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Wandsworth's Home for Culture

Welcome to your one-stop shop for culture and creativity in Wandsworth. Here, you can find arts, culture and heritage events happening in your neighbourhood, keep up with culture news, and discover opportunities for local creatives.

Learn how we work with schools and young people, explore our directories of local artists and cultural organisations and venues, and dive into the fascinating heritage of our borough.

We're committed nurturing our artists and cultural organisations, enabling community-focused arts programmes, growing local talent, and offering creative access for all.

A Year To Remember

2025 was our year as The Mayor's London Borough of Culture, a year where culture sparked joy, and made us feel happier, healthier and more connected to each other.

We brought people together to enjoy the rich mix of traditions, festivals, food, and arts that make our borough so special. Our London Borough of Culture year was about creating something we were all proud of and building connections to last well into the future.

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Current Projects

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Credit: RCA / Hochschule Hannover University - illustrated image of a pavilion hidden amid trees on The Spit

London Festival of Architecture

The London Festival of Architecture (LFA) returns to Wandsworth for a month-long celebration of architecture and city-making, 1-30 June 2026.

Our Music Our Freedom

BBC presenter Max Reinhardt curates a new series of podcasts - a deep dive into the last 50 years of Wandsworth’s rich and diverse musical heritage.

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Queer Wandsworth: Heritage Trail

Explore places, people and stories that have shaped Wandsworth’s queer history.

Sing to Thrive

Promoting the health and social benefits of singing, providing performance opportunities for choirs, and ‘come and sing’ community opportunities.

Queer Wandsworth

Explore places, people and stories that have shaped Wandsworth’s queer history.

London Festival of Architecture

The London Festival of Architecture (LFA) returns to Wandsworth for a month-long celebration of architecture and city-making, 1-30 June 2026.

Our Music Our Freedom

BBC presenter Max Reinhardt curates a new series of podcasts - a deep dive into the last 50 years of Wandsworth’s rich and diverse musical heritage.

Queer Wandsworth: Heritage Trail

Explore places, people and stories that have shaped Wandsworth’s queer history.

Sing to Thrive

Promoting the health and social benefits of singing, providing performance opportunities for choirs, and ‘come and sing’ community opportunities.

Queer Wandsworth

Explore places, people and stories that have shaped Wandsworth’s queer history.

What's On

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Belonging at WIP Space: Open Canopy exhibition

Thu 28 May - Fri 26 Jun 2026

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Wandsworth Council

Happy Streets Festival 2026

Sat 4 - Sun 5 Jul 2026

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Battersea Park in Concert

Fri 28 Aug 2026

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Submit your event to our What's On Calendar

Submit your cultural events, workshops and classes to be part of the Welcome To Wandsworth programme!

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Funding & Callouts

Find open funds and commissions for artists, cultural organisations and the creatively curious.

News

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Springfield Spark Community Fund Awards £25,000 to Wandsworth Community Organisations

Tue 16 Jun

Springfield Spark Community Fund has awarded over £25,000 in funding to seven Wandsworth community organisations.

For Creatives

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Toolkits & Resources

A set of resources, tools and guidance for Wandsworth creatives, artists and venues putting on events in the borough.

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Training & Development

Discover opportunities for professional training to help grow and develop your creative practice.

Join the Creative Directory

If you're a Wandsworth creative, join the directory and put yourself on the borough of culture map.

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Creative Directory

Discover Wandsworth’s extraordinary artists, makers, do-ers, cultural organisations, creative businesses and arts venues in our Creative Directory.

Create a profile for yourself, or your organisation here.

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Creative Health & Wellbeing

At the heart of Wandsworth’s London Borough of Culture programme is a bold commitment to Creative Health & Wellbeing

Barbara Hepworth's 'Single Form: Memorial' in Battersea Park

Creative Neighbourhoods

By investing in creativity, we are shaping more vibrant, inclusive, and connected neighbourhoods.

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Heritage

We are celebrating the rich and diverse heritage of Wandsworth, and supporting young people into heritage careers.

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