Brixton Culture Capital 16.01.2026
I missed Brixton
I’ve been quiet.
Not because Brixton stopped happening—if anything, it’s been moving faster than ever—but because I stepped back for a moment. Three weeks away. A pause. Some distance. And a chance to miss this place properly.
And I did.
I missed the messages. The “where’s the list?” DMs. The notes from people saying they’d planned their weekend around it. The reminder that this isn’t just a newsletter, it’s part of how people move through the neighbourhood.
So first: thank you.
To everyone who checked in, shared old issues, or signed up while we were offline, we see you.
The slightly wild thing is this: even while we were away, Brixton Culture Capital kept growing. New readers joined. More locals found us. More people decided that what happens here—culturally, creatively, socially—is worth paying attention to.
That matters.
Because 2026 is the year this moves from “a really good local list” to something more intentional. We’ve got long-planned interviews coming, access to spaces that aren’t shouting yet—members’ clubs, cultural rooms, hidden corners opening quietly in Brixton—and we’ll be sharing them first with you.
This is still a love letter to Brixton.
But it’s also becoming a map.
So, welcome back. Or welcome in, if you’re new here.
Let’s start the year properly.
Here’s what’s on.
🎟️ What’s On in Brixton (15 Jan → 21 Jan)
🎶 Music & Nightlife
✨ Fri, 16 Jan Celebrating Beyoncé: 10 Years of Lemonade @TheBluesKitchen
🕒 10:00 PM-3:00AM| A live-band love letter to Lemonade—performed front-to-back, loud and proud. Expect the big moments (“Formation”, “Sorry”, “Hold Up”) reimagined in energetic live renditions by Brixton musicians, then a pivot into late-night momentum: more hip-hop, R&B and afrobeats live sets, with DJs taking over until the early hours. 🎟️ Event info
✨ Fri, 16 Jan – Feel Good Fridays: Pableeto @effrasocial
🕒 10:00 PM–1:00 AM | House and disco that keeps the groove tight, not messy. Free entry, proper soundsystem warmth, and a Brixton Friday that doesn’t need a big-name headliner to move. 🎟️ Event info
✨ Sat, 17 Jan – Jammz: The Biggest R&B Party @hootanannybrixton
🕒 10:00 PM–3:00 AM | Big singalongs, heavy throwbacks, and a dancefloor that turns us all into a choir by midnight. If your week needs a reset button, this is the one you press . 🎟️ Event info
✨ Sat, 17 Jan – The Cxnty School Disco @brixtonjamm
🕒 10:00 PM–4:00 AM | A chaotic, joyful club-night mash-up: 2000s bangers, hyperpop swerves, and indie-sleaze classics with zero shame and maximum release. Dress up, dress down — just don’t stand still. 🎟️ Event info
🎨 Art & Heritage
✨ Fri, 16 Jan – “Left Hook” (Opening Drinks) @ascstudios
🕒 6:00 PM–9:00 PM | A proper quick-hit Brixton art moment: opening drinks for a short-run show at ASC Project Space — and it’s only on view this weekend, so you’re not “catching it later.” 🎟️ Event info
✨ Sat, 17 Jan – The Creators’ Studio (Free Photography Workshop) @photofusionuk
🕒 11:30 AM–4:30 PM | Free, hands-on photography sessions for 16–25s: shoot, edit, build confidence, and leave with work you can actually use. Bring curiosity — they’ll bring the structure. 🎟️ Event info
🧩 Everything Else (community, food, workshops, markets, talks)
✨ Fri, 16 Jan – Reggae Bingo @brixtonjamm
🕒 7:00 PM–10:00 PM | Bingo — but with basslines. Expect dancehall + reggae riddims, big crowd reactions, and prizes that hit harder when you’ve earned them by screaming “BINGO!” in a packed room. 🎟️ Event info
✨ Fri, 16 Jan – Meditation Challenge ’26: Lunchtime Session @brixton_buddhist_community
🕒 1:00 PM–2:00 PM | A grounded, in‑person meditation space at Brixton Buddhist Centre — no apps, no screens, just guided practice in community. Part of the Meditation Challenge ’26, which runs daily weekday lunchtime sessions plus Monday and Wednesday evenings, led by experienced teachers. A reset for your mind, not your feed.🎟️Find out more & sign up
✨ Sat, 17 Jan – Underground Tribe & Friends (1 Year Anniversary) @brixtonjamm
🕒 1:00 PM–8:00 PM | A daytime party that covers the full Afro-electronic spectrum — amapiano to gqom — without the 3am regret. Start early, stay late, still make it home like a responsible adult. 🎟️ Event info
✨ Sat, 17 Jan – Find Your Future: Careers That Create a Better World @3spaceinternational
🕒 1:00 PM–5:00 PM | A practical, human-scale careers session for anyone aiming at climate, community, and purpose-led work. Expect talks, real pathways, and time to ask the questions you never get space for. 🎟️ Event info
Stop working from home, work from Brixton's most loved coworking. £150/m. Business address @ £12.50/m and Private office @ £400/person @ Impact Brixton.
TheBccList Film & Theatre Guide (15 Jan → 21 Jan)
🍿 From Fri 16 Jan – Sentimental Value @ The Ritzy
Joachim Trier turns family friction into drama: two sisters reunite with their estranged director father, who offers one daughter the lead in his comeback film—then hands it to a young Hollywood star. A sharp, adult story about art, grief, and power. 🧪 Rotten Tomatoes: 97% 🎟️ Book at The Ritzy
🎭 11–21 Feb – Far Gone @ Brixton House
John Rwothomack performs a one-man story set in Northern Uganda, tracing Okumu from childhood to forced soldiering after an LRA attack. Using humour, poetry, and physical theatre, it asks what survival costs—and what it takes to keep your humanity intact, on stage.🎟️ Book tickets
🕵️ NEW FOR BCC: Coldharbour Blue, the “secret” cinema near Coldharbour Lane.
📍 259–260 Hardess Street, Loughborough Junction, SE24 0HN
Coldharbour Blue is an independent cinema + events space (music and comedy nights, plus Yard Sale Pizza and Black Lines cocktails) built on the former Whirled Cinema site. Membership is £15/month or £150/year (for you + a guest), with 6 free screenings a month and discounted National Theatre live recordings. This week’s easy first visit: Mickey 17 — Sun 18 Jan, 5:00pm (listed on their screenings slate). 🎟️ See listings & tickets
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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