What’s on
Human Metamorphosis
Exhibition: Wednesday 10th September - Monday 6th October, 8.30am-5pm
An exhibition of paintings by local artist, Aristedes Georgiou; his first solo show, inspired by the natural world – its beauty and inspiration through resilience, constant growth and search for the light.
Health Tree Acupuncture
Mondays, 2-6pm / Fridays, 2-7pm
The multibed clinic allows the treatment of a number of people in the same room while protecting your privacy, dignity, and confidentiality. Furthermore, it also provides the opportunity to offer treatments at an affordable rate.
In The Canvas
Saturday Circus Club
Saturdays, 9.45-10.45am and 11am-12noon
Saturday morning sessions for children to learn circus skills, developing communication and creative thinking.
9.45am: Children in School Years 1-3 (younger children can attend, accompanied by an adult)
11am: Children in School Years 4-6
In the Mulberry Hall
Sundial Arts Club
First Sunday of every Month, 11am-1pm
Sundial Art Club is a regular visual arts workshop celebrating creativity, community and nature connection.
Integral Yoga Gentle Restorative Class
Mondays, 11am-12.30pm
Integral Yoga addresses the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of being: gentle postures followed by breathing practices, deep relaxation and an introduction to meditation.
In The Canvas
Hilarity Academy
Mondays, 3.45-5pm and 5-6.15pm
Afterschool sessions exploring making people laugh, including creating sketches and stand up material and clowning.
3.45pm: Children in School Years 3-6
5pm: Young people in School Years 7-9
In the Chapel & the Mulberry Hall
Speed Lino: A Queer Lino-Printing Mixer
Monday 6th October, 6-8pm
This workshop is a queer printmaking mixer where you’ll learn linocut carving in a relaxed, creative space while connecting with other LGBTQ+ people, making both prints and new connections.
In the Cabin
Crafting is Connecting
First Monday of the month, 6-8pm
Come along to our new knitting & crochet workshop: Crafting Is Connecting! Surplus materials are provided, but please bring your own knitting/crochet project to work on.
Dynamic Vinyasa
Mondays, 6.30-7.30pm
Qayyah's yoga classes are a smooth, continuous, playful flow of different yoga postures. The class is a 'dynamic vinyasa', which means linking movement to your breath.
In The Canvas
Home Is? (PhotoMonth Photography Festvial)
Exhibition: Tuesday 7th October - Monday 17th November, 8:30am-5pm
Opening Event: Wednesday 8th October, 6:30-8:30pm
Home is both anchor and question. This exhibition shares personal stories of migration, intimacy, and landscape and fantasy, asking what home means when it is always moving, remembered, and remade.
This exhibition is a part of the PhotoMonth Photography Festival.
Women’s Wellbeing
Tuesdays, 11am-12noon
Join us for our women’s wellbeing sessions, led by yoga practitioner Vimalamani. These sessions provide a welcoming and safe space to take part in gentle movement and meditation, helping to improve your mood, confidence, and feelings of wellbeing.
In The Canvas
Afterschool Games Club
Tuesdays, 3.30-4.30pm
Afterschool sessions for children to take part in a variety of games, from active drama, to board and card games.
Children in School Years 1-5
In The Canvas
Gentle Yoga and Sound
Tuesdays, 7-8pm
This class is for anyone who wishes to practise gently and relax deeply. We begin with calming meditation and gentle breath-led movement to release physical tension before transitioning into some restorative postures and relaxation infused with the healing energy of sound.
In The Canvas
ELM Acupuncture (East London Multibed)
Wednesdays, 10am-1pm
Community Acupuncture offers gentle, ethical and affordable solutions to pain, stress and illness. Acupuncture can treat a very broad range of conditions, from the physical to the mental-emotional.
In The Canvas
Qigong Practice
Wednesdays, 2-2.30pm
Join a friendly group practising Qigong movements together with Truus every Wednesday. Qigong improves health, and to calm and heal the mind, body and spirit.
In The Canvas
Crafterschool
Wednesdays, 3.45-5.15pm
Afterschool arts and crafting sessions for children to have fun, learn skills and be mindful.
Children in Reception to School Year 4
Ignite London: Write like a Grrrl
Wednesdays (five weeks), 7-9pm
If you haven’t written creatively before but always wanted to, or if you haven’t written for some time and want to kick-start your practice, then this low-cost, intensive course is for you.
The Body Remembers: A Grief Movement Session
Monthly on Thursdays, 6-7pm
This workshop is a supportive space for women to process grief through gentle movement, breathwork, sound, meditation and a restorative sound bath to release emotions, reconnect with the body and find healing calm.
In The Canvas
Brown Girls Book Club
Every second month, 7-9pm
Every other month we choose a book written by a South Asian female author and bring together our community to celebrate these and discuss the wider themes these raise within our communities.
In the Anson Room
How Not to Touch the Moon
Exhibition: Saturday 11th - Sunday 12th October, 10am-6pm
Opening Event: Friday 10th October, 6.30-8.30pm
This exhibition is artist Hoagy Houghton’s first solo show, inviting audiences to reflect on our shifting cultural and spiritual relationship with the moon at a time when its exploitation for resources is becoming increasingly imminent.
In the Chapel
Ayoka Fashion Show
Saturday 11th October
Show: 2-3pm, Sale: 3-5pm
Your chance to see clothes from Ayoka as you have never seen them before: on the catwalk! There’ll be unique styling alongside one-of-a-kind pieces created during Second Hand September, followed by an Ayoka pop-up sale.
In the Mulberry Hall
Art Cafe
Second Tuesday of the month, 6-8pm
Join us for our monthly free art cafe of collaborative drawing in The Gallery Cafe.
Outlines - Life Drawing
Every other Wednesday, 6-8pm
Join us for an evening of cosy and relaxed life drawing every fortnight at the Canvas, to practise your sketching and view bodies in a neutral appreciation of form and figure.
In The Canvas
Social Gardening
Thursday 16th October, 4-7pm
Join us for a monthly gardening meetup to support your wellbeing, connect with your local community and help us with the upkeep of the SMH Garden.
In the SMH Garden
Impressions
Exhibition: Friday 17th - Monday 20th October, 10am-6pm
Opening Event: Friday 17th October, 6.30-8.30pm
This exhibition showcases the work of four East London artists connected through printmaking and a lockdown-formed online group, with additional contributions from a fifth member, Filippa Dobson, exploring the shared theme of impressions through print, mixed media, paint and collage.
In the Chapel
Intro to Embossing
Monday 20th October
This workshop is a fun and welcoming introduction to embossing, guiding you step by step to create your own aluminium foil greeting cards and festive decorations, with all materials provided.
In the Cabin
SMH Book Club
Every third Monday of the month, 6.30-8.30pm
Join the SMH Book Club! We meet once a month and welcome all, from people wanting to start reading for fun to seasoned bookworms.
In the Anson Room
Pollination Project: Hong Kong & ESEA Creative Networking
Wednesday 22nd October, 6.45-8.30pm
Led by Pollination Project and Ensemble Not Found, come and join us for an evening of conversations, connections, and community.
Moving through Grief workshop: 'When words aren't enough, moving with our emotions'
Monthly on Thursdays, 6-9pm
This women-only workshop offers a safe and supportive space to explore grief in all its forms through reflection, movement, breathwork, sound and meditation, guiding a gentle journey from loss towards healing and love.
In The Canvas
Milk Cake
Exhibition: Friday 24th - Sunday 26th October, 10am-6pm
Opening Event: Thursday 23rd October, 6.30-8.30pm
This exhibition presents vibrant screen prints inspired by India and Nepal that celebrate colourful, chaotic moments and the transformative power of pause, indulgence and unexpected detours in life.
In the Chapel
Omitted: Black History Month Screening
Saturday 25th October, 6-9pm
Omitted is a docu-style short film by The Black Curriculum that exposes the absence of Black British history and the enduring legacy of colonialism in the UK’s national curriculum.
In the Mulberry Hall
Cyanotype Workshop Series
One Sunday a month, 10am-12.30pm
Whether you're completely new to cyanotype or looking to experiment with different materials, this is a chance to learn, create, and take home your own unique cyanotype.
In the Cabin
Cut Out Club
Last Sunday of the month, 2-4pm
Join Assemblage Collective and DeZiners to make zines in this latest Cut Out Club workshop. In these monthly workshops, we explore a variety of themes.
Open Mic Night
Last Thursday of the month, from 6.30pm
Join us for our friendly monthly Open Mic night in The Gallery Cafe.
Mud World
Thursday 30th October, 6.30-9pm
Artists in Residence Babette Van Gerwen and Will Kennedy invite you celebrate the misfit creatures of our cities in this exhibition and participatory art event.
In the Mulberry Hall
Sound Bath with Dan Bilbrough a.k.a Sekrit
Last Thursday of the month, 7.30-9pm
Experience the immersive rejuvenating frequencies of a Sound Bath bringing you into a state of relaxation. Through the use of Himalayan Singing Bowls, Gong and Percussion, Dan produces sounds as an enabler to help you feel more enriched, connected and in harmony with yourself.
In the Chapel
Dan of All Tricks
Saturday 1st November, 11am and 2pm
This lively family show features Dan performing juggling, balancing and circus tricks, with plenty of chances for children to join in and try out the fun themselves.
In the Mulberry Hall
Wild and Free - Drawing and Inks Workshop
Monday 3rd November, 6-8pm
This workshop is a playful and relaxed session using plants, flowers, experimental drawing techniques and colourful inks to create vibrant individual and collaborative nature-inspired artworks.
In the Cabin
Melodies of Bollywood
Every Monday (five weeks from 3rd November), 6.30-9pm
This fun and inclusive workshop invites everyone to learn and sing Bollywood songs together before an open mic where you can share your talent or simply enjoy the performances, creating a joyful space for music, connection and community.
In the Mulberry Hall
Thrive
Saturdays (five weeks), 10.30am-12.30pm
This five-week course supports writers to deepen confidence, quiet the inner critic and develop new literary techniques while reconnecting with their creative voice in a supportive community.
Slow down Sunday: gentle movement, restorative yoga and yoga nidra
Sunday 9th November, 3.30-5.30pm
This workshop is a nourishing afternoon of gentle yoga, restorative poses, breathwork and yoga nidra designed to release tension, calm the nervous system and support deep rest, renewal and inner stillness.
in The Canvas
Being Human Festival: Everyone's a Researcher
Saturday 15th November, 12.30-2.30pm
A creative workshop to explore everyday health research using collage, sculpture, or drawing and help health researchers think about what better research might look like.
In the Mulberry Hall
Untitled Portraits
Exhibition: Saturday 22nd - Sunday 23rd November, 12am-6pm
Opening Event: Friday 21st November, 6.30-8.30pm
In ‘untitled portraits’ FA invites the viewer to take an active part – and has collaborated with members of her community to co-author the exhibition.
In the Chapel
Reduction Linocut Printing Workshop
Monday 29th September, 6-8pm
This workshop is a fun and friendly introduction to creating a two-layer reduction linocut print, ideal for beginner and intermediate printmakers with all materials provided.
In the Cabin
Mid-Winter Rest & Reset
Sunday 14th December, 3.30-5.30pm
This workshop is a soothing afternoon of gentle movement, restorative yoga and yoga nidra to release tension, replenish energy and find deep rest and inner calm as we move towards the winter solstice.
in The Canvas
Tower Hamlets u3a
Various times and dates
St Margaret’s House have hosted the Tower Hamlets u3a for many years. The u3a is a friendly group for people in their ‘Third Age’, no longer in full time work who love to learn, have fun and meet others.
Throughout St Margaret’s House
East End WI
Third Thursday of the month, 7-9pm
St Margaret’s House have hosted the East End WI for many years for their monthly lively and friendly talks. The EEWI welcomes women of all ages, from all communities and all walks of life.
In the Mulberry Hall
Bender Defenders
Saturdays, 3-5pm
St Margaret’s House have hosted Bender Defenders for many years for their weekly martial arts sessions. Join them at SMH for Muay Thai beginner and intermediate level sessions.
In the Mulberry Hall
Repair Cafe
Saturday 31st January, 10am-1pm
Join us for our Repair Cafe where we'll help you mend and repair a range of items.
In the Mulberry Hall
Natural Dye Studio
Last Saturday of the month, 12noon-2pm
Join Porsha Hill for a hands-on introduction to natural dyeing—explore its history, techniques, and create your own unique design using plant dyes.
Pregnancy Yoga with Sarah Burgess
Saturdays, 10.30-11.45am
The primary focus of this Pregnancy Yoga class is to support and enhance your pre-natal experience. The aim is to encourage a sense of relaxation and confidence all the way through your pregnancy up to, and including, labour.
In The Canvas
EVENT: St Margaret’s House Fun Palace
Join us for a day of free activities for all the family.
Saturday 4th October, 10am-4pm
In the Mulberry Hall
Saturday Morning Stretch - Hatha Yoga
Saturdays, 9-10am
The perfect way to start your Saturday! Enjoy guided meditation and breath work surrounded by blissful music. Followed by dynamic movement and restorative stretching. Leave feeling connected to the body and breath! Sweating optional, smiling inevitable!
In The Canvas
Shag Pile - Weekly Swing Dance
Every Friday, from 6.45pm
Dive into the world of Collegiate Shag - the swift footed swing dance that set the 1920s on fire! Learn to dance fast without losing your cool with our expert teaching team and friendly regulars.
In the Mulberry Hall
Massage Shala
Fridays, 10am-1pm
The Massage Shala is inspired by the informal massage rooms of South East Asia. They enjoy working in a shared space as it creates a safe and open atmosphere, welcoming all and providing a container that establishes community, connection, and healing.
In The Canvas
Kantha embroidery
Fridays, 10am-1pm
A free workshop series using the skills and techniques of kantha embroidery, one of the oldest in the world.
Urban Lens (PhotoMonth Photography Festival)
Opening Event: Wednesday 1st October 6.30-8.30pm
Exhibition: Thursday 2nd - Sunday 5th October, 12noon-5pm
Photographic Night Walk: Friday 3rd October, 5.45-9pm
Join Urban Lens for multiple events that celebrate the start of PhotoMonth Photography Festival
In the Chapel
Embracing Autumn - an afternoon of Gentle Movement, Yin Yoga & Deep Rest
Sunday 28th September, 3.30-5.30pm
This workshop is a calming afternoon of yin yoga, gentle movement and yoga nidra designed to support the seasonal transition into autumn by encouraging rest, inner reflection and renewed balance of body and mind.
in The Canvas
International Cyanotype Day
Sunday 28th September, 12noon-4pm
Celebrate International Cyanotype Day with Marina Longo, analogue photographer and cyanotype artist.
In the Mulberry Hall
Extra Second London
Last Saturday of the month, from 6.30pm
A cosy poetry, spoken word, music and discussion night on the last Saturday of every month. Open mic followed by discussion.
In the Cabin
Many Hands Exhibition: Darning Workshop
Saturday 27th September, 2-3pm | Sunday 28th September, 12noon-1pm
As part of the Many Hands: Make Mending Matter exhibition weekend, join us for a special darning workshop. If you're a beginner, you'll be able to try out the basic weaving technique. Otherwise bring your own darning with you and we can try to help each other.
In the Chapel
Ayoka Fashion Show Workshop
Saturday 27th September, 1-3.30pm
A free workshop giving you the opportunity to make some second hand fashion for our Fashion Show on Saturday 11th October. Places are limited so book your free ticket ASAP!
Ayoka Thrift Sale
Saturday 27th September, 12.30-3pm
The Ayoka Thrift Sale is a fun event where you can fill your tote bag with all sorts of bargains for just £3! Part of Second Hand September.
In the Mulberry Hall
Many Hands Exhibition: Film Screening
Saturday 27th September, 11am and 4pm | Sunday 28th, 1.30pm
As part of the Many Hands: Make Mending Matter exhibition weekend, join us for a special film screening. The film asks the questions, can everything be mended and should everything be mended? The film highlights the resilience, curiosity and tenacity of menders, who have so much to offer the world.
In the Cabin
Many Hands: Make Mending Matter
Exhibition: Saturday 27th September, 10am-6pm and Sunday 28th September, 11am-4pm
Celebrating repair as resistance and why mending matters. This audio-visual exhibition by Breaks & Joins is part of Second Hand September andcaptures the people and stories behind the act of repair.
In the Chapel
Storytelling with SASS: Food (Power of Food Festival)
Friday 26th September, 7-9pm
South Asian Sisters Speak (SASS) invites you to our storytelling event exploring the theme of food, as a part of the Power of Food Festival.
Yin Yoga for a Slow Deep Stretch
Tuesdays, 7.30-8.30am
Yin yoga works deeply into our body with passive, longer-held poses for deep stretching and relaxation that targets the connective tissues of the body
In The Canvas
Community Collective 2.0
Sunday 21st September, 2-5pm
The Community Collective 2.0 is our second official event, bringing together various stall holders, partners and friends alike to raise awareness of the importance of global community and solidarity.
In the Mulberry Hall
Open House 2025
Saturday 20th September, 11am-3.45pm
St Margaret’s House opens up behind the scenes for visitors to the Open House Festival. Guided tours on the hour every hour from 11am to 3pm. Enjoy a tour and a small exhibition.
Throughout St Margaret’s House
Explore Outdoors - Lunchtime Yoga
Thursdays, 12.15-1pm (until 18 Sept)
The perfect midday pick-me-up to leave you feeling energised and refreshed, our 45 minute Thursday Foundations Flow will connect your breath and movement through a creative sequence of poses.
In Victoria Park
We Move
Exhibition: Saturday 13th - Sunday 14th September, 12noon-6pm
Opening Event: Friday 12th September, 6.30-8.30pm
A photographic series exploring how dancers confront mental health and identity through the transformative act of movement. Join us for this exhibition by Hayley Benoit.
In the Chapel
Writing the UnWriteable
Thursdays, 6.30-8.30pm | Saturdays, 3.30-5.30pm
Come journal with us! Collage, diary, and fiction writing prompts, amidst soft, community vibes. Materials provided, or bring your journal.
Opening Event: Human Metamorphosis
Thursday 11th September, 6.30-8.30pm
Join us as Aristedes Georgiou is ‘In Conversation’ to explore the deeper meanings behind his work and how his practice supports his wellbeing as he cares for his mum who lives with dementia.
Yoga with Qayyah
Mondays, 6.30-7.30pm
Qayyah's yoga classes are a smooth, continuous, playful flow of different yoga postures. The class is a 'dynamic vinyasa', which means linking movement to your breath.
In The Canvas
Elements in the City - Creative Writing & Photography
One Sunday a month, 10.30am-12.30pm
A multimedia writing and photography reflective workshop designed to reawaken our connections with nature, creativity and mindfulness
Spectral Phalanx
Exhibition: Saturday 6th - Sunday 7th September, 10am-6pm
Opening Event: Friday 5th September, 6.30-8.30pm
Join us for this exhibition by Alvaro Samuel Castro and Honey Mounce where they respond to the opaque, spiritual and literal histories of St Margaret’s Chapel and what surrounds a place of worship. Through various mediums they traverse and meditate on the ethereal edges and structures of the space.
In the Chapel
Explore Outdoors -Art in the Park
Fridays, 11am-1pm (from 4 July - 5 September)
Sundial Arts are excited to announce the return of Art in the Park - a 10-week series of free visual art workshops in Victoria park.
In Victoria Park
Skaped's Artivism Festival
Saturday 30th August, 12noon-9pm
The Artivism Festival returns to St Margaret’s House for another year of art and activism!
Throughout St Margaret’s House
Hewn
Exhibition: Saturday 30th - Sunday 31st August, 11am-4pm
Opening Event: Friday 29th August, 6.30-8.30pm
To hew is to make, sculpt or shape. It is the equivalent to prompting anew. Join us for this exhibition by Chinda Smith.
In the Chapel
Freshly Squeezed Scratch Night: Submissions are OPEN
This opportunity is for emerging writers looking to take risks, try something new and potentially see their writing performed for the very first time. Submit a 10 min short play or extract of a longer piece with a maximum of two actors.