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What's on in Hackney, London, 2026.

Programme of 91 performances at listed venues in Hackney, London. Past dates stay here after they leave the live listing.

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Tuesday, 21 July 20261 show

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Hackney Empire Building Tours
Hackney Empire
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- 11:00
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Saturday, 8 August 20261 show

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ADP 2026
Hackney Empire
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- 19:30
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Sunday, 6 September 20261 show

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Noor -e- Daastan By Bhuwin
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Monday, 7 September 20261 show

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What Did You Do Yesterday?
Hackney Empire
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- 19:30
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Thursday, 10 September 20261 show

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Fatiha El-Ghorri: Cockney Stacking Doll
Hackney Empire
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Friday, 11 September 20261 show

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Hackney Empire Building Tours
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Saturday, 12 September 20261 show

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Marine Leonardi: Mauvaise Graine
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Friday, 18 September 20261 show

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Nish Kumar: Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy
Hackney Empire
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Saturday, 19 September 20261 show

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The Jack & Ash Show LIVE
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Monday, 21 September 20261 show

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Laughter to the Rafters
Hackney Empire
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- 19:30
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Tuesday, 6 October 20261 show

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Chi Stand-up Comedy Special 2026
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Thursday, 8 October 20261 show

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The Nature of Forgetting
Hackney Empire
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Friday, 9 October 20261 show

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Simon Amstell: I Love It Here
Hackney Empire
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Saturday, 10 October 20261 show

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Adam Rowe: Fashionism
Hackney Empire
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Sunday, 11 October 20261 show

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The Worst Poets Club
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Tuesday, 13 October 20261 show

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Talawa Iconic: A 40th Anniversary Showcase
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Wednesday, 14 October 20261 show

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The Drifters
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Friday, 16 October 20261 show

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Gluck: Orpheus and Eurydice
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Saturday, 17 October 20262 shows

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Ariadne / Dido & Aeneas - Pre Show Talk
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres
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Elena Langer: Ariadne / Purcell: Dido & Aeneas
Hackney Empire
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Tuesday, 20 October 20261 show

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The World As We See It
Hackney Empire
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- 19:30
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Wednesday, 21 October 20261 show

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Susan Calman
Hackney Empire
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Thursday, 22 October 20261 show

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Empire Nights with Jamali Maddix
Hackney Empire
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Friday, 23 October 20261 show

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Seann Walsh: This Is Torture
Hackney Empire
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Saturday, 24 October 20261 show

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Pioneers of Comedy meet Next Gen
Hackney Empire
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Sunday, 25 October 20261 show

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Henning Wehn: Acid Wehn
Hackney Empire
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- 16:30
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Tuesday, 27 October 20261 show

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Dexy's Midnight Runners
Hackney Empire
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Wednesday, 28 October 20261 show

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Dexy's Midnight Runners
Hackney Empire
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Thursday, 29 October 20261 show

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Maisie Adam: Whatsherface
Hackney Empire
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Friday, 30 October 20261 show

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Tez Ilyas: Tez Things I Hate About You
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Saturday, 31 October 20261 show

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Oliver Samuels in 'Where Dere’s a Will Dere’s a Criminal'
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Tuesday, 3 November 20261 show

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Lenny Henry
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Wednesday, 4 November 20261 show

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Jacob Alon
Hackney Empire
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Thursday, 5 November 20261 show

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Decline and Falling Over with Jo Brand
Hackney Empire
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Friday, 6 November 20261 show

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Live at the Empire (November 2026)
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Sunday, 8 November 20261 show

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An Evening With David Byrne
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Saturday, 21 November 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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- 18:00
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Sunday, 22 November 20261 show

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Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Tuesday, 24 November 20261 show

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Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Wednesday, 25 November 20261 show

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Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Thursday, 26 November 20261 show

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Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Friday, 27 November 20261 show

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Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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- 19:00
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Saturday, 28 November 20261 show

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Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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- 18:00
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Sunday, 29 November 20261 show

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Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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- 17:30
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Tuesday, 1 December 20261 show

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Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Wednesday, 2 December 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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- 19:00
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Thursday, 3 December 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Friday, 4 December 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Saturday, 5 December 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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- 18:00
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Sunday, 6 December 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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- 17:30
- Audio described
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Monday, 7 December 20261 show

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Producer Bootcamp
Hackney Empire
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- 10:00
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Tuesday, 8 December 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Wednesday, 9 December 20261 show

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Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Thursday, 10 December 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Friday, 11 December 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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- 19:00
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Saturday, 12 December 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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- 18:00
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Sunday, 13 December 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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- 17:30
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Tuesday, 15 December 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Wednesday, 16 December 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Thursday, 17 December 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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- 19:00
- BSL interpreted
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Friday, 18 December 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Saturday, 19 December 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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- 18:00
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Sunday, 20 December 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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- 17:30
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Tuesday, 22 December 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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- 18:00
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Wednesday, 23 December 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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- 18:00
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Thursday, 24 December 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Saturday, 26 December 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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- 14:30
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Sunday, 27 December 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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- 17:30
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Monday, 28 December 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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- 18:00
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Tuesday, 29 December 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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- 18:00
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Wednesday, 30 December 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Thursday, 31 December 20261 show

panto
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hackney Empire
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Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

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