South Asian Heritage month kicks off next week (18 July – 17 August) and to celebrate, Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery invites everyone to a special Thursday Late on 7 August 2025.
Marking the festival’s theme ‘Roots to Routes’, the event features a programme of drop-in and bookable experiences that explore food, identity, dance, and art.
Highlights:
The Migration Menu Podcast Live (6.30–7.30pm, pay-what-you-can): Acclaimed author and broadcaster Sathnam Sanghera joins hosts Dr Luke Heslop and Professor James Staples for a live recording of the hit podcast exploring South Asian food, memory, and migration.
Live Bhangra Workshop by Bhangra Dance London (6–7pm, free): Join a high-energy, drop-in dance session for all ages led by the UK’s leading Punjabi Folk Dance Academy.
Life Drawing with 2B or Not 2B Collective (6–6.45pm and 7–7.45pm, £10 per session): Two inclusive and playful drawing sessions celebrating marginalised bodies and inspired by the exhibitions.
Vegetarian Brown Girls Present: Crisps But Better
“Crisps but Better” is the street food spin-off from Vegetarian Brown Girls, the Gujarati supper club featured in Vogue for its bold, home-style cooking and community spirit. They will be serving an Indian street food called chaat inside crisp packets with their latest addition, a refreshing iced chai.
Shree Krishna Vada Pav (SKVP)
This vegetarian restaurant will be bringing their vibrant flavours of Mumbai street food and Maharashtrian delicacies to the heart of Ealing.
Guests can also explore two exhibitions:
Permindar Kaur: Mirror, Mirror
Prem Sahib: Doubles
Admission to the house and exhibitions is pay-what-you-can. Advance booking is encouraged for bookable events via pitzhanger.org.uk.
Mirror, Mirror and both Thursday Lates are supported by a National Lottery Project Grant from Arts Council England.
Tickets and further information will be available on pitzhanger.org.uk/thursday-late-south-asian-heritage-month.
