Cultural Celebrations London

K&J Culture joint Picnic @ Primrose Hill 🇰🇷🍰☀️

Nottinghill Carnival 2026

Join me at NHC 2026! Notting Hill Carnival is the UKs largest street festival, celebrating Caribbean heritage, culture, and arts with over 2 million attendees. Held annually in West London during the August bank holiday weekend, the event features a vibrant parade, sound systems, steel bands, and traditional Caribbean food. The date may be Sunday and/or Monday - it will be confirmed with those that RSVP. Admin fee: £3pp

Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration: Mooncake Tasting & Lantern Making Workshop

Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节), a traditional Chinese festival that honours the full moon, family reunion, and the beauty of the autumn season. Rooted in centuries of stories and symbolism, it is a time for gathering, sharing, and reflecting under the brightest moon of the year. Mooncakes are traditionally shared as symbols of unity and togetherness, while tea is enjoyed in quiet appreciation. Lanterns also play an important role in the festival—glowing decorations that light up homes and streets, symbolising hope, joy, and reunion as people come together to admire the full moon. You will have the chance to create and take home your own lantern. What You’ll Experience: 🌕 Festival Stories: Discover the legends and cultural meanings behind the Mid-Autumn Festival, from moon mythology to themes of reunion and gratitude 🥮 Mooncakes & Tea: Enjoy traditional mooncakes paired with fragrant tea, experiencing a beloved festival pairing that celebrates sharing and togetherness 🏮 Lantern Making: Create and decorate your own Mid-Autumn lantern, inspired by traditional designs that are lit and carried to celebrate light, unity, and seasonal chang

Notting Hill Carnival

Korean & Japanese Culture - Cafe Social

Welcome to our group! Today we're celebrating 1 year since our first event after relaunching last year 🥳 ​私たちのグループへようこそ！本日は、昨年のリニューアルオープン後、最初のイベント開催から1周年をお祝いします ​*If you're attending this event, and moving over to our new Korean group, please keep your RSVP here until after the event to reserve your space.* ​ ​If you're interested in Korean or Japanese culture, join our friendly meetup. This is a great place to share your passion, socialise or practice your language skills. ​韓国や日本の文化に興味がある方は、ぜひ私たちのフレンドリーな交流会にご参加ください！情熱を共有したり、交流を楽しんだり、語学力を磨くのに最適な場所です。 ​Location - 開催場所 We meet monthly at Ediné, a cosy Korean cafe near Holborn - where you can enjoy great conversations and maybe try a delicious drink or snack too 毎月ホルボーン近くの居心地が良い韓国カフェ「Ediné」で集まっています。楽しい会話はもちろん、美味しいドリンクやスナックもお楽しみいただけます。 ​Finding our group Just look out for a small sign on our table saying "Meetup" ​【グループの目印】 テーブルの上に置いてある小さな「Meetup」のサインを目印にお越しください。 ​Waitlist Policy Seating is limited, so if you're on the wait list, please arrive after 3:30 PM, when the cafe gets a bit quieter ​【キャンセル待ち（ウェイティングリスト）について】 座席に限りがあるため、キャンセル待ちの方はカフェが少し空き始める午後3時30分以降にお越しください。 ​What to Expect Our events have a friendly atmosphere - there's usually mix of new people and regulars ​【イベントの雰囲気】 イベントはとてもフレンドリーな雰囲気で、いつも初参加の方と常連さんが混ざり合って楽しんでいます。 ​ We have a wide range of interests in this group, so feel free to move around the tables and chat with different people whenever you like Don’t worry about switching seats to find your crowd ​このグループにはさまざまな趣味を持つ人が集まっていますので、自由にテーブルを移動して、いつでも色々な人と会話してみてください。自分に合ったグループを見つけるための席替えも大歓迎です！ ​RSVP Notice We aim to welcome everyone who wants to come, but RSVP may close if the wait list is too long ​【RSVP（参加申込み）のご案内】 参加を希望されるすべての方を歓迎したいと考えておりますが、キャンセル待ちが長くなりすぎた場合は申込みを締め切ることがあります。 ​See you soon! ​お会いできるのを楽しみにしています！

💿LOVE MUSIC? Dance Anthems To Make Floor Burn Till 5AM: @Iconic Club🎧🎼

**Love dancing to hedonistic, high‑energy dance tunes?** Then join me on a proper dance floor for our 3rd edition of an euphoric, high‑octane dance music night with one of the finest French Swiss **dance‑music DJs and Producers** out there dropin phenomenal uplifting spiritual, hypnotic melodic grooves for us to lose ourselves to in one of the most iconic venues in London’s clubland — **KOKO** Camden, in the home of music. Collectively - their music has amassed over 18 million streams. Expect a proper dance music club‑night experience with inspiring immersive lightshows / lasers for our bodies to sync in harmony to as with gyrate to the **rhythms** of the night. Obvs there will be no boring mainstream "touristy" pop rubbish but proper dance music - think - ecstasy inducing tunes you'd dance to at other music clubs like Lightbox, Egg, Bagleys, Ministry, Moondance, Fabric, Paradise, Studio 54 (Brooklyn) spun by global DJs renowed in these genres. We'll join up to 1,500 other fellow cool young trendy music lovers for a night of blissful musical tranquility, Average age range will be 18 to 35ish heavily skewed toward 20s men. **Free Tickets limited.** Sorry but if you don't love both uplifting loud music and dancing to it - please don't rsvp and deprive genuine musical dancers an extremely rare free place! And honestly, if you're only gonna stay for less than a couple of hours there's probably no point in coming. You don't need to stay till 5am like last time but as per most proper clubs - the real revellers don't usually arrive untill 1ish and the main DJ / music sets don't even kick off till 12 so it's would be waste of a free ticket that you'd normally pay up to £70 quid for! Oh & please don't ask me about 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine - I'm not a biochemist - try your local Boots! **=== Time To Make The Floor Burn But Early ===** The only downside is we have to get in there before 11pm else regular door charge tickets will be about £45-80 quid. If you wanna pay for full price on door/ pre-buy and meet us in there later that's cool too as 11pm is understandably way too early to go a club - we can sort out the details later. DM me for the free ticket link. We'll meet beforehand somewhere quieter for pre-drinks, intros, banter and obviously music chats about our previous rave escapades, our fav tunes, and non-music related banter. As Koko gets packed by 2am (1500 standing dancing cap) and we have restricted free tickets - to avoid losing people - a small group size will be optimal for dancing and socialising so limiting RSVPs. Obviously you can dance with the other random ravellers as pour in after the pubs shut. Will update with nearby super cheap pre-drinks Camden venue in the location and comments so keep an ear out Lucas The Raver

Battersea South Asian Festival (Girls only)

Hyde Park Picnic | Languages | Culture | Pimms | Latin Dance

**Saturday Picnics at Italian Gardens**, Hyde Park, Classy, Summery Hello!, 你好!, こんにちは! ¡Hola!, Olá!, Bonjour!, Привет!, , Xin chào!, ہائے!, Halo! * Bring **picnic blankets**, snacks, **drinks**, **strawberries** to share * Every **Saturday** * **Practice** and **learn ANY language** * Your **Music**? Welcome! * **Talk about world's cultures** and **travel tips** * **Nametags:** break the ice, get it free from Organizers. Add: **Your languages** \| or \| **Your Name** **WHERE:** Lancaster Gate tube (2 mins away), On the Grass, opposite Italian Gardens Cafe. Can't see us?: 078 76 800 100. **CULTURES:** share your fave Instagram culture videos **TRAVEL**: show your favorite travel pix, past travels or next adventures. Chatting breaks the ice. **HUNGRY?** Italian Gardens Cafe has cakes-a-plenty **LANGUAGES:** All proficiency levels welcome. **Just English?** Also good **WANNA DANCE?** There's a FREE Salsa event happening in parallel **MOTTO:** Meet new people, make new friends Free language learning and culture exchange. Just bring good vibes **Want to Co-Organise?** Volunteers welcome! Ping us

London Society FREE WALK & FESTIVAL - Battersea Park & CelebrAsia

Welcome back all. I hope you’ve had a wonderful summer. I’ve been off for a few weeks but here we are again and ready to kickstart the return with a bang. Have you ever wanted to be immersed within either the city or nature in the form of a walk and socialise at the same time as well as finish off with a limited time festival on top? If so, this may be the right walk for you. Welcome to one of the FREE WALK & FESTIVAL events where you have the opportunity to explore all the scenic routes I’ll execute whether there’s nature within, whether we get immersed within the city and feel great about yourself as well as discover a unique festival. 

Regarding this particular walk, we will be walking through Battersea Park. This park includes a riverside promenade, a large lake, many notable trees, ecological areas and much more. Regarding the festival after the walk, we’ll be heading to the Power station to celebrate Celebrasia if you wish. It consists of south East Asian performances, street food, merchandise and much more. Should you wish to stay, we’ll treat ourselves with the festival of Celebrasia. My fellow explorers, if you enjoyed the event, I’m more than happy to accept any donations which of course are optional but will go a long way to help me unlock and deliver even more exciting and engaging events and resources: https://www.paypal.me/calvinjoy Walk
Starting point: Battersea power Station
Ending point: Battersea power Station
Walking length: unknown. Any length at our hearts content
Duration: 2-3 hours depending on the weather and beauty of the park
Required clothing: Smart casual, comfortable shoes and a warm Jacket should it get cold
Departure: 20 minutes after the meeting time. 

WHAT - Walk through Battersea park & Celebrasia
WHERE - Battersea Park & Battersea Power Station
WHEN - 4pm - 8pm
MEETING POINT - Battersea power Station tube station (left exit)
NEAREST STATION - Battersea power Station
tube station REQUIREMENTS - Just your good behaviour is all and whatever is listed above for the walk.

 Disclaimers: Please be on your best behaviour and respect one another. This group doesn’t tolerate any misbehaviour and misconduct. Should such a thing take place, you will be removed. If you ask a question that either already has the answer to it or doesn’t relate to the event at all, I won’t respond. Whenever an event takes place, I will cut off contact 20 minutes after the event commences. If you message even 1 minute after the cut off time, I won’t be available as I’m conducting the event. There will be photography and videography by myself so if you are photo conscious and/or do not want to be in the video, do kindly inform me and I’ll try my utmost best to not involve you in the picture. Let’s all be responsible but please be aware you come at your own risk. Do be mindful of your possessions, belongings and most importantly, your safety. The ‘London society of explorers’ accept no risk of liability at this event.

Chocolate Nation - NHC Sunday ( Soca )

K&J Culture joint Picnic @ Primrose Hill 🍙🇯🇵☀️

Join us for a fun afternoon picnic this bank holiday - with tasty snacks and great conversations! 祝日ピクニック開催: おやつ片手に楽しく話しましょう！ This will be a joint event with the Korean Culture Meetup. 今回は 韓国文化ミートアップ との合同イベントです。 🌳 **Where to Find Us - 集合場所** We’ll be gathering in our usual spot, under the Shakespeare Oak at Primrose Hill. いつもの場所、プリムローズ・ヒルにある「シェイクスピア・オーク」の木の下に集まります。 **What to Bring - 持ち物** To make this a fun communal vibe, we recommend bringing a snack or drink to share. みんなで楽しい時間を過ごせるように、シェアできるスナックや飲み物を持ってきていただけると嬉しいです。 While any food is welcome, it would be great to see some Korean or Japanese inspired treats! どんな食べ物でも大歓迎ですが、韓国や日本にちなんだお料理やお菓子があると、さらに嬉しいです！ e.g. Onigiri, Kimbap, Mochi... 🍙🥢 例：おにぎり、キンパ、餅など… If you can bring a picnic blanket, or anything else that might be useful at a picnic, that would be really helpful. ピクニックシートや、ピクニックに役立ちそうなものを持ってきていただけると、とても助かります。 Unfortunately BBQs are not allowed in the park. 残念ながら、公園内ではバーベキューは禁止されています。 **Who Can Join? - 参加できる方** Everyone interested in Korean or Japanese culture is welcome - no need to speak either language. 韓国や日本の文化に興味がある方なら、どなたでも大歓迎です。 Our events have a friendly, inclusive atmosphere. 私たちのイベントは、フレンドリーで誰でも参加しやすい雰囲気です。 There's usually a mix of newcomers and regulars who will make you feel welcome. 初参加の方と常連の方がいつも一緒に参加しているので、初めての方も安心して楽しめます。 🌤 **Weather - 天気** Fingers crossed for good weather, but if it rains heavily we'll move to a pub nearby. I'll leave a comment here if we decide to move. 晴れることを願っていますが、もし雨が強く降った場合は、近くのパブへ移動します。場所を変更する場合は、こちらにコメントでお知らせします。 Let’s leave no litter behind, and create some great memories together! ゴミを残さず、みんなで素敵な思い出を作りましょう!

😍❤️😍 COLOURFUL CARNIVAL 😍❤️😍

Capturing Culture, Colour & Movement at Notting Hill Carnival Come and shoot the vibrancy and spontaneity of Notting Hill Carnival with thoughtful composition and storytelling. Once again West London is taken over with dazzling floats, beautifully dressed performers, ear bending sound systems and sound of steel bands over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Join us at the city's biggest street party and one of the most colourful events of the year! Shoot the elaborate floats and costumed performers as they dance along the parade route. Today is children's day. We will have some optional exercises to help you focus and of course help will be provided with camera settings if needed. EXPERIENCE * Any EQUIPMENT * Any camera * Any lens * Kit lens if fine OTHER ESSENTIALS * Check with TFL for any disruptions that may delay your journey * Check the weather and dress appropriately CONTACT Alex 07956 264049 **PHOTOGRAPHY TRAVEL WEEKENDS** **BERLIN - Oct 2026** **[https://www.meetup.com/londonphotographic/events/315327779](https://www.meetup.com/londonphotographic/events/315327779)** **VENICE - Oct 2026** **[https://www.meetup.com/londonphotographic/events/313109100/](https://www.meetup.com/londonphotographic/events/313109100/)** **VALENCIA - Jan 2027** **[https://www.meetup.com/londonphotographic/events/313109100](https://www.meetup.com/londonphotographic/events/313109100)** **MONTHLY EVENTS** **[http://www.meetup.com/londonphotographic/events](http://www.meetup.com/londonphotographic/events)**