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Top story Highgate Art Fair 6-8 Nov: £10 entry, under-16s free Highgate Art Fair returns to Highgate Primary School 6 to 8 November with 40-plus artists. Early Bird £8 until 6 October, then £10; under-16s go free. · 11 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. On now to 30 Nov BBC TV 90 at Ally Pally, East Court display East Court, Alexandra Palace · Free
  2. 8 to 11 Oct Knit + Stitch The Great Hall, Alexandra Palace
  3. Thu 8 Oct Jazz in the House: Julian Nicholas Quartet 8pm · Lauderdale House · From £9
  4. 10 to 11 Oct Muswell Hill and Alexandra Park Open Studios Creativity Pavilion, Alexandra Palace · Free
  5. Sat 10 Oct Haringey Huskies v Guildford Phoenix 5pm · Alexandra Palace Ice Rink
  6. Sun 11 Oct Vintage Furniture Flea 10.30am · Lauderdale House · From £2
  7. Sun 11 Oct Mr. Sleepybum's Dream Machine 11am · Jacksons Lane · From £10
  8. 16 to 18 Oct Mind Body Soul Experience The Great Hall, Alexandra Palace
  9. 16 to 17 Oct Jon Udry's Variety Bungalow Jacksons Lane · From £10
  10. Sat 17 Oct Muswell Hill Creatives Make and Mend Festival 11am · Hornsey Town Hall
  11. Sat 17 Oct The Luck Child and other Strange Tales, Daniel Morden 2pm · Jacksons Lane · From £10
  12. Sat 17 Oct Haringey Huskies v Peterborough Phantoms 2 5pm · Alexandra Palace Ice Rink

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Half term Rio Cinema kids' film festival: nine shows, £5, 24-31 Oct Dalston's Rio Cinema runs Hackney's first children's film festival, 24 to 31 October: nine half-term events, every ticket £5, or £3 with a Hackney Library Card. · 9 min read Highgate Highgate Christmas lights switch-on: 2026 date due late Oct Rupert Grint switched on Highgate's lights on South Grove on 19 November 2025. The 2026 date is not out yet; the last two were announced in late October. · 4 min read Muswell Hill Muswell Hill Christmas tree switch-on: 2026 date not out yet Muswell Hill's tree in St James Square was lit by the Mayor of Haringey at 4pm on Sunday 7 December 2025. No 2026 date yet; last year's came six days ahead. · 3 min read Events What's On in Crouch End: Knit + Stitch, Then the Ally Pally Fireworks Knit + Stitch fills Alexandra Palace from 8 October and the fireworks follow on 7 and 8 November. Dated listings for Crouch End, Muswell Hill and Highgate. · 12 min read New Year's Eve Crouch End New Year's Eve: no Ally Pally event, road shut Alexandra Palace held no New Year's Eve event last year: car parks shut at 6pm and the road at 9pm. The Thames fireworks need a ticket, from £20 for Londoners. · 4 min read Christmas Crouch End Christmas markets 2026: 5 Dec at the town hall Muswell Hill Creatives bring a winter market to Hornsey Town Hall on 5 December. Highgate's fairs start 20 November; Lauderdale House is 12 and 13 December. · 5 min read Hornsey Haringey Remembrance Sunday: Hornsey 10am, Sun 8 Nov Remembrance Sunday falls on 8 November 2026. Hornsey's wreath-laying has started at 10am for three years running, Wood Green at 10.45am, St Saviours Court at 3pm. · 6 min read Alexandra Palace Ally Pally Knit + Stitch 8-11 Oct: £23.95 now, £29.50 door Knit + Stitch, the old Knitting & Stitching Show, is at Alexandra Palace 8 to 11 October. Adults pay £23.95 in advance now or £29.50 on the door. · 7 min read Crouch End Haringey half term 26-30 Oct: Bruce Castle Halloween is on Haringey half term is 26 to 30 October: free Halloween crafts at Bruce Castle on 28 and 29 October, adult ghost tours, and the fireworks moved to 7 November. · 8 min read Alexandra Palace Ally Pally fireworks 7-8 Nov: Eats Everything, 8pm display Ally Pally fireworks: Eats Everything headlines Saturday 7 November, display 8pm; Sunday 8 is family night, 6pm show, Barry from EastEnders on karaoke. · 13 min read Crouch End Crouch End Christmas lights: 2026 date not announced yet The Crouch End tree was lit at 6pm on Saturday 6 December 2025, with a 40-stall market inside Hornsey Town Hall. No 2026 date is out yet. Here is who sets it. · 4 min read Alexandra Palace Christmas at Ally Pally 2026: ice rink prices and dates Skating is £11.75 off peak and £12.75 peak, Cinderella On Ice runs 3 to 6 December, and the Palace's own Christmas page is still advertising last year's shows. · 5 min read Crouch End Crouch End pantomime 2026: no panto, six festive shows There is no traditional panto in Crouch End or Highgate this year. Jacksons Lane runs six children's shows from £10 and Ally Pally has 68 performances. · 5 min read Alexandra Palace Alexandra Palace Darts: Ballot Results Land Week of 21 Sept The Ally Pally darts ballot results went out 21 to 25 September. Face value from £55 tiered, £75 table. No general sale announced; resale is Fan-to-Fan only. · 14 min read Alexandra Palace Ally Pally BBC TV 90: free display to 30 Nov, plaque 2 Nov Ally Pally's free BBC TV 90 display is open daily 9am to 5pm until 30 November. A Baird grandson talks and a plaque is unveiled on the 2 November anniversary. · 5 min read Highgate Open House 2026: 26 local buildings open free, 12 to 20 Sept Hornsey's medieval tower, Highpoint, Highgate School and the old Ally Pally station all open free next month. Which need booking, and which you can walk into. · 10 min read