Music & Nightlife
JetPages presents · October 2026
We are not a footnote.
A living archive of the African and Caribbean people who helped build Britain, shape it today — and are already designing what comes next.
The premise
Black history is British history. And the story is still being written.
For October, JetPages becomes a cultural front door — connecting the people, places, ideas, events and businesses carrying generations of courage into the future.
A living archive
Then. Now. Next.
Foundations
The journey changed Britain.
African and Caribbean people have been part of Britain for centuries. After 1948 and the Windrush generation, they built the churches, associations, newspapers and businesses that made Britain home.
Read community stories- A presence measured in centuries, not decades
- The Windrush generation and the people who followed
- Community organisation, one meeting hall at a time
- Cultural resistance — in music, print and protest
- Churches, associations and newspapers that held us together
- Shops, salons and social spaces: places of belonging
Influence
Culture moved from the margins to the centre.
What was once dismissed is now the sound, the style and the flavour of modern Britain — and the communities behind it are shaping what comes through the door next.
Find October events- Music that set the tempo for the whole country
- Fashion and hair as statements of identity
- Food that changed what Britain eats
- Film and television telling our own stories
- Sport, technology and enterprise
- Language, political voice and social influence
Ownership
The archive still needs new pages.
The next chapter is about ownership — of businesses, of platforms, of the technology and media that tell the story, and of the wealth passed to the next generation.
Back an African/Caribbean focussed business- Business ownership and community infrastructure
- Technology and artificial intelligence, built by us
- Media we own, stories we control
- Education and mentoring across generations
- Intergenerational wealth
- Young people as the future authors of history
JetPages, in numbers
Not niche. Not new. Not going anywhere.
639
Business categories
2,313
Listed businesses
366
Towns & cities with a listing
100
Events on the calendar
Our history doesn’t begin with arrival. It travels with us.
Live figures from the JetPages directory and events calendar.
What’s on
October, in motion.
Music, food, theatre, family days, business networking and community gatherings — every published JetPages event happening this month, with Black History Month events first.
Showing 54 of 54 events.
Featured
Music & Nightlife
Jazmin Ghent
Music & Nightlife
Dreamboys
Music & Nightlife
ASAKE: IN GOD WE TRUST WORLD TOUR
Music & Nightlife
Da Poetry Jam - Black Histroy Month Special
Music & Nightlife
Da Poetry Jam
Music & Nightlife
INALA
Featured
Featured
Music & Nightlife
🎉 Asake London UK After Party 🎉
Networking & Business
Ghana Property Expo and Lifestyle Pavilion
Featured
Music & Nightlife
Dave Koz & Friends
Music & Nightlife
INALA
Fashion Show
Manchester Cultural Market
Music & Nightlife
Soca Brunch with TriniBoi Joocie
Theatre & Arts
Miss Caribbean UK 2026 Grand Final
Featured
Education & Development
READY: The Launch Conversation
Sports - Boxing
Dubois vs Wardley 2
Music & Nightlife
INALA
Music & Nightlife
PODIUM SATURDAY AT RUNWAY MANCHESTER
Food & Dining
BRUNCH | Disco Diva's Feat Jaelee Small
Music & Nightlife
Etana
Music & Nightlife
J. Cole
Black History Month
Food & Dining
Strangers In The City | The Black British Pub Quiz
Black History Month
Music & Nightlife
INALA
Music & Nightlife
MEZZANINE presents GET ON MY WAVE
Music & Nightlife
INALA
Networking & Business
Black History Month Cultural Pop-Up Market and Workshop Weekend In Hatfield
Music & Nightlife
Classic Lovers Rock Bingo Brunch
Featured
Networking & Business
🎩✨ VIN CLUB'S Charity Ball 2026 ✨🎩
Music & Nightlife
Motown Memoirs
Music & Nightlife
INALA
Music & Nightlife
OPIUM SATURDAY AT RUNWAY MANCHESTER
Music & Nightlife
Fally Ipupa
Music & Nightlife
Fall Ipupa
Faith & Spirituality
London Community Gospel Choir
Comedy
Comedy ShowAll Jokes Aside
Music & Nightlife
A Night of Tracy Chapman with Yemi Bolatiwa
Music & Nightlife
INALA
Music & Nightlife
City Funk Orchestra featuring Imaani & Angelo Starr
Music & Nightlife
MAVO - LONDON
Music & Nightlife
INALA
Featured
Music & Nightlife
🎉 Lálálé Friday – 3rd Anniversary Edition 🎉
Featured
Fashion Show
Beauty Beat
Theatre & Arts
ARTicles Art Show October Edition Black History Month
Featured
Featured
Festivals & Carnivals
AŞO-ĘBÍ FESTIVAL CULTURAL GALA NIGHT AND AWARDS 2026!...Gala Night
Featured
Music & Nightlife
INALA
Music & Nightlife
HIGH SOCIETY SATURDAY AT RUNWAY MANCHESTER
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Support
Celebrate with your wallet.
Culture survives through custom. Find the caterer, book the creative, meet the adviser and choose the African/Caribbean focussed business — not only in October, but throughout the year.
Results come from the JetPages directory of African and Caribbean businesses across the UK.
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UK Community
Study explores links between 19th-century Manchester workers and enslaved Africans in Caribbean (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
A public history project, Global Threads, has studied links between the struggles of 19th-century Manchester cotton workers at the 1819 Peterloo massacre and the exploitation of Africans enslaved in the Caribbean. The research cites Black a…
The Guardian AI summary
Politics & Immigration
Mel B ‘heartbroken’ by Windrush scandal victims’ fight for justice (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
Mel B said she is "heartbroken" by Windrush scandal victims' fight for justice, as the Windrush commissioner urged ministers to commit funding for leg…
The Guardian AI summary
Culture & Entertainment
Sway, Mobo-winning British rapper, dies aged 44 (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
British rapper Sway, who won the Mobo award for best hip-hop act in 2005 as the first unsigned artist to do so, has died aged 44. The Mobo awards anno…
The Guardian AI summary
Africa
I have seen with pride how British overseas aid saves children’s lives. That is why I say cuts should be reversed | David Harewood (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
Black British actor David Harewood, a Unicef UK ambassador, writes about visiting a special-care baby unit at Makeni regional hospital in Sierra Leone…
The Guardian AI summary
Straight from home
The headlines, back home.
Live news from five nations shaping the diaspora story, refreshed throughout the day.
Nigeria
- All of Africa Today - October 13, 2026 (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- You Have Nothing to Fear If Tinubu Wins Second Term - Shettima to North (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- NUC Introduces Post-Accreditation Monitoring, Admission Checks to Varsities (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- 18th Headies Awards Postponed to April 2027 in Toronto (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Plateau Pharmacists Campaign Against Child Marriage, Urge Girl-Child Education (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
South Africa
- All of Africa Today - October 13, 2026 (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Road Accident Fund to Receive No Additional Govt Funding - South African News Briefs - October 13, 2026 (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Malawi Says President Mutharika Still in South Africa, Rejects India Reports (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Sugar Giant Tongaat Hullet Quits Stock Market As Workers Wait for Answers (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Another Taxi Fare Hike Could Hit Your Wallet Before You Reach Work (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
Ghana
- Mamacare Ghana Supports Health Workers With Nutrition Training (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Ghanaian Times Journalist Selected for UK Technology Reporting Fellowship (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Gis Deputy Comptroller-General Bows Out After 33 Years (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- DVLA Reforms Boost Revenue, Cut Leakages · Digital Stickers Rake in Gh¢27m - - CEO (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Assemblies of God Global Chairman Arrives for World Congress (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
Kenya
- Microsoft to Close Part of Nairobi Engineering Hub (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Ichung'wah Calls Gachagua a 'Fool' Over Gikomba Claims (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- 'My Hands Are Tied' - Sakaja Blames Laws for Illegal Buildings (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Oburu Oginga Expected Home From Hospital Within Two Days, Says ODM (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Kindiki Calls for Faster Adoption of Ai in Correctional Services (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
Zimbabwe
- Govt Moves to Create National Database for Small Businesses (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Zimbabwe Faces Fuel Cost Risks As Middle East Tensions Push Oil Prices Higher (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Bikita Minerals Turns to Processing in U.S.$1bn Expansion Push (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Passion Java's Brother Batanai Accused of Domestic Violence (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Mhona Appoints Board of Inquiry to Probe Lake Kariba Vessel Accident (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
Somalia
- Trump Calls Somaliland a 'Totally Different Country' (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Somalia's Human Rights Commission Opens Five-Day Capacity-Building Workshop in Nairobi (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Somalia, Algeria Discuss Strengthening Trade and Economic Ties (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia Meet to Discuss Tensions and Unresolved Issues in the Horn of Africa (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Somalia Marks National Flag Day With Ceremony Led By President Hassan Sheikh (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
Uganda
- Museveni Directs UPDF to Help Crack Down On Mineral Smuggling (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Uganda's Fight Against HIV Is Far From Over (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Deputy CJ Kazibwe Says Justice Sector Failures Fuel Case Backlog (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Govt Urges Scientists to Work Closely With Farmers On Agricultural Solutions (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Court of Appeal Takes Civil Hearings to Mbale As 14,127 Cases Remain Pending (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
Jamaica
- Cards of crime - Customs cracks down on new strategy used by scammers, others to smuggle proceeds of illicit activities into island (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Bad roads help cops nab suspected poker box thieves (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Constable Joel Robinson named top cop (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Judge decries ‘inappropriate things’ taking place in CMU trial (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
- Jamaica’s tourism stature reinforced on world stage (opens the publisher’s site in a new tab)
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