Arts and Entertainment

The arts section of the Council website is put together by the arts & events team for you to get the best out of the borough in the way of arts and culture. Check out what’s going on…..

• Guide to local festivals & events, plus FREE e-mail updates
• Get answers to the frequently asked questions (FAQs), about holding and attending events including music festivals, street parties and more
• Comprehensive resource of local arts information, including jobs, funding, professional development, news, opportunities & FREE e-mail update
• Listings of local arts practitioners
• Locally focused arts organisations and collectives
• Listings of local arts venues & spaces
• And information about over 50s art & leisure within the borough 

Tower Hamlets is delighted to announce that it is bidding for the London Borough of Culture Award. Our borough’s vibrant and unique arts and culture has a fascinating history that continues to evolve and we want to share this more widely with residents and visitors.

With a deadline of 1 December, we are working with speed and economy to gather insights and evidence to support our proposals. We’ll be contacting a representative sample of organisations and individuals in the coming weeks across the arts, community and business sectors. There will be opportunities for all interested parties to contribute and share ideas and feedback, including a consultation event, details here:

The Brady Centre, 192-196 Hanbury Street, London E1 5HU

29^th September 2017 10am to 1pm.

Please RSVP that you are attending the LBOC consultation on:

artsandevents@towerhamlets.gov.uk

We want to produce a bid that celebrates our borough’s creativity and the ambition of the people who live and work here to shape and share a fresh outlook on the role of arts and culture in our everyday lives. How can the arts be at the heart of change and opportunity for all the community?

To see the criteria for the bid, click here

https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/lboc_prospectus_fa_digital_2.0.pdf

Arts & Events Team downloads

You can also find information about the arts & events team, along with useful guidance and downloads to help plan your own arts & events in the borough. Documents cover events in parks, funding application forms, Season of Bangla Drama submission forms, hall hire and equipment hire, advisory notes for traders and more. 

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information held on this website. However, Tower Hamlets Council does not assume and hereby disclaims any liability to any party caused by errors or omissions. Furthermore inclusion in any of the directories does not constitute a recommendation for the services of those listed. Users of the guide should satisfy themselves of the credentials of any organisation before entering into an agreement or contract.