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Events and activities for children and young people

Explore arts, culture and creative activities for children and young people in Lewisham. Find family-friendly events, workshops, clubs, holiday activities and opportunities to take part in creative projects across the borough.

Events

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Free events Music Support for creatives

Creative Futures - creative careers courses for 18-30s

Tue 16 Sep 2025 12:00 — Thu 30 Sep 2027 12:00
Young vocalists sing on stage as part of Live Voices Choir
Choir Music

Live Voices Choir

Tue 16 Sep 2025 12:00 — Fri 30 Jul 2027 12:00
performing
Music

Lewisham Vocal Collective

Thu 18 Sep 2025 12:00 — Fri 30 Jul 2027 12:00
Studio
Music

Lewisham Young Producers

Thu 18 Sep 2025 16:15 — Fri 30 Jul 2027 17:45
Girls singing
Music

Saturday Music Centre

Sat 20 Sep 2025 12:00 — Fri 30 Jul 2027 12:00
Young girl singing
Free events Music

Studio Sessions

Sun 21 Sep 2025 12:00 — Fri 30 Jul 2027 12:00
Family Craft Saturday at Horniman Museum and Gardens
Free events Family friendly Museums / Galleries

Family Craft Saturdays

Sat 07 Mar 2026 14:00 — Sat 19 Dec 2026 16:00
A photo of a young man from the back, wearing headphones and looking at a computer screen.
Classes / Workshops Music Support for creatives

REZON8: Free recording sessions

Mon 20 Apr 2026 11:30 — Thu 31 Dec 2026 15:30
A young radio presenter chats to a guest on Radio Lewisham
Free events Music

Radio Lewisham - Radio Training

Wed 08 Jul 2026 12:00 — Tue 31 Aug 2027 12:00
Teens Creative Writing Club title with multicoloured pen and scribble design
Free events Classes / Workshops Libraries

Teens Creative Writing Club - Manor House Library

Thu 03 Sep 2026 17:00 — Thu 06 May 2027 19:00
Teens Creative Writing Club title with multicoloured pen and scribble design
Free events Classes / Workshops Libraries

Teens Creative Writing Club - Forest Hill Library

Thu 10 Sep 2026 17:00 — Thu 13 May 2027 19:00
Title and description over a photo of students using pastels to draw a still life image
Free events Classes / Workshops Creative health Libraries Visual Arts

Art Studies with Anna: Colour & Expression

Mon 14 Sep 2026 16:00 — Mon 07 Dec 2026 17:00
Free Creative Workshops Flyer front
Free events Classes / Workshops Creative health Music Spoken word Support for creatives

Free Creative Workshops for Young People

Tue 15 Sep 2026 16:00 — Wed 31 Mar 2027 12:00
Flyer for Fearless Voices
Free events Classes / Workshops Creative health Film Live Music Music Spoken word Support for creatives Theatre / Performance Half Term

Fearless Voices: Young Women's Project

Sat 03 Oct 2026 12:00 — Sat 05 Dec 2026 17:00
Flyer for Second Wave's Youth Company
Free events Classes / Workshops Creative health Cultural events Film Live Music Music Spoken word Support for creatives Theatre / Performance Half Term

Youth Company

Sat 03 Oct 2026 12:00 — Sat 05 Dec 2026 17:00
Youth Market Poster
Classes / Workshops Creative businesses Markets Support for creatives

Turn your idea in to a market stall

Thu 15 Oct 2026 12:00 — Sat 28 Nov 2026 12:00
The Lyrical Bridge Cover Photo. 4 Children with instruments on a bridge over a river
Free events Classes / Workshops Cultural events Family friendly Music Spoken word

The Lyrical Bridge: An Immersive Journey through Chinese Verse & Sound

Sun 18 Oct 2026 15:00 — Sun 06 Dec 2026 16:00
Flyer for Second Wave's Creative Training
Free events Classes / Workshops Creative health Live Music Music Spoken word Support for creatives Theatre / Performance Visual Arts Working with schools Half Term

Work Experience

Sat 24 Oct 2026 12:00 — Thu 10 Dec 2026 15:00
Royal Court - Young Playwrights Workshop
Free events Classes / Workshops Support for creatives Theatre / Performance Working with schools

Free Playwriting workshop with the Royal Court - Ages 13 - 18

Wed 04 Nov 2026 17:00 — Wed 04 Nov 2026 18:30
Two women in watercolours by Taddea Tinchon
Free events Exhibition Libraries Visual Arts

Imagined Worlds Exhibition Opening Celebration

Fri 06 Nov 2026 17:30 — Fri 06 Nov 2026 18:30
Details of screening
Free events Cultural events Festivals Film

NXDFFF 2027 launch event and free film

Fri 06 Nov 2026 19:00 — Fri 06 Nov 2026 22:00
A photo of Megen de Bruin-Molé and a handmade zine
Free events Classes / Workshops Libraries Visual Arts

Libraries of the Future Zine Workshop

Sat 07 Nov 2026 11:00 — Sat 07 Nov 2026 13:00
Poster with text: Make your Mark, Free Wellbeing printmaking workshops across Lewisham
Free events Classes / Workshops Creative health Visual Arts

Make your Mark at the Bear Church: Free printmaking workshop for wellbeing

Mon 09 Nov 2026 10:00 — Mon 09 Nov 2026 12:00
Poster with text: Make your Mark, Free Wellbeing printmaking workshops across Lewisham
Free events Classes / Workshops Creative health Visual Arts

Make your Mark at Parkside Community Centre: Free printmaking workshop for wellbeing

Wed 11 Nov 2026 15:00 — Wed 25 Nov 2026 17:00
Make a Scene Young Writers' Showcase: FOUR PLAY
Comedy Cultural events Support for creatives Theatre / Performance

Make a Scene Young Writers Showcase: FOUR PLAY

Fri 13 Nov 2026 12:00 — Sat 21 Nov 2026 12:00
Pattern & Print Club Marbled decoration
Family friendly Visual Arts

Parent and Child Christmas Bauble Marbling Class

Sat 14 Nov 2026 09:45 — Sat 14 Nov 2026 11:15
Photo of people playing dungeons and dragons in the library
Free events Classes / Workshops Cultural events Family friendly Libraries

Dungeons & Dragons with The Meat Shields

Sat 14 Nov 2026 11:00 — Sat 14 Nov 2026 16:00
LGOS
Free events Artist studios Classes / Workshops Creative businesses Cultural events Exhibition Family friendly Festivals Markets Support for creatives Christmas

Lee Green Open Studios

Sat 14 Nov 2026 11:00 — Sun 22 Nov 2026 17:00
stylised teal, yellow and blue game board with game tokens, dice, and cards with event title
Free events Family friendly Libraries

Sydenham Board Games Society Expo

Sat 14 Nov 2026 11:00 — Sat 14 Nov 2026 15:30
Harmony Sinfonia Presents 'Musical Isles'
Free events Family friendly Live Music Music

Harmony Sinfonia Presents 'Musical Isles' - a family-friendly, full symphony orchestra concert

Sat 14 Nov 2026 12:00
Lewisham Choral Society autumn 2026 poster
Choir Live Music Music

Ralph Vaughan Williams 'A Sea Symphony'

Sat 14 Nov 2026 19:30 — Sat 14 Nov 2026 21:30
Blackheath Christmas Fair Front
Markets Christmas

Blackheath Christmas Fair

Sun 15 Nov 2026 10:30 — Sun 15 Nov 2026 16:45
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Live Music Music Visual Arts

Recital for Nikola Tesla, Branco Stoysin solo-guitar with special video movie screening

Sun 15 Nov 2026 19:00 — Sun 15 Nov 2026 20:15
Poster with text: Make your Mark, Free Wellbeing printmaking workshops across Lewisham
Free events Classes / Workshops Creative health Visual Arts

Make your Mark at Waldron Health Centre: Free printmaking workshop for wellbeing

Wed 18 Nov 2026 10:00 — Wed 18 Nov 2026 12:00
Photos of the authors
Free events Libraries Talk / Discussion

The Futures We Dream Author Panel

Wed 18 Nov 2026 18:45 — Wed 18 Nov 2026 20:00
Leon Bosch in black and white, he apears 3 times, in profile and face on
Live Music Music Theatre / Performance

Trinity Laban String Ensemble and Leon Bosch: Marking 50 years since the Soweto Uprising

Fri 20 Nov 2026 19:30 — Fri 20 Nov 2026 21:30
a table with books, dice, and a drawing of a monster with event title and iglootree logo
Free events Classes / Workshops Family friendly Libraries

TTRPGs & Monster Drawing Workshop

Sat 21 Nov 2026 10:30 — Sat 21 Nov 2026 15:30
Autumn Fayre Poster
Free events Cultural events Family friendly Markets

Autumn Fayre

Sat 21 Nov 2026 11:00 — Sat 21 Nov 2026 14:00
children sitting around a gaming table looking at a castle and dragon in the background
Free events Libraries

Kids' D&D One-Shot

Sat 21 Nov 2026 13:00 — Sat 21 Nov 2026 16:00
The stylish members of Loose Ends pose confidently. One in a leather jacket and sunglasses, another in a sparkling top, and the third in a patterned shirt and wide-brimmed hat.
Gigs Live Music Music

Loose Ends 'HOMECOMING SHOW Celebrating 40th Anniversary of SLOWDOWN'

Sat 21 Nov 2026 19:30 — Sat 21 Nov 2026 23:00
Photo of Salma Ibrahim
Free events Classes / Workshops Cultural events Libraries

Elsewhere: Writing Imagined Worlds That Feel Real

Sun 22 Nov 2026 11:00 — Sun 22 Nov 2026 13:00
a group of people in colourful outfits gather to sing outside a church in twinkling lights
Free events Creative businesses Cultural events Family friendly Festivals Live Music Markets Music Support for creatives Theatre / Performance Working with schools Christmas

Christmas Tree Festival

Mon 23 Nov 2026 12:00 — Sun 29 Nov 2026 13:00
An illustration of the princess and the pea, the princess is on a bed of many matresses
Theatre / Performance

Trinity Laban Musical Theatre presents: Once Upon A Mattress

Fri 27 Nov 2026 19:30 — Sat 28 Nov 2026 21:30
low tide walk deptford creek
Sustainability / Green initiatives Talk / Discussion

Creekside Low Tide Walk

Sun 29 Nov 2026 10:30 — Sun 29 Nov 2026 12:30
Window display from last year's winter show.
Free events Creative businesses Cultural events Exhibition Museums / Galleries Visual Arts Christmas

Gallery White Box Winter Show '26

Fri 04 Dec 2026 12:00 — Sun 20 Dec 2026 12:00
Sofi Chetrar with a visitor at Winter Open Studios 2025. Image by Jamie Trounce.
Cultural events Exhibition Support for creatives Visual Arts

Cockpit Winter Open Studios

Fri 04 Dec 2026 17:00 — Sun 06 Dec 2026 18:00
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
Lewisham Community Zine Fair Poster
Free events Creative businesses Libraries

Lewisham Community Zine Fair

Sat 05 Dec 2026 11:00 — Sat 05 Dec 2026 16:00
A promo poster with xmas tree and details of the event
Free events Classes / Workshops Creative businesses Cultural events Family friendly Markets Support for creatives Visual Arts Christmas

Makers Xmas Market 2026

Sat 05 Dec 2026 11:00 — Sat 05 Dec 2026 17:00
A fluffy gingerbread man in front of a pile of colourful boxes and street lamps
Family friendly Theatre / Performance Working with schools

The Gingerbread Man

Sat 05 Dec 2026 11:00 — Thu 24 Dec 2026 11:00
Visitors standing in front of a a display of handmade pottery. Vessels in green, pink and orchre glaze are carefully arranged on the workbench in front of them.
Free events Artist studios Cultural events Exhibition Visual Arts Christmas

Annual Open Studios and Pottery Sale

Sat 05 Dec 2026 13:00 — Sat 05 Dec 2026 18:00
Kinship Values Christmas party
Classes / Workshops Family friendly Working with schools Christmas Half Term

Kinship Values Christmas Party

Sat 05 Dec 2026 14:00 — Sat 05 Dec 2026 18:30
Young people in 1950s clothes
Theatre / Performance

Trinity Laban Musical Theatre presents: Cry-Baby

Sat 05 Dec 2026 14:30 — Sun 06 Dec 2026 21:30
Snow White teaser image
Comedy Dance Family friendly Music Theatre / Performance Christmas

SNOW WHITE - a musical theatre show for all ages

Sat 12 Dec 2026 14:00 — Sun 20 Dec 2026 18:15
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
blocks
Classes / Workshops Christmas

Christmas Holiday Class - Block Printing Elf Style - Family Class (3+)

Mon 14 Dec 2026 09:30 — Mon 14 Dec 2026 12:30
puppet
Classes / Workshops Christmas

Christmas Holiday Class - Make a Christmas Finger Puppet Ornament (3-4 yrs)

Mon 14 Dec 2026 13:30 — Mon 14 Dec 2026 15:30
tree
Classes / Workshops Christmas

Christmas Holiday Class - The Tree that Stayed in the Forest (6 months+)

Wed 16 Dec 2026 10:00 — Wed 16 Dec 2026 11:00
Poster of Community Fun Day
Free events Family friendly Festivals Markets Christmas

Christmas Fair

Sat 19 Dec 2026 11:00 — Sat 19 Dec 2026 16:00

Organisations

Acme Propeller Factory, 165 Childers Street, Deptford, January 2024 © Acme.
Support for creatives

Acme Propeller Factory

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

Art Hub Open Studios
Multi-arts centre Support for creatives Community arts

Art Hub Studios

Studio session at Arts Network
Creative health Multi-arts centre Community arts

Arts Network

Community day activity
Support for creatives Working with schools Community arts

Barawak

Beckenham Place Mansion
Creative businesses Multi-arts centre Support for creatives

Beckenham Place Mansion

Family Hub circular logo
Creative health Working with schools Community arts

Best Start Family Hubs Lewisham

Outside front garden space with front steps and door leading to Blackheath Halls
Choirs Dance Multi-arts centre Music Theatre / Performance Working with schools Community arts

Blackheath Halls

Opening Night
Festivals Music

Brockley Max Festival

Calico libraries logo
Libraries Support for creatives Community arts

Calico Libraries

Catford Arts Logo
Creative businesses Visual Arts Community arts

Catford Arts

Flyer
Cultural organisations

Coco Collective- Ital Community Gardens

Collaborative Arts Logo
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
Libraries

Corbett Community Library

Window seat’s calling. Fancy a coffee?
Cultural organisations Music Support for creatives

Corner New Cross

Low Tide Walk
Multi-arts centre Parks / Playgrounds Working with schools Community arts

Creekside Discovery Centre

D&B logo
Dance Music Theatre / Performance

D&B Academy of Performing Arts

DCWUK
Adult learning Creative businesses Cultural organisations Dance Support for creatives Working with schools Community arts

DCWUK

Deptford Flower Market
Creative businesses Support for creatives Community arts

Deptford Flower Market

Setup for a Halloween Party
Gigs Music

Deptford Junction

Ruth Beale, 'Silent Parade' with Deptford Green and Watergate schools for Deptford X 2025 Festival. Photo Katarzyna Perlak
Festivals Museums / Galleries Visual Arts Working with schools

Deptford X

Easystepuk logo
Creative health Cultural organisations Festivals

Easystepuk

Element Box logo
Adult learning Creative health Visual Arts Working with schools

Element Box

Endurance Steel Orchestra performing
Gigs Music

Endurance Steel Orchestra

Facework's Friday Arts and Craft Club with Abbie
Adult learning Multi-arts centre Community arts

Facework Group Social Enterprise CIC

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Parks / Playgrounds

Friend of Dacres wood

Fun Palaces logo with fun palaces in white text in a red triangle
Community arts

Fun Palaces

Exhibition by Melissa Burton
Creative businesses Libraries Visual Arts Community arts

Gallery SE6

Goldsmiths CCA. Image courtesy of Assemble.
Cultural organisations Museums / Galleries Visual Arts Working with schools Community arts

Goldsmiths CCA

The Ben Pimlott Building at Goldsmiths, University of London, home to our world-leading Department of Art.
Libraries Museums / Galleries Music Theatre / Performance Working with schools Community arts

Goldsmiths, University of London

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

Grove Park Community Group

Exterior image of GPYC
Cultural organisations Music Parks / Playgrounds

Grove Park Youth Club

Facade
Cultural organisations Museums / Galleries Support for creatives

hARTslane

Black woman with short black hair wearing a black sparkly dress. She is singing into a mic with her right hand in the air and eyes closed.
Cultural organisations Music

Heart n Soul

Horniman Museum and Gardens exterior view, credit Andrew Lee
Multi-arts centre Museums / Galleries Parks / Playgrounds

Horniman Museum and Gardens

Jaydee Fitness
Creative health Dance

Jaydee Fitness CIC

LGOS
Creative businesses Cultural organisations Festivals Multi-arts centre Support for creatives Community arts

Lee Green Open Studios

Lewisham Arthouse
Adult learning Cultural organisations Gigs Museums / Galleries Music Support for creatives Visual Arts Community arts

Lewisham Arthouse

Army of creatives 2024
Creative businesses Support for creatives Working with schools Community arts

Lewisham Education Arts Network

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

Lewisham Irish Community Centre

Deptford Lounge
Libraries Multi-arts centre Working with schools Community arts

Lewisham Libraries

Market family-friendly event
Working with schools Community arts

Lewisham Markets Service

A young musician plays the saxophone
Music Working with schools Community arts

Lewisham Music

Junior Youth Theatre 2 (ages 11-14)
Support for creatives Theatre / Performance Working with schools

Lewisham Youth Theatre

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

Adults on aerial hoops and silks at My Aerial Home
Creative businesses Cultural organisations Support for creatives Theatre / Performance

My Aerial Home

Big top arena
Festivals Music

Neighbourhood On Blackheath

blue and orange logo
Festivals Film

New Cross & Deptford Free Film Festival

Nzinga Dance
Creative businesses Cultural organisations Dance Festivals Music Working with schools Community arts

Nzinga Dance

Logo
Parks / Playgrounds

On Track Lewisham

our logo
Creative businesses Theatre / Performance Community arts

Orísun Productions LTD

Pattern & Print Club Logo
Adult learning Creative businesses Libraries Visual Arts Community arts

Pattern & Print Club

Creative Work Experience Projects
Creative businesses Cultural organisations Dance Film Music Theatre / Performance Working with schools Community arts

Second Wave Youth Arts

See3 Logo
Creative businesses Support for creatives Working with schools Community arts

SEE3.Ltd

Singalong Sally logo
Music

Singalong Sally

SKRONK banner which also says "Experimental, Improvised music, dance and performance. Live promotions and label.
Gigs Music Support for creatives Theatre / Performance Community arts

SKRONK

something good workshops HQ from outside
Adult learning Multi-arts centre Community arts

Something Good Workshops

SongEasel Logo
Adult learning Choirs Creative health Cultural organisations Festivals Music Support for creatives Theatre / Performance Community arts

SongEasel

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS - photo by Mark Drinkwater
Support for creatives Theatre / Performance

Spontaneous Productions CIC

Spread The Word.
Cultural organisations Festivals Support for creatives

Spread The Word

Stim Music Arts Lewisham
Choirs Creative health Festivals Film Gigs Music Support for creatives Visual Arts Community arts

Stim Music Arts

Logo
Adult learning Dance Theatre / Performance

Studio 23 Performing Arts

Sydenham Artists Trail promotional post.
Support for creatives Visual Arts Community arts

Sydenham Artists Trail

Santa at tree lighting ceremony
Community arts

Sydenham Community Project CIC

Talk About Art logo, bold sans serif font flush left
Visual Arts Working with schools Community arts

Talk About Art

Lemon Lounge at the Albany, photo credit Ellie Koepke
Cultural organisations Music Support for creatives Theatre / Performance

the Albany

The Bear Church
Adult learning Festivals Gigs Community arts

The Bear

The Conservatoire from the outside
Cultural organisations Theatre / Performance

The Conservatoire, Blackheath

Fellowship Inn Logo
Cultural organisations Film Music Support for creatives

The Fellowship Inn

The Fox & Firkin
Festivals Gigs Music Community arts

The Fox & Firkin

The founder, board members, and patrons of The Midi Music Company smile and laugh while posing for a photo at the 30th anniversary celebration. A banner behind them reads "The Midi Music Company."
Creative businesses Cultural organisations Film Museums / Galleries Music Support for creatives Theatre / Performance Community arts

The Midi Music Company

Professional Drum school in SE London since 2001
Music

The School of Rhythm Ltd

Street View
Creative businesses Cultural organisations Film Multi-arts centre Museums / Galleries Support for creatives Theatre / Performance Visual Arts Community arts

This is Arcade

The outside of Trinity Laban's Laban building, a multicoloured building based on Deptford Creek
Adult learning Dance Music Theatre / Performance Working with schools

Trinity Laban

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