Early Years

Explore activites and opportunities for families, early years settings, educators and practitioners working with young children.

Events

Young boy turning a submarine's controls, with a porthole window behind him showing an underwater scene

Exhibition Family friendly Museums / Galleries

Voyage to the Deep – Underwater Adventures

Fri 13 Feb 2026 10:00 — Sun 01 Nov 2026 17:30

Poster: The Frog Princess Upstairs at the Sydenham Centre 19 Sept-18 Oct

Dance Family friendly Music Theatre / Performance

The Frog Princess - a fun, musical theatre show for all ages

Sat 19 Sep 2026 14:00 — Sun 18 Oct 2026 16:15

Althea McNish inspired patterns on a promotional cover that says 'our stories matter, our roots run deep', with the Explore More at Lewisham Libraries, National Year of Reading and Council logos.

Free events Black History 365 Classes / Workshops Cultural events Libraries Support for creatives Sustainability / Green initiatives Visual Arts Half Term

All free events in Lewisham Libraries

Thu 01 Oct 2026 12:00 — Sat 31 Oct 2026 12:00

art music

Classes / Workshops Half Term

Art and Music Workshop - The Friendly Monster Mash (3-5)

Mon 26 Oct 2026 09:30 — Mon 26 Oct 2026 12:00

octonauts

Classes / Workshops Half Term

Hairy Hedgehogs (3-5 yrs)

Mon 26 Oct 2026 13:00 — Mon 26 Oct 2026 15:00

crocodile

Classes / Workshops Half Term

October Owls (3-5)

Mon 26 Oct 2026 15:30 — Mon 26 Oct 2026 17:30

ukulele

Classes / Workshops Half Term

Uke & You! (3-5 yrs)

Tue 27 Oct 2026 13:30 — Tue 27 Oct 2026 15:30

wallace

Classes / Workshops Half Term

Inspired by Aardman: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (4-7)

Wed 28 Oct 2026 09:30 — Wed 28 Oct 2026 12:30

ukulele

Classes / Workshops Half Term

Uke & You! (3-5 yrs)

Wed 28 Oct 2026 10:30 — Wed 28 Oct 2026 12:30

ukulele

Classes / Workshops Half Term

Uke & You! (3-5 yrs)

Thu 29 Oct 2026 10:30 — Thu 29 Oct 2026 12:30

pumpkins

Classes / Workshops Half Term

Dotty Pumpkins - Family Class (3+)

Sat 31 Oct 2026 09:30 — Sat 31 Oct 2026 12:30

The Mansion Market: Made For Christmas

Free events Creative businesses Family friendly Markets Parks / Playground Support for creatives Christmas

The Mansion Market: Made For Christmas

Sat 05 Dec 2026 10:30 — Sat 05 Dec 2026 16:00

concert

Cultural events Family friendly Theatre / Performance

Family Concert - A Christmas Carol: Scrooge's Journey

Sun 13 Dec 2026 14:00 — Sun 13 Dec 2026 15:00

Organisations

Age Exchange Café Building

Choirs Dance Libraries Support for creatives Visual Arts

Age Exchange

APT Studios Building

Museums / Galleries Visual Arts

A.P.T Studios & Gallery

Community day activity

Support for creatives Working with schools Community arts

Barawak

Creative health Working with schools Community arts

Best Start Family Hubs Lewisham

Visual Arts Working with schools Community arts

Collaborative Arts CIC

photo of Corbett Community Library, a Victorian redbrick and sandstone Carnegie building, in the sun with bunting stretched across the path

Corbett Community Library

Low Tide Walk

Multi-arts centre Parks / Playgrounds Working with schools Community arts

Creekside Discovery Centre

Deptford Flower Market

Creative businesses Support for creatives Community arts

Deptford Flower Market

Fun Palaces

Adult learning Creative health Multi-arts centre Music Parks / Playgrounds Working with schools Community arts

Grove Park Community Group

Horniman Museum and Gardens exterior view, credit Andrew Lee

Multi-arts centre Museums / Galleries Parks / Playgrounds

Horniman Museum and Gardens

Adult learning Choirs Creative health Cultural organisations Dance Festivals Multi-arts centre Support for creatives Working with schools Community arts

Lewisham Irish Community Centre

Market family-friendly event

Working with schools Community arts

Lewisham Markets Service

Lochaber hall

Cultural organisations Dance Theatre / Performance

Lochaber Hall

Two young women smile to camera carrying beige tote bags with the words London Writers Centre engraved on them.

Adult learning Festivals Libraries Support for creatives Working with schools Community arts

London Writers Centre

Two students dancing in a show.

Dance Music Theatre / Performance Working with schools Community arts

Montage Theatre Arts

Summer vibes in the Mother House garden

Support for creatives Visual Arts Community arts

Mother House Lewisham

Selection of LCC performances and workshops

Choirs Creative health Dance Music Theatre / Performance Visual Arts Working with schools Community arts

Music and Theatre for All

Big top arena

Festivals Music

Neighbourhood On Blackheath

New Cross & Deptford Free Film Festival

Music

Singalong Sally

Sydenham Artists Trail promotional post.

Support for creatives Visual Arts Community arts

Sydenham Artists Trail

Santa at tree lighting ceremony

Sydenham Community Project CIC

Visual Arts Working with schools Community arts

Talk About Art

The Bear Church

Adult learning Festivals Gigs Community arts

The Bear

Documentation of Wormhole Of Our Formation by Catherine Hoffmann at VSSL Studio as part of Deptford X. Photographed by Eda Sancakdar.

Cultural organisations Visual Arts

VSSL Studio