Join us on a history tour around our Grade II Listed building, and explore spaces that are never usually open to the public - part of the Hackney History Festival.

Led by a member of the Shoreditch Town Hall staff team, you will learn about how the use of the space developed over the years from a municipal building that opened in 1866, holding the inquest into the murder of Jack the Ripper’s last victim Mary Kelly in 1888, to becoming one of the East End's premiere boxing venues in the 60s, hosting colourful trance nights in the 1990s with the now infamous Whirl-Y-Gig, to the leading arts venue it is today with a programme of spectacular theatre, star-studded comedy, boisterous drag queens and more.

You'll find out about the architecture and design of our building, and get the opportunity to see your favourite film and TV locations in the flesh - our spaces were recently featured in Baby Reindeer and A Quiet Place: Day One.

Oh, and you might bump into a ghost in The Ditch...

There will be free refreshments and you’ll even have the chance to bag one of our History Book’s at a discounted price.

Not available? No problem! We also have an International Women's Day history tour available on Saturday 8 March. Click here to find out more.