A Celebration of Culture, Heritage and Community
11 May - 10 June 2026
What is it about?
Cultural Heritage Month is a vibrant, cross-cultural celebration of heritage, identity, and community through fashion, food, art, music, and storytelling.
Launching across the UK on 11 May 2026, it offers an opportunity for diverse communities to come together, share the beauty of their heritage, and create space for people to feel seen, valued, and celebrated. It also invites the wider public to learn, engage, and connect through joyful, meaningful experiences that honour cultural expression in all its forms.
From fashion shows and cultural talks to food pop-ups, exhibitions, and live performances, activities can take many shapes all designed to reflect and celebrate the communities they serve.
Why is it needed?
There’s never been a more important time to bring diverse communities together, not just during separate cultural observances, but through a shared and unified celebration where everyone feels included.
While existing cultural months are vital, many groups remain underrepresented. Opportunities for cross-cultural exchange also tend to be limited or siloed.
Cultural Heritage Month fills that gap by offering a national platform for all to be seen, heard and valued at the same time.
It’s a direct response to what we’ve witnessed through our involvement in Cultural Style Week: a growing demand for more time, space and opportunities to connect through culture, not just within communities but across them.
We’re inviting organisations to help lead this change and be part of something truly unifying. Sign up here
List your Cultural Heritage Month event
Calling All Cultural Event Organisers, Workshop Hosts & Community Leaders.
Are you planning an activity between 11 May – 10 June 2026 that celebrates culture, heritage or community? We want to help you share it with the whole UK!
Whether you're hosting a fashion show, workshop, performance, pop-up market, panel talk or community celebration, or already have a cultural event scheduled during this period, you can add it to the official Cultural Heritage Month calendar.
Listing your event gives it national visibility and helps more people discover and attend your activity.
Click here to submit your event details via our event listing form.
Cultural Heritage Month Events
Thu 21 MayWherever you are!Cultural Style Week returns 21–27 May 2026, celebrating five years of the global Wear Your Heritage movement.
Thu 21 May17 & CentralJoin us for Couture Mélange 2026, where couture craftsmanship meets cultural storytelling in a bold runway celebration. The show opens Cultural Style Week 2026, marking five years of heritage expressed through fashion.
Sat 23 May17 & CentralJoin us for Culture Exchange at 17 & Central, a vibrant multicultural makers market.
Mon 25 MayNisbet Community HallCultural Heritage Month Family Craft Hub, free activities fir all!
Sat 30 MayThe Mall Wood GreenJoin us for Heritage Crafts at The Mall Wood Green, a fun and creative weekend where families can explore culture through hands-on arts and crafts.- Sun 31 MayThe Mall Wood GreenJoin us for Heritage Crafts at The Mall Wood Green, a fun and creative weekend where families can explore culture through hands-on arts and crafts.
- Sat 06 JunThe Mall Wood GreenJoin us at The Mall Wood Green for a vibrant Multicultural Makers Market delivered by The Pop Up Project.
About us
Cultural Fashion & Arts CIC is a community-focused organisation dedicated to celebrating and preserving cultural heritage through fashion, arts, and storytelling.
We are the award-nominated team behind Cultural Style Week — a global movement that encourages people to “wear their heritage” and proudly showcase their identity. Since launching, we’ve delivered impactful cultural experiences across the UK and internationally, including in London, Cape Town, Leeds, and The Hague.
From fashion shows and exhibitions to workshops, performances and community-led campaigns, we create inclusive, high-quality events that bring culture to life in everyday spaces. Our work has reached thousands through partnerships with shopping centres, Mayor of London's culture team, universities, local councils, and cultural venues.
In 2025, our collaboration with The Mall Wood Green was shortlisted for “Community Initiative of the Year” at the Sceptre Awards, recognising our commitment to inclusion and creative community engagement.
With every project, our goal is simple: to make culture more visible, valued, and celebrated in the spaces where people live, work and gather.