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 

Small grants still available for Big Lunch / Great Get Together street parties, celebrations, and other community arts events

Two nationwide initiatives are taking place this June with both encourage us to get to know our neighbours, make time to socialise and celebrate commonality and connections,  kindness and respect. The Council is offering small grants of £250 for community celebrations and residents Street Parties as part of the Big Lunch on 1 & 2 June, and the Great Get Together on 21, 22 & 23 June.

The Big Lunch initiative is organised by the Eden Project the Great Get Together was organised in memory of Jo Cox who famously stated, ‘There is more to unite us than to divide us’ Please go to www.edenprojectcommunities.com/thebiglunchhomepageand www.greatgettogether.org respectively.

Applications need to be made via the website using the Event Fund up to £500 application form. The deadline for submitting completed funding applications is Midday Thursday 4th April 2019. To apply online, please go to www.towerhamletsarts.org.uk/?s=45

If you are planning a street party, you will also need to apply to close the road, and will need to seek permission to hold your event from the landowner. Deadlines for street party application forms (for road closures) are Midday 19th April for the Big Lunch and Midday 10th May for the Great Get Together. Further details can be found on our website: http://www.towerhamletsarts.org.uk/?lang=e&s=38

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.