Rooted in Greenwich: Urban Tree Festival

Programme highlights

10.00am – Rooted in Trees: Free Your Spine to Free Your Mind
A gentle, music-led movement session with Nicola Geismar, exploring movement, freedom and connection under the trees.

11.00am – Mulberries & Migration Walk
Cultural historian and mulberry expert Peter Coles leads a guided walk exploring Greenwich’s mulberry heritage, migration stories and the wider tree landscape of the park.

12.00pm – Tree Gratitude Workshop & Tasting Session
Mama D of Community Centred Knowledge explores the hidden ways trees appear in our food, homes and everyday lives through a hands-on sensory workshop involving tasting, smelling and handling tree products.

1.00pm – Bring-to-Share Lunch
Visitors are invited to bring a favourite dish or snack, share food and stories, and enjoy flavours from different cultures.

2.00pm – Botanical Print Making
Artist and Urban Tree Festival Director Sara Hayes leads a relaxed printmaking workshop using fallen leaves and plant material gathered from Greenwich Park.

3.00pm – Drum Making & Sound Workshop
Participatory artist Margarita Novikova / be_heard_arts leads a lively recycled-material drum-making and sound session.

Free tea and coffee will also be available throughout the day, alongside informal creative activities and opportunities to enjoy the park at one of its most colourful times of year.