Black History Month Events In London 2025

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Last Updated 01 October 2025

Londonist Black History Month Events In London 2025

October is Black History Month in the UK — a chance to learn about Black creatives, heroes, and campaigners from the past and the present. Here's our pick of highlights for 2025.

Black History Month London: A portion of a Black History tube map — Immerse yourself in Black History this month. Image: TfL

Black History Month walks, talks and tours

Black History Walks host a number of guided walks in October, including a Theatreland Black History Walk and a look at images of Black people on the walls Tate Britain. There's also — and this is rather exciting — a helicopter tour, where you can learn about the city's Black history from 1,000 feet up (various dates in Oct)
Black Rooted leads the City Of London: Slave Trade Money Trail Tour, following the hidden story of one of Britain's first slave traders, London's Plantation Economy Triangle and the blood money trail of the Lloyds family (4 Oct)
There are a number of chances throughout the month to learn about Black Tudors in London, courtesy of More Curricular's Hidden Tudors Tours in Westminster, and in Southwark (various dates in Oct)
Paul Crooks is at Victoria library, for a free talk encouraging people to reconnect with their African roots, by way of records, oral history and DNA. (23 Oct)
Lambeth Tour Guide Nikky Catto takes you on a walk down Brixton's Railton Road, remembering the many extraordinary Black people who've lived here, contributing to music, TV shows, poetry and politics. (26 Oct)
Black History Studies lead a tour around the British Museum, honing in on its extensive collections from historic societies of Africa. (26 Oct)
Join a Blue Badge Guide on a tour of Brixton's Black history, learning about the area's controversial 'Barrier Block Building', how Lambeth Town Hall helped build cultural bridges, and finish up in Brixton Village, with vendors representing over 100 different nationalities. (1 Nov)

Other Black History Month events

Three women sitting around a table — Caribbean Voices: Shaping Docklands Trail is ongoing at London Museum Docklands. Image: London Museum Docklands

London Museum Docklands usually has a slew of events taking place — which we expect to hear more of closer to the time. We do know, however, that their Caribbean Voices: Shaping Docklands Trail is on from now (until Jan 2027)
At time of writing, Brixton's Black Cultural Archives haven't announced their October listings, but no doubt there'll be some insightful happenings, plus this month is always a good excuse to call in and explore the archives (throughout Oct)
The borough of Hammersmith & Fulham has various Black History Month trails, talks and installations going on all month (throughout Oct)
Husband and wife historians Calbert & Isabella shine a light on the formidable fierce freedom fighters around the world that fought for their people's liberation and rights — some you may have heard of, others you probably won't. The talk is at The Hub in Elephant and Castle. (9 Oct)
Earlybird tickets for this African print fabric rag wreath workshop are already sold out — so be quick if you want in at this Black History crafting session in Leyton Green (9 Oct)
Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare in Hampton forms the atmospheric setting for an event celebrating Aphra Behn's novel Oroonoko, featuring dramatic monologues and musical interludes with works from the likes of Henry Purcell. (11 Oct)
Authors of My Little Black Book: A Blacktionary, Dr Maggie Semple OBE and Jane Oremosu, are at Foyles in Charing Cross to discuss their book, which aims to engage people in conversations on race. (12 Oct)