This is an 18+ only event and proof of ID will be required due to the nature of the exhibits
Guided tours of London’s Famous – nay InFamous – Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & UnNatural History, first drink your Devil’s Botany Absinthe (included in ticket price) – then see Dodo’s Bones, Erotica from Around the World, Real Fairies, Mermaids, Creatures of The Deep. Occult Masterpieces by Austin Osman Spare, Surrealist Minorpieces by Leonora Carrington, Pailthorpe & Mednikoff, Old Master Etchings, Magick, The Gnostic Temple of Agape, Dead Dandies, Gian’t’s Bones, The Naughty Nun, Unicorns, Voodoo Fetishes from Benin, Masks from New Guinea and The Congo, Entomological Displays, The Cabinet of Monsters with Two Headed Lam, Piglet and Kitten, 4 legged Chicken, Eight Legged Lamb, Two Headed Snake, Skeletons, Taxidermy, Dead People, Spirit Drawings, Old Dolls, Human Hair Art, a Magic Teacup, Magick Soap, Skulls Taxidermy and more – all underground in a tiny, claustrophobic basement that looks like the inside of Viktor Wynd’s Mind
Ticket includes a guided tour, admission to The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, and a glass of Devil’s Botany Absinthe
Hackney Altfest: 4-10 May 2026
A week-long festival celebrating Hackney’s growing alternative, underground and dive bar scene
See hackneyaltfest.com for the festival map and event programming.
Hackney Altfest is a seven-day cultural festival celebrating the borough’s best alternative venues — where underground music, esoteric practice, experimental art, craft drinks, and dive-bar cultures intersect. Across the festival week, each venue will host a curated programme of daytime and evening events that highlight its unique contribution to Hackney’s alternative community. Expect bands, DJs, talks, tours, tastings, workshops, food and more!
We are unable to give refunds for in person events with less than seven days notice in any circumstances
Devil’s Botany is the UK’s first absinthe distillery, founded by Directors of The Last Tuesday Society’s Absinthe Parlour & Cocktail Bar. Celebrating spirit’s connection to art, literature, magic & mixology, Devil’s Botany is unleashing the future of absinthe with bold expressions for the adventurous drinkers of today.
