What's on in Ilford?
57 upcoming events
We've rounded up 57 upcoming events in Ilford — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Ilford
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Today
At 7:30 AM£1
Flea marketOutdoors
East London Car Boot sale
East London Car Boot sale
At 12:30 PM£13.70–28.88
FitnessAfro
GET FIT WITH PRI - Afro fitness dance class - October Edition
Frenford Clubs
At 3 PMFree
Inclusivity
Through Our Generations: Honouring Our Communities
Redbridge Central Library and Museum
At 6 PM£9.38–11.55
Poetry slamWorld music
Celebration Of Gospel Concert - Dance/Poetry/Song
Eden Church Ilford
At 6 PMFree
Street party
Halloween
The Papermakers Arms
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Sat 7 · 11:30 AMFree
Flea marketEcology
LOANHOOD - Redbridge Clothes Swap
Redbridge Central Library and Museum
Sat 7 · 9 PM£6.13
DJ setWorld music
The Ultimate Diwali Bollywood Night Featuring DJ Dalal
O'Neill's Ilford
Sun 8 · 2:30 PMFree
Cinema0–15 yrs
Free Community Cinema - Family Screening of Hoppers (PG)
Parkside Community Centre
Sun 8 · 4 PM£40
Stage
UK Talent Fusion 2026 Grand Finale - Watch the UK's Best Talent Compete Live
Coliseum Suite
Mon 9 · 10:30 AMFree
WalkOutdoors
The Feeding Whisperer Buggy Walk — Valentines Park
Valentines Park
Tue 10 · 5:30 PMFree
WorkshopEcology
Repair & Wear Mending Club
Redbridge Central Library and Museum
Wed 11 · 6:30 PMFree
TalkFeminism
Menopause Dinners Live Podcast
Redbridge Sports Centre
Fri 13 · 5:30 PM£15
Other
Polished in Prayer Pursuit
City Gates Church
Fri 13 · 7:30 PM£49
Workshop
Luxury Candle-Making Experience | Iced Matcha & Cold Coffee Edition
Hisashi Coffee Company
Sat 14 · 11 AMFree
WorkshopEcology
How To: Mend Clothing Workshop - Stitching Generations
Redbridge Central Library and Museum
Sat 14 · 2 PM£0–11.55
WellnessOutdoors
Forest Therapy at the Peace Garden
Forest Farm Peace Garden
Sat 14 · 3 PMFree
Wellness
DUKH BHANJAN 2026 ⦁ Night of Meditation ⦁ London
Gurdwara Karamsar Ilford
Sat 14 · 6 PM£22.38
Workshop
Coffee & Crochet Workshop
The Ojee Spot
Sat 14 · 6 PM£20
Other
Family Evening for Education
Redbridge Town Hall
Sat 14 · 7 PM
Curry Night 14/11 - Buzz Bingo Barkingside
Buzz Bingo Barkingside
Sat 14 · 7 PM£12–13.70
Barbados 60th Pre-Independence Dance
Ilford Sports Club
Thu 19 · 9 AMFree
Ilford - Meet Your Army: The Army Engagement Group
City Gates Conference Centre
Thu 19 · 6 PMFree
My Void Friend, Kinska
SPACE Ilford
Sat 21 · 11:30 AMFree
Street partyOutdoors
Christmas inIlford 2026 FREE Light Switch On
High Road
Sat 21 · 7 PM£6.13–87.38
FunWithUs Winter Brunch
Ilford Sports Club
Thu 26 · 5:30 PMFree
LGBTQ+Inclusivity
Redbridge Rainbow creative meet-up: Collage workshop with A First Piece
Redbridge Central Library and Museum
Fri 27 · 7 PM£13.38–210.80
High Heels - The Ladies Bollywood Club Night
Ford Sports & Social Club (Newbury Park)
Sat 28 · 6 PM£15–25
Street partyBelly dance
Redbridge Diwali
Redbridge Town Hall
Sun 29 Nov · 3 PM£13.70
Wrestling in Ilford!
Ilford Sports Club
Sun 29 Nov · 7 PM£16.96–325.73
ALL WHITE 'DNR PARTY ' | Live Sax, DJ, Dancers & AFTER DARK
553 London
Fri 4 Dec · 7 PM£44.04–152.38
Jalsa - XMAS Bollywood & Bhangra Night at Tabla ILFORD
Tabla Restaurant
Sat 5 Dec · 4:30 PM£0
FATHER’S HOUSE
Capstone Church London
Sat 5 Dec · 5 PM£33–38.99
London Muslim Matchmaking Event and Dinner
Al Qasr buffet Ilford
Sat 5 Dec · 6:45 PM
Christmas Party Bookings - Buzz Bingo Barkingside
Buzz Bingo Barkingside
Sun 6 Dec · 10 AM£11.55
WET weekender 3 Turnip28 event 2026
Redbridge Social Centre
Sun 6 Dec · 2:30 PMFree
Free Community Cinema - Family Screening of Moana (PG)
Parkside Community Centre
Tue 8 Dec · 5:30 PMFree
Repair & Wear Mending Club
Redbridge Central Library and Museum
Wed 9 Dec · 5:30 PMFree
LGBTQ+Inclusivity
Redbridge Rainbow creative meet-up: Collaborative art work (session 1)
Redbridge Central Library and Museum
Sat 12 Dec · 6:45 PM£11
Bingo
Christmas Party Bookings - Buzz Bingo Barkingside
Buzz Bingo Barkingside
Sat 19 Dec · 10:30 AM£0–12.50
Trading cards
Retro Show – London Trading Card Show
Redbridge Town Hall
Sat 19 Dec · 6:45 PM£11
Bingo
Christmas Party Bookings - Buzz Bingo Barkingside
Buzz Bingo Barkingside
Sat 26 Dec · 12 PMFree
Market
Winter Markets
247 Cranbrook Rd
Thu 7 Jan · 5:30 PMFree
Redbridge Rainbow creative meet-up: Collaborative art work (session 2)
Redbridge Central Library and Museum
Fri 29 Jan · 6:45 PMFree
Stand-up
Double Trouble : Richard Blackwood & Tommy Sandhu
Kenneth More Theatre
Fri 29 Jan · 6:45 PM£25
Double Trouble : Richard Blackwood & Tommy Sandhu Ilford
Kenneth More Theatre
Mon 1 Feb · 9 AM£406.98
Introductory Section 12 Approval Course (2 days)
City Gates Conference Centre
Thu 4 Feb · 10 AMFree
Redbridge Central Library — Neurodiversity & Radicalisation Workshops
Redbridge Central Library and Museum
Wed 17 Feb
The Ultimate Everlys
Loxford Social Club
Sat 29 May · 1 PM
CLOCKSTOCK Festival 2027
Barking Park
See also in Ilford
Fri 6 · 6:30 PM£16.96–81.96
Singer-songwriterSouth Asia
Suresh Kumar Presents – Crazy for Kishore - Diwali & Rajesh Khanna Special
London Chigwell Prince Regent Hotel | Signature Collection by Best Western
Fri 6 · 6 PM£27.80
World musicPop
MAHUYA & MARCO – Live Musical Evening at Mayfair Venue
Mayfair Venue, Romford
Wed 11 · 7:30 PM
PopClassical
Brett Wales professional keyboard player
Wanstead Library, London
Fri 13 · 10 PM£33.22–65.71
World musicConcert
ISLAND SEWO Celebrating DOMINICA´S 48th Year Of INDEPENDENCE
Faces, London
Sat 14 · 1 PM£9.90
JazzConcert
Coltrane & Hartmann on Impulse
Loughton Baptist Church
At 7 PM£9.50
RockIndie
BEDROOM TAX + Remy Nissin
Altar, London
At 5 PMFree
Singer-songwriterConcert
Saturday Night Life
Theydon Bois Baptist Church. Doors Open by 4.30
At 4 PMFree
Singer-songwriterConcert
Holy Ghost Impartation Praise Night
Rivercourt Int Church, Barking
At 7 PM£16.96
BluesHip-Hop
Jambalaya Supper & Voodoo Blues
The Old Station Yard Cafe, London
Sun 11 · 3 PM£0
ReggaeSinger-songwriter
G-DIAMONDZ PRESENTS, PRAISE WITH ME- GOSPEL WORKSHOP
Cann Hall and Harrow Green Baptist Church, London
At 12 PM£0–5
Street party
Halloween party at Blake's Doggy Daycare
Blake's Doggy Daycare, Romford
At 4 PM£16.96–704.92
Street partyWorld music
YORUBA CULTURE FESTIVAL 2026
Robert Clack Leisure Centre, Dagenham
At 11 PM£16.96–22.38
DJ set
Where Would I Be Without My Mama? - Black & Boujee Edition
Selinas Lane, Dagenham
Fri 6 · 6 PM£0–18
Street party
MPA Firework Display 2026
Marshalls Park Academy, Romford
Wed 11 · 3:30 PMFree
Street partySouth Asia
Daiglen Diwali Mela
Daiglen School, Buckhurst Hill
Sat 14 · 4 PM£0
Street partyOutdoors
Chigwell Diwali
Loughton Grand Marquee
Thu 26 · 6 PM£6–12
Street party
School House Family Evening
Bancroft's School - Great Hall, Woodford Green
Sat 28 · 8 PM£10
ClubDJ set
LATE SHIFT LAUNCHING PARTY
Parlay E18
At 2 PM
DJ set
Bottomless Brunch – Halloween Brunch
The Ship Public House, Greater London
At 11 AM£3.96
Street party
Community Pumpkin Party
Barking Food Forest
At 3 PM£6.13–22.38
ClubDJ set
Haunted House :: Indoor Halloween Festival - 3000 People & 30 DJs/MCs
Eutopia Warehouse, Barking
At 9 PM£11.55
Street party
Lanesra Halloween Party
443 Porters Ave, Dagenham
At 7 PM£16.96–22.38
Club
NO 13.
EGNITE, London
At 8 PMFree
KaraokeDJ set
Halloween Extravaganza at The Old Crown
The Old Crown, London
At 8 PM£11.55–16.96
Club
NO DAYS OFF(44 VIP BIRTHDAY)
The CEO Lounge, Dagenham
Thu 29
Theatre
The Incident Room by David Burn and Olivia Hirst
Lopping Hall, Loughton
Sat 7 · 7 PM
Stand-upSouth Asia
Preet Singh : First Class – South Woodford
Redbridge Drama Centre, London
Sat 7 · 7 PM£16.50
Stand-upSouth Asia
Preet Singh
Redbridge Drama Centre, London
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Thu 12
Musical
School of Rock
The Lovegrove Theatre, London
Thu 12
Theatre
The 39 Steps adapted by Patrick Barlow
Tweed Way Hall, Romford
At 2:30 PM£10
TheatreComedy
Halloween Hauntings, a ghostly double bill
Forest Community Centre
At 8 PM
Stand-upComedy
Ayoade Bamgboye , Dan Tiernan , Lou Sanders
Soho Theatre Walthamstow
At 3 PM£13.70
Stage
Copy of Wrestling in Dagenham!
Fanshawe Hall Community Centre, Dagenham
At 2:30 PM£10–20
Theatre
The Disappearing Man
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch, London
Wed 4 · 1:30 PM£6.13
Talk
The History of Purfleet On Thames talk
Havering Museum, Romford
Sat 7 · 11:30 AM£15
Talk
Skin School with Dr Robina Jan | Your Skincare Made Simple | Masterclass
Millennium Aesthetics by Dr Robina Jan, London
Sat 7 · 11 AMFree
MarketCrafts
Festive Local Markers Market: Christchurch Hall, Wanstead.
Christ Church Wanstead, London
Sat 7 · 12 PMFree
Outdoors
Creative Walk led by Yu-Chen Wang and Andro Semeiko-Antelidze
The White House, Dagenham
Sat 14 · 1 PMFree
TalkHuman rights
Refugees | Caritas Brentwood Event
Saint Anne Line Catholic Church Woodford, London
At 10 AM
Exhibition
MODEL RAILWAY CLUB OPEN DAY
Fairkytes Arts Centre, Hornchurch
At 12 PM
Exhibition
Mega Mega: Romford's Suburban Sound Revolution
ATIK Romford
At 3:30 PM£40
Food
Ella's Dining Table (Bo Fiyai Fe)
20 Abbey Road, London
At 10 AM£0
TalkMigration
Black History Month - Our Stories, Our Wellbeing: Migration, Mental Health
Saint Margarets Church, Barking
At 1 PMFree
TalkClassical
Black British Ballet presentation by Dr Sandie Bourne
East Ham Library, London
Thu 26 · 7 PMFree
PoetryPoetry slam
Poems Not Bombs at the Trades Hall, Walthamstow
Walthamstow Trades Hall, London
Fri 13 · 11 AMFree
Heritage
New Moon and Full Moon celebration 初一十五慶祝
Old Town Hall, London
Wed 11 · 1 PMFree
TalkLiterature
Writing Group
Elm Park Library, London
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Venues in Ilford
Al Qasr buffet Ilford
1 event
553 London
1 event
Ilford Sports Club
3 events
247 Cranbrook Rd
1 event
Redbridge Town Hall
3 events
SPACE Ilford
2 events
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Redbridge Central Library and Museum
9 events
City Gates Conference Centre
2 events
East London Car Boot sale
2 events
Parkside Community Centre
2 events
Buzz Bingo Barkingside
4 events
Barking Park
1 event