Things to do in Newham this weekend

66 things to do in Newham this weekend (8–9 August) — faith & worship, music, kids & family and nightlife across 36 local venues. Updated daily from what Newham's businesses post themselves.

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Saturday 8 August

Live One Q&A
Community🔁 Saturday to Wednesday at 7 pm · 19:00TV One
Live show where scholars answer questions about Islam
Daily Tafseerul Quran
Faith & Worship🔁 Every SaturdayShah Jalal MosqueFree
Weekly Quranic commentary in Bangla
Live Lounge — Live Music Sessions
Music🔁 Every SaturdayOutpost
Saturday live sessions from East London touring musicians
Mighty Mega
Kids & Family🔁 Saturday morningsDiscover Children's Story CentreFree
Free weekly club for disabled children and children with SEN.
Saturday Service – Impossible Cases
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Saturday · 07:00UCKG HelpCentre Plaistow
Saturday morning service at UCKG Plaistow
Saturday Service – Battalion
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Saturday · 10:00UCKG HelpCentre Plaistow
Saturday morning service at UCKG Plaistow
Weekend Maktab Class (morning)
Workshop / Class🔁 Saturday & Sunday · 10:00Central Park Education & Welfare
Comprehensive Islamic education for all ages, Saturday & Sunday mornings
Tajweed Course Level 2
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Saturday · 10:30Anjuman-e-Islamia Newham
Tajweed Course Level 2
Weekly Street Stall
Community🔁 Every Saturday · 12:00The Broadway outside WilkosFree
Join Focus E15 Campaign street stall in Stratford
Sisters Circle Meeting
Community🔁 Every Saturday · 14:00UMQ Community Centre
Community support and faith strengthening
Weekend Maktab Class (afternoon)
Workshop / Class🔁 Saturday & Sunday · 14:00Central Park Education & Welfare
Comprehensive Islamic education for all ages, Saturday & Sunday afternoons
Open Campaign Meetings
Community🔁 Every Saturday · 14:30Sylvia's CornerFree
Focus E15 Campaign open campaign meetings
Worship Service
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Saturday · 18:00Iglesia Ni Cristo
Saturday evening worship service in English
Saturday - Live Music
Music🔁 Every Saturday · 20:00The Windjammer
Live music every Saturday night at 8pm
BALLERS & BADDIES
Nightlife🔁 Every Saturday · 23:00LA HACIENDA£0.00 (ladies guest list), £10.00–£20.00 (standard), £12.00 (bottomless cocktails 11pm–1am)
Saturday night party with Afrobeats, Hip-Hop, Bashment & more. Ladies free entry.
Boat Club Open Air
Music2026-08-08The Cause
Open air event with G Chase, Harty, Mazos, Mike Younger, O'Neil M, Sonny Kane
Ballers & Baddies
Nightlife🔁 Every SaturdayLA Hacienda
Saturday night party at LA Hacienda
UNFOLD x Maiden Voyage Festival
Music2026-08-08FOLD
UNFOLD x Maiden Voyage Festival
Cookout - Open-Air Summer Festival - Ldn East - London
Music2026-08-08 · 15:00LDN East
Open-air summer festival at LDN East
Twisted Records: The Opening Party
Music2026-08-08 · 15:00LDN East
Tech House opening party at LDN East
Carabao Cup 1st rnd: West Ham United v Portsmouth
Sport2026-08-08 · 15:00London Stadium
West Ham United v Portsmouth, Carabao Cup 1st round
TattooBar Turns Two
Nightlife2026-08-08 · 18:00TattooBar£20
TattooBar's 2nd anniversary celebration with DJs, cocktails & dancing
Cats & Bats Band at Sawmill
Music2026-08-08 · 19:00Sawmill
Live music evening with Cats & Bats Band at Sawmill
AUTUMN SATURDAYS
Nightlife🔁 Every SaturdayLA Hacienda
Saturday night party at LA Hacienda

Sunday 9 August

House Mill Guided Tours
Arts & Culture🔁 Sundays at 11:30am, 1:30pm and 3:00pm · 11:30The House Mill£10 per person
Guided tours of the Grade I listed 18th century tidal mill
Olympic Karate for Kids
Kids & Family🔁 Every Sunday · 10:30The LightHouse & Gardens£6.00
Karate club for kids with beginner and intermediate levels
Sunday Service
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 07:30UCKG HelpCentre Plaistow
Portuguese-language service at UCKG Plaistow
Worship Service
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 09:00Iglesia Ni Cristo
Sunday morning worship service in English
Portuguese Sunday Service
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 10:00UCKG HelpCentre Plaistow
Portuguese-language service at UCKG Plaistow
Sunday Service: Celebrate Jesus
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 10:00TREM Heritage Hub
Weekly Sunday service celebrating Jesus
Sunday service
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 10:00Christ Church NewhamFree
Weekly Sunday service at Christ Church Newham
Sunday Service – Main Service
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 10:00UCKG HelpCentre Plaistow
Sunday main service at UCKG Plaistow
Sunday Service
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 10:00Streams of Joy East London
Sunday worship service
Sunday Service
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 10:30St Luke's ChurchFree
Weekly Sunday worship at St Luke's Church
Olympic Karate for Kids
Kids & Family🔁 Every Sunday · 11:00The LightHouse & Gardens£6.00
Karate classes for kids every Sunday
Olympic Karate for Kids
Kids & Family🔁 Every Sunday · 11:00The LightHouse & Gardens£6.00
Karate classes for kids every Sunday
Sunday Service
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 11:00St John's ChurchFree
Weekly Sunday service at St John's Church
Olympic Karate for Kids
Kids & Family🔁 Every Sunday · 11:00The LightHouse & Gardens£6.00
Weekly karate classes for kids with beginner and intermediate levels
Olympic Karate for Kids
Kids & Family🔁 Every Sunday · 11:00The LightHouse & Gardens£6.00
Weekly karate classes for kids with beginner and intermediate levels
Islamic Art Workshop
Arts & Culture🔁 Every Sunday · 11:00UMQ Community Centre
Learn Arabic calligraphy and Islamic geometric patterns
Sunday Service
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 11:00Custom House Baptist ChurchFree
Main Worship Service in person & online
Worship Service
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 11:30Iglesia Ni Cristo
Sunday late morning worship service in English
Sunday Service
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 12:00Streams of Joy East London
Sunday worship service
VYG Meeting
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 13:30UCKG HelpCentre Plaistow
VYG Meeting at UCKG Plaistow
Sunday Service (Evening)
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 18:00St Luke's ChurchFree
Evening Sunday worship at St Luke's Church
Sunday Service
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 18:00UCKG HelpCentre Plaistow
Sunday service at UCKG Plaistow
GOOD LIFE SUNDAYS
Nightlife🔁 Every SundayLA HACIENDA
Sunday night party event.
Sunday Slam Jam
Sport🔁 Every SundayWakeUp DocklandsFrom £21.17
Weekly Sunday wakeboarding experience.
Mass at St Mary's
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 08:00St Mary'sFree
Sunday Mass
Sunday Liturgy
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 09:00Saint Mary and Saint George Coptic Orthodox Church
Sunday Liturgy service
Sung Eucharist at St Bart's
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 10:00St Bartholomew'sFree
Sunday Sung Eucharist
Mass at St Edmund's
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 10:00St Edmund'sFree
Sunday Mass
Parish Mass at St Mary's
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 10:00St Mary'sFree
Sunday Parish Mass
Sunday Service
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 10:00ARC Forest GateFree
Weekly church service at ARC Forest Gate
Sunday Service
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 10:30East Ham Baptist Church
Weekly Sunday morning service
Joyful Kids
Kids & Family🔁 Every Sunday · 11:00Custom House Baptist ChurchFree
Children's church programme with age-appropriate Bible teaching
Sunday School
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 13:00Saint Mary and Saint George Coptic Orthodox Church
Sunday School
Dockside Fitness x Sweheat Sauna — Small-Group Training & Recovery
Fitness & Wellness🔁 Every Sunday · 14:00Dockside Fitness / Sweheat Sauna£45 per person
Functional fitness class with sauna and cold plunge recovery.
Good Life Sundays
Nightlife🔁 Every Sunday · 23:00LA HaciendaLadies FREE on the guest list; VIP tables available
DJ night with Afrobeats, Amapiano, Hip-Hop, Bashment and R&B at LA Hacienda
BDA London Dragon Boat Event
Sport2026-08-09Royal Albert Dock
Dragon boat event
SUMMER OF NOSTALGIA
Music2026-08-09The Cause
Electronic music event with Max Denham, DJ Ace and more
Kamika Ekadashi Fast
Faith & Worship2026-08-09Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math
Kamika Ekadashi fast day
Jamaica Independence Celebration
Food & Drink2026-08-09Reggae Brunch River Side East
Jamaica Independence celebration with reggae brunch, food and drinks
Wake The Shred
Sport2026-08-09 · 09:00Wake The Shred
Wakeboarding session focused on water confidence and community
Jamaica Independence
Music2026-08-09 · 14:00Riverside East
64th Jamaica Independence celebration with reggae brunch
BASHMENT NATION - Jamaican Independence Day Party - LDN EAST
Nightlife2026-08-09 · 16:00LDN East
Jamaican Independence Day Party