Art & culture in Waltham Forest
17 exhibitions, screenings and talks in Waltham Forest across 11 local venues. Updated daily from what Waltham Forest's businesses post themselves.
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Pints of Knowledge: "Corrupted Kingdom"
Arts & Culture🔁 Various dates (Tuesdays)Big Penny Social£19 per person + fees
Laid back talks
Thursday 6 August
Alice in Wonderland Cast Visit
Arts & Culture2026-08-06 · 16:15Soho Theatre Walthamstow
Alice in Wonderland cast visit at Soho Theatre Walthamstow
Mill Makers
Arts & Culture2026-08-06 · 19:00The Mill
Mill Makers
Friday 7 August
Salsa Stow – Learn to Dance Salsa
Arts & Culture🔁 Every Friday · 19:00Food Hall @ 17&Central
Salsa dance class, beginners welcome, make new friends
Sunday 9 August
Pumphouse Museum Open Sunday
Arts & Culture🔁 Every Sunday · 10:30Walthamstow Pumphouse MuseumFree entry
Free museum open every Sunday with steam engines running and heritage exhibits.
Monday 10 August
Art Club
Arts & Culture🔁 Every Monday · 10:00Royal Epping Forest Golf ClubFree
Weekly art club for all levels, Monday mornings
Online Book Club
Arts & Culture🔁 Second Saturday of the monthHarrow Green Community LibraryFree
Virtual book club meeting on the second Saturday of every month
Tuesday 11 August
Pints of Knowledge: Memento Mori: The Victorian Way of Death
Arts & Culture2026-08-11Big Penny Social£19.00 per person + fees
Talk: Memento Mori - The Victorian Way of Death
Thursday 13 August
Pints of Knowledge: The Systems Behind Scaling
Arts & Culture2026-08-13Big Penny Social£19 per person + fees
Talk: The Systems Behind Scaling
Book Group - Thursday 13th August 2026
Arts & Culture2026-08-13Phlox Books£10.99
Book group meeting
Tuesday 18 August
Pints of Knowledge: A Night of Life Admin with Money Supermarket
Arts & Culture2026-08-18Big Penny Social£7.50 per person
Talk: Life Admin with Money Supermarket
Sunday 23 August
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Arts & Culture2026-08-23Big Penny SocialTickets from £11.50 plus fee
Theatre screening: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Thursday 27 August
Poems Not Bombs: A Poetry Open Mic
Arts & Culture🔁 Last Thursday of the month · 19:00Walthamstow Trades HallFREE
Poetry open mic hosted by Forest Poets at Walthamstow Trades Hall
Wednesday 16 September
CINEMA: UNDERGROUND
Arts & Culture2026-09-16 · 19:30Good Shepherd Studios
Silent classic film (1928) with live piano score by renowned accompanist John Sweeney.
Thursday 17 September
Underground (1928) – silent film with live piano
Arts & Culture2026-09-17GS Studio SE11£10
Silent classic film with live piano score by John Sweeney
Sunday 27 September
Yes! Art 2026
Arts & Culture2026-09-27Big Penny SocialFrom £3 per person
Yes! Art 2026 event
Saturday 3 October
Earthly Paradise: Radical Living in the UK
Arts & Culture2026-10-03William Morris GalleryFREE admission. Suggested donation of £5.
Major touring exhibition exploring people, places and radical living across Britain over 200 years.