Brixton Culture Capital 02.04.2026
The End of Pop Brixton and all the Easter events in Brixton
This one’s personal.
Impact Brixton started inside Pop Brixton. We were there from 2013 occupying the largest space in the building, we were part of the community that helped shape what that place became. I watched a car park turn into a community. Traders, startups, charities, creatives — all figuring it out together in shipping containers.
So when I heard that Lambeth Council approved planning permission last week to redevelop both Pop Brixton and International House, it hit differently.
The plan: 2 towers, 18 and 20 storeys high. 288 homes. Only 34% affordable — on public land. The developer is London Square, backed by Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Properties. Pop Brixton closes by the end of this year. International House — London’s largest affordable workspace — follows by spring 2027.
The numbers are big. But what keeps me up is the bit that doesn’t make the planning documents. Over 100 charities and community organisations work out of International House. Many are Black-led. They do the work Brixton actually depends on: mental health support, youth violence prevention, refugee justice, HIV awareness. When the building goes, most of them have nowhere to land.
And the entrepreneurs at Pop and International house — the food traders, the small brands, the people running a business out of a box because Brixton gave them the room to try — they’ll need somewhere too.
If you’re a business, charity or organisation affected by these closures and you need a space, reach out to us at Impact Brixton. We started where you are. We know what it takes. Get in touch
For the full background: BrixtonBuzz has the details.
🎟️ What’s On – Events in Brixton (Thu 02 → Wed 08 April 2026)
🎶 Music & Nightlife
✨ Thu, 2 Apr – Rainbow Rhythms: Peep Show Rave @brixtonjamm
🕒 10:00 PM–3:00 AM | Brixton Jamm turns Thursday into a full AV party with Rainbow Rhythms, DJ sets from Big Mad Andy, Drinks On Me, Dobby Club and Dazed Music, plus fancy dress, giveaways and dance-offs. 🎟️ Event info
✨ Fri, 3 Apr – Saliah: 4 Fridays @phonoxlondon
🕒 10:00 PM–4:00 AM | Saliah’s April residency starts with a six-hour Friday set at Phonox. It is the kind of heads-down club night Brixton still does well: one selector, one room, no rush to leave the booth early. 🎟️ Event info
✨ Fri, 3 Apr – Bad Friday BBQ @windmillbrixton
🕒 From 3:30 PM | Eight bands, one ticket, food included. The Windmill’s Good Friday all-dayer packs in YAANG, COWBOYY, Pigeon Dog, Naomi In Blue and more for a long, loud start to the bank holiday weekend. 🎟️ Event info
✨ Sat, 4 Apr – Brixton Radio x Hootananny Bank Holiday Outdoor Party @hootanannybrixton
🕒 1:00 PM–9:00 PM | A free daytime session built with Brixton Radio and staged outdoors at Hootananny. Expect local selectors, open-air energy and a crowd that wants a bank holiday without the hard sell. 🎟️ Event info
🎨 Art & Heritage
✨ Thu, 2 Apr–Sat, 4 Apr – Bibby Boys @photofusionuk
🕒 10:00 AM–6:00 PM | Catch the final days of this Photofusion exhibition by Olly Haynes. The work looks at men held on the Bibby Stockholm barge and the friendships, care and organising that formed around them. 🎟️ Event info
✨ Tue, 7 Apr – Queer Minds Workshop: Self-Portraiture with Emma Bentley Fox @queermindslondon
🕒 11:00 AM–1:00 PM | A free analogue self-portrait workshop at Block 336 for LGBTQIA+ adults. Expect polaroids, props, costume play and access to the studio and darkroom, with space to make work rather than just talk about it. 🎟️ Event info
✨ Tue, 7 Apr–Wed, 8 Apr – My Uncle Is Not Pablo Escobar @brxhousetheatre
🕒 7:30 PM | Brixton House opens this return run from Teatro Vista. Set between South London and Colombia, it follows three Latinx women as family history, money and power collide around a bank scandal. 🎟️ Event info
🧩 Everything Else (community, food, workshops, markets, talks)
✨ Thu, 2 Apr – Kids Easter Paint Workshop @byher.__
🕒 1:00 PM–3:00 PM | A hands-on Easter painting session for young makers at Pipoca Vegan on Brixton Road. This one leans practical: paint, make, take something home, and keep half-term energy pointed in a useful direction. 🎟️ Event info
✨ Sat, 4 Apr – Book Garden Pop-Up Secondhand Bookshop @bookgardenpopup
🕒 12:00 PM–4:00 PM | upCYCLE Brixton hosts this one-day secondhand bookshop, with books at £3 and free papercrafts alongside it. A good pick for anyone after a slower Saturday that still feels social. 🎟️ Event info
✨ Sat, 4 Apr – Easter Extravaganza: The Family Fun Day Experience @unity_link_up_ltd
🕒 11:30 AM–5:00 PM | Pop Brixton hosts a free-entry family day with DJs, dancing, arts and crafts, mascots, competitions and sensory-friendly space. It is broad by design, so families can stay for an hour or settle in for the afternoon. 🎟️ Event info
👉 Got an event we should list next week? Drop the link + organiser IG handle and we’ll slot it in.
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TheBccList Film & Theatre Guide
🍿 Thu, 2 Apr–Wed, 8 Apr – Project Hail Mary @ Ritzy
Ryan Gosling anchors this sharp, funny sci-fi adventure as a schoolteacher turned last-chance astronaut, waking alone in deep space with Earth on the line. The scale is huge, but the film works because it keeps curiosity, panic and an unexpected friendship in constant balance. 🧪 Rotten Tomatoes: 95% 🎟️ Book at the Ritzy
🎭 Tue, 7 Apr–Wed, 8 Apr – My Uncle Is Not Pablo Escobar (previews) @ Brixton House
This returning Brixton House hit follows four Latinx women moving between South London, family myth and a major bank scandal. It is fast, funny and politically alert, pushing back on stereotype while asking who gets seen, heard and written into the city’s story. 🎟️ Book tickets
Got a Brixton event, launch or screening worth shouting about? Send it to us — we’ll feature the best of the borough. 👉 Email: bcc@brixtonalchemist.com
Brixton Discounts
Impact Brixton- Free £35 coworking trial day pass for new readers of TheBcclist who have never visited IB . One time application Promocode is “bcclist”
Nuvola Pizza- Half-price pizza deal on Tuesdays at Nuvolapizza in Market Row, Brixton. Nuvolapizza is offering 50% off all pizzas on Tuesday.
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Until next Thursday, 11.11am
The BCC list
Can't believe Pop Brixton is closing down. It's an institution! That makes me very sad.