The Underage Festival is back for it’s 5th year this summer and will be held at Victoria Park on Friday 5th August. Exclusively a festival for 13-17 year olds, it prides itself in showcasing up and coming new talent. This years line-up includes Baio (Vampire Weekend), Janelle Monae, Bombay Bicycle club, CocknBullKid, Ms Dynamite, Roll [...]
Hackney Hive has nothing to do with the all star line up claims. http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/2011/05/festival-of-yoruba-arts-2011-includes-celeb-line-up/
THE COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED ON THURSDAY The Apple Cart Festival rolls into town (Victoria Park) on Sunday 7th August and Hackney Hive has 2 pairs of tickets to give away. This years line up includes Tim Minchin, Saint Etienne, Giles Peterson, two time Grammy award winners Soul II Soul, Badly [...]
The continuous warm and sunny weather we have been experiencing isn’t the only indication that summer is upon us. A long list of festivals, including home grown ones organized by locals, the council and colleges and big name established ones like Love Box will add to our summer fun. The first major festival kicks off [...]
Your chance to win tickets! A unique out door festival comes to Hackney, this time in Victoria Park on Sunday, 7 August. Apple Cart is a festival for all – offering entertainment to Adults, teens and kiddies. Imagine a day of music, comedy, art, magic and children’s entertainment. It’s a new take on the festival [...]
Last years festival was a resounding success by all concerned, so it was a surprise when last week, the Little London Fields Festival organisers announced it’s cancellation. Despite last summer’s event being crime free, the organizers say Hackney council opposed the event in “its current form” and left them with no other option but to [...]
URGENT UPDATE: Hackney Hive has received phone calls regarding the Yoruba Festival and have directed them to the organizers. Initially Hackney Hive was led to believe the Yoruba festival would include an all star line up, but after receiving a phone call from Ashley Banjo’s agent to say not only was he not attending, but [...]
The Pig’s Ear Beer & Cider Festival (so named for Cockney rhyming slang for a bottle of beer) is a beer enthusiast’s paradise. The Round Chapel on Powerscroft Road (which, for the record, is more of a parabola on the inside) is rammed full of casks and bottles – some imported from as far away [...]
This is a messy one. The much anticipated Nigerian Carnival due to begin today, Saturday 7th and ending on Sunday, has been cancelled. The organizers of the two day event which cost £70,000 and billed as an extravaganza of all things Nigerian, including, music, fashion and food, was expecting up to 5,000 revellers. Unfortunately they [...]
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AWAITING A PRESS RELEASE Just as I began getting excited about the The Festival of Yoruba Arts, I find out there is another festival in Hackneys summer cultural calender, this time in Finsbury Park. The Nigerian Carnival is a celebration of all things Nigerian and an occasion for all the [...]
