SHAPES Lewisham is a new free community space for creatives to meet, work, learn and collaborate at the heart of Deptford’s Creative Enterprise Zone. Visit this Open House Festival to learn more about the Creative Enterprise Zone and how you can get involved in the SHAPES Lewisham community.

A new mural celebrating the 750th anniversary of Croydon’s Street Market, A 1276 Royal Charter granted Croydon a weekly market which ran in the triangle around what we now know as Surrey Street, it is one of the oldest continuous markets in London. Commissioned from South London artist Vic Lee, the mural will share the surprising stories, facts and memories from the market’s remarkable history.

The Caravan Gallery is a unique documentary photography project and exhibition focused on Croydon's built environment. The Caravan Gallery photograph the sur/reality of everyday life and work with communities to explore people's connection to place, exhibiting their photographs of the area in a small caravan.

The Caravan Gallery is a unique documentary photography project and exhibition focused on Croydon's built environment. The Caravan Gallery photograph the sur/reality of everyday life and work with communities to explore people's connection to place, exhibiting their photographs of the area in a small caravan.

The Caravan Gallery is a unique documentary photography project and exhibition focused on Croydon's built environment. The Caravan Gallery photograph the sur/reality of everyday life and work with communities to explore people's connection to place, exhibiting their photographs of the area in a small caravan.

Our regular volunteer session caring for our wildlife garden, food forest, tiny forest, pond, swales, trees and meadows. Learn about gardening, biodiversity and community action in an urban setting from the Friends group. We will be talking about our journey to create habitats, improve access, and boost climate resilience, and the impacts for the Fields' biodiversity and the local community.

Join our community food growing project for a day and discover the joy of being in an intimate, safe, outdoors space. Meet likeminded people and get involved in a range of activities from weeding to turning compost or design a project you'd like us and the wider community to get involved in.

Have the moths made a meal of your favourite jumper? Are your jeans coming undone at the seams? Join Make Mee Studio and Lewisham Council to learn how to prolong the life of your clothes and homewares, whether it's darning a sock or patching a cushion cover we can show you how to mend and repair and bring it back to life.

To celebrate the first ever Pimlico Open House Neighbourhood Festival, Cave transforms it's gallery space into a virtual map of Pimlico through it's exhibition, The Fabric of Pimlico. Celebrating the actors, authors and musicians who have made it their home over the year....no passport needed

Darbourne and Darke, 1974

Ever wondered just what makes a building interesting, characterful and joyful? It’s not just a vague sensation or an indescribable feeling. There are specific things you can look for. Explore the buildings around you using the Humanise Spotter’s Guide, a mobile-friendly guide which invites you to look more closely at the buildings around us, and think about how they’re shaping how we all feel.

SPPARC will lead guided tours of the transformed Olympia site, offering insight into the architectural vision behind its new and adapted spaces. The tour explores SPPARC’s work highlighting Olympia’s evolving role in learning, culture, performance, and community. Together, these projects show the studio’s approach to heritage, reuse, and modern design to create a reimagined destination for London.

Heatherwick Studios, 2026

Formerly home to the Pimlico Library, the building was transformed into a vibrant, friendly and welcoming community hub.

Darbourne and Darke, 1968

The story of Pimlico Library reflects the wider history of the neighbourhood, demonstrating how community buildings can adapt and evolve while remaining at the heart of local life. It is unusual in that it shares the Pimlico Academy Campus with Westminster's Adult Education Service.

ArchitecturePLB, 2011

An unofficial walking tour of London film locations used in Star Wars. Learn about the crucial role the city played for three different empires, Roman, British, and Galactic! Discover how London's Barbican Estate was the perfect shooting location for a dystopian view of the science fiction city of Coruscant. Learn how London and the destiny of Star Wars are so deeply intertwined!

Chamberlain Powell and Bon, 1970

The building has had many incarnations since its construction in the 1890s as a woolen warehouse. It became a home to the Italian Benevolent Society, then a fascist club, a serviceman's club, and now a library with the largest publicly accessible collection of Chinese language books in the UK. View the temporary exhibition on the Matteotti Affair.

Michael Rachlis, 1891

Join the Stall Tales local history team for a walking tour of Lewisham's market and high street. Discover the hidden history of the market, which began in the 1890s with a few unlicensed stalls, and spent decades fighting for legal recognition. We will look at the market as a temporary architecture, local retail landmarks, and reflect on the changing face of shopping in the high street.

Tour of Newham's first circular economy construction hub and home of our founding partners Yes Make, Material Cultures and RESOLVE Collective's Material Store. Learn about bio-circular practices and material reuse processes on site.

Material Cultures, 2026

The club has been supporting working people of Chinese Heritage since 1962 and providing space for cultural activities. Come and learn about our history. Hear music on traditional Chinese instruments and learn about Chinese chess, all over a warming cup of tea.

An exhilarating and fun-filled day of mental and physical exercise Chinese-style, learning Taiichi, fan dance, qigong, Kungfu and folk dance with practitioners from the Chinese community.

As part of SET’s 10th anniversary celebrations, join us at SET Lewisham for an evening of open studios. Our members are the heart of SET, so this is a chance to drop in, meet artists and see what’s being made across the building, alongside a new group exhibition in the project space, curated by studio members. Free drinks, plus food from South London plant-based legends En Root.

South East London's leading arts centre,. The Albany is the engine room for people to reach their creative potential, tell their stories and define their own culture. Together we will inspire new possibilities for positive change. The Albany is an incubator for new ideas and initiatives. Our Creative Strategy places democratic, community-led approaches at the heart of everything we do,

John Partridge, 1982

Join Heatherwick Studio's Carlos Parraga-Botero on a guided walking tour of the transformed Olympia . See how this 10-year project reimagined a historic Victorian venue into a cultural neighbourhood, blending landmark design -like its glass canopy and elevated street - with sustainable urbanism. Meeting point: Olympia Marketing Suite, Motorail Carpark, Maclise Rd.

Heatherwick Studio, 2026

Experience London's newest 3,800-capacity music venue at Olympia. This exclusive tour features: VIP Wing Lounge Access: Stunning stage views Backstage Tour: A behind-the-scenes look at production areas Star Dressing Rooms: An exclusive peek inside where headliners prepare

Haworth Tompkins, 2026

Join Maccreanor Lavington for a walking tour of two of the first residential buildings to be delivered at Brent Cross Town – The Delamarre and Conductor House. The buildings form an important part of the emerging new town and demonstrate how high-quality architecture landscape and public realm can come together to create a distinctive and welcoming neighbourhood.

Maccreanor Lavington, 2025