Ok, there’s no denying it – it’s still going to be brass monkeys out there! But the Beast from the East is moving on (allegedly) so bung on the layers and get out and about.
It may be 100 years since women 30+ got the vote but the demands for equal treatment, pay and prospects remain.
Lend your voice at the #March4Women through central London on Sunday. The procession begins at Millbank and snakes its way to Trafalgar Square. Expect speeches on the specially constructed stage from Sadiq Khan, Bianca Jagger, Sandi Toksvig and Sue Perkins. There’ll be music from all over the world including rockers Biffy Clyro, the all-women Bond String Quartet and X-factor choir, Urban Voices Collective.
Men are also welcome to go and lend their support!
Sun 4th March, Meeting point: Millbank SW1, 12pm: #March4Women 2018
FREE – For more info click here
Swing by Stoke Mercato Metropolitano on Saturday for everything you could want for your flat – the Crafty Fox Market is back.
Expect bargain clothes, fab interiors, affordable art and bespoke jewellery. Kids welcome.
Sat 3rd March, 11am – 5pm: Crafty Fox Market
Mercato Metropolitano, 40 – 42 Newington Causeway London, England, SE1 6DR
FREE entry – For more info click here
For those who just want to dance late in to the night, get down to Mick’s Garage in Hackney for tune after tune at Love Come Down.
These party people are famous for their fun nights so expect podiums, confetti and a heaving dance floor.
Sat 3rd March, 9pm – 3am: Love Come Down
Mick’s Garage by Crate Brewery, 8 Queen’s Yard, London E9 5EN
Tickets from £5 – For more info click here
Check out more than 60 ceramicists and potters at the Independent Ceramics Market in Stoke Newington.
The two-day event will feature bespoke lamps, vases, jewellery pieces from students and established artists. There’ll also be refreshments available, should intensive browsing makes you peckish.
Sat 3rd & Sun 4th March, 11am – 6pm: Independent Ceramics Market
Abney Public Hall, 73A Stoke Newington Church Street, N16 0AS
FREE entry – for more info click here
In the build up to International Women’s Day, get down to an afternoon of music, cinema, art as well as specialist talks and film screenings at Hear Our Voices in Waterloo.
The one-off FREE event is a collaboration between House Of Vans and female collective gal-dem (pictured above). Look out for panel discussions on ending violence against women plus a workshop on ending deportations. There’ll also be an independent street market as well as a raffle with all proceeds going to charity.
Sun 4th March, 12pm – 6pm: Hear Our Voices
House of VANS London, Arches 228-232, Station Approach Road, SE1 8SW
FREE – just show up. For more info click here
