Alexandra Palace and Wood Green Rejoin 2026 Festival for Third Year
alexandra palace and Wood Green will appear again in the 2026 London Festival of Architecture, marking a third consecutive year for both neighbourhoods. The month-long programme spans more than 400 events across London, with Haringey’s contribution built around a partnership between the council and Alexandra Palace.
Louise Johnson on year three
Louise Johnson, head of strategic planning and projects at Alexandra Park and Palace Charitable Trust, said the trust was delighted to be involved in the festival for a third year. She called it one of London’s most important celebrations of place, culture and community, and tied the programme to Alexandra Palace’s future as a new Creative Campus inspired by its history of innovation.
That framing gives the return a practical edge: this is not just a repeat booking, but part of a longer plan around heritage skills, participation and creative learning. For a venue and neighbourhood brand, staying in the programme three years running suggests the site is being used as an active platform rather than a one-off stop.
Haringey’s local programme
Haringey Culture Collective is supporting the programme for the first time. The charity was established by the council to deliver London Borough of Culture 2027, which places the 2026 festival activity inside a wider civic timeline rather than a standalone arts calendar.
Some of the local highlights are built around resident participation: a local history tour and mapping project led by residents of Campsbourne Estate, plus food-growing activities at Wood Green Library with Eat Wood Green. The creative strand also includes events exploring identity and belonging through food, performance, sound and walking, led by Alexandra Gate, Collage Arts, Haringey Council and the Wolves Lane Centre.
Belonging in June
Rosa Regina, director of the London Festival of Architecture, said: “This June, we invite people across London to explore what it means to belong.” The 2026 theme is Belonging, and the Haringey programme mirrors that brief with guided tours, workshops, performances and community-led projects.
Events in the programme are split between free and ticketed activity, and advance booking is required for selected activities. For local residents, the immediate takeaway is simple: Alexandra Palace and Wood Green are not just on the map again, they are part of a festival that is using neighbourhood-led work, not just spectacle, to carry one of London’s biggest architecture programmes.
