What's On in Lewisham
Things to do in and around Lewisham: events, days out and family activities, with the practical details.
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Christmas Dinner in Lewisham 2026: Restaurants and Pubs With Prices
Christmas Day at £74.95, £95 and £110, plus festive menus from £18.95: nine Lewisham borough pubs and restaurants with 2026 prices and booking rules.
Dates for the diary
- 3 to 5 Nov Coram Shakespeare Schools Festival
- Wed 4 Nov Deptford Market
- Wed 4 Nov Flock: In Formation
- Fri 6 Nov Let The Music Play: Celebrating The Music of Barry White
- Sat 7 Nov Beckenham Place parkrun
- Sat 7 Nov Catford parkrun
- Sat 7 Nov Hilly Fields parkrun
- Sat 7 Nov Brockley Market
- Sat 7 Nov Jazz Saturdays
- Sat 7 Nov Family Craft Saturdays
- Sat 7 Nov The Weight Of Standing
- Sat 7 Nov Blackheath Fireworks
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Christmas
Lewisham Santa's grotto: Queen's House from 14 Nov, £30
The nearest confirmed grotto is the Queen's House, Greenwich: from 14 November, £30 a head. Beckenham Place Park and Lewisham's market grottos are still TBC.
Halloween
Lewisham Halloween 2026: held 31 Oct, Horniman sold out
Lewisham Halloween 2026 was held on 31 October: both Horniman Day of the Dead events sold out, with the Albany kids' rave and Deptford Cinema films also on.
Events
Lewisham What's On: Fireworks 7 Nov, Cinderella from 9 Dec
Blackheath Fireworks at 8pm on 7 November, Remembrance on the 8th, the Horniman's Christmas market on 6 December and Cinderella from the 9th. 40 listings.
Catford
Catford Arts Trail 10-11 October: 27 Venues, 10th Year
The Catford Arts Trail opens 27 homes and venues across SE6 on 10 and 11 October, 11am to 5pm, free. It marks ten years since the first trail in 2016.
Blackheath
Blackheath: Bruno Gröning Film Premiere, Held 3 October
The free premiere of the documentary At the Side of Bruno Gröning was held at Blackheath Quaker Meeting House on Saturday 3 October, noon to 3pm.
Brockley
Flock at Brockley's Jack Studio: Held 29 Sept to 3 October
Flock ran at Brockley's Jack Studio from 29 September to 3 October. Still to come: a Lewisham audio walk and a Goldsmiths conference on 4 November.
Lee
Indie Press Fair: 14 Publishers, Manor House, Held 13 Sept
14 indie publishers, four free talks, £8 entry with a drink: the Indie Press Fair was held at Manor House Library, Lee, on Sunday 13 September, 1pm to 7pm.
Lewisham
Lewisham Remembrance Sunday 8 Nov: services at 10.55am
Lewisham's two Remembrance Sunday services start at 10.55am on 8 November at the Lewisham and Deptford war memorials, with the silence at 11am. Where both are.
Forest Hill
Lewisham half term 2026: held 26-30 Oct, what ran
Lewisham's October half term ran 26 to 30 October 2026: Octonauts craft at the Horniman, a free trail, and a Day of the Dead festival that sold out weeks ahead.
Blackheath
Lewisham Christmas markets: one date is fixed so far
Blackheath's Christmas Fair is set for Sunday 15 November 2026. Deptford, Lewisham and Forest Hill have published nothing yet: what recurs and when to check.
Blackheath
Blackheath Fireworks 7 Nov: Display 8pm, Adults £16
Fireworks at 8pm on Saturday 7 November, gates 5pm, last entry 8pm. Adults £16, families from £40. Road closures from 3.30pm, Blue Badge parking, buses.
Catford
Catford pantomime: every Cinderella date at the Broadway
Cinderella runs 9 to 31 December at the Broadway Theatre, Catford, with Amelle Berrabah as Fairy Godmother. Every performance time, prices and the dark days.
Catford
Lewisham Christmas lights: when each switch-on happens
Fifteen Christmas tree switch-ons run across Lewisham, from Catford Broadway to Telegraph Hill. Last year's dates and exact spots, and when 2026's land.
Beckenham Place Park
Beckenham Place Park ice rink: is the Winter Gardens back?
The Winter Gardens licence bid is still open: comments now run to 12 November. No 2026 dates yet. Last winter the rink and market ran 22 Nov to 4 Jan.
What's On
Things to Do in Lewisham in 2026: Free Museums to Lake Swims
The best things to do across the borough in 2026: the free Horniman, swimming in Beckenham Place Park's lake, Deptford Market, the Rivoli and six Green Flag parks.