Things to do in Ilford

Knit and Natter

Bring your knitting or other craft for an informal gathering of likeminded people.Come along and have a knit and a natter, share gossip, tips and patterns.

Goodmayes Library, Ilford

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Festival of the Dead - Ilford Parade

Grab your lanterns, masks and glowsticks to help bring Ilford alive in a grand spectacle of puppets led by The Lantern Company, the music of UDM Samba and more!…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Festival of the Dead - Costume Competition

Get into the spirit of the party and come dressed to impress!For this year's Festival of the Dead, adults and children are encouraged to wear brightly coloured…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Festival of the Dead

And finally, Festival of the Dead returns to Redbridge this October Half Term, with two days of vibrant family-friendly activities exploring life, death and dif…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Festival of the Dead - Who is Death?

Join artist Tess Tallula for a gentle and creative drop-in craft activity inspired by her children’s book This is Death.

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Festival of the Dead Face Painting - Ilford

Choose from glamorous or gruesome skull designs to transform your look for the day with some colourful and ornate sugar skull designs.Face painting charges: £4.…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Festival of the Dead - Ilford

[vc_column_text css_animation="none"]Festival of the Dead returns to Redbridge this October Half Term, with two days of vibrant family-friendly activities explo…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Festival of the Dead Face Painting

Choose from glamorous or gruesome skull designs to transform your look for the day with some colourful and ornate sugar skull designs.Face painting charges: £4.…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Festival of the Dead - Costume Competition Ilford

Get into the spirit of the party and come dressed to impress!For this year's Festival of the Dead, adults and children are encouraged to wear brightly coloured…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Knit and Natter

Bring your knitting or other craft for an informal gathering of likeminded people.Come along and have a knit and a natter, share gossip, tips and patterns.

Hainault Library, Ilford

Wellbeing Walks

Our Wellbeing walks (previously known as Walking for Health) group offers free walks for adults in the borough.Meeting at various parks and open spaces across R…

Seven Kings Park, Ilford

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Wellbeing Walks

Our Wellbeing walks (previously known as Walking for Health) group offers free walks for adults in the borough.Meeting at various parks and open spaces across R…

South Park, Ilford

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Wellbeing Walks

Our Wellbeing walks (previously known as Walking for Health) group offers free walks for adults in the borough.Meeting at various parks and open spaces across R…

Fairlop Waters, Ilford

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Wellbeing Walks

Our Wellbeing walks (previously known as Walking for Health) group offers free walks for adults in the borough.Meeting at various parks and open spaces across R…

Clayhall Park, Ilford

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Wellbeing Walks

Our Wellbeing walks (previously known as Walking for Health) group offers free walks for adults in the borough.Meeting at various parks and open spaces across R…

Valentines Park, Ilford

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Wellbeing Walks

Our Wellbeing walks (previously known as Walking for Health) group offers free walks for adults in the borough.Meeting at various parks and open spaces across R…

Goodmayes Park, Ilford

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Women's Only Walk

Join us every Tuesday for a gentle, supportive walk designed for women.Meeting point: Entrance at Aberdour Road / Abbotsford Road.Enjoy fresh air, friendly comp…

Goodmayes Park, Ilford

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Rapid Reads Book Club

Like reading and chatting about books?Join Rapid Reads, where we read books/novellas of less than 200 pages and then get together to discuss them over a cuppa.T…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Festival of the Dead Fringe Crafts at Goodmayes Library

Join us for a fun and colourful Festival of the Dead Craft session at Goodmayes Library!

Goodmayes Library, Ilford

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Oscar Seeks a Friend - Hainault Library

Join storytellers Cat & Hutch for their interactive storytelling version of Paweł Pawlak's Oscar Seeks A Friend.When Oscar the skeleton meets a lonely little gi…

Hainault Library, Ilford

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Build a Remote-Controlled Robotic Hand, 11-15 Yrs

Explore the world of industrial robotics by building a motorised, mechanical hand that can be remotely controlled using your own hand by wearing a sensor-covere…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Industrial Automation With Robot Arms, 11-15 Yrs

Learn to control the movements of a robot arm!Understand how motors are used to move the different jointsWrite code to move the motorsAdd buttons and write code…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Oscar Seeks a Friend - Goodmayes Library

Join storytellers Cat & Hutch for their interactive storytelling version of Paweł Pawlak's Oscar Seeks A Friend.When Oscar the skeleton meets a lonely little gi…

Goodmayes Library, Ilford

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Code An AI Motion-Controlled Game, 9-12 Yrs

Ever wanted to create a video game controlled using objects like a homemade sword?

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Control Lights With AI Magic Gestures, 6-9 Yrs

Did you know you can control lights with a wave of your hand?In this hands-on family workshop, you and your child will work with a micro:bit to teach an AI mode…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Stories, Rhymes, and Songs at Hainault Library

Join us for wonderful stories, rhymes and songs while making new friends! Our Rhyme Time sessions are for parents to attend with their children.There is no book…

Hainault Library, Ilford

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Fairlop Waters Conservation Work Day

Thursday 6 October:Join us as we improve valuable pond habitats on site by clearing out excess vegetation.Meet: Outside The Boat House Cafe, Fairlop Waters Coun…

Fairlop Waters, Ilford

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Tots & Together Time

25 July: Please note that the Tots and Together session has been cancelled due to health and safety concerns caused by the hot weather.Join us for a baby & pare…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Bringing Black Legends to Life, 10-13 Yrs

Ever wondered what would happen if the stories, myths, legends and characters of Black history could be brought into the digital world?Join us for an exciting,…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Festival of the Dead Craft Drop-in - Ilford

Join us for fun, themed Festival of the Dead crafts and activities that all ages can enjoy.This project is supported with public funding from the National Lotte…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Unsaid by Life Death Whatever

Is there something you're not saying? What have you left unsaid?The death of someone we love can put us in a position where our words remain forever unspoken.Un…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Accessible Craft Workshop, Touch Tour and Audio Described Parade by Vocaleyes - Ilford

Join us for a Craft Workshop, Touch Tour and live Audio-Described Parade, led by Itzatna Arts and VocalEyes.

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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The Writers Club - a Creative Writing Workshop

Calling all aspiring writers or budding storytellers! Welcome to The Writers Club: a creative writing club for adults to help kickstart your fiction and non-fic…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Memory Forest With Barkingside Art Club - Ilford

Help us create the Memory Forest in Ilford!Inspired by Shakespeare’s Hamlet and the story of Hamnet, and drawing on Eliyah’s personal experiences of grief and r…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Black History Month Crafts at Goodmayes Library

Celebrate Black History Month with a fun and creative craft session at Goodmayes Library!

Goodmayes Library, Ilford

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Mask/Flower Crown Making Workshops - Ilford

[vc_column_text css_animation="none"]Create your very own Sugar Skull mask or Flower Crown with Hello the Mushroom - then wear it with pride in our fabulous lan…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Before I Die Wall

Before I Die is a global arts project started by artist Candy Chang. It invites people to reflect on their mortality and consider the things that matter most.

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Zen Zone - Ilford

Take a break in our cozy, welcoming Zen Zone during the Festival.It’s a wellness space with soft play for children, comfortable seating and sensory toys for eve…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Dia de Los Muertos Stilt Walker Couple

Meet the striking Dia de los Muertos Stilt Walker couple! Celebrate the vibrant spirit of Festival of the Dead as they elegantly tower over you.They will be str…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Filmed Conversations With the Magic Video Box

Do you think it's good to talk about death and dying? Flexible Films are making a film about the festival and would love to hear your thoughts.The Magic Video B…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Remember Me – Ofrenda

Traditionally on the Day of the Dead, graves are decorated and ofrenda (altar) are made to remember loved ones who have died.

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Carnaval Do Los Muertos by Udm Samba

Redbridge Festival of the Dead 2026 is excited to welcome UDM Samba, London's only dedicated Youth Samba band, to our Festival Parade, playing authentic music f…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Hello the Mushroom Digital Exhibition

This digital exhibition was curated by the artist Hello the Mushroom in 2019 for our Day of the Dead festival.

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Carried With Us: Coffin Decorating Workshop

Carried With Us: A Coffin Decorating Workshop for all ages and an opportunity to talk about dying, death and grief with Let’s Discuss Death.A workshop exploring…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Hello the Mushroom Digital Exhibition - Ilford

[vc_column_text css_animation="none"]This digital exhibition was curated by the artist Hello the Mushroom in 2019 for our Day of the Dead festival.

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Festival of the Dead - Storytelling With Laura Sampson - Ilford

Join storytelling adventurer Laura Sampson on a voyage through world folk and fairytale to a place where ancestors are remembered, where Death shows who they re…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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Filmed Conversations With the Magic Video Box

Do you think it's good to talk about death and dying? Flexible Films are making a film about the festival and would love to hear your thoughts.The Magic Video B…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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The Lantern Company - Ilford

Meet the giant lantern Skellies and their friends as they tower over you, dance, play and guide you along the procession route!Supported using public funding by…

Redbridge Central Library, Ilford

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