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A day symposium, an exhibition and a concert

Join us at Emma Cons Gardens for community celebrations, designed to reclaim and reimagine this cherished green space.

Come along to one of our consultation events to meet the project team, learn more about the emerging proposals and share your views.

Flame & Smoke celebrates the theatre, versatility and irresistible flavour of cooking over fire

Join Lambeth Tour Guide Nikky Catto to meet the Old Vic, Emma Cons and Lilian Baylis and their legacies in Waterloo and across the world.

A moving musical reflection marking the anniversary of 9/11, exploring themes of loss, memory, and shared humanity through powerful works for string orchestra.

At lunchtime, see hundreds of unpowered craft head up the river past SE1

Join 300 singers from 40+ choirs for Sing for Water's 25th anniversary. A joyful riverside choral celebration raising funds for WaterAid. Celebrate 25 years of Sing for Water, held for the first time at the Oxo Tower Courtyard on Saturday 12 September. This spectacular choral event unites over 300 singers from 40+ choirs across the UK in a performance of water-inspired songs. Led by conductors Sharon Durant, Ben See and guest conductor Una May Olomolaiye, the event is guaranteed to have you dancing and singing along.With many thanks to Coin Street Community Builders and everyone at WaterAid. More information on Sing for Water

SEED FUNDER | The River Recital Summer Concert is back this summer as part of the Totally Thames festival 2026! Join us for a unique concert aboard the Arts Ark at Tower Bridge Moorings. This summer, River Recital returns with an intimate evening of adventurous live music, featuring Helen Anahita Wilson, Daniel Inzani, Jewel In the Jackdaw, Jessica's Brother, The Pig, and Narotam Horn. Your £12 ticket will be donated in full to the Museum of Homelessness. A bar will be available, along with a selection of food and refreshments at the venue.The River Recital Summer Concert 2026 continues our tradition of hosting intimate music experiences on the River Thames. Set against the stunning backdrop of Tower Bridge, the concert will feature an eclectic programme of some of London’s most exciting musicians. The concert offers an immersive experience that celebrates the cultural vibrancy of the river while engaging with the diverse communities that call it home.We are proud to partner with The Museum of Homelessness, a charity founded by residents at Tower Bridge Moorings. Our goal is to create a meaningful link between the river’s cultural heritage and the social issues impacting marginalised communities. Through this partnership, we aim to raise funds for homelessness initiatives and spark important conversations around homelessness, sustainability, and social change.

The International Maritime Organization is a specialized agency of the UN, responsible for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution by ships. It is the only UN organization with headquarters in London.

Open Day: LFB's grade II listed Memorial Hall, part of the LFB's Art Deco Headquarters, opened in 1937. The hall is rarely seen by the public and contains stunning large memorials by Gilbert Bayes depicting episodes in the Fire Brigade's history and post-war memorials commemorating firefighters lost protecting London in the Second World War.

The operational factory of Kaymet, a maker of trays and trolleys since 1947. A hidden 1950s building with a small yard, originally a printing works. It is brick built, with clear-storey glazing and tubular truss north-light main shed roof.

Come along to one of our consultation events to meet the project team, learn more about the emerging proposals and share your views.

Join your neighbours on Sunday 13th September for the South Bank and Waterloo Eco Fest!

The operational factory of Kaymet, a maker of trays and trolleys since 1947. A hidden 1950s building with a small yard, originally a printing works. It is brick built, with clear-storey glazing and tubular truss north-light main shed roof.

The International Maritime Organization is a specialized agency of the UN, responsible for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution by ships. It is the only UN organization with headquarters in London.

Join Lambeth Tour Guide, Yvonne Shorten, for a walk along the Albert Embankment and hear about how it came into being.  Built in 1869 by one

You'll hear from our leadership team, including the Trust Chairman Charles Alexander, Chief Executive Dame Amanda Pritchard and our Lead Governor.

for residents within the London Bridge, North Bermondsey, Borough and Bankside area

Join us at Emma Cons Gardens for community celebrations, designed to reclaim and reimagine this cherished green space.

Geoffrey Hollis will assess the impact of the Festival of Britain 1951 in the short, medium and long term

Site-specific film installation live on the iconic Blackfriars Railway Bridge columns. Turning the Tide is a major cultural engagement programme by the Turner Prize-nominated artist Catherine Yass, celebrating and making visible Deaf and disabled people who are often marginalised in public space. Catherine’s own personal and family experience caring for her daughter who is disabled is part of the driving force behind the project’s core objective to celebrate and provide a platform for people who are often marginalised in public space. Catherine has brought her lived experience to work dynamically and sensitively across the project including leading visual art workshops, a riverside exhibition and a site-specific film installation.The installation is a major, site-specific projection installation of disabled young performers projected over the Thames onto the iconic disused Blackfriars Railway Bridge columns for four nights in September 2026. Catherine worked closely with disabled-led theatre company Graeae and twelve members of their Young Company to work with film and projection to create a poetic world considering what the Thames and water means to them as young Londoners.As a political group, Graeae Young Company are aware of the impact of being on these iconic columns. They refuse to be sidelined. This project is part of their ongoing activism – to be seen and heard.Catherine Yass comments, The red columns of the old Blackfriars Railway Bridge have stood in the Thames majestic and resilient ever since 1864. Working with young disabled people gave me the idea to project videos of them onto the bridge columns as a way of increasing their visibility in public life. My daughter is disabled and this has shown me that, like her, many disabled people are excluded from public places. She is part of Graeae Theatre Young Company and it is exciting that we are now working together to create videos of the young people that will be projected onto the bridge columns, with them performing in response to texts they create. My hope is that Turning the Tide will go some way towards turning the tide on our society’s disabling attitudes and structures.There will be stewards, volunteers and access support workers ready to welcome all audience members on the bridge. Detailed information on viewing areas, access and suggested routes will be uploaded in early September along with an easy access guide. If you have any questions in advance, please [javascript protected email address]/**/. More information on Turning the Tide

Site-specific film installation live on the iconic Blackfriars Railway Bridge columns. Turning the Tide is a major cultural engagement programme by the Turner Prize-nominated artist Catherine Yass, celebrating and making visible Deaf and disabled people who are often marginalised in public space. Catherine’s own personal and family experience caring for her daughter who is disabled is part of the driving force behind the project’s core objective to celebrate and provide a platform for people who are often marginalised in public space. Catherine has brought her lived experience to work dynamically and sensitively across the project including leading visual art workshops, a riverside exhibition and a site-specific film installation.The installation is a major, site-specific projection installation of disabled young performers projected over the Thames onto the iconic disused Blackfriars Railway Bridge columns for four nights in September 2026. Catherine worked closely with disabled-led theatre company Graeae and twelve members of their Young Company to work with film and projection to create a poetic world considering what the Thames and water means to them as young Londoners.As a political group, Graeae Young Company are aware of the impact of being on these iconic columns. They refuse to be sidelined. This project is part of their ongoing activism – to be seen and heard.Catherine Yass comments, The red columns of the old Blackfriars Railway Bridge have stood in the Thames majestic and resilient ever since 1864. Working with young disabled people gave me the idea to project videos of them onto the bridge columns as a way of increasing their visibility in public life. My daughter is disabled and this has shown me that, like her, many disabled people are excluded from public places. She is part of Graeae Theatre Young Company and it is exciting that we are now working together to create videos of the young people that will be projected onto the bridge columns, with them performing in response to texts they create. My hope is that Turning the Tide will go some way towards turning the tide on our society’s disabling attitudes and structures.There will be stewards, volunteers and access support workers ready to welcome all audience members on the bridge. Detailed information on viewing areas, access and suggested routes will be uploaded in early September along with an easy access guide. If you have any questions in advance, please [javascript protected email address]/**/. More information on Turning the Tide

A free, volunteer-run community celebration in the heart of SE1, now in its 20th year

Join us Saturday, 19th September 2026 for a family fun day during Bermondsey Street Festival from 12-4pm!

Six plays in a day. Each play has been cut to last just one hour. Roles will be drawn from a hat 20 minutes before the start of each play. Scripts provided.

Join us for the Gabriel’s Wharf Arts Festival on 5th and 19th September.

This rarely opened space began in 1902 as Guy's Hospital Medical School Library. In 2009 part of it became the Museum of Life Sciences which houses some rare specimens and part of an historic dental teaching collection.. The building is red brick with additional stonework and is partially covered in creeper. Internally are original carved oak cabinets and ornate columns.

The operational factory of Kaymet, a maker of trays and trolleys since 1947. A hidden 1950s building with a small yard, originally a printing works. It is brick built, with clear-storey glazing and tubular truss north-light main shed roof.

Guided walk as part of Lambeth Heritage Festival

Built in 1907, The Ragged School SE1 has been part of the community for nearly 120 years. starting off as a poor school in the worst and first borough of London, the school aimed to transform lives of the ragged children that lined the streets. The church then took over the school to form a club, pass through developers into the hands of an artist. The White room will open for creative delight.

Proudly carved over the door are the words ‘Facts not Opinions’. Inside, the authentic sight - and smell - of Kirkaldy’s Testing and Experimenting Works is a unique and direct link with an ingenious age of engineering.

Allies and Morrison opens its studios, offering a chance to see inside of one of the UK's largest architecture and urbanism practices. Two buildings - one concrete, one timber - have been designed and adapted by Allies and Morrison to create the compact, integrated campus of studio space that the practice calls home. Guided tours will include the workplaces, terraces and modelshop.

Site-specific film installation live on the iconic Blackfriars Railway Bridge columns. Turning the Tide is a major cultural engagement programme by the Turner Prize-nominated artist Catherine Yass, celebrating and making visible Deaf and disabled people who are often marginalised in public space. Catherine’s own personal and family experience caring for her daughter who is disabled is part of the driving force behind the project’s core objective to celebrate and provide a platform for people who are often marginalised in public space. Catherine has brought her lived experience to work dynamically and sensitively across the project including leading visual art workshops, a riverside exhibition and a site-specific film installation.The installation is a major, site-specific projection installation of disabled young performers projected over the Thames onto the iconic disused Blackfriars Railway Bridge columns for four nights in September 2026. Catherine worked closely with disabled-led theatre company Graeae and twelve members of their Young Company to work with film and projection to create a poetic world considering what the Thames and water means to them as young Londoners.As a political group, Graeae Young Company are aware of the impact of being on these iconic columns. They refuse to be sidelined. This project is part of their ongoing activism – to be seen and heard.Catherine Yass comments, The red columns of the old Blackfriars Railway Bridge have stood in the Thames majestic and resilient ever since 1864. Working with young disabled people gave me the idea to project videos of them onto the bridge columns as a way of increasing their visibility in public life. My daughter is disabled and this has shown me that, like her, many disabled people are excluded from public places. She is part of Graeae Theatre Young Company and it is exciting that we are now working together to create videos of the young people that will be projected onto the bridge columns, with them performing in response to texts they create. My hope is that Turning the Tide will go some way towards turning the tide on our society’s disabling attitudes and structures.There will be stewards, volunteers and access support workers ready to welcome all audience members on the bridge. Detailed information on viewing areas, access and suggested routes will be uploaded in early September along with an easy access guide. If you have any questions in advance, please [javascript protected email address]/**/. More information on Turning the Tide

At Dr Bike sessions experienced mechanics check everything on your bike from wheels, brakes, gears and tyre pressure to lights, racks, pedals, saddles and more.

A guided walk exploring Waterloo’s connections to scifi classic ‘War of the Worlds’ and other aspects in the life and works of HG Wells.

Built in 1907, The Ragged School SE1 has been part of the community for nearly 120 years. starting off as a poor school in the worst and first borough of London, the school aimed to transform lives of the ragged children that lined the streets. The church then took over the school to form a club, pass through developers into the hands of an artist. The White room will open for creative delight.

The operational factory of Kaymet, a maker of trays and trolleys since 1947. A hidden 1950s building with a small yard, originally a printing works. It is brick built, with clear-storey glazing and tubular truss north-light main shed roof.

Feilden Fowles

Site-specific film installation live on the iconic Blackfriars Railway Bridge columns. Turning the Tide is a major cultural engagement programme by the Turner Prize-nominated artist Catherine Yass, celebrating and making visible Deaf and disabled people who are often marginalised in public space. Catherine’s own personal and family experience caring for her daughter who is disabled is part of the driving force behind the project’s core objective to celebrate and provide a platform for people who are often marginalised in public space. Catherine has brought her lived experience to work dynamically and sensitively across the project including leading visual art workshops, a riverside exhibition and a site-specific film installation.The installation is a major, site-specific projection installation of disabled young performers projected over the Thames onto the iconic disused Blackfriars Railway Bridge columns for four nights in September 2026. Catherine worked closely with disabled-led theatre company Graeae and twelve members of their Young Company to work with film and projection to create a poetic world considering what the Thames and water means to them as young Londoners.As a political group, Graeae Young Company are aware of the impact of being on these iconic columns. They refuse to be sidelined. This project is part of their ongoing activism – to be seen and heard.Catherine Yass comments, The red columns of the old Blackfriars Railway Bridge have stood in the Thames majestic and resilient ever since 1864. Working with young disabled people gave me the idea to project videos of them onto the bridge columns as a way of increasing their visibility in public life. My daughter is disabled and this has shown me that, like her, many disabled people are excluded from public places. She is part of Graeae Theatre Young Company and it is exciting that we are now working together to create videos of the young people that will be projected onto the bridge columns, with them performing in response to texts they create. My hope is that Turning the Tide will go some way towards turning the tide on our society’s disabling attitudes and structures.There will be stewards, volunteers and access support workers ready to welcome all audience members on the bridge. Detailed information on viewing areas, access and suggested routes will be uploaded in early September along with an easy access guide. If you have any questions in advance, please [javascript protected email address]/**/. More information on Turning the Tide

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Join us for a unique evening of FREE Shakespeare in partnership with National Theatre Live

Freemen of the City of London exercise their right to drive sheep across a London bridge

We are marking Clean Air Day by announcing the date of the London Cargo Bike Cruise 2026. Join us 30th September to push for further change an increase clean air deliveries.

An authentic all-American pop- up experience straight out of Philly.

Quarterly meeting for local residents

Celebrate 400 years of tapestry making in Britain with art, live music and creative workshops at the Garden Museum this October.

Recital by Organista Titular, Basílica Santa Maria del Coro, San Sebastián

Thinking about returning to education? Come along to our free open evening and explore the fantastic opportunities waiting for you at our Waterloo Centre.

It’s never too soon to be thinking about what you want to study next. We’re holding open events for school leavers and adult learners.

a day full of stalls, workshops and talks all about the magical world of Urban Growing

Get up early and watch dozens of very old cars crossing Westminster Bridge and driving through North Lambeth

A walking tour exploring freedom and chaos, architecture and reform, through one of London’s most eclectic and intense urban districts.

Quarterly meeting for Waterloo residents chaired by local MPs and councillors.