Tower Hamlets Council hosted the celebrations to honour east London's migration history and cultural diversity. An estimated 20,000 people attended the Curry Festival, while 2,500 people joined the Town Hall celebrations. Town Hall alive with music, dance, and heritage celebrations(Image: Tower Hamlets Council)Executive mayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman, said: "These festivities right here in East London are the antidote to the scenes we saw in central London the previous week." Irish dancers light up Tower Hamlets Town Hall with lively steps(Image: Tower Hamlets Council)The Town Hall came alive with performances from Celtic dancers, steel bands, and Klezmer musicians, as well as Bengali, Somali, and Chinese cultural acts. "But this weekend show that the East End remains united and that the forces of division will never prevail here."