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Come and learn the basics of how to use Scratch Jr to make programs in our Christmas themed programming event. Learn how to design a snowman in the sprite maker, then how to make a sprite appear and grow!
Limited spaces, booking on Eventbrite:
Book here for Fullwell Cross 3pm-4pm
Book here for Hainault Library 11am-12pm
For more more information on Christmas events, please visit our Christmas in Redbridge page
Kicking off the festivities, a series of tree-lighting events will take place in local towns across Redbridge. The evergreen trees, adorned with twinkling lights, will be officially lit, from 22 November to 1 December marking the beginning of the holiday season.
Join us for our show ‘Sant-Nav’, where you meet us at the Santa’s Workshop and meet two of Santa’s chief elves. With just days to go before the big day, the Sant-Nav, Santa’s Navigation System has broken down and sent the North Pole into chaos. Will the Elves work together and have enough time to get Santa back on track? Come and enjoy a full of festive mishaps, music and plenty of holiday cheer at the venues listed below.
Wanstead
Friday 22 November, 4pm
On `George Green’ opposite the Tube Station
(Wanstead Library: Craft 3.15pm – 4.15pm)
Barkingside
Saturday 23 November, 4pm
Ken Aston Square outside Fullwell Cross Leisure Centre & Library
(Fullwell Cross Library: Craft 3pm-3.45pm, plus write a letter to Santa and face painting)
Hainault
Tuesday 26 November, 4pm
Outside the Library on Manford Way
(Hainault Library: Craft 3pm-3.45pm, plus write a letter to Santa and face painting)
Seven Kings
Friday 29 November, 4pm
At Seven Kings Tube station
(Seven Kings Library: Craft 4pm – 5pm. Spaces limited.)
Ilford
Saturday 30 November
Outside the Town Hall
Organised by Inilford
(Redbridge Central Library: Craft 11am-3pm)
Valentines Mansion
Sunday 1 December, 4pm
Outside the Mansion
South Woodford
Friday 6 December, 3.30pm
Singalong of Christmas songs, Brass ensemble, Festive refreshments and Santa Claus
On George Lane, South Woodford E18 1JJ
Organised by South Woodford Society
For more information visit our Christmas in Redbridge page.
You’re invited to Word Space – an Open Mic Night hosted by the Wanstead Wordsmiths.
Word Space offers a platform to share poetry and prose with others.
You can recite your own work or choose to read a poem or piece of prose that you cherish.
Please ensure your reading does not exceed five minutes.
You can pre-register to read by emailing library.information@visionrcl.org.uk. Alternatively, you can give your name on the night if you wish to read.
Suitable for those aged 12+ who wish to perform or simply to listen.
So, turn up, be bold, be brave, and join us for a night of literary delight!
New Orleans meets 90s club classics…a rave funeral without the body!
In New Orleans, funerals are celebrated in style, with noisy brass bands processing through the streets. The main section of the parade is known as First Line, but the real fun starts with the Second Line, those who follow the band to enjoy the music, marching with the musicians and twirling parasols or waving handkerchiefs.
Welcome to Second Lining.
A rabble of mischievous northerners, Mr Wilson’s Second Liners form a traditional New Orleans Second Line. However, this is no sombre occasion: Mr Wilson’s expend their collective musical talent paying homage to the diehard days of the Hacienda, 90s club culture and its greatest hero, Mr Tony Wilson.
These revolutionary genre bashers knock the First Line sideways, opting for upbeat dance tracks over traditional slow hymns. Proudly stepping out in uniformed style, they channel the spirit of the 24 hour party people and get audiences dancing wherever they play.
Join us in the library and in the High Street where the band will lead our flamboyant grand procession of Catarinas and cheeky skeletons. Dance with the performers in this street extravaganza which will be bursting with colour and sound and let this be a final act of remembrance of lost loved ones and a reminder to live life to the full.
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England
Join us for some fun Festival of the Dead themed craft activities that all ages can enjoy.
This project is supported with public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
Join Barkingside Art Club’s Creative Ambassadors for an engaging, accessible pop-up printmaking workshop, providing a hands-on experience for festivalgoers to connect even more deeply with the artistic legacy of Frida Kahlo using pre-designed Frida Kahlo-inspired linocuts. You can also create your own recycled paper animal puppet!
As part of their work this year, students have created a life-sized set that encapsulates profound themes of courage, death, and disability while paying homage to Frida Kahlo’s life and artistic contributions. This will be on display for you take photographs of your creations alongside it – and for you to appreciate the enduring spirit of the artist.
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England
Barkingside Art Club’s Spectrum Studio , an inclusive haven for the neurodiverse community. Join us for printmaking.
Join us at the Day of the Dead Festival for a celebration of Courage and Strength through the lens of Frida Kahlo!
Experience the Spectrum Studio, an inclusive haven for the neurodiverse community. Our initiatives for families with young artists on various spectrums and disabilities foster a safe and engaging environment for creative expression.
Join Barkingside Art Club’s Creative Ambassadors for an engaging, accessible pop-up printmaking workshop.
Book on Eventbrite.
We will also showcase a life-sized set that encapsulates profound themes of courage, death, and disability while paying homage to Frida Kahlo’s life and artistic contributions. This will be on display for you take photographs of your creations alongside it – and for you to appreciate the enduring spirit of the artist.
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England
Make your own magical Day of the Dead themed lantern to remember the life of a loved one – then take part in a fabulous lantern fiesta parade with the Lantern Company!
We’ll be using all re-purposed, reclaimed or biodegradable materials.
Please note, this craft activity will involve the use of scissors and staplers, and will require some parental supervision.
Booking Essential. (A limited number of spaces will be available on the day on a first come first served basis.)
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England
Do you think it’s good to talk about death and dying? Flexible Films are making a film about the festival and would love to hear your thoughts.
The Magic Video Box makes talking to camera easy and comfortable. You’ll be supported so that your conversation feels helpful and authentic, and we’ll be located in a quiet area of the library.
No need to book – just drop in to have a chat with Sybil and Russ!
Appropriate for ages 16+ (Children will also be permitted, but only with guardian support).
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England
If you want to avoid the noise and crowds of our day of the dead festival party, then why not come to the library earlier in the day, when it will be quieter and less busy? You can chill out with our animated film in this much-loved technicolour musical bonanza that follows the adventures of a young boy who is accidentally transported to the Land of the Dead.
This will be a relaxed performance.
*Due to licensing rules, we are unable to advertise the name of the film. The film is PG rated for thematic elements.
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.