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Championing Her Game - Free Girls Basketball
FREE weekly girls basketball sessions for girls ages 8-16years old. No experience needed! Fun, friendly sessions to build skills and confidence with the chance to represent Waltham Forest at the London Youth Games!
Pilates Class with Samantha
Come and join this weekly Mat Pilates class. Suitable for beginners and those who are returning to exercise. Increase your flexibility, reduce pain and encourage relaxation.
Baby Dance with Wee Movers
Join Fiona every Tuesday at this class where caregivers can come along and dance with their babies aged 0-9 months (slings not essential).
Space4All Youth Hub
A safe space for young people to chill in, meet new people and develop new skills delivered by Worth Unlimited. For ages 8-18. Free to attend!
Pub Quiz at The Crown E11
You think you know the Answers? Then come down to The Crown E11 for their weekly quiz with lots of prizes, laughter and fun plus great company. £2 entry per person.
East Side Jazz Club
East Side Jazz Club hosts the cream of British Jazz Musicians on (almost) each and every Tuesday evening in E11. Enjoy a varied selection of live music from established modern Jazz Players
Steady Pace Walk: Wednesday at Langthorne Park
Join a short walk in your neighbourhood, helping you stay active at a pace that works for you.
Communi-Tea: Over 50 Social
Free weekly creative, social and physical wellbeing meet-ups for over 50s. Takes place every Thursday
Music Bingo
Replacing numbers for song intros. With music from current chart hits to sixties classics. Listen out & mark your music bingo card when you hear the song. The 1st to fill their card calls bingo and wins the cash jackpot of £50-£100. 3 games of 40 mins. £2 to enter!
Women's Only Badminton Coaching
Women’s Only Badminton Coaching every Thursday at Pastures Leytonstone. Booking in advance is essential. Book your place at: Silversmashers.b@gmail.com
Open Mic and Party at The Old Crown Leytonstone
Come down to the old Crown Leytonstone every last Thursday of the Month for an Open Mic & Party Combo.
Inclusive Children’s Multi-Sports
Inclusive Children’s Multi Sports activities for children aged 4-14years old at Pastures. Free entry!
Bushwood Yard Sale 2026
For the 12th year running the Bushwood Yard Sale will be bringing together neighbours, bargain hunters and decluttering desperados... A jumble sale on the streets of Bushwood and beyond!
Lovely and Local Makers Market
New Makers Market now at Good Shepherd Studios Leytonstone. Join them on the 2nd Friday of every month for a Makers Market of locally made gifts and stationery!
Free Health & Wellbeing Event
Join the SAIGURU London for a vibrant Health & Wellbeing Day in the heart of Waltham Forest — a free community event designed to bring together local residents, health professionals, and wellness services under one roof!
St John's Community Cinema presents ‘Hunt for the Wilder People’
Come down to St John’s Community Cinema and watch great movies in a beautiful setting. No booking required, just turn up and pay what you can, suggested donation of £3 per person and £6 per family. This month’s film is in ode to the late Sam Nail - Hunt for the Wilder People.
Good Shepherd Studios Open House 2026
Join Good Shepherd Studios for 2 days filled with FREE activities for all ages and a chance to meet some of the people involved in bringing life to Good Shepherd Studios, Our Pastures Community Garden and the Pastures Centre.
Waltham Forest Neighbourhood Photography Walks
See your neighbourhood through a different lens. Join guided walks to explore your neighbourhood, meet local people and capture the area. FREE, booking required!
East is East Comedy
A monthly stand up show featuring some of the best comedians on TV comes to the Red Lion. Headliner is Lily Philips and Horatio Gould. Click to read more and book your tickets!
Timeless Soul Classics - Carnival Special
P&R Events presents Timeless Soul Classics - Carnival Special with guest DJ Keshia G. Come enjoy a night of timeless Soul classics. It’s a night you don’t want to miss.
Summer at St John’s End of Event Party 🎊
Summer at St John’s Leytonstone’s End of Event Party 🎉. The Summer at St John’s month long event ends with a party for all. Free and all welcome. No need to book, just turn up!
Black Breastfeeding Week
In celebration of Breastfeeding week, come along and celebrate, connect and empower black breastfeeding families and their community.
Free Voice Projection Workshop
Join Teresa at the Summer at St John’s event for “Make Your Voice Heard”- a FREE Voice Projection workshop! Join this friendly and interactive workshop to learn practical voice projection, improve confidence, and develop stronger communication skills. No previous experience needed. Bring some drinking water for your use!
Free Voice Projection Workshop
For one day only! Come along to a FREE Voice Projection workshop and learn techniques to speak with confidence, clarity and impact! No need to book & all are welcome!
Free Taster Sessions on the Organ, Piano and Guitar
Summer at St John’s present free Musical Taster sessions🎵! Come along and try your hands on the Organ, have fun on the Piano and Guitar. Free and all are welcome! Sessions on 22nd August at 1.30pm-3pm.
Tai Chi Fan Event at Summer at St John’s
As part of this year’s Summer at St John’s Leytonstone event join Tai Lou for this free Tai Chi event. Take a moment to slow down, relax, and recharge with this free Tai Chi session. No booking required and all are welcome!
East London Shakespeare Festival
The Toy Library is delighted to welcome the East London Shakespeare Festival back to the Langthorne Park amphitheatre this summer with their magical production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Click to read full more and book your tickets!
Free Zumba at Summer at St John’s
Summer at St John’s present free Zumba! Join Andrea for a fun and energetic session and get fit as you have fun. Totally free and all are welcome!
Play Percussion Family Workshop (Fun Instrument Workshop)
Get ready for a fun Play Percussion Family Workshop. Join Pandermonium Drummers for a FREE fun session learning to play various instruments at Summer at St John’s Leytonstone!
Summer at St John's Leytonstone☀️
This Summer, come along to St John’s Leytonstone where you can chill, relax, meet friends, play games and more. There will be Tower Tours, Multi-sports fun for children, Drama & Music workshops, Zumba, Tai Chi, Film Showing + a Fun Day for all. . Click to see dates of all the activities and great taster sessions! Free to attend, all welcome, no need to book!
St John's Community Cinema presents ET (The Extra Terrestrial)
Come down to St John’s Community Cinema and watch great movies in a beautiful setting. No booking required, just turn up and pay what you can, suggested donation of £3 per person and £6 per family. This month’s film is the family classic ‘E.T’ - The Extra Terrestrial!
St John's Community Cinema presents Hitchcock’s ‘The Lady Vanishes’
Come down to St John’s Community Cinema and watch great movies in a beautiful setting. No booking required, just turn up and pay what you can, suggested donation of £3 per person and £6 per family. This month’s film is the family classic ‘E.T’ - The Extra Terrestrial!
Live Drama at Summer at St John’s
Summer at St John’s present Live Drama for all to enjoy! Come along and enjoy a series of short plays presented by the Leytonstone Library Playreading Group. Free and all are welcome!
Tower Tours of St John’s Leytonstone
This year’s Summer at St John’s kicks off with an exclusive Tower Tour, offering a unique opportunity to explore one of the area's most iconic landmarks from a whole new perspective.
Movie: A Sunday in Hell
Waltham Forest Cinema Project presents a cycling classics that capture tour cycling in its 1970s heyday, a film that show the poetic highs and punishing lows of the sport.
Inclusive Children’s Multi-Sports
Inclusive Children’s Multi Sports activities for children aged 4-14years old at Pastures. Free entry!
Pearly Kings and Queen Mural Unveiling and Celebration
Join the Original Pearly Kings and Queens for the unveiling and celebration of their mural in celebration of 150 years. All are welcome!
Read to the Beat with Wee Movers
As part of this year’s Summer Reading Challenge, Wee Movers will be offering free dance and storytelling sessions at libraries in Waltham Forest including in Leytonstone Library! Booking is essential!
LEYTONSTONE VOICES present SONGS from the MOVIES
For the last performance in this season's Music for All Sunday concerts, St Andrew's Church is delighted to welcome back the dynamic Leytonstone Voices presenting Songs from the Movies! Free entry with retiring collection.
Songs of Resistance and Hope
The “Songs of Resistance and Hope” concert is an evening of powerful choral music inspired by movements that have challenged injustice and imagined a better world.
Movie: Sister Midnight
Join the Film High Club at GSS for a South Asian Heritage Month screening of Karan Kandhari's comedy, Sister Midnight (2024), with an intro and post-film discussion.
Film Screening at St John's Community Cinema
Come down to St John’s Community Cinema and watch great movies in a beautiful setting. No booking required, just turn up and pay what you can, suggested donation of £3 per person and £6 per family. This month’s film is the family classic ’Singing in the Rain’
SAP Summer Festival
Snaresbrook Arts Project is holding it’s Summer Festival. There’ll be handcrafted goods, delicious food and cakes, live music and arts and crafts stations for kids! Free and all are welcome!
Leytonstone Arts Trail 2026
From Saturday 4th to Sunday 13th July Leytonstone will come alive with art. Local businesses will showcase artists’ work in pop-up exhibitions and workshops, artists will exhibit in their homes and open their studios, and the streets will be filled with creativity. Expect everything from painting and photography to sculpture and community in venues all across Leytonstone!