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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

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
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
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
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
Youth Market Poster
Free events Classes / Workshops Creative businesses Cultural events Markets Support for creatives Christmas

Turn your idea in to a market stall

Thu 15 Oct 2026 12:00 — Sat 28 Nov 2026 12:00
A vibrant tribute band, ABBAMANIA, performs on stage with colourful lights and dramatic outfits. A filmstrip below displays lively concert scenes.
Gigs Live Music

ABBAMANIA

Fri 16 Oct 2026 19:30 — Fri 16 Oct 2026 22:00
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
Photo of Althea McNish with one of her fabric designs overlaying it, held above materials for a fashion workshop, like scissors, buttons and wool.
Free events Black History 365 Classes / Workshops Cultural events Family friendly Sustainability / Green initiatives Visual Arts

Recreating Fashion: Inspired by Althea McNish

Mon 19 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
loghts
Classes / Workshops Half Term

Festival of Light - Autumn Lanterns (6-11)

Mon 26 Oct 2026 09:30 — Mon 26 Oct 2026 16:30
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
folk costumess
Classes / Workshops Half Term

Folk Costume Making (5-10 yrs)

Tue 27 Oct 2026 09:30 — Tue 27 Oct 2026 16:30
pikcachu
Classes / Workshops Half Term

Paint Like a Master - Specialist Focus (8-14)

Tue 27 Oct 2026 09:30 — Tue 27 Oct 2026 13:00
songwriting
Classes / Workshops Half Term

Songwriting & Playing Together (8-14 yrs)

Tue 27 Oct 2026 09:30 — Tue 27 Oct 2026 16:30
ukulele
Classes / Workshops Half Term

Uke & You! (3-5 yrs)

Tue 27 Oct 2026 13:30 — Tue 27 Oct 2026 15:30
macrame
Classes / Workshops Half Term

Casting Nature and Form: Mould Making with Clay and Plaster (8-14 yrs) - Specialist Focus

Tue 27 Oct 2026 14:30 — Tue 27 Oct 2026 18:00
CYANOTYPES
Classes / Workshops Half Term

Art and Music - The Haunted Theatre (8-14)

Wed 28 Oct 2026 09:30 — Wed 28 Oct 2026 16:30
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
dream catcher
Classes / Workshops Half Term

Mushrooms & Toadstools (4-7 yrs)

Wed 28 Oct 2026 13:30 — Wed 28 Oct 2026 16:30
nature
Classes / Workshops Half Term

That Hat is Wicked (5-11)

Thu 29 Oct 2026 09:30 — Thu 29 Oct 2026 16:30
pinecones
Classes / Workshops Half Term

The Deep Dark Woods: Magical Mobiles (6-12)

Thu 29 Oct 2026 09:30 — Thu 29 Oct 2026 13:00
ukulele
Classes / Workshops Half Term

Uke & You! (3-5 yrs)

Thu 29 Oct 2026 10:30 — Thu 29 Oct 2026 12:30
shoe
Classes / Workshops Half Term

Finding Your Own Way of Seeing - Specialist Focus (8-14 yrs)

Thu 29 Oct 2026 14:30 — Thu 29 Oct 2026 18:00
ghost obttle
Classes / Workshops Half Term

Ghost in a Bottle (5-11)

Fri 30 Oct 2026 09:30 — Fri 30 Oct 2026 16:30
pumpkins
Classes / Workshops Half Term

Dotty Pumpkins - Family Class (3+)

Sat 31 Oct 2026 09:30 — Sat 31 Oct 2026 12:30
Event title over a picture of Kusama's yellow dotted pumpkin sculpture installation
Free events Creative health Family friendly Libraries Visual Arts

Pumpkin Worlds Inspired by Yayoi Kusama

Sat 31 Oct 2026 10:30 — Sat 31 Oct 2026 12:30
halloween
Classes / Workshops Half Term

Halloween House Hangings - Family Class (4+)

Sat 31 Oct 2026 13:30 — Sat 31 Oct 2026 16:30
ceramics
Classes / Workshops Half Term

Menacing Masks and Trick or Treat Totes - Family Class (5+)

Sat 31 Oct 2026 13:30 — Sat 31 Oct 2026 17:00
Jocelyn Freeman piano and Itamar Hildesheim tenor
Cultural events Live Music Music Theatre / Performance

Myths & Mortals

Sat 31 Oct 2026 14:00 — Sat 31 Oct 2026 16:00
play
Classes / Workshops Half Term

Children's Music Free Open Morning: Understanding Roundabout and Play! (4-9)

Sun 01 Nov 2026 10:00 — Sun 01 Nov 2026 11:00
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
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
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
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
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
RecitalForNikolaTesla_(c)BrancoStoysin
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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 Logo
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

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
Festivals Multi-arts centre Support for creatives

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