The Poets of Highgate
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Monday 6th July at 7.00 pm
Ruth Hazeldine will talk about the lives and works of poets who lived and wrote in Highgate.
Past news and events
The history of gin and a ‘virtual’ gin tasting led by Sacred Gin
26th June 2020 7.00 pm
Ruth Hazeldine reprises her talk ‘From Crouch Hall to Gin Lane’ followed by a gin tasting curated by local distiller Sacred Gin.
The Great Highgate Bake Off
Saturday 20th June 2020 10.00 am
We have all been baking a lot during lockdown, so The Highgate Society invites you to the Highgate Festival Bake-Off.
Highgate Festival goes virtual
This year’s Highgate Festival – 20-28 June – will be celebrating Highgate online. As ever, the aim is to bring together and connect the community, boost Highgate’s economy and support our local artists and businesses.
Highgate Watercolour Group Virtual Exhibition
This six minute video shows a snapshot of the group at work during normal times and a selection of paintings produced subsequently.
Simple steps to building a robust immune system
Thursday 25th June 2020 7.00 pm
A guide to strengthening our immune defences. Monica Martini will discuss the fundamentals, simple hacks and handy tips.
Highgate House Party on Boogaloo Radio
Tune in to hear Dan Carrier of Camden New Journal host a 2-hour house party for the Highgate community with local gossip, interviews and, of course, great music.
Final session Friday 10th July 5.00 to 7.00 pm
“The Shell Collector”: an author’s presentation
Monday 14th September 2020 7.00 pm
In conversation with Martha Halford-Fumagalli, local author Robert Lyons will talk about his recently published book, a fictionalised account of a 1970’s financial scandal.
This is an online Zoom event.
Travellers’ tales: in search of the Bedouin
Monday 15th June 2020 7.00 pm
Louise Sibley will talk about leading nine women on a month-long journey, following the story of the modern Bedouin right across the region.