The S.E. London | April 9th - 12th

Collage making and social in Deptford. Creativity and socializing. No experience necessary. Bring along any scraps you’ve got to make a collage and meet other collagers. Find tickets here.

QueerScore Festival in Deptford. A night of incredible queer artists combining a mix of live performances, music, and live art. Ticketing is flexible, so you can come for the whole event, or pick and choose which performances you want to see. The full lineup is here.

Jazz live at the Crypt in Camberwell. Every week, St. Giles Church has a jazz showcase in their crypt. General admission for this week is sold out, but the waiting list is open and there are still student tickets available. If that doesn’t work, check out their schedule for future dates.

Horniman Spring Fair in Forest Hill. Music, games, crafts, street food, and lots more. Definitely a family focused event, but everybody is invited. Learn circus skills, participate in the “Smallympics.” There’s a lot going on Saturday at Horniman. Here’s info on the full day of events.

Danish-Italian Afro-Jazz in Lewisham. This is a very cool blend of jazz and electronic music spanning many different countries. It’s a new collaboration between Sunborn and CLAP! CLAP!, comprising three musicians mixing their genres and coming up with something that sounds great. Tickets are here and here’s what they sound like.

Contemporary blues in Lewisham. What a great way to end the weekend with one of the UK’s premiere blues musicians playing at the Fox and Firkin on Sunday night. Tickets are available here.

Mini mural painting workshop in Deptford. An award-winning artist known as Survival Techniques will take you through how to create a typographic mini poster to display in your home or office. You’ll also reflect on powerful phrases or actions to inform your art. Scroll through the photos to see what the mini murals look like.

Big band jazz in Lewisham. The Big Firkin Band, an amazing jazz orchestra, is coming back to their home venue, the Fox and Firkin, this weekend. They sound incredible, and hopefully the weather’s good enough for it to be outdoors… fingers crossed! Check out the times here.

Hoopla’s 20th Anniversary Improv Festival. Hoopla’s an improv school and theatre that’s been around a long time. You guessed it… twenty years. And they have several shows this weekend to mark the occasion. The shows start this weekend and continue on to next weekend.

A play about Britney Spears’ hair giving a young girl superpowers. You heard that right. That’s the kind of creativity brought by the National Theatre’s annual nationwide youth theatre festival. Find out more about the play and the organization here.

Free creative family workshop in Southwark. These workshops are held outside and encourage children up to age 11 to explore the gardens outside the Southwark Park Galleries to inform their creativity. No need to book, just drop in. Here are the times.

Family day rave in Deptford. Children and parents alike can come and dance in this fun, music, dance-a-thon. Find out more about the event here.

Unboxing the universe in Greenwich. This is a new event at the Royal Observatory. It’s a live science theatre show in which you will blast off into space and learn all about our galaxy. Tickets are available here.

Easter Crafternoon in Woolwich. The Easter festivities continue with these craft workshops on Thursday and Friday, each featuring a different Easter-themed craft creation.

Picasso Tap Takeover at the Tate Modern. Picasso and beer… they go together nicely, don’t they? To celebrate the Picasso exhibit ending its run this weekend, Tate Modern is teaming up with Left Hand Giant brewery to offer 7 beers on tap. But it’s not just beers, it’s a whole event, with art-making and DJs throughout the evening. Here’s some of the really impressive artwork made specially for the beer collab. And if you’re more into food then beer…

Picasso dinner at the Tate Modern. The festivities continue with a French bistro-style dinner at the Tate Modern. The evening begins with a talk about one of Picasso’s pieces, and after dinner you’ll be able to stroll through the gallery on one of the last days it’s open. You can see the food menu and wine list here.

Morley’s is going Malaysian. You know Morley’s, the ubiquitous fried chicken chain. Well, they’re teaming up with Roti King for a pop-up called Bossman Mamak, a Malaysian fried chicken combo that’s just happening this weekend in Brixton. (I know, that’s technically SW, but close enough!)

Brazilian supper club in Deptford. Jazu is having a chef takeover this weekend into next week. And their supper club is happening on Tuesday. So many delicious looking things. Check out the menu here.

Mezcal tasting in Deptford. And if the supper club isn’t your thing, Jazu is also hosting a mezcal tasting on Thursday. Six rare artisinal mezcals on offer. Check out the info here.