Times and dates change. Please check before starting out

·Art in the Park has Saturday afternoon workshops for children and adults https://artinthepark.co.uk/

·Camberwell Knit and Crochet Group meets monthly on Sunday 3-5 pm at the United Reformed Church, Love Walk. You can contribute to arts projects, bring your own work, or learn from others with more experience camberwellartsmarket@gmail.com

·Camberwell Library Knitting and Crochet Group meets every Tuesday 3-4 pm Camberwell.Library@southwark.gov.uk

https://www.southwark.gov.uk/culture-and-sport/libraries/library-activities-adults

·Dulwich Picture Gallery: Rachel Jones: Gated Canyons until 19 October; Anna Ancher 4 November 2025 – 8 March 2026; Lisa Contucci and Clifton Wright: Time Spaghetti until 11 January 2026; Cheese and Wine in the Gardens 8 October 7–9pm Family Silent Disco: 6 September 6:30–8:30pm; Art Play Festival 6 September – 7 September 9 am–5pm; “Mr. Shadow” Hand Shadow Show 21 September 10:30–11:30am, 1:30pm–2:30pm;Family Wild Life Drawing: Wolves 10 October 2–4 pm https://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/

·Dulwich Picture Gallery workshops: Make Your Own Candle 21 September 2 pm 3:15pm; Paper Marbling and Bookbinding: Craft your own bound book and learn one of the oldest and most elegant methods of decorating paper 26 September 1–4 pm; Dry point and mono printing with Jade They: Taking inspiration from Rachel Jones’s creative process, join this exciting, experimental dry point and mono printing workshop to explore colour, texture and how to visualise music 27 September12–4 pm; Chocolate Tasting and Craft Session: A unique chocolate tasting experience that blends flavour with creativity 11 October 1-2:30 pm https://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/whats-on/

·Gayle’s Coffee Bar, 29 Peckham Road SE5 (entrance in Havil Street opposite Theatre Peckham) Crochet with Zoe, free, donations welcome. Every Friday 2-4 pm. Please check first.

·Life Drawing last Wednesday of every month at the Grove Tavern 7:30-9 pm £11 https://www.studio-eden.co/

·Camberwell Life Drawing The Sun of Camberwell 61-63 Coldharbour Lane London SE5 9NS every Monday 7 pm https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/monday-camberwell-life-drawing-tickets-788683452437?aff=erelexpmlt

·Sim Smith Gallery: Story Circles: Vanessa Garwood 11 September – 10 October, The Hunt: Sarah Miska 13 October-15 November https://www.sim-smith.com/

·South London Gallery: Leonardo Drew: Ubiquity II until 7 September; Museo Jumex until 31 August; Yto Barrada: Thrill, Fill, Spill 26 September 2025 – 11 January 2026 https://www.southlondongallery.org/

·William Hine Gallery, 311 Camberwell New Road: Alexis Soul-Gray
Ghost Light 18 September – 1 November https://www.williamhine.com/

·Ubuntu – I am because we are. Art project: create a postcard-sized artwork responding to the ubuntu message, exploring themes of community, connection, and shared humanity in Southwark. Collect a blank postcard from Camberwell Space, submit your completed artwork by Friday, 19 September. For any questions, please contact publicprogramme@arts.ac.uk Camberwell Space(UAL, Peckham Rd) Friday, 26 September – Friday 12 December https://www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/camberwell-college-of-arts/whats-on/camberwell-space

PHOTOGRAPHY

·Photography workshop in Camberwell. Join us for a hands-on photography workshop designed for all levels. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to refine your skills, our guided sessions will help you shoot with confidence and creativity. Every Sunday 2 pm to 5 pm https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/photography-workshop-in-camberwell-every-sunday-from-2pm-5pm-15-tickets-1578675764709?aff=erelexpmlt&keep_tld=1

·Camberwell Library: Monday club. Share a short story or a poem or try some creative writing, every Monday 3-4 pm; Book Group second Tuesday of the month 7-8 pm; Black Art and Poetry Group last Friday of every month 5:30-7 pm Free Computer Learning available most days, booking essential. See library staff for more information. Camberwell.Library@southwark.gov.ukhttps://www.southwark.gov.uk/culture-and-sport/libraries/library-activities-adults

·Lala bookshop, 4a Grove Lane 10 am-5 pm Tuesday to Saturday, 11 am-4 pm Sunday. Summer opening until 9 pm on Fridays and Saturdays https://www.lalabooks.london/

·Book club at Lumberjack last Thursday of the month. Sign up at instawearelumberjackcoffee https://www.instagram.com/p/DHnqnvFIQlC/?img_index=2

·South London Gallery Bookshop, 65-67 Peckham Road. Open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday12-6 pm Wednesday 12-9 pm Saturdays and Sundays 11am-6 pm

·The SE London BookFest – The SE London BookFest has announced some of the authors who will be appearing at the popular and diverse festival which is returning this autumn from 18 October until the end of November. For full information about the crowdfunding campaign, please go to: https://tiny.cc/selfunding To book tickets, please go to: https://tiny.cc/tickets2025. You can get updates by following the festival on both Instagram and X: https://www.instagram.com/SELBookFest

·Safer Neighbourhood St Giles Ward: next panel meeting Wednesday 19 November 7-8 pm at St George’s Church, Newent Close SE5 https://www.met.police.uk/area/your-area/met/southwark/st-giles/about-us/crime-map

·Ward panel meeting 18 September7-8 pm at Denmark Hill Community Centre https://www.met.police.uk/area/your-area/met/southwark/champion-hill/meetings-and-events/crime-map

·Ward panel meeting 4 September 7-9 am, KCH Business Park, SE5 https://www.met.police.uk/area/your-area/met/lambeth/herne-hill-and-loughborough-junction/meetings-and-events/crime-map

·Anti social behaviour surgery 2-3 pm Saturday 6 September, 118 Coldharbour Lane SE5 11 am-12:00 pm, Friday 12 September Lilford Estate SE5 https://www.met.police.uk/area/your-area/met/lambeth/herne-hill-and-loughborough-junction/meetings-and-events/crime-map

·Drop-in surgery 11 am – 12:00 pm, Monday 22 September Thorlands Estate, Carew Street SE5 https://www.met.police.uk/area/your-area/met/lambeth/herne-hill-and-loughborough-junction/meetings-and-events/crime-map

·Walk, Talk and Do, 11 am-12 pm, Monday 29 September, Ruskin Park SE5; 11am-12 noon, Saturday 4 October Brockwell Park SE24 https://www.met.police.uk/area/your-area/met/lambeth/herne-hill-and-loughborough-junction/meetings-and-events/crime-map

Street briefing 11am-12 pm, Sunday 5 October – Herne Hill Station https://www.met.police.uk/area/your-area/met/lambeth/herne-hill-and-loughborough-junction/meetings-and-events/crime-map

·African Drumming Classes learn how to play West African drums Tuesdays 7 pm https://longfieldhall.org.uk/2024/10/08/drumming-class-with-dia/

·Lo-Fi Improvised Music Workshop first Saturday of the month 5 pm free wildingstuart@hotmail.com https://longfieldhall.org.uk/2022/08/17/lo-fi-improvised-music-workshop/

·Longfield Hall 50+ Latin Dance Workout Wednesday 1-2 pm; Capoeira Monday and Thursday 7-9pm https://longfieldhall.org.uk/classes-workshops/

·Longfield Voices Community choir Friday 10-11:30 am free, just turn up https://longfieldhall.org.uk/2019/01/15/longfield-voices/

·Silver Swans Ballet Friday 2:30-3:30 pm info@mcalpinedance.com

·Expressive Bodies: Improvisation and Contemporary Dance Workshop, September and October, Mondays 6-7 pm Longfield Hall, 50 Knatchbull Rd, SE5 9QYhttps://www.kwamcollective.com/expressive-bodies-improvisation-and-contemporary-dance-class

·Artichoke Pilates one-to-one sessions and small studio classes in Artichoke Mews, next to Camberwell Leisure Centre https://artichokepilates.com/

·Basic Space, Camberwell Passage, offers a large yoga space and a seven-bed Reformer studio https://www.basicspacelondon.com/camberwell

·Bronx Gym Benhill Road sauna, boxing classes and fitness 7-11 pm https://www.bronxldn.com

·Camberwell Leisure Centre has a wide range of classes, swimming pool and newly refurbished gym https://southwarkleisure.co.uk/centres/camberwell-leisure-centre

·Cornerstone Studios 1 Addington Square offers yoga, sound baths and other classes https://www.motionlondon.co.uk/contact

·Level Out studios in Camberwell Station Road offers Reformer Pilates https://www.levelout.london/

·Longfield Hall: Ladies Boxing Wednesday 7:30-8:30 pm; Silver Yoga Tuesday 10-11 am; Pilates Monday 10-11 am; Yoga fusion Wednesday 7:30-9 pm, Capoeira Classes every Monday and Thursdays 7-9 pm info@yogafusion.org.ukhttps://longfieldhall.org.uk/classes-workshops/

·Lost in Yoga, Urlwin Street, offers various classes https://lostinyoga.com/

·Miguel’s boxing gym, one-to-one training, white collar boxing, beat obesity boxing,children’s classes 261 Hardess St https://miguelsboxinggym.co.uk/

·Motion Studios in Addington Square offers yoga, pilates, and barre classes https://www.motionlondon.co.uk/classes

·SE5 Pilates, Hubert Essakow offers one-to-one pilates with an experienced instructor from a dance background https://hubertessakowpilates.co.uk/

·Outdoor sauna Ruskin Park 7 am-8:45 pm (Tuesday 4-8:45 pm) off-peak £9.50, concessions.https://www.community-sauna.co.uk/locations/camberwell

·Twist Studios under the arches in Camberwell Station Road offers personal training, pre- and post-natal support https://twiststudios.co.uk/locations/personal-training-camberwell/

·Urban Heat sauna opens on 29 August for group , private and community sessions Arch 347 Camberwell Station Road https://www.urbanheatwellness.com/

Zen Yoga, Camberwell Grove, offers a wide range of classes https://www.zenyoga.org.uk/

FESTIVALS AND MARKETS

·Camberwell Green Street Food Market Saturday 4 October 10 am–4 pm. Taste the world on your doorstep: Vietnamese street food, jerk meets jollof, plus local mead, beer, honey, chocolate, jam and more. https://www.urban-farmers-market.co.uk/

·Camberwell Green market every Saturday 10 am-3 pm. Hyper local produce, mead, jam, coffee, bread veg and more. https://www.urban-farmers-market.co.uk/

·Myatt’s Fields Park Dog Show Sunday 7 September, 12–4 pm, Myatt’s Fields Park. Details:https://www.myattsfieldspark.info/whats-on.html

·Harvest Wellness Festival — Sunday 21 September, 11 am–6 pm, Myatt’s Fields Park. Tickets: tickettailor.com (search Harvest Wellness Festival)https://www.myattsfieldspark.info/whats-on.html

·Coldharbour Blue cinema 259 Hardess St, Gazer 2 September 8 pm, 7 September 5 pm, A House in Jerusalem 9 September 8 pm, 14 September 5 pm, Royal Tenenbaums (Classics night) 10 September 8 pm, How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies 16 September 8 pm, 21 September 5 pm, Two Strangers Who Try Not to Kill Each Other 24 September 8 pm, The Phoenician Scheme 23 September 8 pm, 28 September 5 pm, Signs of Life 30 September, 5 October 8 pm https://www.coldharbourblue.com/

·We are going wider afield to find local films. As well as the Brixton Ritzy and East Dulwich Picturehouse, why not try?

·The Cinema Museum: French Sundaes: Lacombe, Lucien (1974) 7 September 2pm; Kennington Bioscope presents Sunrise (1927) 10September 7:30 pm; Celebrating Peter Sellers: Being There (1979) 13 September 7:30 pm; Misty Moon Presents The Sweeney at 50 14 September 4 pm; Some new kind of kick presents The Cramps and The Mutants: The Napa State Tapes (1978) 20 September 7:30pm; Misty Moon Presents The Secret Spitfires + Q and A with Karl Howman 21 September 2 pm; Women and Cocaine presents The Divorcee (1930) 25 September 7:30 pm; Exploding Cinema 27 September 7 pm; Kennington Bioscope presents Le Brasier Ardent (1923) 1 October 7:30 pm http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/topics/events/

·Film club: A weekly group covering a wide range of genres, every Monday Dulwich Library 12:30-6 pm dulwich.library@southwark.gov.uk

·The following organisations welcome volunteers: Friends of Burgess Park, Benhill Road Nature Garden, Friends of Ruskin Park, Sceaux Gardens, Lettsom Gardens, Friends of Brunswick Park, Myatt’s Fields Park, Friends of Camberwell Green, Camberwell Gardens Guild, Southwark Nature Action Volunteers http://www.camberwell.life/discover/

·The Travelling Garden. On 5 and 6 September the Garden will be travelling around Camberwell dispensing free seeds and gardening advice. Catch them at Camberwell Green from 12-2 pm on Saturday, 6 September. Check out their Instagram for other stops, including Denmark Hill station. https://www.instagram.com/the_travelling_garden

·Ruskin Park has an Edible Gardening group meeting every Saturday 12-3 pm and Litter Picking every Wednesday 10-11 am https://www.friendsofruskinpark.org.uk/whats-on/

·A new sauna has opened in Ruskin Park. Open daily 7 am to 8:45 pm except Tuesday and Thursday 4-8:45pmhttps://www.community-sauna.co.uk/locations/camberwell

·Vauxhall City Farm Community Gardeners Group Weds 1:30-3:30 pm free weekly sessions. LGBTQ+ Gardeners Group Saturdays free fortnightly sessions https://www.vauxhallcityfarm.org/

·Saturday art workshops are being held at the Art in the Park studio in Burgess Park on Saturdays 2-4 pm until 25 October. There will be two art activities at each session suitable for both adults and children. The activities will vary and include printing, drawing, weaving, textiles etc. Drop-in sessions, no need to book. All welcome. Chumleigh Street, SE5 0RJ https://www.friendsofburgesspark.org.uk/

·Baby bank provides free clothes and equipment for babies to support parents, from Salvation Army, 105 Lomond Grove. Please send a message to Katherine Weston on the Baby Bank Whatsapp 07506602254 to book an appointment on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings 10 am to 12:30pm. https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/camberwell. Or contact Parent Action https://www.parentaction.org.uk/whats-on-offer-parent-action/baby-bank

·Blue Elephant Young People’s Theatre for 7-18-year-olds on Saturdays in term time. Free for Southwark residents. https://www.blueelephanttheatre.co.uk/young-peoples-theatre

·Burgess Junior Parkrun every Sunday 9 am at Burgess Park. Two-km event for 4-14-year-olds https://www.parkrun.org.uk/burgess-juniors/

·Burgess Park free after-school activities Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 3:30-6:30 pm see website for details https://www.burgesssports.org/

·Camberwell Library: Classes: Stem, coding and robotics for 7-18-year-olds. Starting: 25 September to 4 December Thursdays 6:15-7:15 pm. https://www.ignitehubs.org.uk/STEM-hub Sessions for 0-4 years baby and toddler session Monday 11-11:30 am; Bookstart Tuesday 10-11 am; Rhymetime Friday 11-11:30 am; Arts and crafts club Saturday2-3 pm https://www.southwark.gov.uk/libraries

·Carnegie Library Herne Hill Road code club for 7-12 years, Mondays at 5:15 pm; Storytime stories and rhymes for under-5s every Friday 10:30 am; Chess Club all ages, Saturday afternoons 2:30pm https://Lambeth.gov.uk/libraries

·Camberwell Scouts has groups for girls and boys of all ages from 6-18. Beavers 6-7 years Thursday, Cubs 8-10 years Wednesday, Scouts 10-14 years Monday, Explorers 14-18 years Tuesday, all at Gilesmead info@23rdcamberwell.com

Girl Guides Camberwell for girls from 4 to 18 weekly https://girlguidinglondonse.org.uk/

·Parent Action runs classes for new and potential parents and drop-in play groups. Babies @ MumSpace (for under-1’s) Mondays 11:00 am-12 noon at Camberwell Salvation Army, Lomond Grove,SE5 7HG. A group for parents with under 1’s, for fun, interactive and wellbeing sessions. Contact Mena: 07534 727316 or mena.amnour@citizensuk.org.Tuesday MumSpace10:30 am-12 noon at St Michael’s, Wyndham Road, SE5 0UB(near Ark All Saints Academy). Join us for active play as we enjoy the indoors and outdoors. A drop-in for under-4’s.Contact Mena: 07534727316 or mena.amnour@citizensuk.org.Wednesday / Miércoles am Espacio Mamá (Parroquiade San Mateo)10:30-12:30 pm En la iglesia de San Mateo, Meadow Row London SE16RG Únete a este grupo para madres embarazadas o con niños pequeños, dondetendrán un espacio para conectar y tener información para tu bienestar mental yla visita mensual de una Health Visitor.Contacta a Mery al 07399584871 mery.calderon@citizensuk.org.Fridays Mum Space 10:30-12:30pm at Camberwell Salvation Army, 105 Lomond Grove SE5 7HG. A stay and play session for families (Spanish speakers welcome), with children under 4 which includes workshops on topics such as wellbeing, health visitor advice, family cooking and mums take over. Contact Mery on 07399 584871

·Blue Elephant Theatre: https://www.blueelephanttheatre.co.uk/

·Art Play Sessions: The Art Play Pavilion will immerse under-8s in a sensory-rich play space, nestled in Dulwich gardens. There activities are designed for children aged from 6 months to 8 years. The Art Play Pavilion is open daily, with some sessions reserved for schools and private bookings. Opening 6 September 9 am–4:45pm https://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/visit-us/artplay-pavilion/

·Under-5s Explore: Mini Masterpieces until 3 October 10-11 am or 11:30 am-12:30pmhttps://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/whats-on/2025-ss-mini-masterpieces/

·Under-5s Explore: Creative Tales. Spark your child’s imagination through playful storytelling 26 September, 31 October 10–11 am, 11:30 am–12:30 pm https://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/whats-on/2025-summer-creative-tales/

·Storytelling through Art and Play: for kids aged 7-11 years and their families 1 October 1-1:45 pm, 2-2:45 pm, 3-3:45 pm(Free) https://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/whats-on/family-events/2025/february/storytelling-through-art-and-play/

·Much Ado About Nothing: Join the Handle Bards at Dulwich Picture Gallery for a hilarious, high-octane production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Four young lovers find themselves lost in a magical forest, where the Fairy King and Queen are fighting for the possession of a changeling boy. A group of amateur actors heads to the same forest to rehearse for a play. Humans and fairies collide and hilarity ensues. 14 September 4–7pm. https://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/whats-on/much-ado-about-nothing/

·Children’s Garden Trail: Every Saturday and Sunday 12 noon-6 pm in the South London Gallery https://www.southlondongallery.org/events/childrens-garden-trail/

·The Butterfly Tennis Club: after-schoolclub Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays in term time 3:30-5:30 pm, Sunday mornings 8-11 am. Club runs children’s holiday camps during half term 8:30-10:30 am http://www.butterflytennis.com/p/childrens-tennis-classes.html

·Theatre Peckham Academy term-time timetable of classes for ages 3 –16 includes musical theatre, ballet, acro, songwriting and music production, acting, glee club pop, junior acting company, tap dance, acting for screen, street dance and young and talented theatre creators. Registration open now 2025-2026 https://www.theatrepeckham.co.uk/tp-academy

·Movie-making classes for ages 5-18. Sparks Film School Dulwich (at Dulwich College, at JACS), more information https://sparksarts.co.uk/about-us/film-school-locations/dulwich/, dulwich@sparksarts.co.uk

·Ruskin Park Music at the Bandstand. Programme: London Saxophone Choir 14 September 3-5 pm, King Groovy and the Horn Stars 28September 2-5 pm, South East London Folk Orchestra 12 October 3-5 pm https://www.friendsofruskinpark.org.uk/whats-on/

·Jazz Live at the Crypt: every Friday 8 pm. Testaments 5 September, Tori Freestone Trio 12 September, Felipe de Souza 19 September, Adam Glasser 26 September https://www.jazzlive.co.uk/

·It’s Comedy in Camberwell Free Stand-Up Comedy Grove House Tavern 26 Camberwell Grove London SE5 8RE 4, 11, 18 September 7:00-10 pm https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/its-comedy-in-camberwell-free-stand-up-comedy-tickets-1485146676689?aff=erelexpmlt

·The Joiners Arms pub quiz every Wednesday open mic every Thursday https://www.facebook.com/TheJoinersArmsPub/?locale=en_GB

The Sun comedy club 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, Pub quiz every Tuesday https://suncamberwell.com/

Parents

·Baby bank provides free clothes and equipment for babies to support parents, from Salvation Army, 105 Lomond Grove. Please send a message to Katherine Weston on the Baby Bank WhatsApp, which is 07506 602254 to book an appointment on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, 10 am to12:30 pm. https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/camberwell. Or contact Parent Action https://www.parentaction.org.uk/whats-on-offer-parent-action/baby-bank

·Parent Action runs classes for new and potential parents and drop-in play groups. Classes restart at the beginning of the school term Contact Mena: 07534727316 or mena.amnour@citizensuk.org.

·Parent University Course (for pregnant women in their third trimester or babies under 8 months Mondays 1-2:30pm at Camberwell Salvation Army, 105 Lomond Grove, SE5 7HG. Antenatal Course three sessions: Pregnant women and partner. Postnatal course seven sessions: For parents with babies under 8 months. For more information and to book please contact Mena: 07534727316 or mena.amnour@citizensuk.org

·Black Maternal Voices1:00-2:30pm every second Thursday of the month at the United Reformed Church, Love Walk,SE5 8AE (almost on the corner with Grove Lane). A group of black mothers who meet monthly to offer support and make changes. Contact: 07399 241320 Munira.Nesredin@citizensuk.org

·Myatt’s Fields Lunch Bunch Over 66s Club, meets every Wednesday. See website for more details https://www.myattsfieldspark.info

·Silverfit runs free Pilates and Nordic walking sessions in Burgess Park. Meet at Park Life Café at 10:30 am every Tuesday https://www.silverfit.org.uk/events/silvertuesday-burgess-park/

·Southwark Pensioners Centre 305-307 Camberwell Road offers a wide range of classes, services, outings and events, including Monday art group, creative Tuesdays, choir, recorder playing, local history group, Southwark explorers, computer sessions, Chi Kung class, podiatry service, advice sessions, Monday men’s group and more – Southwark Pensioners Centre – Supporting older people in Southwark https://southwarkpensioners.org.uk

·U3A Dulwich and District offers a wide range of groups and activities from archaeology to wine appreciation and many more between. https://dnd.u3asite.uk/groups/

Joyful Lives Dementia Club: weekly group on Thursdays at Longfield Hall for people living with dementia and their carers, Thursdays from 1 May email dementia@age-exchange.org.uk

·Abseil King’s Hospital, 5–6 Sept 2025. Take the plunge, raise funds, and support life-saving care. Register: supportkings.org.uk/abseil-kings

·Burgess Park has a wide range of sports activities for adults and children, including American football, BMX, bootcamp, boxing, cricket, cycling, football, fishing, fitness trail, indoor and outdoor gyms, rugby and tennis. For details see https://www.friendsofburgesspark.org.uk/

·Dulwich Hamlet Football Club Men’s fixtures: Welling United 6 September, Cray Wanderers 9 September, Brentwood Town 13 September, Cheshunt 20 September, Aveley 27 September, Cray Wanderers 30 September, Chatham Town 11 October, Cray Wanderers 14 October, Folkestone Invicta 18October, Cray Valley PM 25 October https://dulwichhamletfc.co.uk

·Dulwich Hamlet Football Club Women’s fixtures: Palace Academy 7 September, Fulham 14 September, Queens Park Rangers 21 September, Hashtag United 28September, London Bees 12 October, Chatham Town 29 October https://dulwichhamletfc.co.uk

Myatt’s Fields has five a side football and tennis https://www.myattsfieldspark.info

·Open water swimming in Surrey docks on 6 and 13 September. Bookings open now. Session includes cold water induction, safety briefing with “what to expect”, 300-metre loop swim. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/btt-open-water-sessions-surrey-docks-fitness-and-water-sports-centre-tickets-1502560873019?aff=erelexpmlt

·Ruskin Park Bootcamp free exercise classes every Saturday 10-11 am football lessons https://www.friendsofruskinpark.org.uk

·Tennis courts and lessons at Brunswick Park, Burgess Park, Kennington Park Myatt’s Fields Park, Ruskin Park

Talks

·Camberwell talks First Monday of the month starting October 6https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/se5-forum-for-camberwell

·Dulwich Picture Gallery: The Colour of Abstraction: How did Rachel Jones find inspiration in historic paintings? 10 October 2025 12:30–1:30pm; https://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/whats-on/the-colour-of-abstraction/

·Dulwich Picture Gallery: Rachel Jones in Conversation: Join Artist Rachel Jones and curator Jane Findlay for an inspiring conversation and wine reception. 17 October 20256:30-7:30 pm https://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/whats-on/rachel-jones-in-conversation/

·Four Paintings to Start Friday: Begin your Friday in the gallery with this exclusive tour just for Friends. Exclusive Friends event. 3 October 9:15 – 10 am https://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/whats-on/four-paintings-to-start-friday/

·Artist Talk: Yto Barrada — Fri 26 September, 7–8 pm, South London Gallery (Free).Details: https://southlondongallery.org/whats-on

·Golden Goose Theatre: Still Here 2-6 September,
Eclipse Scratch Night 7 September, Life On A Loop 12-13 September,
A Midsummer Night’s Dream 23-27 September, The Dying Wish (A Tragicomedy) 30 September – 1 October, Remember, Remember! 3-4 October, Shoulders 3-4 October, The Trojan Women of Today 6 October, With My Patrick Cox’s On 6 October, Between Strands 7 October, YAWN: A Chronically Fatigued Play 8-9 October, Be Gay, For God’s Sake 8-9 October, Magic Alan 10-11 October, The Graduates: A brand new musical 10-11 October, Stage Frights 28 October-1 November, Boys in the Buff 10 December-10 January https://www.goldengoosetheatre.co.uk

·Southwark Playhouse: The Chaos That Has Been and Will No Doubt Return by Sam Edmunds 3-27 September; A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare adapted by Toby Hulse 5-27 September; The Code 12 September-11 October; Elders Company 10th Anniversary Celebrations 23-24 September https://www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk

·She Goat Theatre Club, 18 September 10:30 am-12:30 pm https://longfieldhall.org.uk/2025/04/01/she-goat-theatre-club/

·Theatre Peckham – Fair Verona Road, 4- 6 September 7 pm https://www.theatrepeckham.co.uk/shows-events/#

·The White Bear Theatre: Leo Hincks: Emotional Cowboy 2-3 September 8 pm; Boundaries 4-6 September; A Substitute For Life 14-15 September; Eh Up, Me Old Flowers! 9-10 September; The Silence of Snow: The Life of Patrick Hamilton 25-27 September; The Work We Do 30 September – 4 October https://www.whitebeartheatre.co.uk/whatson

·Bat Walk, Green Dale and Dog Kennel Hill – Thursday 2 October 6:45 pm. Join Dr Iain Boulton, bat detectors in hand. Maximum 35 places. Meeting point to be announced on https://www.se5forum.org.uk

·The Camberwell Society website has six walks in the local area http://www.camberwellsociety.org.uk/events-activies/

·The Camberwell Quarterly has a True Crime Tour of Camberwell. Local author Anna Mazziola takes a tour of some of the deadliest destinations in SE5. £3 from the Community market stall on Camberwell Green Saturdays 10 am-3 pm

·Walks in Brockwell, Myatt’s Fields, Burgess and Kennington Parks. Ninety minutes of exploration, entertainment and evening views 9 September at 7 pm. To see more details about parks and times visit https://www.thecityoverthewater.com/events-and-audio-stories

Ruskin Park Foraging Walk. A meander around the community garden and wider Ruskin Park to find wild edible and medicinal plants, Saturday, 27 September 10:30 am-1:30 pm