Brixton House has announced the launch of UPRISING, a festival season from June 2025 – October 2025. The festival commemorates and reflects on 40 years since the 1985 Brixton Uprising and explores contemporary Black British life and culture in Brixton and South London. Taking place across Brixton House’s new multi-artform venue, UPRISING includes a series…
The new podcast series hosted by UPRISING co-curator Danny Bailey.
Call for submissions to the new UPRISING zine at Brixton House. As part of the UPRISING Festival at Brixton House, we are creating a zine to spotlight voices reflecting the spirit of revolution, imagination and community. We’re inviting visual artists, creative writers/poets and journalists to contribute to this powerful publication. We’re looking for work that…
It has been almost 80 years since the Empire Windrush arrived from the Caribbean to the Tilbury Docks in Essex, and we are marking the Windrush weekend with a range of activities at Brixton House. We are looking for Black-owned businesses based in Lambeth and beyond to join us for Windrush weekend! We will also…
Over the last six months, we have invited Community Connectors to join our team at Brixton House. The role of Community Connectors has been to support us in making deeper connections within our local neighbourhood and creating opportunities to engage with our House. In the third instalment from the Community Connectors team, Andrae Palmer led…
In March 2025, Brixton House Good Neighbours (formerly Stockwell Good Neighbours) came together with the local community to celebrate and honour the incredible contributions of outgoing Elders’ Group Facilitator, Lesley, whose impact has been truly immeasurable. Lesley has played a vital role in the development of Brixton House Good Neighbours for over 25 years, supporting…
In February 2025, Brixton House was transformed into a hub of soulful melodies and heartfelt storytelling as we hosted Love & Lyrics.
Brixton House marks its third anniversary with a new season from April 2025, a celebration and statement season of work rooted in collective power and community, championing the female voice.
Brixton House has been at the heart of celebrating fresh stories, new perspectives and representing the communities around us.
We are calling for stories that are representative of our vision: to amplify stories from Brixton and South London, with a focus on Black, Latinx and LGBTQ+ storytelling.
In 2024, Brixton House hosted writer of Brixton Stories, Biyi Bándélé’s memorial event in conjunction with the posthumous publication of Yoruba Boy Running, Biyi’s final novel. Brixton House and the family of Biyi Bándélé are proud to launch the Biyi Bándélé Bursary Fund, which aims to support African diaspora writers with a small bursary to…
Brixton House is delighted to announce the appointment of Levi Roots as Chair Designate, with the transition to Chair scheduled for Spring 2025. Levi, a well-known entrepreneur, musician, and a respected figure in South London, brings a remarkable combination of business expertise, artistic passion, and deep community connections to Brixton, as Brixton House continues its…
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