What’s On in the Borough of Ealing This Week

7–13 September 2026

Looking for things to do in Ealing this week? There’s a particularly strong arts and culture programme across the borough, with the 10th anniversary of the Borough of Ealing Art Trail, a new public-art project in Southall, street food, dance, poetry and a major creative festival in Park Royal.

Here are some of the highlights happening across the Borough of Ealing this week.

🎨 Borough of Ealing Art Trail – Across the Borough

Wednesday 9 September, 6pm–9pm
Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 September, 11am–6pm | Free

The Borough of Ealing Art Trail (BEAT) celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, with more than 230 local artists exhibiting at 68 venues.

Visitors can discover painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, textiles, jewellery, printmaking and more, often meeting the artists themselves in studios, homes and community venues.

This week's programme includes a special Wednesday evening opening before the main trail returns for its second weekend on Saturday and Sunday. (Borough of Ealing Art Trail)

Explore the BEAT 2026 Art Trail and venues

🎨 Southall Stories – Southall

Thursday 10 September | 3pm–7pm | Free

A new public-art project launches in Southall with an afternoon of art, music and activities.

The event begins outside Southall Station at 3pm with a guided art trail taking in new works at locations including Merrick Road Footbridge and Norwood Road Bridge before continuing to the Dominion Centre & Library.

Visitors will also have opportunities to meet artists, take part in workshops, see an exhibition and enjoy a DJ set. (Ealing News)

📍 Starting outside Southall Station, South Road, UB2 4AA

Southall Stories – event information

🕰️ Mayor’s Tea and Time Travel – Northolt

Thursday 10 September | 1:30pm–3:30pm | £7

Northolt hosts a community afternoon combining tea with an introductory journey into ancient history.

The event takes place at St Mary's Church/Northolt Village Memorial Hall and includes the Mayor of Ealing. Places are limited. (Ealing News)

📍 Ealing Road, Northolt UB5 6AA

🏏 Patsy Hendren: A Different Type of English Hero – Ealing

Thursday 10 September | 5:30pm–6:30pm

Cricket and local-history fans can hear author Jeremy Lonsdale discuss the life and career of Patsy Hendren, the prolific Middlesex batsman who represented England.

The talk takes place at Ealing Central Library. (Ealing News)

📍 Ealing Central Library

Ealing Libraries events and booking

🏭 Manufactory Festival – Park Royal / North Acton

Friday 11 & Saturday 12 September | Free festival pass

A new festival of art, design and culture opens up the fascinating industrial spaces of Park Royal.

Manufactory will take visitors inside workshops, warehouses and studios for exhibitions, installations, performances, food, talks, workshops and open studios.

The festival runs from midday until late on Friday and from 10am until late on Saturday. (Park Royal Business Group)

📍 57 Gorst Road and locations around Park Royal

Find out more about Manufactory Festival

🍜 Street Food Night Market – Ealing

Friday 11 September | 5pm–9pm | Free entry

Start the weekend with an evening of street food, music and drinks at The Brentham Club.

The family-friendly night market brings together local food traders alongside licensed bars and music, with a children's beading workshop also planned. (Ealing News)

📍 The Brentham Club, Meadvale Road, Ealing W5 1NP

Ealing Culture – What's On

💃 End of Summer Jam 2026 – Ealing Broadway

Saturday 12 September | 11am–6pm | Free

Ealing Broadway hosts a big outdoor celebration of dance on Saturday.

The family-friendly event features free dance workshops, a children's street-art workshop, beatboxing, live DJs, performances and dance battles, right in the heart of Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre. (Eventbrite)

📍 Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre, W5 5JY

End of Summer Jam 2026 – details and registration

🎤 Poetry Open Mic – Southall

Saturday 12 September | Evening

Poets, storytellers, musicians and songwriters are invited to take to the stage at the Dominion Centre for an all-ages open-mic evening hosted by Mr Gee and Kameran.

Whether you want to perform or simply listen, it offers a chance to discover some of the spoken-word and musical talent emerging from the local community. (Forward Arts Foundation)

📍 Dominion Centre & Library, 112 The Green, Southall UB2 4BQ

Poetry Open Mic – event details

🌱 Food Forest Harvest – Southall

Sunday 13 September | 2pm–4pm | Free

For something completely different, Southall Transition is inviting volunteers to its community food-growing plots at Bixley Field Allotments.

The afternoon will involve harvesting, watering and tending the plots, offering an opportunity to spend some time outdoors while supporting a local community growing project. (Ealing News)

📍 Bixley Field Allotments, Merrick Road, Southall UB2 4NY

🎨 Between Light and Shadow – Ealing

Wednesday 9, Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 September | Free

Eighteen photographers from Ealing London Independent Photography present Between Light and Shadow, a black-and-white photography exhibition exploring ideas around truth and ambiguity.

The exhibition forms part of this year's Borough of Ealing Art Trail. (Ealing News)

📍 St Mary's Church, St Mary's Road, Ealing W5 5RH

See the Ealing Culture What's On programme

What’s On Across Ealing

From discovering the work of hundreds of local artists and exploring Park Royal's normally hidden creative spaces to street food in Ealing, public art in Southall and a community event in Northolt, there is plenty happening across the borough this week.

The Borough of Ealing Art Trail is particularly worth exploring: with dozens of venues spread around the borough, it also provides a great excuse to visit a part of Ealing you may not normally see. (Borough of Ealing Art Trail)