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

rack of zines

Free events Classes / Workshops Family friendly Libraries Support for creatives

Zine Workshop

Sat 05 Sep 2026 11:00 — Sat 05 Sep 2026 13:00

An event poster for "Kamishibai," Japanese Paper Theatre Storytelling on Saturday 5 September, from 11:30am till 12noon, at Downham Library

Free events Cultural events Family friendly Libraries Theatre / Performance ESEA Heritage Month

Kamishibai - Japanese Paper Theatre Storytelling

Sat 05 Sep 2026 11:30 — Sat 05 Sep 2026 12:00

AI representation of a play session in action.

Family friendly

On Track Lewisham

Sun 13 Sep 2026 11:00 — Sun 13 Sep 2026 12:30

A baby rhyme time session the the library

Free events Classes / Workshops Family friendly Libraries

Family Day

Tue 15 Sep 2026 10:30 — Tue 15 Sep 2026 14:30

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

Dragon dancer with the head of the dragon, behind are Love & Wanted posters to mark the occasion. Everyone is love and wanted here.

Free events Classes / Workshops Creative health Cultural events Dance Family friendly Festivals Libraries Music Theatre / Performance ESEA Heritage Month

ESEA Heritage Month Grand Finalé

Sat 26 Sep 2026 10:30 — Sat 26 Sep 2026 14:00

A knight standing in a road in Downham holding an exercise book.

Free events Cultural events Family friendly Theatre / Performance

The Downham Quest

Fri 02 Oct 2026 17:00 — Sat 03 Oct 2026 13:00

A brown luggage tag is surrounded by brightly coloured craft materials and on it is written the words ' Say YES & learn how to do it later.' Credit: Fun Palaces

Free events Classes / Workshops Family friendly Festivals Libraries

Corbett Community Fun Palace

Sat 03 Oct 2026 10:00 — Sat 03 Oct 2026 18:00

Free events Exhibition Support for creatives

Catford Arts Trail

Sat 10 Oct 2026 11:00 — Sun 11 Oct 2026 05:00

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

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

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