Celebrate the spirit of Hackney Carnival in the Canalside venues of Hackney Wick.

We welcome a band of Afro Latin Caribbean All Stars on Sep 17! They curate a special jam around Afro Carnival rhythms from Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic/Haiti with Calypso, Conga, Plena, Rara and Zouk improvisations. A unique opportunity to enjoy Latin Caribbean carnival music.

Featuring Williams Cumberbache, Omar Puente Cuba, Omar Rios Nicaragua, Nestor Pedral Venezuela, Adolfredo Pulido Venezuela, amongst others 

There will be a talk and performance at 12pm by Venezuelan master drummer, Williams Cumberbache, that will be tracing the connection between traditional music from Latin America, The Caribbean & Africa, in particular, Congo.

We’ll have DJ Ramon Santero spinning the finest carnival rhythms throughout the day.

This event is part of this year’s Hackney Carnival Roadshow, a summer-long programme of free-to-access workshops, presentations and pop-ups, organised by carnival and community groups, schools and youth, to demonstrate the borough’s talents during carnival season.

This event will feature Hackney Carnival's finest groups across 5 Hackney Wick venues: Hackney Bridge, Grow, Yard Theatre, Colour Factory and Crate Brewery.

FREE ENTRY

There will be no table bookings on the day, it is first come first served.

Food & Drink - Kitchen Open till 8pm

Our Spice Trail Menu is predominantly plant based, with some ethically sourced meat options, as part of our conscious drive towards sustainability. Our passion is for the cooking of the Middle East and southern Mediterranean so expect punchy flavours, warm spices and as always the best ingredients we can find to comfort and nourish the soul.

With our drinks, we partner with breweries St Austell and Signature Brew for our lagers and IPAs and serve organic wine and prosecco which help international wildlife charity, Born Free. We design our own drinks such as homemade Hackney Spiced Rum.