Come along to Bermondsey Street on Saturday 20 September and enjoy live music, DJ sets, food and craft stalls, family fun and street entertainers. This is our annual village fair, now in its 20th year. The Festival is a much-loved community event, run by volunteers,...
Drawing Room invited Natasha Ginwala to curate this exhibition of emerging talent in South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. Land Sings Back reimagines our relationship with our planet through a lens of environmental justice. The works expose human-vegetal-animal entanglements and explore how to make room...
On Saturday 13 September 11-4pm, Courage Yard in Shad Thames will host an Artisan and Makers Market, with stalls offering homeware, gifts, plants and bakes. Children and dogs welcome! There will be over 20 independent stalls, with an eclectic mix of handmade treasures, original art,...
The Council's Neighbourhood Grants scheme is now open, with over £3.3 million available to support local ideas across Southwark. People can apply for funds for projects that improve the neighbourhood, from events and activities to street improvements, greening and more. The deadline for applications is 12...
Formula as before, from Go East Vintage - over 40 stalls selling furniture, clothing, jewellery, art and home wares. This is a great opportunity to pick up a unique piece or bargain, and at the same time to support small independent businesses. The market will...
It is 18 months since the last Susie Stone show at Eames Fine Art. This latest exhibition Finding the Line celebrates the strength of women and the joy of living a life in balance. It opens on Thursday 18 September. Susie Stone, an award-winning designer, couturier,...
Not only will there be live jazz music in Bermondsey Square on Sunday 7 September 1-5pm, there will also be classic films showing at The Arzner: 1pm How to Marry a Millionaire 1953 3.30pm The Seven Year Itch 1955 7pm Some Like it Hot 1959 all of them starring...
Peter Layton and Tim Rawlinson's latest show of art glass works Confluence will be open at the London Glassblowing Centre from Friday 12 September. The works here come from a merging and blending of ideas, a real collaboration between the artists. They are both extremely...
In this annual rowing race, now in its 311st year, three competitors row single sculls in a test of strength, skill and endurance. 2025's race will take place on Wednesday 10 September. The water of the Thames flows fast and the 7.5km course is truly...
The Bricklayers Arms roundabout is south of Bermondsey Street, where Tower Bridge Road joins the Old Kent Road. Currently, it's a big empty roundabout with a traffic highline above and for many years was being 'saved' in the hopes of an extended Bakerloo line station...
The Thames Festival team once again bring us a varied and innovative programme of arts, music, dance and more, with events running up and down the Thames throughout September. Some events are on our local stretch of the Thames eg Scratching Out a Living: The Medieval...
Susan Isaacs will be running another programme of online language courses starting in September. She very kindly continues to offer a discount to BermondseyStreet.London members, who, even as new students only pay the reduced returner fee of £169. She teaches the major European languages - French,...
Morocco Bound will next month, for the first time, be hosting a couple of family creative writing workshops on Sundays 7 and 27 September. The workshops will be led by author Annabelle Sami and focused on kids 7+, exploring their creativity together through games, to...
The Saga Farmann sailing vessel will be moored at St Katharine Dock until 7 September. It is a very modern reconstruction of a 1000 year old Viking trading vessel, nearly 20 metres long and built from oak and pine wood. When discovered, the original longship...
Mace, the construction contractor at the Edge London Bridge site on St Thomas Street, has emailed to say that there will be more weekend working on site on Saturday 30 August. Southwark Council has agreed on the basis that the work to remove the high...
Southwark Cathedral is hosting Peace Doves, an extraordinary installation created by internationally acclaimed sculptor Peter Walker. It features thousands of paper doves decorated with messages of peace, written by visitors, school children, and community groups, and together they form a breathtaking installation that offers a...
The Arzner has an amazing programme of family films this bank holiday weekend, all showing at their outdoor cinema, tickets £5. On the 23rd, Skrek 2; 24th Disney's Encanto, Devil wears Prada and Cabaret; and on Monday 25th Finding Dory, Mamma Mia and Barbie. The Arzner...
Michael Ibbison's latest exhibition at Eames Fine Art, Zeitgeist, opens on Thursday 28 August. It creates a world where mathematical abstraction, radiant colour, and emotional resonance intertwine. The artist charts a journey through the dynamics of abstraction, allowing astonishing beauty to emerge when art and...
Saturday 16 August 12-6pm will be a fun-filled afternoon for all the family, in Bermondsey Square. There will be craft workshops, face-painting and sing-alongs for children. Scan the QR code above to view all the event details and register for a free ticket. More here. ...
There is some good news to share from We♥️Snowsfields about Guy Street Park. Local people have been very concerned that the demolition of the NCP car park on Snowsfields and the building of a ten storey block on the perimeter of the park will seriously...
Hamish Macauley's latest exhibition at Eames Fine Art opens in their Collectors' Studio on Saturday 16 August. Hamish's 2024 exhibition at Eames was a sell-out and the paintings and monotypes in this Seasons exhibition have the same appeal. The artist lives and works in New...
Mace, the construction contractor at the Edge London Bridge site on St Thomas Street, has given notice of approved 'out of hours' working on Sunday 17 August to remove protective screens. Because of the risks of the work, an exclusion zone is required and so...
Once again, on Monday 18 August, St Mary Magdalen church in Bermondsey Street will resound with marvellous music from Bermondsey Chamber Orchestra. The group is made up of young professional musicians from London's leading orchestras. On this occasion they will be celebrating love 'swith two...
Ugly Duck Flea returns to its historic Bermondsey warehouse on Sunday 10 August 2025 10 - 5pm, offering a vibrant day of shopping and music. Shoppers will be able to explore a curated selection of over 40 stalls featuring a diverse range of vintage and...
The Council is offering a further opportunity to comment on the Snowsfields Quarter planning applications in view of the extent of the recent changes to the proposals. However, We❤️Snowsfields is disappointed to report that our community input has been almost completely ignored. The developer’s own transport...
From the familiar & iconic sounds of Duke Ellington & Thelonious Monk, to an array of new, artists including trumpeter Dan Coulthurst and singer songwriter Rosie Miles. There will be a book launch for Deficit by Emma Holten and the double-bill BOOK CLUB reading The Tiger’s...
TfL has opened its Walking and Cycling Grants London (WCGL) programme for applications, deadline 8 September 2025. More than £550,000 of grant funding is available for community and not-for-profit groups to encourage Londoners to walk and cycle. Each successful applicant will receive up to £5,000...
The latest exhibition at the London Glassblowing Centre opens on Friday 1 August under the title Creative Evolution: Sketching on the Blowing Iron. This is a unique showcase of experimental pieces by Peter Layton and Tim Rawlinson. There are also featured works from previous series of...
Following the results of the Big Butterfly Count 2024, Butterfly Conservation have declared a butterfly emergency. By taking part in Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count 2025, a UK-wide survey, you can help assess the health of our environment. Download the butterfly ID chart or the...
There is more family-friendly fare on the big screen this weekend at The Arzner cinema, 10 Bermondsey Square. Saturday 2 August midday Wolfwalkers. In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter...