeware and prints. Free to get in, runs 11am to 5pm both days.
West Green No Car Boot Sale | 📍West Green Primary School, N15 | 22 Mar | (£)
First No Car Boot Sale at West Green. You'll be able to rummage through second-hand clothes, furniture, books, homewares from pitches. People bring stuff by hand, no cars. Coffee and bakery on site. £1 entry adults, kids free. Cash only, exact change helps.
Spring Open Day & Seed Swap | 📍OmVed Gardens, N6 | 21 Mar | Free
OmVed Gardens opens its doors for their annual seed swap on the Spring Equinox. Bring whatever seeds you have spare, pick up new varieties, and have a wander round the gardens. If you're coming empty handed that's fine too. There'll be live demos from Irish craftmaker Éamonn Ó Hairtnéada on traditional seed baskets and winnowing fans, herbal teas and baked goods at the newly opened OmVed café, and the Bisila Noha exhibition is open in the Barn too.
London Festival of Railway Modelling | 📍Alexandra Palace, N22 | 21-22 Mar, 10am | (£)
Model railway show at Alexandra Palace, 25th year. Walk around 40+ miniature train layouts, tiny detailed worlds with trains running through them. Classic steam to modern. Kids love watching the trains move.
The Stitch Festival | 📍Business Design Centre, N1 | 19-22 Mar | (£)
A four-day textile and craft festival at the Business Design Centre on Upper Street in Islington. Over 300 workshops covering dressmaking, embroidery, crochet, cross-stitch and more, plus free talks, live demos, daily catwalk shows and 150 plus craft brands to shop from. Patrick Grant is on the Stitch Stage on Friday 20 March for a Q&A. Good for beginners and experienced makers alike.
English National Ballet: Body & Soul | 📍Sadler's Wells, EC1R | 19-28 Mar | (£)
English National Ballet doing two new ballets about how we move through the world. Crystal Pite's Body and Soul starts with two dancers, builds to mesmerizing group movements about conflict. She's world-renowned, UK premiere of work she made for Paris Opera Ballet.
North Finchley Vintage Bus Running Day | 📍North Finchley & surrounding area | 22 Mar | Free
Vintage buses are running on parts of local routes 13, 221, 251 and 263 around North Finchley this Sunday in aid of Comic Relief. You can just turn up and hop on. A printed programme with full timetables and route histories is available at Stop E in North Finchley for £3 cash, with the money going to Red Nose Day. Runs 10am to 4pm.
Retro Games Fair | 📍Royal National Hotel, WC1H | 22 Mar | (£)
Four times a year, traders from across the UK set up at the Royal National Hotel in Russell Square for a retro games market. Video games, consoles, board games, arcade machines and merchandise all under one roof. Staggered entry at 10.30am, 12pm and 1.30pm, runs until 4.30pm.
Women Will Create Makers Market | 📍Abney Public Hall, N16 | 22 Mar | Free
Women Will Create bring their makers market back to Abney Public Hall in Stoke Newington this Sunday. Thirty female-led small businesses under one roof. Free to get in, dog friendly, runs 11.30am to 5pm.
Finchley WI Spring Fair | 📍Stephens House & Gardens, N3 | 22 Mar | Free
Finchley Women's Institute are putting on their Spring Fair this Sunday with over 40 stalls of handmade gifts and local artisan goods. Free to get in, runs 10.30am to 4.30pm.
Loanhood Clothes Swap | 📍St Andrew's Church, N1 | 21 Mar | Free
The idea is simple: bring clothes you no longer wear, swap them for something you will. Loanhood are setting up at St Andrew's Church in Thornhill Square this Saturday with rails full of preloved clothes across all shapes and sizes. Bring up to five clean items, get them exchanged for tokens, and use those to shop the rails. Drops from 11.30am, swapping opens at 12pm. There's also a repair workshop with Jane Steedman running from 1pm to 3pm if you've got something that needs a bit of attention.
Wassail at Clitterhouse Farm | 📍Clitterhouse Farm, NW2 | 21 Mar | Free
A wassail is an old folk tradition of gathering in an orchard to bless the trees and welcome the new season, and Clitterhouse Farm in Brent Cross are hosting one on the Spring Equinox this Saturday. Live folk music from Dorten Yonder, nature crown making, a seed swap, plant sale, kids crafts and spiced apple cider.
Muswell Hill Creatives Pop Up | 📍What Mother Made, N10 | 18 Mar to 19 Apr | Free
What Mother Made is an independent shop on Fortis Green Road specialising in handmade clothing for adults and children, and for the next month they've given over a section of the shop to nine local Muswell Hill artists and makers. Fused glass jewellery, ceramics, screenprints, paper lampshades, kids clothing and insect prints in bell jars. On Fridays and Saturdays one of the makers will be there in person. Open Wednesday to Friday 10am to 5pm, Saturday 10am to 6pm, Sunday 10am to 5pm.
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🎸Crouch End Festival (June 13th + 14th) is looking for bands and musicians. No fee, they get no council or Arts Council funding. Interested? Email [email protected] with "CEF Music" in the subject.
🌳 Fair in the Square is back on Saturday 13th June. Stall applications are open until 31st March — apply here. They're also looking for volunteers (just a couple of hours). Email [email protected] if you can help.
🎮 Our neighbour Alexis (N1) is running a Mario Kart Tournament at King's Cross Continental Stores. Tuesday 31st March, 7pm. All levels welcome. One drink minimum. Click here to sign up.
🎪 Clocktower Festival (Sunday 2nd August, Caledonian Road) needs volunteers. Setting up, running kids' activities, welcoming visitors, tidying up — no experience needed. Email Hazel at [email protected] if you can help.
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🎟️ Heads up
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.
Silent Read & Stretch | 📍Hotpod Yoga Crouch End, N4 | 28 Mar | (£)
If your idea of a perfect Saturday involves a book and doing absolutely nothing demanding, this one's for you. Wholesome London Club have teamed up with Hotpod Yoga in Crouch End for an afternoon of silent reading followed by a beginner-friendly yoga flow inside their inflatable studio.
Under Milk Wood | 📍Holy Innocents Church, N8 | 26-28 Mar | (£)
Crouch End Players performing Dylan Thomas' Under Milk Wood at Holy Innocents Church. It's a dramatised reading (actors reading with expression, not a full production) about a day in a Welsh seaside town called Llareggub. Eccentric characters, funny and poetic. Dylan Thomas classic from the 1950s.
Springtime at the Farm | 📍Lewis of London Ice Cream Farm, EN5 | 28 Mar – 12 Apr | (£)
Lewis of London's ice cream farm in Barnet does an Easter event every year and it's one for little ones. Running daily through the school holidays, kids can hold chicks, pet lambs, go on an egg hunt, race ducks and dig around in the sandpit. It's all under cover so the weather doesn't matter. Ice cream, waffles and lunch on site too.
What’s On This Weekend: 21-22 March 2026
Your guide to what’s happening in North London this week. Events marked with (£) require a ticket in advance.
SECOND EDITION Ceramics Exhibition | 📍Muswell Hill Books & Parlour, N10 | 20-22 Mar | Free
Highgate Ceramics Collective back at Muswell Hill Books & Parlour for their second exhibition. Seven local ceramic artists showing handbuilt vases, vessels and sculptural pieces. Browse ceramics and books together.
St Patrick's Day at Camden Market | 📍Camden Market, NW1 | 21 Mar | Free
Camden Market are putting on a full St Patrick's Day celebration with live traditional Irish music, Irish dancers, a bodhran drumming parade, a harpist on the canalside, face painting and a children's story corner. SunFlour Bakery are running free soda bread-making workshops and there's a stilt-walking Irish tea lady wandering about. Free to attend, worth booking online in advance.
Bisila Noha: Ile Ọkàn (House of the Soul) Exhibition | 📍OmVed Gardens, N6 | 20–29 Mar | Free
OmVed's Barn in Highgate is hosting a solo exhibition this month that's worth making time for. Bisila Noha is a London-based ceramic artist who has spent four years travelling to pottery communities across West Africa, learning from women makers whose traditions rarely get the recognition they deserve. Ile Ọkàn, which translates as House of the Soul, brings that journey into one space through sculpture, vessels, photography and sound. Free to visit but you need to book ahead.
London Potters 40th Anniversary | 📍The Art Workers' Guild, WC1N | 20 to 22 Mar | Free
London Potters have been going for 40 years and this weekend they're celebrating at the Art Workers' Guild in Bloomsbury. Free to attend across all three days: an exhibition and sale of 40 miniature pots by invited ceramicists, a members fair, an interactive pot decorating session and a display of the group's history. Ticketed talks and demonstrations for members are also running throughout. Open 11am to 5pm daily.
The Little Children's Market | 📍Enfield Grammar School, EN2 | 21 Mar | (£)
A new-ish sale for babies and children at Enfield Grammar School this Saturday morning. Preloved toys, clothing, books and equipment all under one roof. £2 per adult, children free, cash only. Free parking on site and the first 50 buyers get a free compostable bag. Runs 10.30am to 12pm. If you've got outgrown items to sell, stalls are £22 and you keep all the profit.
Sunrise Club: Spring Equinox | 📍Primrose Hill, NW1 | 21 Mar | Free
Yes, it's a 5:45am start. But there's something about watching the sun come up over London from the top of Primrose Hill with a group of strangers that makes it worth it. The Sunrise Club do this every Saturday morning and this one's special — it's the Spring Equinox, so sunrise lands at exactly 6:01am. Afterwards everyone walks down to Roots on Regent's Park Road for coffee with 10% off. Look for the big flag at the top. Free, just show up.
Source: Seventhsister - New Tottenham Cafe House of Bandits
🎶 LIVE MUSIC
Barnet Symphony Orchestra: Brahms & Clara Schumann | 📍St John's Church, N11 | 22 Mar | (£)
Clara Schumann wrote her Piano Concerto as a teenager and it's still considered one of the most exciting works of the Romantic era. This Sunday Barnet Symphony Orchestra are pairing it with Brahms' Symphony No. 4 at St John's Church in Friern Barnet.
Dvořák: Stabat Mater & Petter: Vigil Mass | 📍St Michael's Church, N6 | 21 Mar | (£)
Voxcetera choir singing Dvořák's Stabat Mater with chamber orchestra and four soloists. Prayer to the bereaved mother of Christ, likely inspired by Dvořák's own children dying. Rich, tender music about grief and hope. Performances in 1880s London made him famous in England.
Winchmore String Orchestra | 📍Southgate Methodist Church, N14 | 21 Mar | (£)
Winchmore String Orchestra are performing a charity concert at Southgate Methodist Church this Saturday in aid of Asthma and Lung UK. The programme is a rich mix including Barber's Adagio, Copland's Hoedown, and Florence Price's Adoration.
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