Events

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.

A Resident’s Perspective by Ruth Crowley.

Free, booking required.

Outside of Tottenham, the Article 4 Conservation Area of Tower Gardens is little known. Built between 1904 and 1928 in the beautiful Arts and Crafts style, the Tower Gardens estate is one of the world’s first cottage garden suburbs, noted for its radical social housing design.

Join experts at PAYE Stonework and get hands-on with heritage crafts, for a practical introduction to brick laying and lime mortar.

This is a unique chance to help restore our Grade II Listed boundary wall on Church Lane, which dates from the 17th century! PPE provided.

Limited spaces available: first come first served.

Please book your free ticket via ticket tailor.

Free, but booking is essential as spaces are limited.

Workshop aimed for adults (18+). Materials and refreshments (Chinese tea) supplied.

On this Cloud Appreciation Day and in honour of Tottenham's Luke Howard, the Namer of Clouds, join us for this special open-air drawing session looking at clouds with artist Ki Wong.

We are trying something a bit different this year by having Open House tours on two Sunday afternoons during the Open House Festival.

For full details on how Bruce Castle and the surrounding Heritage Quarter is getting involved, visit our special events page.

Free, all welcome. Refreshments included.

"That just about sums up the buildings around us today, whether mean terraces of houses or high-rise flats, futuristic stadiums, or maybe the mellowed elegance of our older buildings. Do we miss some of the buildings we grew up with, or are we happy with what has replaced them? Do you have a favourite – probably brick built – building? Perhaps houses such as those on the pioneering cottage garden estate of Tower Gardens Housing with grace and space. Or can you refer us to a more modern piece of architecture that you like?