What's On Balham

Bach to Baby is the critically acclaimed classical concert series for babies, toddlers and their carers. Tots dance, roam about and revel in the wonder of live music, while you take a moment out of your busy day to hear top notch performances by outstanding musicians, with your young babes in tow.

Bach to Baby is the critically acclaimed classical concert series for babies, toddlers and their carers. Tots dance, roam about and revel in the wonder of live music, while you take a moment out of your busy day to hear top notch performances by outstanding musicians, with your young babes in tow.

The 21st MoonWalk London... a fun-filled night not to be missed! Join thousands of women and men at Walk the Walk’s iconic challenge on Saturday 12th May 2018, walking through the streets of London at Midnight wearing brightly decorated bras.

La Linea 2018 Presents: La Pegatina. Artists performing: La Pegatina.: Tickets avaiable.

Member of the Society of Garden Designers, Charles has created the garden over 30yrs. In 2015 the main garden was remodelled, to much acclaim. Spectacular in spring, when 2000 tulips bloom among irises and tree peonies. Scented front garden. Rupert’s geodetic dome shelters seedlings, succulents and subtropicals.

Member of the Society of Garden Designers, Charles has created the garden over 30yrs. In 2015 the main garden was remodelled, to much acclaim. Spectacular in spring, when 2000 tulips bloom among irises and tree peonies. Scented front garden. Rupert’s geodetic dome shelters seedlings, succulents and subtropicals.

Londons smallest botanical garden, densely planted with 500 labelled species grown in a formal layout of themed borders. Wildflowers flourish beside medicinal herbs. Carnivorous, scented, native and woodland plants are featured, growing among rare trees and shrubs.

Ava Vidal (Mock the Week, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Kings of Comedy), with Sean Mcloughlin ((Russell Howard’s Stand-Up Central and Comedy Central’s Live at The Comedy Store), Ben Fogg and MC Robyn Perkins Laugh Train Home is known for hilarious comedy nights, a fun atmosphere and a bit of the unexpected.

This spring, Capital Gardens are hosting terrarium workshops, the perfect way to unwind from a busy week and get your hands dirty. Experts from London Terrariums will teach the workshops.

Experts from Jar and Fern will host the sessions, giving green-fingered enthusiasts the skills to create their own unique Japanese hanging plant arrangement to take home at Capital Gardens.

K-Koke will play the Clapham Grand concert hall on 1st May 2018. K.Koke’s hard-hitting, old school style has created a loyal and dedicated fan base that has rippled all the way across the Atlantic.

Bach to Baby is the critically acclaimed classical concert series for babies, toddlers and their carers. Tots dance, roam about and revel in the wonder of live music, while you take a moment out of your busy day to hear top notch performances by outstanding musicians, with your young babes in tow.

BAFTA-nominated writer John Fitzpatrick’s brand new play Reared will debut at Theatre503 this April. With unfailing humour, Reared tackles intergenerational conflict, postnatal depression, and the role of the Irish mother in the ‘sandwich’ generation caught looking after both their children and their parents.

Join our London marathon team in 2018! We have places in the Virgin Money London Marathon 2018 and we want you in our team. Founded in 1948, Leonard Cheshire Disability exists to radically improve life choices of people with disabilities.

Zippos Circus is back on the road in 2018 with a nationwide Big Top tour – ‘LEGACY’ - celebrating the 250th anniversary of circus entertainment. Expect a spectacle like no other in homage to Englishman and charismatic impresario Philip Astley, who invented the worldwide sensation that is circus in 1768.

Bach to Baby is the critically acclaimed classical concert series for babies, toddlers and their carers. Tots dance, roam about and revel in the wonder of live music, while you take a moment out of your busy day to hear top notch performances by outstanding musicians, with your young babes in tow.

Bach to Baby is the critically acclaimed classical concert series for babies, toddlers and their carers. Tots dance, roam about and revel in the wonder of live music, while you take a moment out of your busy day to hear top notch performances by outstanding musicians, with your young babes in tow.

From Wednesday 9th to Saturday 12th of May 2018, we will be performing Agatha Christie’s A Murder is Announced, at St Barnabas Church.

|| Easter Egg Hunt || Colourful eggs will be hidden in secret locations across the riverwalk at Circus West Village, with children encouraged to explore this exciting new destination to see how many they can collect.

Raise a dram with us If you haven’t been to one of our legendary festivals before you’re in for a treat! If you have then you know what to expect, only this year we are back bigger and better.

Based on writer Guleraana Mir’s real experience of interracial and intercultural relationships, Coconut will embark on a UK tour this summer. This fresh new play challenges dated Asian female stereotypes with an honest portrait of the contemporary British Asian experience.

In a delightfully funny series of two person plays; by Devonshire playwright Nick Discombe, ‘Nature Knows Best’, takes a look at love and life through the eyes of a Seagull duo, a couple of Seahorses and a pair of Sheep. Each play humorously portrays man’s effect on the natural world and the creatures in it.

Come and explore London’s oldest botanic garden situated in the heart of Chelsea. With a unique living collection of around 5000 plants, this walled garden is a celebration of the importance of plants and their beauty.

This major exhibition presents ideas of security and secrecy through the lens of British Special Forces. Discover who these elite soldiers are, the training and skills they need and some of the operations they’ve undertaken around the world over the past 70 years.

Join a curator on an hour-long tour of our major exhibition ‘Special Forces: In the Shadows’. ‘Special Forces: In the Shadows’ presents ideas of security and secrecy through the lens of British Special Forces.

In a conversation chaired by Yalda Hakim, Kate Adie and Frank Gardner discuss their experiences of reporting on the Army. Chaired by BBC World News correspondent, Yalda Hakim, this conversation will explore the relationship between journalism and the Army.

John Kiszely discusses the British campaign in Norway, which took place early on in the Second World War. Drawing on his own experiences at all levels in the military, John Kiszely will assess the British campaign in Norway and its context and evolution.

Take a free guided tour around the galleries exploring the topic of security and the army. In 2018 we’re looking at the army’s role in UK and world security throughout history. This monthly tour will highlight some of the objects and stories related to key moments and the people involved.

Join a curator for a free 20-minute object handling session in one of our galleries. In this 20-minute handling session, meet a curator and handle some objects relating to remembrance and the First World War. Suitable for all ages.

Dr Jonathan Fennell discusses the Tunisian Campaign of the Second World War 75 years on. The victory in Tunisia was of immense significance. Barely a year after the catastrophic defeats of the summer of 1942, the shores of North Africa were in Allied hands.

Join Graham Ashford as he explains the craft of armouring. For London Craft Week, we’re discovering how and why armour is designed and made. Graham Ashford will demonstrate some armouring techniques and give you the chance to handle the finished pieces.

Dr Jonathan Boff discusses his new book ‘Haig’s Enemy: Crown Prince Rupprecht and Germany’s War on the Western Front’. During the First World War, Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria was the German general who was the closest counterpart to, and main antagonist of, both Sir John French and Sir Douglas Haig.

Join our Collections Manager, Terri Dendy, to discover how we care for some of our most precious objects. On International Museum Day, join our Collections Manager, Terri Dendy, to learn about the conservation and preservation of the Museum’s objects.

John Lewes discusses his novel A Spy After All, based on the life of his uncle and co-founder of the SAS, Jock Lewes. Set in the wartime years of 1940-41, John Lewes’s novel tells the fictional account of Jock Steel, a young British Army officer and spy.

Community Open Day - featuring a variety of musicians, including steelpans and local choirs, plus refreshments will be available. We will have activities for children too. Everyone is welcome and admission is free. Do drop in for as long as you like and explore St. John’s.

PACT information events are informal opportunities to find out about PACT (an outstanding voluntary adoption agency) and the adoption process. You will also hear from one of our adopters about their experience and you will be able to speak with one of our senior social workers and ask any questions you may have.

A care home in Mitcham is inviting local people to join in its celebrations for Care Home Open Day. On Saturday 21st April, from 11am-4.30pm, the Care UK team at Cumberland care home on Whitford Gardens will be opening the doors to the care home for a free family-friendly event.

The Spectrum Art Prize is a new national award which celebrates the exciting work produced by artists on the autistic spectrum. This two-day exhibition features the work of finalists Nnena Kalu, Yap, Charlotte Amelia Poe, Emma Selwyn, Jessica Chowdhury, Peter Matthews and Dawnne McGeachy.

Planned by Cubitt in 1828, the 3 acre square is subdivided into mini gardens with camellias, iris, ferns and containers. Dramatic collection of tender climbing roses and 20 different forms of tree peonies. National Collection of ceanothus incl more than 70 species and cultivars.

Lively sessions for under 5s and their parents or carers. Activities change every week, with creative play, enchanting stories from around the world, simple art and craft, songs, outdoor play (Muddy Bees) and a whole lot of Horniman fun, created with very young children and their carers in mind.  

Thomas Cubitt laid out the 6 formal gardens flanking either side of the Kings Rd in 1826 in what was the main approach to Buckingham Palace. Eaton Square Gardens today combines well-manicured lawns, shady pathways and mixed borders with quiet seating and contemporary sculptures.

Bach to Baby is the critically acclaimed classical concert series for babies, toddlers and their carers. Tots dance, roam about and revel in the wonder of live music, while you take a moment out of your busy day to hear top notch performances by outstanding musicians, with your young babes in tow.

The Society of Fulham Artists and Potters are exhibiting their works which are all for sale. FREE ENTRY, ALL ARE WELCOME. All the work is unique and of high quality. The paintings can be in any media. There will also be pottery, ceramics, sculptures and glassware.

A care home in Fulham is inviting local people to visit the home to join in its celebrations for Care Home Open Day. On Saturday 21st April, from 2.30pm-4.30pm, the team at Farm Lane care home on Farm Lane, will be opening the doors to the care home for a free family-friendly event.

This workshop is open to everyone, and teaches you how to build harmonic flutes. The harmonic flutes will be constructed on the same model as a suling (a Bali ring flute). The flutes will be painted, decorated and of course played!

The Detroit Cobras. Artists performing: The Detroit Cobras.: Tickets avaiable.

Tai Chi 2-person form, and 2-person exercises.   In the class we do movements that are a taiji ’form’ for 2 people doing different movements, but with the movements interconnecting. The form is useful as it explains the use/application of individual taiji movements/postures.

Performed in front of a live audience, with live foley (sound effects), this new radio play by Chris Buxey is a dark comedy about principles, money and the importance of family. Stuart is author of the beloved Young Adult literature heroine, Frankie Fightwell.