Events

Events

As part of Light + Flight – a year of creativity, connection, and belonging in Barnet – there are activities, workshops, programmes, and creative opportunities happening across the borough! Our events page is here to help you see what's going on and how you can get involved. Stay tuned as more events go live.

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Food + Beverage

Food + Beverage

Kid Friendly

Kid Friendly

Heritage

Heritage

Music

Music

Performance + Theatre

Performance + Theatre

Making

Making

Art + Participation

Art + Participation

Two people sit at a table covered with art materials, including coloured markers, pens, scissors and glue. Both are working on illustrated paper designs, adding details and colour to architectural-style drawings. The table is filled with creative supplies and works in progress, suggesting a collaborative arts and crafts or design workshop.

From Barnet with Love Activation Stations

From Barnet with Love Activation Stations

By artist Emma Tominey

By artist Emma Tominey

Through November, four free Activation Stations will appear at libraries and cultural venues across Barnet

Through November, four free Activation Stations will appear at libraries and cultural venues across Barnet

Vintage black-and-white postcard of a tree-lined recreation ground in Barnet, showing a winding path bordered by fences and greenery. The image is overlaid with scattered painted dots in bright colours (red, blue, green, yellow, purple, orange, and pink), creating a playful contrast with the aged photograph. Handwritten text along the bottom reads “Reached home quite safely about 11 pm, just caught tram & train alright,” with printed labels “RECREATION GROUND” and “BARNET.”

From Barnet with Love at the RAF Museum

From Barnet with Love at the RAF Museum

21 Nov 2026

Join us at the RAF Museum London for a special day of free activities celebrating From Barnet with Love – artist Emma Tominey’s exploration of Barnet’s pioneering postal history and the ways we connect with one another.

Join us at the RAF Museum London for a special day of free activities celebrating From Barnet with Love – artist Emma Tominey’s exploration of Barnet’s pioneering postal history and the ways we connect with one another.

Two people sit at a table covered with art materials, including coloured markers, pens, scissors and glue. Both are working on illustrated paper designs, adding details and colour to architectural-style drawings. The table is filled with creative supplies and works in progress, suggesting a collaborative arts and crafts or design workshop.

From Barnet with Love Activation Stations

By artist Emma Tominey

Through November, four free Activation Stations will appear at libraries and cultural venues across Barnet

Through November, four free Activation Stations will appear at libraries and cultural venues across Barnet

Vintage black-and-white postcard of a tree-lined recreation ground in Barnet, showing a winding path bordered by fences and greenery. The image is overlaid with scattered painted dots in bright colours (red, blue, green, yellow, purple, orange, and pink), creating a playful contrast with the aged photograph. Handwritten text along the bottom reads “Reached home quite safely about 11 pm, just caught tram & train alright,” with printed labels “RECREATION GROUND” and “BARNET.”

From Barnet with Love at the RAF Museum

21 Nov 2026

Join us at the RAF Museum London for a special day of free activities celebrating From Barnet with Love – artist Emma Tominey’s exploration of Barnet’s pioneering postal history and the ways we connect with one another.

Join us at the RAF Museum London for a special day of free activities celebrating From Barnet with Love – artist Emma Tominey’s exploration of Barnet’s pioneering postal history and the ways we connect with one another.

Past Events:

Past Events:

Person crouching on a wet pavement beside a planting bed, holding a black plastic pot with tall green plants. The person wears yellow shorts, dark socks, and trainers, and has a metal bracelet on one wrist. Nearby weeds and grass grow along the edge of the pavement. A white plant label with printed text is inserted into the soil among the plants, and a parked car and metal fence are visible in the background.

Herbs & Heritage: Plant herbs to take home, uncover garden's history

Herbs & Heritage: Plant herbs to take home, uncover garden's history

6 Jun 2026

Close-up of an open hand held next to a small, irregularly shaped, brown stone, shown against a plain white background.

Stone Swap

Stone Swap

20 Jun 2026

Five small stones arranged on a plain white background, including a smooth pale pebble, a dark rounded stone, a rough textured brown stone, and a small rectangular light-coloured piece with ridges, spaced apart from one another.

A Stone Safari with artist Becky Lyon

A Stone Safari with artist Becky Lyon

21 Jun 2026

Two people seated at tables inside a glass greenhouse, focused on crafting paper cut-outs. The tables are covered with cutting mats, paper, glue, and tools, with plants and workshop materials visible in the background.

Waylamps of Barnet Launch

Waylamps of Barnet Launch

26 Jun 2026

Person crouching on a wet pavement beside a planting bed, holding a black plastic pot with tall green plants. The person wears yellow shorts, dark socks, and trainers, and has a metal bracelet on one wrist. Nearby weeds and grass grow along the edge of the pavement. A white plant label with printed text is inserted into the soil among the plants, and a parked car and metal fence are visible in the background.

Buzzing Barnet: Heritage in Bloom – Rewilding Gardens for Pollinators

Buzzing Barnet: Heritage in Bloom – Rewilding Gardens for Pollinators

4 Jul 2026

Black-and-white photograph of a pedestrian street lined with modern brick buildings and shopfronts. Several people walk along the wide paved walkway, with trees, benches, and a low pavilion-style structure on the right. A sign reading “Fish & Chips” is visible on the left, and taller buildings rise in the background.

Arrivals Free Community Event

Arrivals Free Community Event

25 Jul 2026

Vintage black-and-white postcard of a tree-lined recreation ground in Barnet, showing a winding path bordered by fences and greenery. The image is overlaid with scattered painted dots in bright colours (red, blue, green, yellow, purple, orange, and pink), creating a playful contrast with the aged photograph. Handwritten text along the bottom reads “Reached home quite safely about 11 pm, just caught tram & train alright,” with printed labels “RECREATION GROUND” and “BARNET.”

From Barnet with Love Postcard Party

From Barnet with Love Postcard Party

10 Aug 2026

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