Join Croydon Health Services NHS Trust staff for festive lunches. Running up to the Christmas season, the menu includes vegan and meat options, as well as mince pies and Christmas puddings for dessert.
Where: Croydon University Hospital 530 London Road Thornton Heath, CR7 7YE
When: Every Monday to Friday from December 1-23.
Cost: Free
Get creative with sustainable materials and create your own Christmas wreath.
Stanley Arts invites experts Marcus Woolf and Charlotte Cranidge from Woolf & Wild to guide their wreath making workshops.
Where: Stanley Arts 12 South Norwood Hill, SE25 6AB
When: December 4, 11:30 – 14:00
Cost: £40
Hackney School of Food presents gingerbread baking workshops, where families and children can make festive cookies, decorate them and celebrate this Christmas tradition together.
Join the class to get the recipe, recreate them at home and make another batch!
Where: Oswald St, Lower Clapton, E5 0BT
When: December 1, 8 & 15, 16:00 – 17:30
Cost: £25
An “one-of-a-kind immersive” exhibition named ‘AMAUROSIS’ launches their 360° sound experience. In this hyperrealistic event, audiences will be visually bombarded with live installations, interactive technologies, guest talks and Christmas socials.
“Amaurosis Fugax; a temporary loss of vision, due to tired or overworked eyes, where vision switches off momentarily.“
Where: EartH Theatre, N16 8BH
When: December 6, 18:15 – 00:00
Cost: £20
Book here: https://earthackney.seetickets.com/event/future-sound-presents-amaurosis/earth-theatre-/2451837
1. Migration Museum’s play, ‘A Place for Me’
Inspired by the historical tale of Clemence and Iris, “A Place for Me” portrays the pair who migrated from the Caribbean to Lewisham in the 1960s.
Funded by the Tackling Race Inequalities programme, this storytelling performance is created by year 7 students from St Matthew Academy.
Where: Migration Museum, Lewisham Shopping Centre Molesworth Street, SE137HB
When: December 3, 15:00 – 16:30
Cost: Free
2. Lewisham Market Winter Festival
Enjoy the Christmas spirit by browsing through food stalls, local traders and listening to live music! There will be a bauble decorating workshop for family and friends. Local performances from the Lewisham Choral Society, Strawberry Thieves Choir, and Telegraph Hill Community Choir.
Where: Lewisham Market, 104 Lewisham High Street, SE13 5JH
When: Every Saturday from November 26 to December 17, 1000 – 1500
Cost: Free
Aldgate Connect returns for its sixth year with their festive event programmed by local curators.
The event includes winter markets, outdoor projector exhibitions, community feasts and public lantern making.
“Together, let’s make Aldgate the brightest light in London!”
Where: Aldgate Square, EC3N 1AB & Mallon Gardens, E1 6LS
When: December 2, 15:00 – late
Cost: Free
East London Printmakers exhibits contemporary printmaking by 95 artists and recipients of the ELP’s Studio Bursary Awards.
Expect various print works on fabric, paper, metal, wood and Japanese vinyls to be displayed.
Where: The Art Pavilion, Mile End Park, E3 4QY
When: November 25 – December 4, 11:00 – 18:00
Cost: Free
