Join our free Camberwell Community Christmas on Sat 7 December 12-3 – plus more festive fun…
Discover your inner child on Camberwell Green this Christmas!
Free Camberwell Community Christmas • Sat 7 December • 12-3pm.
This December our free Camberwell Community Christmas is truly young at heart! Everyone will be delighted as Camberwell Community Choir and Lyndhurst School Choir fills the air with carols to welcome Mr & Mrs Santa, who arrive at 12 on the Green in a Pedal Me cargo bike sleigh!
They’re joined by the talented young company of PAN! Peter’s Come Out to Play – Theatre Peckham’s festive show – bringing a youthful spirit to the event.
SE5 Forum for Camberwell has teamed up with Theatre Peckham, local charities and groups – and lots of volunteers – to put on another fantastic free festive event for all the community.
We hope you will come and play!
The FREE fun & activities on Camberwell Green include:
● Mr & Mrs Santa grotto with free gifts for young children
● Magical Gingerbread house – decorating gingerbread & fairy cakes
● Festive arts & crafts, creating seasonal collages, cards & gifts
● Live music & children’s games
● Baby activities & face painting
● Free treats from food charity Spring Community Hub
● Community support stalls – free hygiene products & clothes bank, energy saving & cost-of-living advice
● Local charity stalls
On their way to the Camberwell Community Christmas, Mr and Mrs Santa and the young company from PAN!will make a stop on their Pedal Me sleigh by the Camberwell Arts Indoor Winter Market at Camberwell’s St Giles’ Church. Running from 10am-5pm, it’s a great place to buy festive gifts and support local makers and artists.
And to round off the day, you can book to watch the evening performance at 5pm, of PAN! at Theatre Peckham.
Camberwell Community Christmas is organised by SE5 Forum, funded by Southwark Council’s Neighbourhoods Fund and in partnership with: Theatre Peckham, Pedal Me, Spring Community Hub, Amuru, Excel Beyond Barriers, Black Stock Media, Salvation Army, Camberwell Community Choir, Conveenie, Camberwell Society, Camberwell Arts, Southwark Pensioners Centre, Camberwell Leisure Centre, Lyndhurst School Choir, Camberwell Players
Camberwell Advent Calendar: festive treats and prizes every day in December!
Photo: The Nunhead Gardener
Watch out for our launch of the Camberwell Advent Calendar – from 1st to 24th December, the high street will come alive with daily unveilings of special activities and promotions. Residents and visitors can enjoy in-store discounts, treasure hunts with exciting prizes, discounted tickets for local events, charity raffles, freebies, festive treats, special dishes, and quizzes.
Follow the event to reveal the daily surprises and gifts at 8am every day on Instagram @camberwell.life or Camberwell.life. The calendar is funded by Southwark Council’s Thriving High Street Fund as part of the Camberwell Life Love Local campaign. Support local businesses and experience some Camberwell festive magic!
Camberwell Christmas Card – buy at our Saturday stall
Why not send a Camberwell Christmas Card this year? Drop down to our Saturday market stall between 10am and 3pm and you can pick up our very first Camberwell Christmas Card featuring a ‘vintage’ photo of Camberwell Green in the snow’ by SE5 Forum co-founder J Mark Dodds. All proceeds will go to supporting SE5 Forum’s activities.
Festive Shows in Camberwell
Theatre Peckham: A Pan-tastic festive show – view the world with childlike wonder and rediscover the magic of play with Theatre Peckham’s modern retelling of Peter Pan brings to life the boy who never grew up. Running 6-23 December. Tickets at Theatre Peckham.
Blue Elephant Theatre: Join a Gala Performance of Mrs Claus’ List on Saturday 7 December at 8pm and support the Blue Elephant Theatre’s future. It’s a chance for grown-ups to enjoy their sell-out Christmas show & funds raised will help the theatre to stay open. Book tickets here
Longfield Hall: check out the range of festive activities at Longfield Hall – from A Christmas Carol to singing carols, from dance and chamber orchestra to raves for little ones.