Join us for arts, crafts and play activities led by the London Museum as part of their intergenerational Play Cycles programme.

Join Assemblage Collective for this manifesto zine-making workshop, all about expressing yourself and your ideas for a better world! Learn how to craft a zine (like a mini book, from the word maga-zine), then use a range of materials to draw, collage, stamp, write and create a playful manifesto for the future.

Little Angel Theatre has used puppetry to create and share inspiring stories since opening its doors in 1961; igniting the imaginations of the youngest minds, now join these expert puppeteers in making your own puppet at their drop-in craft table!

Join artist and activist Ruan Murphy in this family friendly, protest inspired printing workshop! This messy, hands-on and thoughtful activity encourages young people and their adults to think about causes that matter to them, and create their own unique piece of art.

Taking inspiration from archival materials relating to shows and performers at Bartholomew Fayre, discover how to go beyond the historical sources to illuminate hidden queer lived experiences, and create poetry and flash fiction that brings your creative interpretations to life. Led by Nick Field.

Join sign writer and artist Adam Makowiecki to design your very own graffiti tag or miniature mural using arts and craft materials.

Learning from the past to change the future: placard making with the Marx Memorial Library Inspired by our extensive collection of historic protest posters and banners, we will ask participants to create their own using collage and crafting on what matters to them today.

Hello, Cloth Fair: a fashion tour of Smithfield Led by a City of London Green Badge guide and former fashion journalist, this 45-minute walking tour lifts the lid on Smithfield’s stylish history.

Join us for Bartholomew Fayre: Power to the People, a FREE bold and brilliant grassroots community festival, celebrating creativity, history, activism and togetherness. Across two-jam packed days, we’ll be taking over Smithfield with an exciting mix of hands-on art, thought-provoking talks, walking tours and live performances inspired by the anarchic joyousness of the original Bartholomew Fair.

Smithfield Market comprises three buildings; two Victorian and one 1960's. All three buildings are Grade II* listed. Smithfield is the only remaining wholesale market in the City of London and the site is operational Monday to Friday. There will be a tour route setup up through the East side of the building that visitors can walk through on their own, with staff at either end. There will be information on each of the family businesses along the route for visitors to read through.

Sir Horace Jones, Ove Arup & Partners, TP Bennett Partnership, 1868

Was Kilroy or Banksy ever in Great St. Bart's? Probably not, but other graffiti artists and creators sure were! Join us for a discussion of graffiti through time, learn about its different uses, how it's evolved, and how people have used it to express themselves over the centuries.