Hornsey Town Hall on Crouch End Broadway turns into a craft workshop on Saturday 17 October, when the Make and Mend Festival runs from 11am to 5pm. Entry is free. If you want to make something, workshops cost between £12 and £45.
The festival is from Muswell Hill Creatives. Haringey Community Press reports that it is the first held at the Town Hall, and the organisers say it is part of the building's 2026 A Hall for All programme.
A sashiko coaster, for visible mending, is £45. For children, mini fabric patch printing (ages 5 to 8) is £12.
You can book a workshop ahead through the organiser's Eventbrite collection or drop in on the day.
Haringey Community Press also reports a Makers' Market selling ceramics, jewellery and textiles, with food and drink, and a prize tombola with prizes donated by makers. It says the proceeds go to Wave Hub.
A free day out with a good deal to look at is easy to recommend, and the Town Hall is a better place for it than most. If you want to make something rather than just browse, book ahead through Eventbrite so you are not left with whatever is free at the door.
- Make and Mend Festival: Saturday 17 October 2026, 11am–5pm, Hornsey Town Hall, Crouch End Broadway, N8 9JJ
- Admission is free; workshops are individually priced from £12 to £45
- Run by Muswell Hill Creatives; eighth festival
- Part of Hornsey Town Hall's A Hall for All 2026 programme
- Booking via Eventbrite or drop-in on the day
- Haringey Community Press reports first year at the Town Hall, Makers' Market, and tombola proceeds to Wave Hub
Every factual claim in this story is linked to the evidence behind it. Where the newsroom has added judgement or framing, it is listed separately. Sources accessed 12 October 2026.
- Muswell Hill Creatives: Make and Mend (business)
- Haringey Community Press: Make and Mend festival to be hosted at Hornsey Town Hall (media)
Claim by claim (7 facts, 5 editorial judgements)
- The festival is on Saturday 17 October 2026, 11am–5pm at Hornsey Town Hall, Crouch End Broadway. — business, 2026-10-12“Saturday, 17 October 2026, 11am-5pm”
- Entry is free. — business, 2026-10-12“ADMISSION TO THE EVENT IS FREE”
- Workshop prices range from £12 to £45, with listed prices per workshop and age limits. — business, 2026-10-12“Sashiko coaster £45 ... Mini fabric patch printing (5–8) £12”
- Workshops can be booked in advance via Eventbrite or by dropping in on the day. — business, 2026-10-12“Book a lively and immersive mending/crafts workshop in advance via our Eventbrite Collection or drop-in on the day”
- The festival is part of the Hornsey Town Hall A Hall for All 2026 programme. — business, 2026-10-12“part of our 2026 programme events awarded by the Hornsey Town Hall's A Hall for All Programme”
- Haringey Community Press reports this is the first year at the Town Hall, with a Makers' Market and food and drink. — media, 2026-10-09
- Haringey Community Press reports tombola prizes are donated by makers and proceeds go to Wave Hub. — media, 2026-10-09
- Judgement: The cheaper family sessions are likely to go first.
- Judgement: An easy Saturday for a family on the Crouch End Broadway.
- Judgement: A free day out with a good deal to look at is easy to recommend.
- Judgement: The Town Hall is a better place for it than most.
- Judgement: Book ahead through Eventbrite so you are not left with whatever is free at the door.