Easter weekend parties and clubnights

Dance your way through the Easter bank hol at one of The Cause's famed day parties. Norwegian disco king Todd Terje tops the expansive bill, which spans the globe and includes Chicago house and techno expert Hiroko Yamamura, rising Canadian star Honeydrip, and Berlin exports Sugar Free. There’ll also be heaps of London talent on the decks, too, including the return of Dalston party crew Disco Bloodbath, who’ll be performing together for the first time in nearly eight years. You’ll need sustenance to make it through all 14 hours of this party, and there’ll be plenty of scran on hand from a range of food vendors to help keep you in ship shape for a big start to your four-day weekend. 

German house and techno DJ Paul Van Dyk knows how to throw a party, and he’s coming back to London to proof it this Easter weekend. ‘The World Is Ours’ will see the award-winning producer turning up the atmosphere at The Cause for an outdoor daytime blowout, where you can be safe in the knowledge you’ve still got one more day left to recover before reality comes calling again.

East London queer rave Howl returns over the Easter weekend for its 20th, taking place across all three rooms at Hackney Wick’s canalside venue No 90. The marathon nine-hour event features sets from Herrensauna residents Salome and Slim Soledad and Berlin-based Spanish DJ CH3LO, plus local talents like Riposte co-founder Thempress and 2CPerrea’s Tedesco, plus queer speed-dating hosted by cabaret performer Rhys’s Pieces and a huge all-gender darkroom. The party doesn’t stop until 6am on Easter morning; just enough time to get home and into your Sunday best before church!

This is one for fans of Glastonbury’s NYC Downlow. The former Panorama Bar resident and Downlow big cheese Prosumer will bring his house and disco goodness to Phonox for an all-night-long set of pure vibes this Easter Thursday. Expect a night of euphoric house, uplifting soul and disco deep cuts, the perfect start to the bank holiday weekend. 

Electrowerkz are throwing a massive LGBTQ+ party this Easter, with legendary house DJs Cassimm, Hannah Holland and Guy Williams on the decks. Spread across five dancefloors, plus two play rooms for ‘xxploration’, expect a hedonistic night of unbounded fun with tunes spanning house, techno, electronica and pop. Torture Garden will be doing the visuals and immersive design, while surprise performances will be hidden around every corner. Plus, there will be a special appearance from Bimini. 

Walthamstow’s mahoosive brewery and beer hall Big Penny Social is throwing a big ol’ day-to-night party to celebrate the arrival of the double bank holiday. They’ll be barbecuing up a storm in the spacious garden from 2pm (weather permitting) and live band Truly Medley Deeply playing a jukebox set featuring some unique medleys of your favourite disco classics, 90s boyband hits, stadium rock anthems and more, before DJs keep the party going until 2am. A dreamy start to your four days off!

Happy hardcore party Planet Fun is teaming up with Eastern Margins for a bouncetastic night of high BPM tunes platforming Asian talent this Easter weekend. On the decks will be Planet Fun mainstay DJ Fingerblast, plus the genre-blending riria, Sarah Bonito and Kane West. Expect strobe lights galore and prepare to sweat. 

LGBTQ+ party organisers Queer Edge are throwing a fiesta at Colour Factory to celebrate the first bank holiday of the year this Easter. To kick things off, Jay Jay Revlon will host one of his legendary vogueing workshops in the CF garden, so get down early to enjoy the sunshine. This will be followed by a night of high energy DJs shelling out techno, ‘90s rave, house and everything in between.