Walthamstow's answer to Britain's Got Talent only much, much better. Bring your best voice and all the applause you can carry for all our fantastic singers (and yes, of course that includes you!)

Mrs H and the Sing-along Band bring their infectious blend of family music to a new weekly sing-along at The Trades Hall. Their aim is to provide quality music for children, that adults will love too. Bring your voices, silly dances, a sprinkling of mischief and don't hold back from joining in the fun!

Hand Leg Comedy presents the best in hand-picked up and coming stand-ups. Hilarious comedy and cheap drinks from the people who brought you cheap comedy and hilarious drinks. Get to see acts do great things with the artform itself, rather than quizzing you about where you live and work like a deranged meet-up group. Hosted by Ed Mulvey, described as a first-rate joke writer... clearly possesses rare ability (The Scotsman), sit back and enjoy the comedy rocketing into your sensibilities like a gun made of ideas. This event is in the upstairs bar.

Wall-to-wall Power Ballads and arms aloft anthems. Produced by a founding member of UltimatePower, Power Ballads Plus is dedicated to being the most inclusive, celebratory, singalong party in the community. Promoting a playlist containing the broadest church possible of Power Ballads, the majority of songs featured will feel instantly familiar to fans of the genre, but sprinkled throughout will be a fresh layer of glitter from more contemporary artists. Expect everything from longstanding legends Cher, Whitney, Tina and Freddie side by side with more recent balladeers such as Taylor, Beyonce, Dua and Billie - heads all thrown back in pure emotional ecstasy!

Natural Voices - fun, funky choirs for all! Taking the stuffiness out of choirs! Natural Voices was set up by Lizzy Renihan as a chance to relax, clear the day’s worries from your mind and realign your body, releasing tension with gentle breath work. Then we ease into our funky warm-ups moving on to small sections of easy, popular songs. Finally, a new song to work on which changes every week. There is no need to sight-read, we learn by ear. Absolute beginners are very welcome. As long as it feels good and seems comfortable, that is the best possible place to start. You sing in a comfortable, supportive group. You can blend in without being feeling exposed or take a solo with our great backing vocals.

Brutalist Poetry workshop / Discuss / Write / Perform

Celebrate the Summer Solstice with one of London's best party bands. Classic 80's pop, 60s soul, anthems from Tina Turner and Chaka Khan. Rock out to Bon Jovi, Free and Blondie, disco with the Communards and Stevie Wonder. Rock, pop, disco, funk classics from the past five decades total dance and sing - a - long fun from this amazing live band. Rachael Calladine: vocals Jenny Carr: keyboards/ backing vocals Diane McLoughlin: saxophone and keyboards Deirdre Cartwright: guitar Alison Rayner: bass /backing vocals Michele Drees: drums/backing vocals

A night of live music featuring: Palindrones - an emotionally immersive, captivating, dark electronic duo from South London. They take listeners on a shimmering and cathartic sonic journey with dreamy Industrial Synthpop, infused with pounding rhythms, haunting, evocative vocals and esoteric ambiance. The Bleeding Hours - bluesy noise, twang, ill-feeling; no melody too pretty to be utilised then fed into the wood chipper. Ruby Wednesday - an artist, performer and writer in London. Beginning their professional performing career in burlesque, drag and queer performance, Ruby has performed internationally alongside writing their debut album Narcissus with lifetime friend and collaborator, Russell Lanigan. Narcissus is a concept album inspired by the occult, the exploration of self, relationships and our connections to the Universe. Bringing together musical influences from shoegaze, post-punk and alternative indie rock with melodic guitar, haunting synth and lyrical vocals. The album stitches together blinks of existence that leave lasting impressions and connect many of us through our experiences.

Thrilled by their sold out all ages performance in the Trades hall bar back in January, Rooftop Fox (alt rock/indie rock) are back to play the main hall.

This all-star band, led by keyboardist Basil Hodge, will perform a range of music from Africa. It is Jazz fused with Afrobeat, Township and Funk from such artists as Felu Kuti, Manu Dibango, Abdullah Ibrahim. Expect high-quality improvisation, driving rhythms with djembes and shakers from these excellent musicians. Book your tickets now to not miss out on the Jazz Africa experience!

An evening of wonderful, varied original live music with: Michael J Sheehy - Solo set from Miraculous Mule, United Sounds of Joy, - Dream City Film Club Songwriter Nose Ghost - Great young Rock 'n' Rollers with brilliant songs. First World Problems - Punchy, catchy, punky tunes Simon and The Spears - Hauspünks

London-based Ska/Rocksteady collective, The Overproofs, are set to return to the main hall at The Walthamstow Trades Hall, after their sold-out debut! United by a deep love for Jamaican music and the influential rhythms of rocksteady and ska, this nine-piece ensemble will deliver an authentic performance complete with a full horn section and rich vocal harmonies, capturing the vibrant sound of young Jamaica. The excitement doesn't stop there! Top selectors will be spinning tunes to keep everyone dancing until the wee small hours... Expect an irresistible mix of reggae revival, soul, funk, disco and beyond!

Together for 10 years Already Legends is a band that prides itself on playing with all the heart it can muster. Their name comes from the respect they show to the songs they play. Written by someone else, you have to do it the justice it deserves. And they do! Brought together by the music they love to play and a desire to not compromise on quality or scope. The guys bring with them different tastes and culture but the same flair and panache. This breathes huge diversity into the music they play. Styles range from Classic Rock to Disco, Motown and Heavy Metal. Because of this the band always have songs to fit any mood. Comprised of consummate musicians hugely comfortable playing together, Already Legends bring the music of the last 60 years to life on stage and will leave you exhausted bouncing around on the dance floor.

New wave to new romantic, synth pop to electro-disco. Crowd pleasers, floor fillers and forgotten bangers.

World of Echo presents... Expected Music 2.0 One again, this is music, as it was expected. Blod Germ Lattice Giulio Erasmus & the Ordeal Insides Loopsel Orion Music Workshop Raime (DJ set) Sanctuary of Praise Thomas Bush Trá Pháidín \+ more TBC Walthamstow Trades Hall, 61-63 Tower Hamlets Rd, E17 4RQ 14:00-01:00, across two rooms Presented by World of Echo. This is an 18+ event

Prove just how clever you are by entering our Sunday quiz. Bring your friends - the more entries, the bigger the win!

Brutalist Poetry workshop / Discuss / Write / Perform

Brutalist Poetry workshop / Discuss / Write / Perform

Did I do something wrong? Didn't I blow out my candle? Isn't this my birthday? Feat.: Blod, Germ Lattice, Giulio Erasmus & the Ordeal, Insides, Loopsel, Orion Music Workshop, Raime (DJ set), Sanctuary of Praise, Thomas Bush, Trá Pháidín + more TBC

Come and help raise more money for Eat or Heat, Walthamstow Food Bank with this annual charity quiz and raffle!

I t I s h a p p e n I n g a g a I n . . . The double r club proudly announces the 2026 Miss twin peaks contest "a gathering of angels..." As our final double r club before our summer 'disappearance', we give you a beauty pageant from another place, a tournament between the beauteous and the bestial, the feminine and the feral, all played out in a world of dreams...

Matt Forde: You'll have head most of his voices on Spitting Image, heard him on award winning podcasts British Scandal, seen him on Unspun on Dave, Have I Got News For You, Royal Variety, Mock The Week, 8 out of 10 Cats,, Hypothetical Rory Bremner's Coalition Report and Rory Bremner's Election Report,, Question Time,, This Week,, Newsnight and Daily Politics. And to top it all he used to work for the Labour Party!! Siimon Evans: Familiar from numerous TV and radio appearances, as well as for his live tour shows and festival appearances. A regular on Radio 4's News Quiz, Armando Ianucci's Charm Offensive, The Unbelievable Truth, Heresy

Local star Mark Watson returns to Red Imp to work out his brand new solo tour show. Rosie Holt is workshopping her upcoming new show and this time fighting her biggest foe yet. While Labour are trying to continue the Conservative government's work of stopping the boats, while also still appearing 'left wing', they have an even bigger problem when unwanted UFOS threaten to invade the UK. Will the Labour government stand strong and protect the British people Or will it insist they are just waiting for the facts as Aliens start to abduct and eat the British public

Blason is an electronic music duo from Paris active since 2017. Its members have been involved in various electronic and experimental projects for over 25 years, operating on the fringes of electronica, ambient, techno and free improvisation. Their music is an exploration of the sonic potential of electronic instruments and semi-autonomous synthesis systems. This will be their London debut in support of their new record Boundary Missing A Reactor / How to drink Gyokuro With a Casual Mind.

For the past 10 years the Stow Roses Women's Institute have continued to meet the first Wednesday of the month (7.30pm start) and have provided a variety of meetings and talks on women’s issues from belly dancing to autism. The Stow Roses welcome new members to join them throughout the year. Come along this Wednesday, upstairs at the Trades!

Brutalist Poetry workshop / Discuss / Write / Perform

For people of all experiences and levels to come and share their poems, or come along even if you don't wish to read - the more the merrier!.

Join host Ginger Fizz and guest DJ Ian O'Donoghue (Bande A Part) for the return of One Room Paradise! Playing mid-century rhythms that make you want to move, expect rhythm & blues, rock'n'roll, soul, boogaloo, Northern soul and more, all on 7 inches of the purest vinyl. This event is in the upstairs bar.

Expect a multi act live showcase of electronic and analogue experimental music, hand-worked machinery, twisted visuals. Underground Overground, ascend to descend A Journey to the Centre of the Earth. A deep-cave, otherworldly live music happening built for the underground.

It's International Cowboy Day, and the 'Jolene' Country and Western clubnight returns to kick up the dust in the grand ol' Walthamstow Trades Hall, playing the outlaws and the classics. It's a night for sitting around with a moonshine under candlelight, sweet-dreamin' through the bottom of your glass, singing every word and shootin' it up on the dancefloor. Expect to hear everything from The Carter Family to Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton to Neko Case, Hank to Lucinda Williams, Elvis Pressley and Kitty Wells to Glen Campbell and Laura Cantrell, Pasty Cline to Townes Van Zandt, anything with a sweet pedal-steel-guitar and drunken-fiddle-swing, and the ballad of your broken dreams.

What?! Mark Thomas has been ‘standing up’ for 40 years? Impossible!! But how old does that make you…? Alas it is true; one of our oldest surviving alternative comics celebrates 40 years at the mic as he takes his brand-new show on the road this autumn. So, here’s what he has done so far in numbers; performed comedy for 40 years, won 8 awards for performing, 4 for human rights work and 1 he invented for himself, made 6 series of the Mark Thomas Comedy Product (Channel 4), written 6 books and 5 play scripts, made 5 series of the Manifesto for Radio 4, made 3 Dispatches for Channel 4, sued the police (and won) 3 times, curated and authored 2 art exhibitions with artist Tracey Moberly and had 1 Guinness World Record for holding 20 protests in 24 hours. If that’s not enough, he’s also walked 724km around the length of the Israel Wall in the West Bank, been credited with changing the law on tax avoidance, started a comedy club in Palestine with Dr Sam Beale and campaigned successfully for things like trade union recognition for cinema workers and getting multinationals to change their practices. You’re right, there’s more, but your attention is running out and we’re running out of space. So, let’s just say he’s generally mucked about trying to have fun and upset the right people…which he is really, really good at. This is a taster menu of political and personal mayhem, jokes, rants and a state of the nation broadcast as he tries to turn ‘what the hell is going on’ into a cogent evening of stand-up.

The mighty Reg D Hunter returns to E17 to try out material for Edinburgh Festival and an upcoming tour. Georgia-born Reginald D Hunter's searingly honest observations both onstage and on TV and Radio have garnered him a cross-generational fan base. He has become one of the Comedy industry's best-known performers for his distinctive take on the most diverse range of subjects. His TV appearances have included Live at the Apollo, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, QI and Have I Got News For You He also filmed two series of the BBC2's hugely popular Reginald D Hunter's Songs of the South & Songs of The Border.

STEVE PUNT has been looking at the news for a living for over thirty years, as a host of The Now Show and The Mary Whitehouse Experience, and as a writer for everything from Spitting Image and Mock the Week to Horrible `Histories. But what - if anything - has he learned What lessons can he draw from watching the world change, history unfold, leaders come and go - and trying to be funny about it Starting out on a BBC typewriter with a pile of newspapers, he has watched the news go 24-hours, digitize, go multi-channel, social-media, AI-driven and often fake to start with. The era of getting our news from papers and major broadcasters is almost over - young people dont use either of them. And yet, news is our conduit to the world outside our own lives. It shapes our opinions and views. Looking back, sideways and forwards at the 24-hour barrage of information pouring at us from all angles, Steve poses the question - what is news, and should we care (Answer - after the break.) ROBIN INCE no longer of Monkey Cage sadly but still the funniest ADHD king. Come see him warming up for Edinburgh.

Paul Foot: The Future [WIP] Hello and OMG. Everything's wrong in the world. When did optimism end Remember years ago when people were excited for the future, with predictions of people flying around on jet packs, friendly robots that wheeled themselves round the kitchen making tea, and solar powered bidets Well, we dont have fun visions for the future like that anymore, do we In this show, which, much like human civilisation, is a Work-in-Progress, Paul tries to find a way forward for humanity that isnt environmental collapse, war and pointless arguments. His medium is stand-up comedy, his allotted time is 58 minutes to one hour, his message is hope (hopefully).

Fresh from his own smash hit BBC Radio 4 comedy series Geoff Norcott's Working Men's Club Geoff returns to Walthamstow to work out material for his forthcoming tour. He is the star of Have I Got News For You, The Last Leg, Would I Lie to You, Live At The Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Backstage With Katherine Ryan, The Mash Report, The News Quiz, Geoff Norcott's Working Men's Club and many more! All rise!

Mark Steel - Walthamstow's favourite Lefty returns to try new material for his return to the fringe and a UK tour. You'll have heard his absolutely brilliant In Town series on Radio 4 and his fantastic political comedy on News Quiz. Shazia Mirza - Shazia Mirza is an award winning British stand up comedian and writer. But what do awards mean anyway Everyone's got an award. You get awards these days just for leaving the house and recycling your yogurt pots. Shazia's new Coconut show has been nominated for Best Stand Up Tour in Channel 4's National Comedy Awards. Shazia's TV appearances include; QI (BBC), The Jonathan Ross Show (ITV), The Hit List (BBC), House of Games (BBC), Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains (Comedy Central), Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls (C4), Travel Man (C4), Top Gear (BBC), The One Show (BBC), Celebrities v Child Genius (C4), Celebs In Solitary (C5), Loose Women (ITV), The Late Late Show (RTE) Have I got News for You (BBC) and The Wright Stuff/Jeremy Vine (C5) as well as the ever popular F★★★ Off, Im a Hairy Woman (BBC). Her parents just want her to get married.

Maisie Adam - Straight off the back of the latest season of Taskmaster, Maisie's working up her new tour show. Some jokes might work, some might not. It will be obvious which ones are which, to you and to her, but that's part of the fun. Right RIGHT As seen on Live At The Apollo, A League of Their Own, and QI. Ian Stone - The Plebs need to have a pow wow. The world is a mess, our leaders aren't stepping up and it's time for us to do the necessary. That's where you come in. At each show, Ian Stone will choose some major issues. And together, we'll sort them.

Maisie Adam - Straight off the back of the latest season of Taskmaster, Maisie's working up her new tour show. Some jokes might work, some might not. It will be obvious which ones are which, to you and to her, but that's part of the fun. Right RIGHT As seen on Live At The Apollo, A League of Their Own, and QI. Phil Nichol- Aren't We Lucky

Festival favourite Lucy returns with a brand-new hour of stand-up, all about the life lessons she's learned from quiz and game shows. From the 1980s when she dreamed of winning a chequebook and pen or a bin, to the present day where she dreams of winning Only Connect. Lucy's favourite shows have taught her fairness, resilience, courage and grace in defeat. Now she's here to share those lessons with you. There may even be some other prizes along the way! Harriet Kemsley - As seen on Last One Laughing UK, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Would I Lie To You and Live At the Apollo.

Walthamstow's premier jazz night featuring London and the UK's finest musicians. This June Jazz at Trades is excited to welcome a very special guest, trumpeter Jonathan Bauer! Jonathan is an internationally recognized trumpeter, educator, composer, and singer from Alberta, Canada. Celebrated for his dark, warm sound and soulful improvisational approach, Bauer divides his time between London, UK, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Canada. All of these distinctive regions influence his music, which is a thoughtful fusion of the European scene and the American South. As a bandleader, Bauer has released two records under his name, Walk Don't Run (Slammin Media/2019) and Sings And Plays (Slammin Media/2019), with a new EP and album set for release in 2026. His collaborations are a testament to his versatility and talent. Notably, from his time with the Grammy-Award Winning New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Bauer has performed and/or recorded with a wide range of artists, including Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ellis Marsalis, Robert Glasper, Cyrille Aimee, the Lionel Hampton Big Band, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Renee Neufville, as well as notable pop artists such as Sheila E., Eric Benét, and Ledisi. Jon will be accompanied by a great rhythm section featuring Nick Manz (piano), Tom Rivière (double bass) and Josh Walker-Martin (drums). Another evening not to be missed, we hope you can join us! Doors at 7pm, music from 8pm! Our two tier pricing system aims to strike a balance between making our event accessible for all, whilst trying to ensure we can pay the musicians a fair wage for their performance. Please consider paying the full ticket price of £10 if you can, to help support our musicians and help to cover the costs involved in running the night.

Come and celebrate Pride with your families on Sunday 21st June at the Trades Hall in Walthamstow ! Rainbow families join together for fun, music and games. Parachute games and Banner making... with a sprinkling of Pride history. Come with your rainbows and joy to celebrate in community our glorious LGBTIQA+ families in a welcoming, inclusive atmosphere Drinks will be available to buy from the Trades Hall bar, and you are also welcome to bring in food from Yard Sale Pizza just across the road Donations are appreciated to help cover costs, but not essential Look forward to seeing you there.

It's a family affair!!! MARK STEEL and. his son ELLIOT who is also an accomplished stand up comic both return to E17 to try out material for Edinburgh Festival and their forthcoming UK tours.

MARK STEEL Walthamstows favourite Lefty returns to try new material for his return to the fringe and a UK tour. You'll have heard his absolutely brilliant In Town series on Radio 4 and his fantastic political comedy on News Quiz. Mitch Benn is Asking Elvis The King is back! Mitch Benn resurrects Elvis from BBC Radio 2's legendary "Steve Wright in the Afternoon" show, to answer hunks of burning questions about life, death, cheeseburgers and everything in between... including the story of how Mitch managed to be possibly the most popular thing on the most popular show on British radio for over ten years, without anyone ever knowing it was him. If YOU have a question for Elvis, go to: www.mitchbenn.com/asking-elvis Thankyouverymuch...