Brixton Culture Capital | 09.10.2025
Why are Brixton tours souring right now? and the best events coming up...
Over the past month, I’ve clocked Chris Eubank shopping in Brixton Market, tour groups crowding Brixton Village, guides like Obi running more daily Afro-Caribbean food walks. More images of tourists in front of Brixton Street Wear’s brilliant shop design. This Friday we’re hosting 42 entrepreneurs, delegates and creatives from the City of Amsterdam. We’ve also just had 22 Swedish municipal leaders through—Brixton as a study visit, not just a night out.
So what’s the pull? The food, the creativity, Black heritage, the energy? Maybe it’s the mix: living history, independent kitchens, and culture you can actually join, not just watch.
Tell me: if you had one hour to show a visitor why Brixton matters, where would you take them —and why?
🎟️ SECTION 2: What’s On – Events in Brixton (Thu 2 Oct → Wed 8 Oct)
Curated picks for the next seven days in SW9/SW2. Each listing includes a direct booking link and organiser IG.
🎶 Music & Nightlife
✨ Fri, 10 Oct – Elkka & CC:DISCO @ Phonox
10:00 PM – 4:00 AM | 418 Brixton Rd
Elkka’s “4 Fridays at Phonox” residency locks in a disco-to-house joyride with CC:DISCO steering peak-time energy. Tight room, no-frills lighting, turbo sound—this is the Brixton club experience at full tilt. Arrive early; it’ll move fast. 🎟️ Tickets @phonoxlondon
✨ Fri, 10 Oct – O.S.T.R. – 25 Years (Live) @ Brixton Jamm
7:00 PM – 11:00 PM | 261 Brixton Rd
Polish hip-hop heavyweight O.S.T.R. marks 25 years with a one-off London set—classics, deep cuts, and sharp live delivery in Jamm’s back room. 🎟️ Tickets
@brixtonjamm
✨ Sat, 11 Oct – Recondite (Live) @ Phonox
4:00 PM – 10:00 PM | 418 Brixton Rd
Berlin’s Recondite brings a full live set—melodic techno with that dusk-into-night tension Phonox does so well. A proper Saturday day-into-evening session before the club flips to late-night. 🎟️ Tickets @phonoxlondon
✨ Sat, 11 Oct – mantra: Changing Currents @ Phonox
11:00 PM – 5:00 AM | 418 Brixton Rd
Second headline show for Changing Currents lands late—expect bass-weight and fresh blends aimed squarely at the Phonox floor. 18+. 🎟️ Tickets @phonoxlondon
✨ Fri→Sat, 10–11 Oct – Charlotte Devaney: The Mad House (Halloween Ball) @ Brixton Jamm
10:00 PM – 4:00 AM | 261 Brixton Rd
Early Halloween chaos with DnB/UKG heroes—Heartless Crew (jungle set), Brockie & Det, Jumpin Jack Frost, Nicky Blackmarket + more join Devaney. Whole-venue takeover. 🎟️ Tickets @brixtonjamm
✨ Sat→Sun, 11–12 Oct – Exxplana Baile Funk @ Brixton Jamm
11:00 PM – 5:00 AM | 261 Brixton Rd
Rio-to-Brixton energy: funk carioca drums, bass pressure, and whistles ’til sunrise. Free guestlist entry before midnight via organisers; ID required. 🎟️ Tickets @exxplana.uk
✨ Fri, 10 Oct – Western Lore: Wildstyle (DJ Storm, Double O b2b Dead Man’s Chest, Etch) @ Hootananny
10:30 PM – Late | 95 Effra Rd
Bristol jungle label Western Lore lands in SW2 for a heads-down, breaks-first rinse-out. Expect classic rollers and future dubplates in Hoots’ big room. 🎟️ Tickets
@hootanannybrixton
✨ Fri, 10 Oct – La Élite (Live) @ Hootananny
7:00 PM | 95 Effra Rd
Barcelona’s punk-pop duo crash Hoots with high-tempo hooks and DIY swagger—perfect prelude to a late one. Doors at 7. 🎟️ Tickets @hootanannybrixton
✨ Fri, 10 Oct – Magnolia + Star City + Morgan Noise + The Groan @ Windmill Brixton
8:00 PM – Late | 22 Blenheim Gardens
Four-band bill in the Windmill pressure-cooker: noisy pop, electro thrills, and leftfield synthwork—classic Windmill curation for a fiver. 🎟️ Tickets @windmillbrixton
✨ Sat, 11 Oct – Corbin: Clown on Stage (+ PSYMUN, Lauren Duffus) @ Electric Brixton
6:30 PM – 10:00 PM | Town Hall Parade
Corbin’s nocturnal R&B meets PSYMUN’s smoked-out beats in a rare London play; Lauren Duffus opens. Seated/standing early show—clear the evening then roll on.
🎟️ Tickets @electricbrixtonofficial
🎨 Art & Heritage
✨ Thu, 9 Oct – Eight Weeks: In Conversation with Baroness Lola Young @ Black Cultural Archives
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM | 1 Windrush Sq
A timely conversation on culture, policy and memory with Baroness Young—part of BCA’s autumn programme. Intimate setting; book ahead. 🎟️ Book Now
@bcaheritage
✨ Sat, 11 Oct (opening day) – Made From Home (Exhibition) @ Photofusion
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM | 2 Beehive Pl
New group show exploring domestic space and image-making at Brixton’s photography hub. Gallery open Tue–Sat. 🎟️ Exhibition Info @photofusionuk
✨ Sat–Sun, 11–12 Oct – Brixton Windmill Open Days @ Brixton Windmill & Education Centre
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Windmill Gardens, SW2
Step inside the 19th‑century mill, see milling demos and grab flour from the shop. Family-friendly, free entry; donations welcome. 🎟️ Info & Booking @brixtonwindmill
✨ Mon, 13 Oct – Dan Oracle (Installation) @ Brixton Village (Unit 38, Market Row)
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Market Row
Ceremony-led installation connecting Fon, Yoruba and Afro‑Brazilian practices—performances and talks across October; opens this week. 🎟️ Details @brixtonvillage
🧩 Everything Else (community, food, workshops, markets, talks)
✨ Thu, 9 Oct – Under 5s Wriggle & Rhyme @ Brixton Library
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Brixton Oval
Songs, stories and movement for little ones—free and friendly. Part of Lambeth Libraries’ weekly early years sessions. 🎟️ Event Info @lambeth_libraries
✨ Thu, 9 Oct – Thursday Jugs (Deals Night) @ POW Brixton
All evening | 467–469 Brixton Rd
Round up friends for sharers and easy after‑work drinks; a simple Brixton staple before the weekend lifts off. Free entry. 🎟️ Event Info @powbrixton
✨ Fri, 10 Oct – Brixton Radical Readers: Nobody Can Give You Freedom @ Brixton Library
7:00 PM | Brixton Oval
The local reading group discusses Kehinde Andrews’ take on Malcolm X—expect sharp, respectful debate. 🎟️ Event Info @lambeth_libraries
✨ Sat, 11 Oct – Spoken Word Poetry Open Mic (host: Tony B) @ Brixton Library
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Brixton Oval
A welcoming open mic—the first 19 booked perform 1–3 poems each. Keep it PG; all ages welcome. 🎟️ Event Info @lambeth_libraries
🧩 Community Highlight
✨ Thursday, 16th – Better Together Community Expo @ Henry Fawcett Children’s Centre
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Henry Fawcett Children’s Centre, Kennington
Kineara’s one-stop support fair brings housing, legal, employment, mental health and children’s services under one roof for Lambeth & Southwark families. Meet teams from Lambeth Council, Southwark Law Centre, Baytree Centre, Home-Start Lambeth, 999 Club and more. Free childcare and refreshments. Open to all—come with questions, leave with real contacts and next steps. 🎟️ Register free @kineara_
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TheBccList Film & Theatre Guide (Thu 2 Oct → Wed 8 Oct)
🍿 Ritzy Cinema — What to catch this week
🍿 Thu 9 Oct – One Battle After Another @ Ritzy
A Paul Thomas Anderson caper with bite: Leonardo DiCaprio’s off‑grid radical scrambles to save his daughter as politics, paranoia and punchline‑sharp set pieces collide. Big‑screen craft and Jonny Greenwood’s score make this a go‑with‑friends watch. Showtimes: 12:00, 15:30, 19:00. 🧪 Rotten Tomatoes: 95%. 🎞️ Watch Trailer 🎟️ Book Now
🍿 Thu 9 Oct – Urchin @ Ritzy
Harris Dickinson’s directorial debut follows Mike (Frank Dillane) as he works to break harmful cycles and rebuild in London. Street‑level tension and compassion sit side by side, powered by careful performances and grounded, unflashy filmmaking.
Showtimes: 12:55, 15:20, 17:50, 20:20. 🧪 Rotten Tomatoes: 98%. 🎟️ Book Now
🍿 Thu 9 Oct – The Smashing Machine @ Ritzy
Benny Safdie centers MMA pioneer Mark Kerr: the ring, the rehab, the relationship. Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt pull focus in a biopic that weighs body blows against private cost, trading triumphal beats for choices that sting.
Showtimes: 14:10, 17:00, 19:50. 🧪 Rotten Tomatoes: 72%. 🎟️ Book Now
🎭 Brixton House — Theatre pick
🎭 Wed 15 Oct – UPRISING: Assata Taught Me — Rehearsed Reading @ Brixton House
Kalungi Ssebandeke’s political thriller returns for a one‑night, pay‑what‑you‑feel reading. Adjoa Andoh and Kenneth Omole reunite under Lynette Linton’s co‑direction, exploring intergenerational Black struggle through the figure of Assata Shakur and a Cuban teenager caught in history’s undertow.
🕒 7:30 PM 🎟️ Book Tickets
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