Event Type: Libraries
Come along to our monthly prostate cancer support group held on the second Monday of every month.
For more information visit the Apple Prostate website.
Make your own dapper Top Hat or elegant Frida Crown to complete your Day of the Dead outfit ready for the evening parade.
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England
If you encounter a waiting list, please join in as we might be able to offer additional spaces.
Get into the spirit of the party and come dressed to impress!
For this year’s Festival of the Dead, adults and children are encouraged to wear brightly coloured clothes inspired by the Day of the Dead. We will be on the lookout for our favourite Calacas (Skeletons), La Catrinas, Frida Kahlos and party frocks and suits! There will be prizes for both adults and children!
This project is supported with public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England
Grab your lanterns, masks and glowsticks to help bring Wanstead alive in a grand spectacle of puppets led by The Lantern Company.
Take a moment to honour your loved ones and join the celebration of life – with Las Muertas stilt walkers and music from Pablo Aguilar’s Mariachi Band.
The Wanstead Procession will gather inside the library 30 minutes before the start of the event.
This project is supported with public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
Award-winning jeweller Kassandra Gordon has worked with Redbridge residents to create a multimedia exhibition that uses jewellery as a lens to explore the profound impact our environments, heritage and migration has on our sense of home and belonging.
Calaveras (skulls) feature prominently in the Day of the Dead. People often wear skull make-up or masks and make skulls from sugar to place on altars. Come and decorate a cheeky skull mask to wear in the parade.
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England
If you encounter a waiting list, please join in as we might be able to offer additional spaces.