Hackney History Festival

Discover Hackney's fascinating past at this history festival, which is packed with talks, walks and live events that'll show you the borough in a whole new light. Things kick off on Saturday May 10 at Round Chapel, with a day of talks exploring everything from cinema to migration to gentrification. Sunday May 11 is a takeover of local National Trust property Sutton House, with punchy-sounding topics including 'Invasion of the Middle Class Lefties' and a pub quiz to test your local knowledge. Then Saturday May 17 will be a Hackney Archives day, including a talk on the famous Peace Mural, and an afterparty at Dalston Curve Garden to mingle with some of the authors and historians who've shared their local wisdom.