East Bank’s Music is Black Festival Brings Eight Months of Black British Sound, Dance, and Fashion to Stratford Waterfront

East Bank Stratford launches The Music is Black Festival 2026, an eight-month celebration of Black British music, dance, fashion, and exhibitions. Featuring V&A East, BBC Music Studios, Sadler’s Wells East, London College of Fashion, and UCL East, the festival brings live performances, talks, immersive experiences, and social dance weekends from April to November.