Everything Happening in Market Row and Brixton Village this May

Everything Happening in Market Row and Brixton Village this May

It’s an exciting start to the summer in Brixton Village, with new traders, a full calendar of events and creativity running through the market.

Brixton Village Lates The Handson Family return with a new season of free Saturday night boogies in the Courtyard, with new local DJs every week celebrating Brixton’s diverse musical heritage.

📍 The Courtyard, Granville Arcade

🗓️ Saturday 25 April | 7–10.30pm Saturday 2 May | 7–10.30pm Saturday 16 May | 6–10.30pm Saturday 30 May | 7–10pm

Black Makers Market A fortnightly gathering of makers, traders and creatives celebrating independent makers from across different Black diasporan cultures, with artisan goods, Afro-Caribbean food, handmade pieces and music.

📍 Market Row

🗓️ Every other Sunday from 26 April

Pirate Studios Pirate Studios opens its newest London location in Market Row — six studios, 24/7 access, an events space and the first Pirate site in London with its own bar.

📍 Market Row

🗓️ Pre-launch: Thursday 30 April | Public opening: Friday 1 May

BCC Rum Bar A speakeasy-style private members’ listening bar with high-fidelity sound and Brixton Culture Capital Rum on pour, built for the makers, mentors and founders shaping the borough.

📍 Impact Brixton, Market Row, Unit 17a

🗓️ Opening Friday 1 May

Pergola: May Bank Holiday Weekend Three days on the rooftop — bottomless brunch with Jalisco and DJ Jadey Wadey on Saturday, the Wray & Nephew x 90s Baby Show takeover on Sunday, and £6 beers and £7 cocktails all day on Monday.

📍 Pergola Brixton, Granville Arcade

🗓️ Saturday 2 – Monday 4 May

Chinakwe Lagos-born artist Caroline Chinakwe opens her first lifestyle store and art studio in Market Row, blending African culture with contemporary aesthetics, with a flexible pop-up unit for emerging brands.

📍 Market Row, Units 34 & 34b

🗓️ Launch: Saturday 2 – Sunday 3 May

Uptown Yardie A British-Jamaican lifestyle brand rooted in heritage and bold style soft-launches its new Market Row unit with music and an open door all weekend.

📍 Market Row, Unit 24

🗓️ Saturday 2 – Sunday 3 May

Brixton Disco Festival The 8th annual multi-venue celebration of disco culture comes to Brixton Village’s Courtyard, with the Handson Family curating the DJ set and festival wristbands unlocking offers across selected traders.

📍 The Courtyard, Brixton Village

🗓️ Saturday 2 May | 2–10.30pm

All Roads A community-first neighbourhood restaurant from the duo behind Brixton’s most talked-about sold-out supper clubs, opening on the corner of Market Row.

📍 44 Atlantic Road

🗓️ Opening Wednesday 6 May

Pergola: Midweek Happy Hour Pergola opens every Wednesday for rooftop happy hour drinks from 5–8pm — an easy way to break up the week with good company.

📍 Pergola Brixton, Granville Arcade

🗓️ Every Wednesday from 5pm

Pergola: World Cocktail Week A week-long celebration with £9 cocktails (£7 during happy hour), featuring Margaritas, Pergola Ice Tea and alcohol-free spritzes across the menu.

📍 Pergola Brixton, Granville Arcade

🗓️ Wednesday 13 – Sunday 17 May