This Easter, EastLondonLines brings you ideas to make the most of your days off, from Hackney to Croydon. Don’t miss the chance to hunt eggs, make and eat chocolate, or visit exhibitions finishing soon. If you know about something exciting going on over Easter in East London let us know! Add your ideas below.
Saturday 3rd April
Family art fun
Easter Bunny basket at the Horniman museum for family with young kids.
1.30-2.15
2.45-3.30
Free admission
Nearest train station: Forest Hill rail station
Sunday 4th April
Easter at Spitalfields City Farm
Easter egg hunt and painting eggs workshop.
Nearest tube station: White Chapel or Bethnal Green
Rootikal easter special:
Laid back afternoon reggae session at East Village with Radio Slave, James Teej live, Quiet Village, Phil Asher, Stuart Patterson
Nearest tube station: Old Street
Free before 5pm
My Fair Lady
Free screening of the 1964 classic at the Museum of London as a part of London on screen series of events.
14:00 – 16:55
Nearest Tube station: Barbican
Gay Bingo
Enjoy a multimedia Easter at Cargo with drag queen Jonny Woo, Ma Butcher and John Sizzle
Nearest tube station: Old Street
6pm doors 7.30 show
Tickets: £5
Easter at the Old Truman Brewery
14.00-23.00
Session Victim (German duo) dishes a range of styles from disco to Detroit.
Nearest tube station: Liverpool Street
Easter egg hunt
Mile End park
Nearest tube station: Mile End
Monday 5th April
Easter egg creature
The perfect chance for kids to join the Museum of Dockland chocolate workshop. It involves Easter egg creature making workshops for under 5 year olds.
11.00- 11.30
12.00-12.30
14.00-14.30
Closest tube station: Canary Wharf
Wednesday 7- Thursday 8 April:
Spring has sprung
The Geffrye museum proposes two days of traditional spring time dancing, craft workshops, ‘springy stories’, and an Easter treasure hunt
10.30am–4.00pm
Nearest tube station: Old Street
Fri 9th April
The Underage Club and Converse Easter
Open to all under 18s, the Village Underground is hosting New Young Pony club+ Egyptian hip hop + Django Django + Dj set from the Horror’s Faris Rotter for the night
Nearest tube station: Old Street
Tickets: £12.50
Last chance to see
Where three dreams cross: 150 years of photography from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, ends on April 10
Tickets: £8.50/6.50 free for under 18s and Sundays 11am-1pm
Closest tube station: Whitechapel
Kathy Prendergast: The Black Map
Ends on April 10th
Wednesdays- Saturdays 12.00-6.00pm
Nick Laessing /Adam Thomas/ The Librarians/ Ben Woodeson
Ends on the 17th April
Free admission
Nearest tube station: Bethnal Green/Liverpool Street
Naoko TakaHashi- An exploration of Perforated Space in Four Segments of Words
Ends on the 4th of April