Brixton Culture Capital 04.12.2025
A new chapter for Brixton House — plus what’s happening in Brixton this week
Sometimes Brixton reminds you exactly why we all need more community in our lives. We all need a place that feels like we belong. I felt that again this week reading Brixton House’s Giving Tuesday campaign. It isn’t just another fundraiser; it’s a reminder of how fragile and powerful local community can be at the same time.
Since opening its doors in 2022, Brixton House has given more than 70,000 people a place to see themselves on stage — literally. Two hundred and fifty shows, 1,133 performances, thousands of school kids and young creatives walking into a theatre that actually speaks their language. In a borough where space, attention, and opportunity are always under pressure, that’s no small thing.
But here’s the part that lands hardest: none of this exists without community backing it. The mentoring, the youth training, the partnerships with local artists, the creative programmes designed for people who don’t usually get invited into these spaces — it all depends on us deciding that these stories matter.
And they do. I’ve seen teenagers come out of shows looking changed. I’ve seen elders light up at events that feel like home. I’ve seen Brixton House hold space for conversations that other institutions wouldn’t touch.
Giving Tuesday isn’t about plugging a gap; it’s about strengthening a cultural engine that already delivers for Brixton in ways that numbers can’t fully capture. It’s an invitation to help keep theatre accessible, talent nurtured, and local stories centred.
Here’s what I’m doing: donating to the House Fund and sharing this with people who understand that culture survives when we protect it.
👉 Give to the Brixton House Fund today and help keep this creative home open, accessible, and authentically Brixton. Donate here:
🎟️ What’s On in Brixton (04 Dec → 10 Dec)
🎶 Music & Nightlife
✨ Thu, 4 Dec – Winter Gardens, Oliver Beardmore & Shtëpi @ Hootananny Brixton
🕒 7:00 PM–late| Shoegaze, post‑punk and dark pop under the Hoots lights as Winter Gardens headline with Oliver Beardmore and Shtëpi in support. Big guitars, dual vocals, proper mid‑week gig energy. 🎟️ Event page
✨ Fri, 5 Dec – Jungle Cakes 360 @ Brixton Jamm
🕒 10:00 PM–4:00 AM | Jungle Cakes bring a two‑room 360° takeover: wall‑to‑wall jungle, MCs, rewinds and low‑end all night on Brixton Road. Serious heads down, gun‑finger business till 4am. 🎟️ Event page
✨ Sat, 6 Dec – The Christmas Get Down – Shindig Festival x Funk & Soul Club @ Brixton Jamm
🕒 10:00 PM–3:00 AM | Shindig Festival teams up with Funk & Soul Club for a Christmas knees‑up: live chaos from Oh My God! It’s The Church plus disco, house and funk selectors across both rooms. 🎟️ Event page
✨ Sat, 6 Dec – ONE DROP – Free Day Party @ Pop Brixton
🕒 5:00 PM–12:00 AM | Free day‑into‑night party at Pop Brixton with old‑school dancehall, reggae, soca and R&B on rotation, plus plenty of space to lime, eat and link neighbours all weekend. 🎟️ Event page
🎨 Art & Heritage
✨ Thu–Fri, 4–5 Dec – Reflections of Brixton @ Brixton Warehouse
🕒 6:30 PM–9:30 PM | Two‑night exhibition with 20+ artists responding to Brixton’s people, streets and stories through painting, photography, sculpture and assemblage, plus a book talk with art historian Leslie Primo. Free entry. 🎟️ Event page
✨ All week – HOME – Young Artists Exhibition @ Space to Dream Gallery, Brixton Village
🕒 Brixton Village trading hours | Children and young people (5–16) show work exploring what “home” means, from tiny pencil pieces to mixed‑media miniatures, inside Brixton’s dedicated kids’ gallery. Drop in while you’re doing village errands.
🎟️ Gallery info
✨ Sat, 6 Dec – Brixton Village Christmas Programme – Brass, DJs & Wrap Bar @ Brixton Village
🕒 11:00 AM–5:00 PM | Roaming brass band, carollers, DJs at Haus and Brixton Street Wear, free AI photobooth, face painting and a Brixton‑themed gift‑wrapping bar across Market Row and Granville Arcade. Festive, busy, very local. 🎟️ Programme details
🧩 Everything Else (Community, Food, Workshops Etc)
✨ Thu, 4 Dec – Big Mad Andy’s Peep Show Quiz @ Brixton Jamm
🕒 6:00 PM–10:00 PM | Actor Liam Noble (aka Big Mad Andy) hosts a deep‑cut Peep Show quiz night: maximum eight per team, doors from 6pm, quiz at 7pm sharp. Good one for work crews and housemates. 🎟️ Event page
✨ Sat–Sun, 6–7 Dec – Black Culture Market: Brixton Christmas Market @ The Department Store, Ferndale Rd
🕒 11:00 AM–5:00 PM | Two‑day indoor market spotlighting Black‑owned brands: cards, prints, skincare, fashion, homeware and food all under one roof at The Department Store. Free to enter, ticketed via Eventbrite. 🎟️ Event info & trader list
✨ Sun, 7 Dec – Santa’s Grotto & Winter Fair @ Brixton Windmill, Windmill Gardens
🕒 12:00 PM–3:30 PM | Final Windmill event of the year: Santa’s grotto, stalls, hot food, mulled drinks and kids’ crafts around the last working windmill in London. Wreath‑making workshops run alongside. 🎟️ Event details
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TheBccList Film & Theatre Guide (04 Dec → 10 Dec)
🍿 Ritzy Cinema — What to catch this week
🍿Wicked: For Good @ Ritzy. The magical conclusion to the hit musical hits the big screen in London this Friday. In this final chapter, Elphaba — now demonised as the Wicked Witch of the West — must face exile, injustice, and a powerful mob, while Glinda, transformed into the shining symbol of “good,” wrestles with fame, loyalty, and conscience. As their destinies collide, their friendship — and the fate of Oz — hangs in the balance. 🧪 Rotten Tomatoes: 68% 🎟️ Book
🎭 Brixton House Theatre Pick
🎭 8 Dec - Brixton House Community Choir Sharing @ Brixton House
Raise your voice and your spirits at this communal choir sharing night at Brixton House. Led by choir directors drawing on gospel, soul, jazz, pop, folk and reggae roots, expect a warm, uplifting mix of soulful harmonies, contemporary classics and familiar hymns, all performed by community members. This is a “Pay What You Feel” event, open to everyone aged 18+, and a great opportunity to join in or simply enjoy the magic of voices united. 🎟️ Show & booking info
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
The courtesan Brixton- Three courses of handcrafted Dim Sum and ninety minutes of free-flowing Prosecco for £45 every saturday.
Supercute Taproom and Brewhouse- Free beers this weekend for all Bcc readers and happy hours with 20%-off all drinks (£5 pints! ;) .
Impact Brixton- Free £35 coworking trial day pass for new readers of TheBcclist who have never visited IB . One time application
Nuvola Pizza- Half-price pizza deal on Tuesdays at Nuvolapizza in Market Row, Brixton. Nuvolapizza is offering 50% off all pizzas on Tuesday.
Full Moon Designs - up to 50% Online sale and instore discounts on jewellery and homeware in August.
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