Cultural Celebrations London

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

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

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

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！

Notting Hill Carnival

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)**

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

**Love dancing to hedonistic, high‑energy dance tunes?** Then join 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 uncool 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 dance 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 (hence the free tickets) - 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 ravellers once they arrive. Will update with nearby super cheap pre-drinks Camden venue in the location and comments so keep an ear out Lucas The Rave

🌞 Social @🎬 Greenwich+Docklands International Festival (GDIF), Music ❤️

**✨ Join us for an unforgettable musical social at the stunning Greenwich Peninsula (North Greenwich on Jubiiee Line) 🎉🏛️** Part of the GDIF Festival Greenwich+Docklands International Festival (**GDIF**) is London's free, annual outdoor theatre and performing arts festival. Experience something different this summer at **GDIF** with the highest quality international outdoor performances on your doorstep. https://festival.org/gdif/ # Efectos Especiales (Special Effects) ### A thrilling opportunity to be part of a live film shoot where cinema and dance unfold in real time. Action! A truck rumbles past with music blaring. A dancer leaps and stumbles, their body moving forward against forces that refuse to let up. Then suddenly the elements erupt: thunder rolls, wind lashes and snow falls in this immersive theatre experience which transforms an everyday street into a live film set. This “gloriously inventive” (The Theatre Times) event has already thrilled audiences in Sydney, Santiago and Buenos Aires. Now it’s time for Greenwich Peninsula to play a starring role. *Note: This event will be held together with another group and is not especially for singles.* \*\*\*\*\*\*\* \*\*\*\*\*\*\* \*\*\*\*\*\*\* **Some Tips:** 1. **Let’s all commit to updating our RSVPs if plans change**—it helps us plan better and ensures great attendance for everyone. If you RSVP “yes” but don’t attend and don’t update your RSVP, you may be removed from the group to keep things fair. No stress, though—you can rejoin for a small £10 fee! Just send me a DM, and I’ll share the PayPal details to get you back in. 2. **Turn Up on Time at the start!** This helps the quality of the event and helps you. 3. 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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.

🔭NASA Confirms Life on Mars: View With Wine, Music & Telescopes ☾P Date☽🪐

If you're looking for sensational headlines - this group is defo not for you! But seriously - do you look up and marvel with insatiable curiosity at both the beauty and the wonder of the **universe?** How it began, our place in it, how life evolved and where else in the cosmos other non-microbial life might live ( 99% of stars have exoplanets orbiting - some similar to Earth with atmospheres) so u have to be naively delusional to believe we are alone in the universe)? **And no I didn't make it up - unless you live in hibernation or have zero idea about our greatest endeavours - you'll know NASA really have found the best evidence to date of ancient life on Mars following further scientific verification of the biological signatures of current microbe life discovered on Venus a few years ago.** So we'll defo take a look at the red planet as well the majestic rings of **Saturn and it's** potential life harbouring moon, , the international space station, Tau Ceti star with **2 Earth like planets** orbiting in the habitable zone, remnants of **supernova** witnessed by our early ancestors plus a range of other fascinating celestial wonderments (comets, star systems, **galaxies**) over drinks and engaging chats and banter this Aug fully hosted by me - a passionate amateur astronomer and former global Reuters journalist covering cutting edge big picture science related stories. In between observing - we'll have **drinks and engaging chats** on all astronomy related topics for those inclined (Astrobiology, SETI/Femi Paradox, cosmology, space exploration, exoplanetology, astrophysics etc) as well as non space chatter and banter too. No doubt I'll hear the usual jokes we've all heard hundreds of times before! If those don't make you laugh, then my impersonation of Los Angeles ET will! 👽 **====Free Astronomy Club =====** Over the years we have enjoyed numerous social evenings of stargazing and thought provoking chatter with people of all ages and varying levels of astronomy knowledge - so complete beginners that are genuinely curious about the universe are very welcome. If you are just looking to meet generic randoms that you have nothing in common with / share passio**ns** then there are other groups that easily cater for that. The world renowed **BBC Television Sky at Night** also attended our events pre covid and interviewed some of us for it's show that aired on BBC1 in Feb 2019. BBC **Radio London** (94.9 FM / digital) were there Aug 2023 to cover our meteor shower event broadcasting live to millions of Londoners for 3 hours You don't need a telescope as you will be able to view through scopes belonging to me and other club members (as long as you behave responsibly and don't temper with expensive equipment). If you have your own telescope/binoculars feel free to bring along and I can help you setting it up if you're a newbie. **====ITINERARY=====** We will meet outside Camden Station. After a short wait for anyone delayed, I will escort everyone to our observation point in the park about 15-20 minutes walk away and brief you in terms of what to expect, observing etiquette, tips, equipment handling and take any questions you have - weather general or astronomy/cosmology related. **After Drinks:** on work nights - unless I have a important 9AM Thursday deadline for a client presentation I need to deliver or something - most of us usually head our way back to Camden for another drink till about 1am. I will annouce the pub to all on the walk back. **===What Can You Expect To See (this time of year)? ====** * Orion Nebula * Jupiter and 4 moons * Meteors * Andromedia Galaxy * Saturn, rings & moon * Star clusters such as the Pleiades & Owl Cluster etc * International Space station fly by * Venus & Mercury * Binary & tripple star systems (think planet *Tatooine in* Starwars!), * Neptune * Uranuus * Mars * Our moon * A look towards the galactic centre where that supermassive £22b black hole sits (Sagittarius A) More here from Jodrell Bank Observatory/Astrophysics Centre: [http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/astronomy/nightsky/](http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/astronomy/nightsky/) Guide to viewing the cosmos for beginners: [https://phys.org/news/2018-05-universe-distant-starstips-cosmology-backyard.html#jCp](https://phys.org/news/2018-05-universe-distant-starstips-cosmology-backyard.html#jCp) **===Weather Dependent=====** The event is subject to clear skies forecasts on the night so if on the actual afternoon of the event the weather forecasts looks unsuitable beyond doubt then I will postpone so please check the event status on the day of the event . If this event is still listed here at 5PM on the day, it will be going ahead at the designated day and time! Happy Stargazing Lucas Skywalker (Amateur Musical Astronomer)