Nowruz Festival

Take part in our cultural and creative community events celebrating Persian New Year and the arrival of spring, including exhibitions, music, family activities, poetry, a bazaar and more.

Join us on Wednesday 11 March, 7.30–9.30pm, for the private view of three exhibitions and the launch of this year’s Nowruz Festival.

Head into Waterlow Park and help us search for the Haft-sin eggs!

This exhibition is based on The Boy on the Peacock Throne, an illustrated memoir by Mehrdad Aref-Adib about growing up in Iran before and after the 1979 Revolution.

Part of our Nowruz Festival, Echoes in Print invites you to experience contemporary print and image-making through the work of five UK-based Iranian artists in the Lower Gallery.

Escape into a Persian Paradise Garden in Waterlow Park.

Step into a celebration of craft, culture and community at our Nowruz Bazaar, where the spirit of Persian New Year comes to life through art, design and tradition.

Discover the rich and beautiful traditions associated with Persian New Year and how they are celebrated in our local community with Cultural Historian and former BBC World Service Presenter Behzad Bolour and Councillor Camron Aref-Adib.

Part of our Nowruz Festival, this free talk will explore the V&A’s rich and varied collection of objects from Iran – a collection which spans thousands of years in many different media and styles.

In this free talk for our Nowruz Festival, hear how contemporary artists and storytellers, Arsalan Akhavan and Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh, are reconceptualising the Iranian epic Shahnameh for contemporary audiences.

Fun for all ages, come and learn more about Nowruz with Persian-inspired crafts!

Join us for an evening of music, poetry, and reflection as String of Pearls Ensemble present a special Nowruz gathering.

The Maydan Ensemble traverses international bounds and genres, creating an inclusive and irresistible sound that blends modern jazz with Arabic, Anatolian and Persian folk music.

Explore how ten Iranian authors grapple with the past and imagine the future in Iran at this special talk for our Nowruz Festival.