Festive Grand Launch of Hornsey Town Hall

🎉 Celebrate the Season at the Reopening of Hornsey Town Hall! 🎄

This December, for the first time since its stunning refurbishment, the beloved Hornsey Town Hall will throw open its doors for a full day and night of festive fun!

Join us for a magical celebration filled with live talks, arts, cultural and seasonal activities, music, comedy, face painting, delicious food, festive drinks and more!

✨ Daytime Highlights:

• How to Live an Artful Live with Katy Hessel -
• Make Architects: Katy Ghahremani on Reimagining a North London Landmark -
• Rohan Candappa: Most Of My Politics I Got From Songs -
• Christmas Market
• Festive Food and Drink
• Snow Queen's Kingdom & Father Christmas' Grotto
• Art Exhibition with Crouch End Open Studios
• Line Dancing with Gabriela Montgomery-Solano
• Christmas Tree Lights Switch On at 6pm in the Town Hall Square followed by a spectacular light show across the facade of the Town Hall

✨ Evening Highlights:

• Crossover Jazz Room –Jazz, Blues, Soul, Reggae and DJs.
• Comedy in the Chamber – Hosted by the amazing Downstairs at the Kings Head.

🎟️ Tickets & Entry:
Entry to Hornsey Town Hall is completely free but some events require tickets, click on the links above to find out more.

We can’t wait to see you there!

For any questions please get in touch with [email protected] or call 020 8469 3079

Info: A market of local artisan crafters, offering everything from stained glass to baby jumpers. All carefully handmade and beautifully tended. Also, there will be singing from local choirs, young artists, and probably the traders! You will also find Father Christmas and Snow Queen in their grotto, a fantastic face-painter, food and drink, and an art exhibition by Crouch End Open Studios throughout Hornsey Town Hall, all of which is free to attend!

Info: Join us for an inspiring session with Katy Ghahremani from Make Architects as she discusses the transformation of Hornsey Town Hall. Discover how heritage, community and contemporary design intersect in this ambitious refurbishment: from the council chamber to the café, the co-working hub and hotel, set within a revitalised public square and gardens. Find tickets in the link in the description above.

Info: Join us for an inspiring talk with Katy Hessel - art historian, curator, broadcaster, and New York Times best-selling author - as she discusses her new book, How to Live an Artful Life.

As part of the Festive Grand Launch at Hornsey Town Hall, Katy will share insights from her latest work, which draws on interviews, personal conversations, and writings from some of the world’s most influential artists, including Marina Abramović, Nan Goldin, Lubaina Himid, Louise Bourgeois, and many more.

How to Live an Artful Life journeys through the months of the year, offering reflections, ideas, and encouragement on how to bring creativity and beauty into everyday life.

The talk will conclude with a book signing.
Find tickets via the link above.

Info: From, local author and Edinburgh Fringe performer Rohan Candappa, comes a new Spoken Word show exploring the 1970s and 80s, when political songs regularly hit the charts. Part social history, part personal reflection, and part great music. Find tickets in the link in the description above.

Info: At 6pm there will be the grand switch on of the Hornsey Town Hall Christmas in the Town Hall Square followed by a light show across the facade of the Grade II* listed building.

Info: Downstairs at the King's Head is please to bring a night of comedy to Hornsey Town Hall with a line up including, author and comedian, Cally Beaton, award-nominated comedian and actor, Ian Smith, the man of mystery and magic, Otiz Cannelloni and comedian Adam Bloom. Get your tickets via the link above.

Info: The amazing and much loved Crossover Jazz Room will be taking over the Assembly Hall in the town hall with a night of smooth Jazz, Blues & Soul, Reggae and opening and closing DJs. Find tickets in the link above.

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