Discover heritage-inspired events
& activities across Royal Greenwich
What's On
Join us for a varied programme of events including family-friendly activities, markets, heritage tours and exhibitions, arts, and theatre. Please check back regularly to see what's coming up.
Plumstead Tales: celebrating the South Asian community in Plumstead
Following the success of our Ottoman Journeys exhibition in 2023, we are pleased to present Plumstead Tales, continuing our exploration of the histories that contribute to our borough’s rich and diverse heritage.
Date: 29 February, 2024
Time: House opening times 9.30-3pm Mon-Sat
Plant Sale & Market
The return of the ever-popular plant sale with our garden volunteers. Stock up on plants for your garden with the surplus from ours!
Date: 18 May, 2024
Time: 10.00 - 16.00
Adventure Cinema: Grease Sing-A-Long
Grease is the Word! A fantastic outdoor cinema experience with plenty of songs to sing along to!
Date: 7 June, 2024
Time: 21.45
Adventure Cinema: Back To The Future
Great Scott! Watch the classic Back To The Future on a huge open-air screen under the stars!
Date: 8 June, 2024
Time: 21.45
Adventure Cinema: Dirty Dancing
Nobody puts baby in the corner! An amazing outdoor cinema experience with a showing of the classic Dirty Dancing on a HUGE open-air screen under the stars!
Date: 9 June, 2024
Time: 21.45
After Hours: Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Charlton House (June)
From a Jacobean Lady of the House to today’s estates manager, a keeper of the keys’s access is unmatched. For an hour, that access is yours.
Date: 13 June, 2024
Time: 19.00 - 20.30
Shakespeare In The Squares: All’s Well That Ends Well
Bring your picnic, wine, sunnies, pac-a-mac and participatory spirit and join us for an outdoor production of Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well.
Date: 28 June, 2024
Time: 7pm
After Hours: Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Charlton House (July)
From a Jacobean Lady of the House to today’s estates manager, a keeper of the keys’s access is unmatched. For an hour, that access is yours.
Date: 11 July, 2024
Time: 19.00 - 20.30
Concerts at Charlton House
Our season of Tuesday Afternoon Recitals continues. Every Tuesday at 1pm, friend of Charlton House Stephen Maw presents a free classical concert featuring extraordinary musicians, often in conjunction with The Royal College of Music and The Royal Academy of Music. Check here regularly for programme updates!
Tuesday Concerts: The Maknickas Family Trio
For our next Tuesday concert, The Maknickas Family Trio from Lithuania will perform a programme including Rachmaninoff and Brahms.
Date: 23 April, 2024
Time: 13.00 - 14.00
Tuesday Concerts: The Royal Air Force Salon Orchestra
The RAF Salon Orchestra will join us for our next Tuesday Recital playing a diverse programme including Flapjack by Peter Yorke and Petite Suite De Concert by S. Coleridge-Taylor.
Date: 30 April, 2024
Time: 13.00 - 14.00
Tuesday Concerts: Countess of Wessex’s String Orchestra
We are joined for our next Tuesday Concert by the Countess of Wessex’s String Orchestra for a programme including Mendlessohn, Bach and Ireland.
Date: 7 May, 2024
Time: 13.00 - 14.00
Tuesday Concerts: Bridget Yee, piano
Malaysian pianist Bridget Yee will perform works by Haydn, Liszt and Debussy as part of her Tuesday Afternoon Recital at Charlton House.
Date: 14 May, 2024
Time: 13.00 - 14.00
Tuesday Concerts: Royal College of Music presents Tian Chen & friends
For our next Tuesday Concert, pianist Tian Chen has brought together a group of students from the Royal College of Music to perform a repertoire of late classical, romantic and modern works by composers who are favourites of the members of the group.
Date: 21 May, 2024
Time: 13.00 - 14.00
