This month Cultured Bohemian has curated a list of London-based global majority centered events happening this month to get you through the month. With events on screen, stage, exhibitions, and talks, there is an event for everyone.
Screen
LOVE JONES
Rooftop Film Club – Roof East
1st August
20:45
Black Girl + Intro
BFI Southbank
1st August
18:10
JOY RIDE
BFI Southbank
1st August
18:10
Chocolate Babies
BFI Southbank
3rd & 19th August
Various Times
Black Ink Cinema Presents: LOVE & BASKETBALL
Jim & Tonic at The Print House
4th August
19:00
Sembène!
BFI Southbank
5th August
14:00
POETIC JUSTICE
Rooftop Film Club – Roof East
9th August
20:45
JOSHUA v WHYTE 2 LIVE
Boxpark Croydon
12th August
18:00 – 23:00
Rafiki
The Queens Head, Piccadilly
14th August
19:00 – 21:00
Still We Thrive + Stud Life + Q&A
The Institute of Contemporary Arts
15th August
18:00
The Handmaiden
The Queens Head, Piccadilly
21st August
19:00 – 22:00
Hero
Barbican
24th August
20:30
“TWIN FLAMES” Red Carpet Film Premiere and After Party
ODEON Greenwich
25th August
20:00
Design District Film Night
Design District
25th August
18:00 – 20:00
THE WOOD
Rooftop Film Club – Roof East
26th August
20:45
Amazing Grace
Barbican
30th August
19:00 – 22:00
Moolaadé + intro
BFI Southbank
30th August
20:30
Paris is Burning
Barbican
31st August
20:30
Stage
A Strange Loop
Barbican
17th June – 9th September 2023
Various Times
Ain’t Too Proud
PRINCE EDWARD THEATRE
Now – 17th September
Various Times
The Effect
National Theatre
1st August – 9th October
Various Times
String V SPITTA
Soho Theatre
1st – 10th August
21:15
Comedy Experience London w/ Rachman Blake
Trapeze Bar
2nd August
20:00
Deen & Dunya
Royal Court
4th & 25th August
21:00
The Garden of Words
Park Theatre
10th August – 9th September
Various Times
My Voice Is…
Royal Court
18th August
21:30
ASIAN GIRLS IN THERAPY
Hope Theatre
13th – 16th August
19:00
BROWN GIRL NOISE
Hope Theatre
13th – 16th August
Various Times
SOMETHING TO TAKE OFF THE EDGE
Hope Theatre
24th – 26th August
Various Times
Women of the Black Chicago Renaissance – Concert ft. Beatrice Nicholas
Westminster Music Library
30th August
12:30 – 13:15
SUNDOWN KIKI RELOADED
Young Vic
30th August
12:30 – 13:15
EXHIBITION
Aak Keenkanam: From The Beginning
JGM Gallery
Now – 2nd September
Various Times
SALON SHOW | MASON’S YARD
Jack Bell Gallery
14th July – 4th August 2023
Various Times
Jinseon Chon: Looking Glass World
Jack Bell Gallery
19th July – 20th August 2023
Various Times
letter like shapes word like sequences
Amanda Wilkinson Gallery
20th July – 30th September 2023
Various Times
STHENJWA LUTHULI: Inzalo Ye Langa: Birthplace of the Sun
Unit London
25th July – 24th August 2023
Various Times
Entering the Halls of the Chiyoda Palace
Ezen Foundation
15th April – 30th November 2023
Various Times
Battle Royale II: Pantheon of Champions
Gallery 1957
1st – 4th August
10:00 – 18:00
HOME: Remembering the Windrush Generation
Old Town Hall, Stratford
1st – 12th August
Various Times
CRAFT x AI by Go Fujiwara
Photobookcafe
14th August
18:00 – 21:00
TALK
When Black Men Talk
Bubba Oasis
2nd August
19:00 – 23:00
ADVOCATE: LENNINA OFORI IN CONVERSATION WITH JEFFREY BOAKYE
Online
6th August
18:30
A NIGHT IN WITH ELIZABETH ACEVEDO
Online
8th August
18:30
A NIGHT IN WITH PEACE ADZO MEDIE
Online
15th August
18:30
Discovering Speculative Fiction & Sci-Fi
Brixton House
22nd August
19:00
KHASHAYAR J. KHABUSHANI IN CONVERSATION WITH CALEB AZUMAH NELSON
Online
22nd August
19:00
Chika Unigwe: The Middle Daughter
The Africa Centre
30th August
18:30 – 20:30
Bad Diaspora Poems: Momtaza Mehri in Conversation with Nick Makoha
The Africa Centre
31st August
18:30 – 21:00
EVENTS
Test Pattern: Black Visual Intonation
Lea Bridge Library
2nd August
19:00 – 21:00
Theatre Trip to STRANGE LOOP | BLACK GIRLS BRUNCH
Barbican Centre
2nd August
19:00
ASHE London 2 Year Anniversary
STILL London
2nd August
16:00 – 19:00
Speak On: Women with Divergent minds: Neurodivergence Diagnosis & Women
1 Warwick
2nd August
18:30 – 20:30
First Wood Green Latino Film Festival
Wood Green Library
3rd August – 2nd September
Various Times
THE BLACK GIRL FESTIVAL 2023
Somerset House
5th – 6th August
Various Times
Black Joy x Wellness Yoga and Park mini Retreat
Brockwell Park
5th August
11:00 – 13:30
Dance presentation workshop (Yoga/Dance) – Open AIR movement workshops
Charing Cross Library
7th August
17:30 – 19:30
Speak On: Sex Toys 101
1 Warwick
9th August
18:30 – 20:30
Black Pub Quiz
The Old Queens Head Pub
10th – 11th August
19:00 – 00:00
Black Fae Fair
Kunstraum
12th August
19:00 – 23:00
Just Vibez & ZooNation: Hip-Hop 50th Birthday Party
Southbank Centre
12th August
14:00
Black Magic
Peckham Levels
12th – 13th August
13:00 – 22:00
Black Ecstatic Dance – Mindful Movement Dedicated to Black Lives Thriving
Market Row
13th August
16:30 – 18:30
MIXING IT TOGETHER OPEN MIC
Rich Mix
15th August
17:00
FUJI: A OPERA LONDON POP – UP
The Africa Centre
18th – 28th August
Various Times
Black Tech Day
LSBU Croydon Campus
19th August
10:00 – 18:00
UK Black Pride
LSBU Croydon Campus
19th August
10:00 – 18:00
Africa in Fashion: Tailor Re-Made
LSBU Croydon Campus
26th August
15:00 & 16:15
Women of the Black Chicago Renaissance – Concert ft. Beatrice Nicholas
Westminster Music Library
30th August
12:30 – 13:15
If you have attended any of these venues and/or events, please leave a comment to talk about your experience. Make sure to book and be part of the culture.