Special Events

One-off events, festivals and heritage days.

Black History Month 2024

Haringey Council are thrilled to announce the launch of their Black History Haringey 365 events programme!

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Get ready for a vibrant array of events and activities designed to honour and uplift the remarkable contributions of Haringey’s Black communities.

From politics to culture, education to community activism, Haringey’s Black residents have made history—and continue to do so—every single day. This programme is your chance to explore and celebrate their incredible impact on our borough, London, the UK, and the world.

Join us in celebrating Black excellence throughout the year!

See the full events programme here.

Here at Bruce Castle we're excited to be joining in the celebrations with two Black History tours in Haringey. Read on for more details...

Black Cultural History in Hornsey: A walking tour of heritage from abolition to the modern day

  • Thursday 17 October, 10.30am - 12pm

Free, all welcome. Booking required.

Bernie Grant and woman shaking hands with the opening plaque for the West Indian Cultural Centre in the background

Meet: 10.15am outside the African Caribbean Leadership Company (former West Indian Cultural Centre), N8 0DD for a 10.30am start. Next to bus stop E, Wightman Road.

Starting from outside the West Indian Cultural Centre (now the ACLC), this curator-led walk will take you through almost 200 years’ of local black history. From the story of Jacob Walker in St Mary’s Church Graveyard, to black artists at Muswell Hill Gallery, to the original site of Aquarius Hair Salon; this tour is a chance to discover the diversity of Hornsey’s black heritage.

Please book your free ticket for this walking tour via Ticket Tailor.

Please dress for the weather and wear appropriate shoes for walking.

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

Organised by Bruce Castle Museum & Archive for Black History Month 2024.

Halloween 2024 

After Dark @ The Castle

  • Wednesday 30 October, Thursday 31 October & Friday 1 November
  • Two tours each night: 6.30pm to 7.30pm & 8.15pm to 9.15pm
  • Tickets £15 each (including drink)
  • Strictly for those aged 18 and over

‘Bruce Castle is haunted, as everybody knows…If Bruce Castle is not haunted, then who stalks about in the turret class room when mortals are a-bed? And who…leaves nought behind him but a heavy feeling of presence in the darkness?’ The Brucian, August 15, 1856

Edited image of a manor house with a ghostly figure in the foreground

Visit the Candlelit Castle and be transported back to the Victorian age of ghost stories by costumed guides. They will share the sinister secrets and eerie experiences hidden inside the walls of one of London’s most haunted buildings.

All tickets will include your choice of twilight tipple: either a glass of wine or a warming hot chocolate.

Each tour will run for an hour, with time afterwards to enjoy your refreshment.

Costumes are very welcome, but not mandatory.

These tours are strictly for adults 18 and over only.

How to book:

To book your tickets please email us at museum.services@haringey.gov.uk and provide us with the following information:

  • Your name (and the names of other guests)
  • The number of tickets you would like to buy
  • The date (either 30 Oct, 31 Oct, or 1 Nov) and time (either 6.30-7.30pm or 8.15-9.15pm) of the tour you would like to attend

We will then send you a payment link. Please ensure you that you pay for your ticket(s) within 48 hours of receiving the payment link.

We can only issue tickets to those aged 18 or over.