Pandan Jam, a one-day Southeast Asia festival of food, talks, workshops and live performances, runs at the Boiler House on Brick Lane on Saturday 28 November, according to the Eventbrite listing published by the organiser, Yumm Singa. Entry is free and registration is required.
The listing gives the hours as 10.30am to 4.30pm at The Boiler House, 152 Brick Lane, London E1 6RU, and sums up the day in one line: “A festival to eat, cook & connect, celebrating the makers and artists bringing a slice of Southeast Asia to the UK.”
Yumm Singa is running the event with the Singapore Global Network as community partner. “Pandan Jam is a free community event with Singapore Global Network,” the page says. SGN is described on the page as a division under the Singapore Economic Development Board with a global network of 250,000 professionals and friends.
The programme covers food and drink from independent Southeast Asian businesses, “with a few seasonal specials you won’t find anywhere else”; talks from founders and creatives on building a life and business around Southeast Asian food and culture in the UK; live performances through the day; and hands-on workshops in cooking, drinks and arts and crafts, with limited places and pre-booking required. Attendees get a programme booklet to take home, and there is a prize draw before close, with online ticketholders entered automatically on check-in at the door.
The lineup and the 11am panel
Six names appear under the lineup on the event page: Megan Tan, Victoria Chen, Uyen Luu, Ranie Saidi, Onat Siahaan and Mama Yu Chilli Oil.
The published agenda opens at 10.30am with a complimentary Lemper Breakfast from Mitzi Bakes, marked as limited availability. Vietnamese silk lantern making starts at 10.45am and runs hourly, in slots at 10.45am to 11.45am, noon to 1pm, 2pm to 3pm and 3pm to 4pm, making a medium-sized bamboo frame lantern to take home.
At 11am there is a panel talk, Southeast Asian Lives in the UK, with Victoria Chen (My Neighbour Totoro), Onat Siahaan (@yuanathan), Ranie Saidi (The Malay Cook) and Uyen Luu (Quick & Easy Vietnamese). The listing describes the session as “a frank discussion about their experiences building careers and lives while staying connected to their family and heritage in Southeast Asia”.
Free entry, charged extras
General admission carries no charge. “Entry is free because it’s open to SGN members, and joining SGN is free too,” the page says. Registering puts the attendee on the network: the checkout asks a few questions, and only one sign-up is possible per person. The answers help SGN understand who is in its community, the listing says.
Two things on the page are paid for separately. VIP tickets, marked limited availability, come with a non-alcoholic welcome drink on arrival and an event goodie bag “worth over £20”. Workshop tickets, covering Batik Painting, Vietnamese Summer Rolls, Thai Pomelo Salad and Southeast Asian games, are priced individually at checkout, with pre-booking “highly recommended although drop-ins also welcome”. The workshops take place on the mezzanine floor, which the listing states has no disabled access. The refund policy allows refunds up to seven days before the event.
The organisers say the day will be photographed and filmed for use on Pandan Jam, Yumm Singa and SGN channels, or by third-party partners, for marketing purposes, and that anyone who would rather not appear can say so at the welcome desk.
The Brick Lane setting
The Boiler House is at 152 Brick Lane, the street covered in the site’s guide to Brick Lane in 2026, from curry houses and bagel shops to vintage rails and street art. The event page lists a six-hour, in-person format at that address.
The cooking named on the page runs across Vietnamese, Malay and Thai: Uyen Luu is billed with Quick & Easy Vietnamese, Ranie Saidi as The Malay Cook, and the workshop list includes Vietnamese summer rolls and Thai pomelo salad. Made in Shoreditch has separately covered Singburi, the Thai restaurant. Pandan Jam puts founders, chefs, makers and artists in one room for a single day, with the listing inviting visitors to “Wander the stalls, meet the people behind them, and leave with something to continue the adventure at home.”
The event page carried no sold-out marking when captured on 14 November. Registration runs through Eventbrite, and the advice on the listing to anyone planning to go is short: “Whether you grew up on this food or you’re just curious, come hungry and come early.”