Alternative Roots 2026

A day-long festival celebrating the diversity of East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) creative practices in the UK. Taking over different spaces across Hoxton Hall, the festival brings together live performance, music, film, exhibitions, workshops, conversations, food and more. About Alternative Roots returns to Hoxton Hall for its second edition — a day-long festival celebrating the diversity of East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) creative practices in the UK, creating space for artists, works and ideas that don’t easily fit into existing categories. Taking over different spaces across Hoxton Hall, the festival brings together live performance, music, film, exhibitions, workshops, conversations, food and more, inviting audiences to discover new work, meet artists and spend time together. At its heart, Alternative Roots celebrates ESEA creativity in all its complexity — bringing together different disciplines, generations, backgrounds and perspectives, while creating space for experimentation, exchange and community. The festival pass provides access to all programme events. You are welcome to leave and re-enter the venue. Full Line-up: Live Arts angela wai nok hui · Megumi Ohata with Yuki Kyobu & Momose Yasunaga · Zhou Ning · Xuyi Zhu · Pei Kuo 郭珮 · William Shiu · Yifan He 何伊凡 · Bevis Wu · Max Percy + Shirly · Mild Peril · Xuanni_Space Exhibition: ME / WE Amy Hsu Tzu Chen • KooNg_0931 • Shao-Jie Lin • Yang-En Hume Film Yarli Allison · Yasmine Anlan Huang · Tsz Kei (Jasmine) Mok · Cetus Kuo 郭敬耘 Workshops & Talks Annie Pui Ling Lok · Chán Magazine (Dot Zhihan Jia, Jiaying Kou) · Takuya Watanabe · Yu’an Huang Marketplace Ashni Wilson · GlassSubterra and more Read more Toggle Film / Video Mixed media Installation Performance / Live Art Multi-disciplinary