What’s on

We are the Mayor's London Borough of Culture 2022. Take a look at what's coming up as part of our year-long programme.

This tab shows events that are organised by the London Borough of Culture team.
This tab shows events that are submitted by members of the community from around Lewisham.
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Lewisham Sound System Trail

Master Shipwright's House, Deptford Market Yard, Creekside Artworks

29 May

A free day of music popping up across Deptford and New Cross. Join us to celebrate Lewisham’s role in sound system culture.

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Climate Emergency

Multiple venues, across lewisham

18 May - 30 November

We are calling for action on the climate emergency with a programme of commissions that will inspire and shock people to act.

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Borough of Culture Programme
Family-Friendly
Festival
Music
Outdoor

Naked City Festival

Beckenham Place Park, bellingham

10 September

One of the most exciting and anticipated festivals in London will return this September to Beckenham Place Park.

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Borough of Culture Programme
Theatre

The Gretchen Question

The Shipwright, at the Master Shipwright’s House, deptford

22 September - 2 October

The phrase ‘climate change’ induces helplessness and moral anxiety in almost everyone. How do we manage this sense of impending doom?

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Borough of Culture Programme
Dance
Family-Friendly
Outdoor

Close to Home: The Mass Dance Event

Venue TBC, across lewisham

22 October - 23 October

Discover the stories of activism and change in Lewisham in a whole new way as an intergenerational cast of hundreds take over a location in the south of the borough in October 2022.

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Borough of Culture Programme
Music
WA Wheelchair Accessible

Test Dept.

the Albany, deptford

29 October

Legendary South London industrial techno band Test Dept return to their roots for a very special South London show at the Albany.

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Community Event
Festival
For Young People
Talk
WA Wheelchair Accessible

Gay Club with Simon James Green

Presented by Kirkdale Bookshop

The Canvas , sydenham

Fri 10 Jun

Join Gay Club with Kirkdale Bookshop & author Simon James Green with book signing & vegan cakes!

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Community Event
Family-Friendly
Theatre
Visual Art

Shrine of the Goat

Presented by Anise Gallery

Anise Gallery at The Old Chapel , forest hill

Fri 10 Jun - Sun 12 Jun

Live performance meets VR meets installation and imagination.

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Community Event
Family-Friendly
Outdoor
Visual Art
RP Relaxed
WA Wheelchair Accessible

Family Fun Day

Presented by Friendly Families Nursery

Friendly Families Nursery , deptford

Sat 11 Jun

A family fun day with child led play and picnic in the award-winning outdoors setting at Friendly Families Nursery.

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Community Event
Visual Art
Accessible Toilets
RP Relaxed
WA Wheelchair Accessible

Sustainable Makers Pop Up Market

Presented by Make Mee Studio CIC

Unit 21 Lewisham Shopping Centre , lewisham central

Sat 11 Jun

Support local creative businesses doing good thing at our sustainable makers market.

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Community Event
Family-Friendly
Outdoor
Theatre

Dear London

Presented by Genéa Saunders

Corbett Estate, 68 Springbank Road SE13 6SN , across lewisham

Sun 12 Jun

Discover the unspoken displacement stories of London Calling, the promenade performance set within the Corbett Estate.

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Community Event
Family-Friendly
For Young People
Visual Art
Accessible Toilets
RP Relaxed
WA Wheelchair Accessible

Clothes Swap

Presented by Make Mee Studio CIC

Unit 21 Lewisham Shopping Centre , lewisham central

Sun 12 Jun

Update your wardrobe in a fun, low-cost and environmentally friendly way at Make Mee Studio’s Clothes Swap!

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Community Event
Spoken Word
Accessible Toilets
Gender Neutral Toilets

Tear Down their Statues, Build your own Monuments

Presented by ReWeirding

The Amersham Arms , new cross

Tue 14 Jun

The meaning of monuments. Talks and short films on fallen Idols, Crossbones Graveyard and the Stone Circle of SE4.

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Community Event
Theatre
Accessible Toilets

Death By Design – Amateur Theatre Production

Presented by St George's Players

The Sydenham Centre , sydenham

Wed 15 Jun - Sat 18 Jun

A Play by Rob Urbinati. Performed by St George's Players, a Forest Hill based amateur community theatre group for 88 years.

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Community Event
Family-Friendly
Festival
For Young People
RP Relaxed
WA Wheelchair Accessible

Manor House Gardens Festival of Culture

Presented by Friends of Manor House Gardens

Manor House Gardens , lee green

Sat 18 Jun

A family friendly festival of culture, celebrating local artists, community groups and the diversity of cultures in the area.

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Community Event
Family-Friendly
Festival
Outdoor
RP Relaxed
WA Wheelchair Accessible

Downham Celebrates Summer festival

Presented by Downham Celebrates

Downham Health & Leisure Centre , downham

Sat 18 Jun

Join us for a day of free family fun at our summer festival.

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Community Event
Festival
Spoken Word
Talk
WA Wheelchair Accessible

Poetry at Kirkdale Bookshop

Presented by Kirkdale Bookshop

Kirkdale Bookshop , sydenham

Sat 18 Jun

Join us for an evening of poetry with four stunning poets!

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Community Event
Dance
Family-Friendly
Music
Accessible Toilets

Catford Gyratory Dance Festival

Presented by St Laurence Catford

St Laurence Church , catford

Sat 18 Jun

People from many different places converge from 7 directions, and engage in a soundscaped dance before continuing their journey.

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