Black History Month 2023

Black History Month Family Showcase 2023

To end the month-long celebrations, on 27 October, we will be hosting a Back History Month Showcase at Canada Villa Youth Centre. Includes includes a selection of authentic Caribbean and African food, entertainment, music, fashion show, a special guest(s) and more.

Fashion Masterclass

In celebration of Black History & Culture month, we are offering a brilliant 3/4-day Fashion Masterclass, following the art & cultural references of the multidimensional African diaspora. We will be diving deep into Black History & culture and its influence on Fashion as we know it.

The African Cultural Association and Barnet Libraries present African Drumming and Dance Workshop

To commemorate Black History Month, The African Cultural Association will showcase live performances featuring traditional African music/drumming and dancing.

Street Dance

Come and join our Street Dnace Sessions as we celebrate Hip-Hop Music turning 50. We will be combining a number of dance styles including hip hop, break dance and commercial just to name a few.

African Drumming

During African Drumming children will come together to learn and have fun around African traditionals, heritage and culture and learn the unique and profound symbolic meaning of these drums and how they represent the soul of the community they're found in countries in Africa.

Steel Pans

During Steel Pans Young people will come together to learn and have fun around Carribean traditions, heritage and culture and learn the unique and profound symbolic meaning of these instruments and how they represent the soul of the community they're found in countries in the Carribean. 

Flag Design

This Black History Month, come and celebrate black culture and heritage with our flag deisgn workshop. You'll use all the different materials and accessories to recreate the different African and & Caribbean National Flags.

African & Caribbean Cooking Workshop

Join us on this 1 day cooking workshop at Canada Villa Youth Centre. Kinder Kitchen is a local Barnet based enterprise that teaches the basic life skill of cooking and healthy, independent and sustainable living. During this hands-on cookery workshop the aim is to inspire and empower children to be able to prepare and cook healthy dishes from scratch. 

Rithmik Music Production

If you have a passion or interest in music and want to make your own beats, write your own lyrics, record your own songs or create and collaborate with other artists come and get involved in the Rithmik Music Production session.