A week-long festival of free music and female empowerment events will take place to celebrate International Women’s Day.

Wild Women Week E17 kicks off today and will run until Sunday March 11, Mother’s Day, with a programme of events across Waltham Forest.

Put together by #iamdj Appreciation Society, She17 Live women's music and Wild Card Brewery, the programme includes a Q&A with a panel of speakers on ‘safe spaces for women on the dancefloor’ and a board games, quiz and bingo afternoon.  

On Wednesday an online song writing workshop will be hosted by Kimmi Watson on Facebook Live and Walthamstow’s Wild Card Brewery will host an open mic event on Thursday with the theme ‘100 years of votes for women’.

Entry to all events is free and there will be collection boxes to raise cash for Girls Rock London, a not-for-profit that creates opportunities for girls and women to make and perform music.

For a full list of events click here.