What's On in London, South

Nairy Baghramian: Jumbled Alphabet

Venue: South London Gallery

Website: www.southlondongallery.org

Artist Nairy Baghramian makes sculptures that ask you to reconsider your sense of self, space and relation to the object.Children will be able to contribute to a shared drawing, as well as touch and even...

Winter Market

Venue: Southbank Centre

Website: www.southbankcentre.co.uk

Stroll along the Thames under twinkling lights and sample indulgent drinks and scrumptious street food from our traditional alpine-style chalets.With pop-up bars, street food stalls and independent craft...

A Christmas Carol

Venue: The Old Vic

Website: www.oldvictheatre.com

A Christmas Carol  fills the auditorium to the brim with mince pies, music and merriment. A unique staging immerses the audience in London’s longest running adaptation of this beloved festive favourite....

The Grotto

Venue: Ruxley Manor

Website: www.ruxley-manor.co.uk

Father Christmas is coming to Ruxley Manor! Nothing makes Ruxley happier than seeing all of the excited children ready to meet Father Christmas, as a family run business, seeing their customers making...

Christmas at Kew

Venue: Kew Gardens

Website: www.kew.org/kew-gardens/whats-on

It’s a botanical world brimming with seasonal cheer as twinkling lights and seasonal sounds fill the air. For a moment of reflection, pause at mesmerising flickering flames in the fire garden, wander...

Kingston Christmas Market

Venue: Kingston Ancient Market Place

Website: www.kingstonchristmasmarket.co.uk

Experience the magic of Christmas in Kingston with its popular Christmas Market. Don’t miss the walk-through present installation and giant light-up reindeer. You can also embark on a festive adventure...

Santa's SteamLights

Venue: Bluebell Railway

Website: www.bluebell-railway.com

Sparkle, glow and shimmer on a magical steam train covered by thousands of colourful lights. Feast your eyes on a magical and spectacular light show as you travel through the winter landscape! Santa will...

The Ice Rink

Venue: Ruxley Manor

Website: www.ruxley-manor.co.uk/whats-on/ice-rink

Get ready to lace up your skates and hit the ice, because the much-loved ice rink is coming back to Ruxley Manor for Christmas 2024! Families and friends can once again glide across the real ice and make...

Santa's Ice Castle

Venue: Broadway Shopping Centre Bexleyheath

Website: www.broadwayshoppingcentre.com

Your experience starts as soon as you join the queue. First, you’ll enter through the magically lit, giant Christmas tree tower and, once you have walked through, you’ll be greeted by an immersive,...

Odd and the Frost Giants

Venue: Unicorn Theatre

Website: www.unicorntheatre.com

This Christmas, follow unlikely hero Odd on an epic journey as he meets Norse Gods Odin, Loki and Thor, stuck in animal form in the human world. They are in trouble so Odd must use all his cunning to save...

Alice in Wonderland Returns

Venue: Brixton House

Website: www.brixtonhouse.co.uk/shows/alice-in-wonderland-2024-2

After an explosive argument with Mum at Brixton Underground Station, eleven-year-old Alice leaps onto the tube seconds before the doors hiss shut. Trapped on a train speeding into Nonsense, can Alice turn...

Huddle

Venue: Unicorn Theatre

Website: www.unicorntheatre.com

Combining playful and innovative projections and sound, Filskit Theatre’s gorgeous, engaging and highly visual show returns to the Unicorn after a sold-out run in 2018. This is a heart-warming tale about...

RHS Glow 2024

Venue: RHS Glow

Website: www.rhs.org.uk

Take an enchanting walk around the garden and see some of RHS Wisley’s iconic sights in a new and dazzling light. Discover a botanical winter wonderland as thousands of glittering lights and a rainbow...

Room on the Broom

Venue: Lyric Theatre

Website: www.tallstories.org.uk/room-on-the-broom

Jump on board the broom with the witch and her cat in Tall Stories’ fun-filled adaptation of Room on the Broom. Will there ever be room on the broom for everyone? Find out in the magical Olivier Award-nominated...

Ballet Shoes

Venue: National Theatre

Website: www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/ballet-shoes

In a crumbling house full of dinosaur bones and fossils, three adopted sisters – Pauline, Petrova and Posy – are learning who they are and what they want to be. Katy Rudd returns to the National Theatre...

Mars in the Painted Hall

Venue: The Painted Hall, Old Royal Naval College

Website: www.visitgreenwich.org.uk

Following the success of Gaia and Museum of the Moon, Mars will complete the trilogy of Jerram’s out-of-this-world installations at the Old Royal Naval College. Measuring seven metres in diameter, this...

The Spirit of Christmas at Eltham Palace

Venue: Eltham Palace and Gardens

Website: www.english-heritage.org.uk

Enjoy an hour-long immersive and theatrical journey through the stunning art-deco mansion, perfect for the whole family. Prepare to be dazzled at Eltham Palace with interactive storytelling, captivating...

Santa's Christmas Skyride

Venue: Centrale and Whitgift Shopping Centre

Website: www.centraleandwhitgift.co.uk/santas-grotto

Families will be taken on an unforgettable journey to visit the wonder of Santa’s snowy world.Perfect for children and parents alike, this immersive adventure is designed to bring the enchantment of...

Peppa Pig's Fun Day Out

Venue: Theatre Royal Haymarket

Website: https://trh.co.uk/

Prepare to sing and dance with colourful scarecrows, feed the penguins, build big sandcastles, and even swim in the sea! Packed full of songs, dance and muddy puddles, Peppa’s Fun Day Out guarantees...

Gingerbread Grotto

Venue: Woolwich Works

Address: The Fireworks Factory

Website: www.woolwich.works

This Christmas Santa is heading to Woolwich Works to meet local families in his Gingerbread Grotto – complete with lollipop-lined garden and icing-tiled roof! This deliciously delightful event for all...

A Gilded Christmas at Ham House and Garden

Venue: Ham House and Garden

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/london/ham-house-and-garden

Take in twinkling candlelight and fairy lights, Christmas trees and aromatic greenery as you discover the stunning Stuart interiors. Enjoy family-friendly activities on two trails – one inside the 17th-century...

Father Christmas at Marble Hill

Venue: Marble Hill

Website: www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/marble-hill-father-christmas

Father Christmas will be telling some of his favourite seasonal stories around the Christmas tree in a group storytelling session. Then, you and your children will get the chance to meet the man himself,...

Meet Santa at the Southside Grotto

Venue: Southside Shopping Centre

Website: www.southsidewandsworth.com/grotto

Get ready for Christmas and visit Southside for a festive meet and greet with Santa in his cosy cabin. During this 30-minute experience, you can enjoy Christmas bauble decorating with their Christmas elves...

Danson House Grotto

Venue: Danson House

Website: www.communityhospice.org.uk/events/danson-house-grotto

This December, the Community Hospice will once again be opening the doors to the Danson House Grotto to raise money to support the people in our community who are living with a terminal illness. Open every...

Well Done, Mummy Penguin

Venue: The Albany

Website: www.thealbany.org.uk

With a nod to the fascinating nature of penguin parenting, Well Done, Mummy Penguin is a brand new stage adaptation of the latest picture book from award-winning writer and illustrator Chris Haughton,...

Sleeping Beauty

Venue: Broadway Theatre

Website: www.broadwaytheatre.org.uk/events/sleeping-beauty

Packed with fun for all the family, and brought right up to date, Susie McKenna has crafted a spellbinding show with colourful characters, knockabout comedy, show-stopping routines and no shortage of magic...

PAN! Peter’s Come Out To Play

Venue: Theatre Peckham

Website: www.theatrepeckham.co.uk

This festive season, open your mind and imagination to a Pan-tastic Pan-tasy! View the world with childlike wonder and remind yourself how much fun it is to play. Based on the classic novel by J.M. Barrie,...

Beauty and the Beast

Venue: Richmond Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

Actress Dame Maureen Lipman returns to Richmond to star as Mrs Potty in this enchanting pantomime adventure, alongside comedy magician Pete Firman as Silly Billy. One of the most romantic pantos of all...

Jack and the Beanstalk

Venue: New Wimbledon Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

Joining Alexandra Burke will be comedy legend Joe Pasquale as Jack Trot’s brother, Simon, Cabaret Star Ceri Dupree and West-End star Ria Jones.Expect laughs, music, special effects, magic beans and bundles...

The Night Before Christmas

Venue: New Wimbledon Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

This enchanting Christmas adventure is suitable to 3 - 8 year olds and features festive fun, classic Christmas songs and lots of audience participation plus the opportunity to join Santa, his helpers and...

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Venue: Fairfield Halls

Website: www.fairfield.co.uk

With a beautiful princess, a jealous Wicked Queen, seven bumbling dwarfs, a naughty nurse, a hilarious jester, a poisoned apple and a magic mirror, it’s not to be missed! Bursting with great songs, stunning...

Red Riding Hood

Venue: Stanley Arts

Website: www.stanleyarts.org

It’s almost Christmas and Red Riding Hood needs to take the cake to Grandma… but will she get there before the Big Bad Wolf has eaten Grandma for his dinner? Or will she be dessert? There’s only...

Tom Fletcher's The Creakers

Venue: Southbank Centre

Website: www.southbankcentre.co.uk

Based on the best-selling book by singer-songwriter and author Tom Fletcher (Christmasaurus, Space Band), and adapted for the stage by Miranda Larson, this is a story about how it’s often those who are...

CC4K Christmas Cracker ’24

Venue: Greenwich Theatre

Website: www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk

All the fun of Comedy Club 4 Kids with a Christmas twist. Expect the finest Christmas Cracker jokes, tinsel tomfoolery, festive funnies and even Santa doing stand-up! This show will be jam-packed with...

Christmas Storytelling with Michael Rosen

Venue: The Old Vic

Website: www.oldvictheatre.com

Much-loved children’s author and poet Michael Rosen returns to The Old Vic to read from some of his own favourites for children aged 6+. Following the performance, there will be a book sale and signing...

The Nutcracker 2024

Venue: Blackheath Halls

Website: www.blackheathhalls.com

Let’s All Dance Ballet Company is back, once again, with its stunning festive family treat! You and your loved ones can indulge in spectacular dancing, glorious music and beautiful costumes. The Nutcracker...

The Nutcracker

Venue: Sadlers Wells

Website: www.sadlerswells.com

The Nutcracker is perfect for children of all ages. Whether your little ones have never been to the theatre before or are regular visitors, all children will be transported to the magical Land of Sweets...

New Years Eve Party

Venue: Woolwich Works

Address: The Fireworks Factory

Website: www.woolwich.works

Ring in the New Year at Woolwich Works - they’ll be open for merry-makers looking for a place to chat, eat, drink and dance in Woolwich’s newest cultural venue. Why not enjoy an evening walk along...

London New Year's Day Parade 2025

Venue: Piccadilly, Regents Street St James’s, Pall Mall, Trafalgar Square and Whitehall

Website: https://lnydp.com

Running alongside the parade is the LNYDP concert series and the Grand Finale of the London International Choral Festival performed in internationally acclaimed music venues across the nation’s capital.

Anna Fiorentini Taster Day

Venue: James Wolfe School

Website: www.afperformingarts.com

The Anna Fiorentini Theatre & Film School invites potential students aged 4–18 years to attend a Taster Day on Saturday 11 January at its Greenwich Branch. It's a chance to try out the classes and meet...

Bilingual Families

Venue: Royal Observatory

Website: www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory/bilingual-families

An astronomer will take viewers on a tour of our vast and intriguing Universe starting from the Earth; the show will travel through our celestial neighbourhood, visiting objects like planets, moons, and...

Safe Harbour

Venue: National Maritime Museum

Website: www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/safe-harbour

The sessions are an opportunity for families to have fun together in a friendly and welcoming space. Safe Harbour has been created in consultation with support organisations including We Are Family, and...