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August

Arc & You: Nigerian Cultural Finesse

Saturday 2 August, 12 noon to 6pm

Highbrook Road Open Space, Kidbrooke, SE3 9QL

Enjoy an afternoon of cultural displays, dance, seminars, theatre, and the showcase of a new documentary on Nigerian and British culture.

Arc & You: Nigerian Cultural Finesse

Saturday 9 August, 12 noon to 6pm

The Middle Park at Middle Park Avenue, SE9 5SE

Enjoy an afternoon of cultural displays, dance, seminars, theatre, and the showcase of a new documentary on Nigerian and British culture.

Arc & You: Nigerian Cultural Finesse

Saturday 16 August, 12 noon to 6pm

Felixstowe Road Green, Abbey Wood, SE2 9QQ

Enjoy an afternoon of cultural displays, dance, seminars, theatre, and the showcase of a new documentary on Nigerian and British culture.

Festival.org: Greenwich and Docklands International Festival (GDIF) Above and Beyond

Friday 22 August, 7pm

Beresford Square Woolwich, SE18 6AR

Opening the festival’s 30th anniversary with a UK premiere, French parkour artists Cie Lézards Bleus (France) will give a performance of heart-stopping, roof hopping. Gaze up in awe as eight performers embark on a breathtaking journey across landmark buildings in Woolwich. With new music by Roma Yagnik and a finale set from Citizens of the World Choir.

Arc & You: Nigerian Cultural Finesse

Saturday 23 August, 12 noon to 6pm

Eaglesfield Park, Eaglesfield Road, Shooters Hill, SE18 3BX

Enjoy an afternoon of cultural displays, dance, seminars, theatre, and the showcase of a new documentary on Nigerian and British culture.

Festival.org: Greenwich and Docklands International Festival (GDIF) Greenwich Fair

Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 August, 1pm to 7pm, various shows all day

General Wolfe Piazza, Observatory Hill, Greenwich Park, SE10 8XJ

Family-friendly street theatre, circus, dance and games, in a packed programme of 12 raucous shows framed by the best view of London.

Festival.org: Greenwich and Docklands International Festival (GDIF) Turning Worlds

Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 August, various times

Design District Greenwich Peninsula, SE10 0SQ

This year’s GDIF theme Above and Beyond is interpreted through a series of four trailblazing collaborations between engineering, technology and performance.

September

Festival.org: Greenwich and Docklands International Festival (GDIF) Fragment of Us

Thursday 4 September, 4pm and 6:30pm

General Gordon Square, Woolwich, SE18 6FH

Celebrating the endless possibilities of Black masculinity, this world premiere performance by leading Black theatre company Talawa with acclaimed Black dance company Fubunation, directed by award-winning artist Sonia Hughes features fluid movement and poignant poetry to reveal snapshots of joy, struggle, love and loss.

Festival.org: Greenwich and Docklands International Festival (GDIF) Go Grandad, Go!

Thursday 4 September, 1:30pm and 3:30pm

General Gordon Square, Woolwich, SE18 6FH

This joyous celebration of inter-generational family relationships and Caribbean culture by company DHW, combines hip hop dance and storytelling. With relatable characters, infectious moves and fully integrated access, this is a feel-good show for all ages.

Festival.org: Greenwich and Docklands International Festival (GDIF) The Weight of Water

Friday 5 and Saturday 6 September, 2:30pm and 6:30pm

Birchmere Lake, Epstein Road, Thamesmead, SE28 8DQ

This spectacular water-based event from Dutch company Panama Pictures sees six incredible performers struggle for survival on an unpredictable floating stage. The stakes are high in this modern parable of global warming, which merges dance, circus and live music on water to nail-biting effect.

Woolwich Works: Brassworks Festival

Saturday 6 September, 12 noon to 7pm

Woolwich Town Centre and Woolwich Works, Royal Arsenal, SE18 3PU

A music festival in the sunny courtyard, including a community brass parade across Woolwich town centre.

The Bold Melon Collective: Give or Take performance and workshops

Sunday 7 September, 12 noon to 6pm

PARKSfest, East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Chevening Road, Greenwich SE10 0LB 

A family friendly live performance and collage workshops from local LGBTQIA artists.

Tramshed: ‘Whodunnit?’ Cabaret musical

Sunday 7 September, 12 noon to 6pm

PARKSfest, East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Chevening Road, Greenwich SE10 0LB

Reach Theatre Company will stage their "Whodunnit?" cabaret musical, and a specially commissioned artist performance.

TARU Arts: Woolwich Carnival

Saturday 13 September, 12 noon to 8pm, General Gordon Square, Beresford Square and Woolwich Arsenal, SE18

Carnival parade with music, dance, and food and community stalls.

Black Female Entrepreneur Greenwich (BFEG): Nigerian Cultural Festival

Saturday 13 September, 12 noon to 8pm

Woolwich Carnival, General Gordon Square, Beresford Square and Woolwich Arsenal, SE18

The African masquerade joins up with the Woolwich Carnival with masquerade mask workshops, fashion show, Afrobeat dance competition, cultural food tastings and pop-up market stalls.

Tramshed: ‘Whodunnit?’ Cabaret musical

Sunday 14 September, 12 noon to 6pm

PARKSfest, Southwood Park, New Eltham, SE9

Reach Theatre Company will stage their "Whodunnit?" cabaret musical, and a specially commissioned artist performance.

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Greenwich Town Hall
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