YOUR GUIDE TO A HACKNEY ChRISTMAS S PECIAL OPENINGS FREE EVENTS CHRISTMAS LIGHTS CHRISTMAS MARKETS FASHION ChRISTMAS TREES FREE FESTIVE PARKING LATE NIGHT SHOPPING CAROL SINGING FREE FILM SCREENING www.destinationhackney.co.uk destinationhackney @lovehackney #makehackneysparkle MAKING Make Hackney Sparkle is back and this year there’s even more things to see, do and be part of. The council, local business partners, community groups and famous fashion HACKNEY designers have teamed up to decorate the borough and bring together a packed seasonal programme of events and entertainment. This is your guide to a Hackney Christmas. For further information, announcements, and to find out more about things to do in Hackney, SPARKLE visit: www.destinationhackney.co.uk HNACK EY IN LIGHTS Hackney is now covered in a festive glow of colours after its new Christmas lights and installations were officially switched on. Generous financial contributions from partners and local businesses have brought lights, decorations and interactive surprises to some of Hackney’s busiest streets, including Hackney Empire panto-themed installations along Mare Street. A decorative highlight is the five Christmas trees, created by local fashion talent, and standing proud in each of Hackney’s town centres. Fashion designers were tasked with bringing magic, sparkle and distinguishable style to the trees, which feature pom poms, golden pineapples, rags, cherries and wild animals (not real ones). The trees are located at Dalston Square, Hackney Town Hall, Old Street in Shoreditch, Stoke Newington Church Street, and Prince Edward Road in Hackney Wick. Holly Fulton – Hackney Wick Emma Cook – Stoke Newington Louise Gray – Dalston Square Piers Atkinson – Shoreditch House of Hackney – Hackney Central THANK YOU! #makehackneysparkle The council has raised more than £150,000 in private sponsorship to bring the Christmas lights Share your Hackney Christmas pictures with us on and trees to Hackney. Free resource from some of borough’s creative agencies has also helped Twitter @lovehackney, or Facebook/destinationhackney. to deliver elements of Make Hackney Sparkle. You can see all our supporters on the back page. Instagram yourself beside the fashion trees or use Vine to capture your fun and games in the Hackney sparkle. Look out: A number of magical light installations and tech decorations will be popping up across Hackney throughout Christmas. For more info, visit: www.destinationhackney.co.uk lovehackney 2 www.destinationhackney.co.uk destinationhackney @ #makehackneysparkle TH E LIGHTS FANTASTIC KEY Christmas Trees Moshi Lights [see page 9] Christmas Markets [see pages 4 - 5] Free Parking Christmas Lights 7 3 4 5 6 2 1 Hoxton Street Market 2 Broadway Market 1 3 Chatsworth Road Market 4 Ridley Road Market 5 Hackney Homemade Market 6 Well Street Market 7 Stoke Newington Farmers’ Market 3 L O V E Seasonal shopping events, special openings and entertainment will fill Hackney’s markets and streets throughout December. Whether H A C K N E Y it’s high quality ingredients for a traditional Christmas lunch, or exotic fruit and vegetables for an alternative feast, you’ll find it in the borough’s excellent food markets and local specialist shops. If SHOP you’re looking for one-off gifts, then stay local and pick up quality vintage and designer clothes, arts and crafts, jewellery, books, toys and so much more. Love Hackney, Shop Local all the year round. LOCAL www.hackney.gov.uk/shop-local StokE NEWINGTON LATE NIGHT SHOPPING HACKNEY HEART’s CHRISTMAS SPECIALS 4, 11, 18 DEC, UNTIL 8pm 5, 12, 19 DEC 6-9PM Each Wednesday in December Stoke Newington’s shops are opening late with special Sip mulled wine and hot cider and enjoy homemade mince pies as you shop for fine offers and surprises to celebrate the winter season. Make an evening of it and visit prints, silk cushions, jewellery and hand-drawn Christmas cards at this new Hackney some of the area’s many popular pubs, bars or restaurants. shop and cafe. Make your own leather gifts in a workshop and check out the venue’s Info: [email protected] full programme of Christmas events, including home-cooked Spanish suppers, champagne and cheese pop up parties and Indian banquets. 411 Mare Street, Narrow Way, Hackney Central, E8 1HY. Info: www.hackneyheart.com RONIVINGT StREET CHRISTMAS THURSDayS 5, 12, 19 DEC, 5-9PM Come down to Rivington Street to experience some of the best decorations in town, along with late night shopping from local boutiques, the TogetherTheyCome pop-up market of fashion, arts and food, acoustic performances and hot cocktails. Don’t miss sample sales and gallery openings too. Rivington Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 3AU. Info: www.togethertheycome.com FREE FESTIVE PARKING There will be free festive parking on the roads and streets beside Hoxton and Ridley Road markets on Saturday 14 and Friday, 21 December. There are no parking restrictions on Saturdays at Broadway Market, or on Sundays at Chatsworth Road. For more info, visit: www.hackney.gov.uk/markets Credit: Sophie Home-Hackney Heart HACKNEY HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS MARKETS 7, 14, 21 DEC, 11AM-4PM These seasonal markets will celebrate the traditions of Christmas, with handcrafted gifts for sale, as well as classic seasonal fare from hot food sellers. There will be mulled wine and cider, hot chocolate, and plenty of mince pies too. Mare Street (opposite M&S), Hackney Central, E8. Info: www.hackneyhomemade.com CH RISTMAS AT StokE NEWINGTON FArmers’ MARKET 7, 14, 21 DEC, 10AM-2.30PM This award-winning market brings you a very local Christmas. You’ll find organic goose, turkey, beef, home-cured bacon, as well as fresh organic produce, seasonal pickles, jams, chutneys, cakes and homemade beverages. There’s plenty of food and warming drinks to enjoy while you shop too. West Hackney Recreation Ground, Evering Road, Stoke Newington, N16 7PX. Info: www.growingcommunities.org/market Credit: Stoke Newington Farmers’ Markets #makehackneysparkle 4 WELL StREET MARKET FESTIVAL 14C DE , 11AM-5PM A festival to celebrate the Christmas season and encourage local enterprise. Residents can hire stalls to sell a variety of goods. Visitors can also enjoy performances from local bands and Santa is due to make an appearance too. Well Street, Hackney Central, E9. ChatSWORTH RoaD CHRISTMAS MARKETS 8, 15, 22 DEC, 11AM– 4PM Get all your Christmas gifts at Chatworth Road’s festive Sunday markets. From handmade and vintage, to meat, cheese, and organic fruit and veg, there will be plenty of choice from regular and new traders alike. With the road closed, there is a packed entertainment programme with a visit from real reindeer and Father Christmas on 15 December. Break up your shopping with a stop Credit: Well Street Market at The Cellar for mulled wine and hot toddies, or enjoy lunch at one of the street food stalls or cafes. There is also late night opening until 9pm on Chatsworth Road on 4, 11 CHRISTMAS ON RIDLEY RoaD MARKET and 18 December. 14C DE , from 12NOON Chatsworth Road, Lower Clapton, E5 0LS. Steel pans will be beating out traditional Christmas songs accompanied by carol Info: www.chatsworthroade5.co.uk singers. Santa will also make an appearance on the day. All this, plus a varied selection of international produce to help create the perfect Christmas feast. Ridley Road, Dalston, E8 2NH. Credit: Sean Pollock Credit: Real Reindeers BOXPARK SNOWY FINGERS VIntaGE MARKET T HROUGHOUT DEC 10C DE , 2.30-9.30PM. Enjoy free festive events as you shop at this cutting-edge pop up shopping mall. Have yourself a vintage little Christmas and browse through an amazing selection of Events include: kitchen pop-ups, food trucks, Christmas parties and more. homewares, furniture, jewellery, vinyl, accessories and lots of reduced price vintage 2-4 Bethnal Green Rd, Shoreditch, E1 6GY. clothing. Christmas joy will also be added by a Beatles tribute band, street food, and Info: www.boxpark.co.uk hot spiced cider. £1 entry. The Round Chapel, Powerscroft Rd, Lower Clapton, E5 0PU. Credit: BoxPark Credit: Snowy Fingers Hoxton StREET MARKET CHRISTMAS KNEES-UP 14C M DE , 9A -4PM This year Hoxton Street Market will host an East-End Christmas knees-up including a Cockney sing-a-long, historic theatre performances, traditional carols, festive stalls and much more. Hoxton Street, N1. CHRISTMAS ON BROADWAY MARKET 24C M DE , 9A -4PM Find everything you need in the lead up to Christmas from a selection of quality produce, street food, and gifts by local designers and artists. Carol singers from St Joseph’s Hospice, St. Michael’s Church and neighbouring schools will entertain shoppers. There will also be late night shopping till 9pm on 5, 12, 19 December, with plenty of offers from shops, bars and restaurants. The market takes its annual holiday on 28 December. Broadway Market, E8 4QJ. Credit: Hoxton Street Market lovehackney www.destinationhackney.co.uk destinationhackney @ #makehackneysparkle 5 2013 DECEMBER EVENTS CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FASHION CHRISTMAS TREES PIED PIPER PUSS IN BOOTS CHRISTMAS PAST MOSHI MONSTER INSTALLATIONS AT THE YARD THEATRE AT HACKNEY EMPIRE AT THE GEFFRYE MUSEUM 1 DEC – 5 JAN U NTIL DEC 7 UNTIL 5 JAN UNTIL 5 JAN (SEE MAP ON PAGE 3 FOR LOCATIONS) H ACKNEY HEART’S S TOKE NEWINGTON R IVINGTON STREET CHRISTMAS SPECIALS LATE NIGHT SHOPPING CHRISTMAS THURSDAYS BROADWAY MARKET LATE NIGHT SHOPPING 4, 11, 18 DEC 5, 12, 19 DEC 5, 12, 19 DEC 5, 12, 19 DEC UNTIL 8PM 5–9PM 6–9PM N ARROW WAY TILL 9PM CHATSWORTH ROAD HACKNEY Speaker’s FESTIVE FEAST CHRISTMAS MARKET CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR CHRISTMAS MARKETS CHARITY CHRISTMAS