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What's On - Sutton STEAMS Ahead
What's On
Sutton STEAMs Ahead is funded by a Cultural Impact Award as part of the Mayor of London’s London Borough of Culture programme. In 2023, the London Borough of Sutton is delivering this ambitious programme with the aim of putting culture at the heart of local communities. Sutton STEAMs Ahead aims to uniquely blend the arts and sciences through S.T.E.A.M themes (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths).
Find out about the events happening as part of Sutton STEAMs Ahead!
Sutton STEAMs Ahead Events
Lavender Film Preview: Oil & Water
When & Where: 17 February, 2pm - 5pm | Honeywood Museum
Price: FREE
Price: FREE
Lunar New Year Celebration
When & Where: 10 February, 10am - 4pm | Sutton Central Library
Price: FREE
Hosted by: Sutton Hongkongers
Light & Dark Festival Event
Come make your own paper lanterns, play mahjong or tangram puzzles and enjoy performances
Price: FREE
Hosted by: Sutton Hongkongers
Light & Dark Festival Event
Come make your own paper lanterns, play mahjong or tangram puzzles and enjoy performances
Threads of Light
When & Where: 28 January, 4:30pm - 9:30pm | Sutton Central Library
Price: FREE
Hosted by: Sutton Council
Light & Dark Festival Event
A captivating immersive installation by SDNA, a special Light & Dark commission
Price: FREE
Hosted by: Sutton Council
Light & Dark Festival Event
A captivating immersive installation by SDNA, a special Light & Dark commission
Sutton's Blueprint
When & Where: 7 December - 27 January, 10am - 5pm | Whitehall Historic House
Price: FREE
Then, Now, Next Event
Price: FREE
Then, Now, Next Event
Textile Printing with the Wandle Industrial Museum
When & Where: 27 January, 11am - 4pm | Honeywood Museum
Price: FREE
Price: FREE
Code Club
When & Where: Various dates through the year, 5:45pm - 6:45pm | Sutton Central Library
Price: FREE
Price: FREE
CoderDojo
When & Where: Last Friday of the month, 4pm - 5pm | Library at the Life Centre
Price: FREE
Lighting the Candle of Knowledge
When & Where: 20 January, 10am - 4pm | Sutton Central Library
Price: FREE
Hosted by: Mitra Mandal
Light & Dark Festival Event
This event focuses on highlighting the ancient Sciences, Technology, Art and Mathematics of the Indian subcontinent with the opportunity to learn, participate and celebrate.
Price: FREE
Hosted by: Mitra Mandal
Light & Dark Festival Event
This event focuses on highlighting the ancient Sciences, Technology, Art and Mathematics of the Indian subcontinent with the opportunity to learn, participate and celebrate.
Lighting Up Your Family Stories
When & Where: 8 December, 9:30am, 12pm | Hill House
Price: FREE
Hosted by: Sandy Leong, Community Action Sutton
Light & Dark Festival Event
Diwali: From Dark to Light
When & Where: 4 December, 11am - 2pm | Granfers Community Centre
Price: FREE
Hosted by: Sangam
Spaces limited. RSVP via email: suttonsteamsahead@sutton.gov.uk
Light & Dark Festival Event
Sangam's Diwali celebration mixes traditional with modern techniques to be narrated in a short story with music, singing and dancing. This is followed by a meal.
Price: FREE
Hosted by: Sangam
Spaces limited. RSVP via email: suttonsteamsahead@sutton.gov.uk
Light & Dark Festival Event
Sangam's Diwali celebration mixes traditional with modern techniques to be narrated in a short story with music, singing and dancing. This is followed by a meal.
Finding The Light
When & Where: 4 December, 7pm - 9pm | Cryer Arts Theatre
Price: FREE
Hosted by: Sutton Women's Centre - People Arise Now
Light & Dark Festival Event
Price: FREE
Hosted by: Sutton Women's Centre - People Arise Now
Light & Dark Festival Event
Clock Strikes
When & Where: 3 December, 2pm - 5pm | Belmont Connect
Price: FREE
Hosted by: Sutton Mental Health Foundation
Light & Dark Festival Event
An immersive performance and art themed around SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) to raise awareness
Performance and Filming Workshop
When & Where: 25 November, 4pm - 6:30pm | Sutton Community Dance, St. Nicholas Centre
Price: FREE
Artworks created during this workshop may form part of the Threads of Light event on 28 January
Price: FREE
Artworks created during this workshop may form part of the Threads of Light event on 28 January
Sutton Historians: London's Screen Archives
When & Where: 24 November, 12pm - 1pm | Sutton Central Library
Price: FREE
Then, Now, Next Event
Price: FREE
Then, Now, Next Event
Sutton's Blueprint
When & Where: 1 December, 4pm - 6pm | Whitehall Historic House
Price: FREE
Hosted by: Pia Jaime
Meet the Artist Event: 25 November, 3pm - 4:30pm | Whitehall Historic House
Light & Dark Festival Event
Price: FREE
Hosted by: Pia Jaime
Meet the Artist Event: 25 November, 3pm - 4:30pm | Whitehall Historic House
Light & Dark Festival Event
Magical Zoetropes
When & Where: 18 November, 11am - 4pm | Honeywood Museum
Price: FREE
Hosted by: Quick Draw Stories
Light & Dark Festival Event
Light of Souls
When & Where: 19 November, 1pm - 4pm | Sutton Central Library
Price: FREE
Hosted by: Creative Heritage
Light & Dark Festival Event
Price: FREE
Hosted by: Creative Heritage
Light & Dark Festival Event
The Magic of Cyanotype
When & Where: 11 November, 11am - 12:30pm, 2pm - 3:30pm | Honeywood Museum
Price: FREE
Artworks created during this workshop may form part of the Threads of Light event on 28 January
Astronauts to the Moon!
When & Where: 25 October | Wallington Library
Price: £4 per participating child
Price: £4 per participating child
Coding Workshop for Children
When & Where: 23 October, 27 October | Sutton Central Library, Cheam Library
Price: £4 per participating child
Price: £4 per participating child
ACHA: Darkness to Light Event
When & Where: 26 October, 1pm - 5pm | Library at the Phoenix Centre
Price: FREE
Hosted by: ACHA
Light & Dark Festival Event
Price: FREE
Hosted by: ACHA
Light & Dark Festival Event
Talking Heads, Living Histories
When & Where: 21 October, 6pm - 8pm | Sutton Central Library
Price: FREE
Hosted by: BTV Productions
Light & Dark Festival Event
Price: FREE
Hosted by: BTV Productions
Light & Dark Festival Event
Stories from...The Welsh Chapel
When & Where: 9 - 10 September, 10am - 4pm, 10am - 3pm | The Welsh Chapel, Lind Road
Price: FREE
Price: FREE
The STEAM Summer Calendar
Find a range of events and activities happening throughout Summer 2023. The Summer Reading Club STEAM Storytimes and drop-in activities featue engaging storytelling and crafts to entertain all primary school children. Sutton Council’s Cultural Services also brings the Summer Programme of events full of crafts, adventure trails and theatre shows to enjoy. And don’t miss the Stories from the Shed series which features a range of storytelling, workshops and art installations from a range of professional creative artists and performers. View all the events on a downloadable PDF document.
Find all the events in 'The STEAM Summer Calendar' on Eventbrite
Summer Reading Club
We’re encouraging children (4-11 years old) to read six books over summer. Parents can sign up their children and pick up a Summer Reading Club passport with suggested children's books to read over the summer holidays, and be in with a chance to win fantastic prizes!
Find out more about 'Summer Reading Club'
A Scientist, A Clock Collector and a Venus Flytrap
When & Where: 29 August, 31 August | Wallington Library, Circle Library
Price: FREE
Price: FREE
A Summer of Sheds at Whitehall
When & Where: 22 July - 2 September, 10am - 5pm | Whitehall Historic House
Price: £2 per participating child
Price: £2 per participating child
Summer Holidays at Honeywood
When & Where: 22 July - 2 September, 10am - 5pm | Whitehall Historic House
Price: £2 per participating child
Landscape Artist of the Year
When & Where:
13 August, 11am - 2pm | Manor Park
26 August, 11am - 2pm | Beddington Park
13 August, 11am - 2pm | Manor Park
26 August, 11am - 2pm | Beddington Park
Make A Cyanotype Picture
When & Where: 27 July, 4 August, 17 August, 24 August, 31 August | Whitehall Historic House, Honeywood Museum
Price: £3 per participating child
Woodblock Fabric Printing
When & Where: 28 July, 3 August, 10 August, 18 August, 25 August, 31 August | Honeywood Museum, Whitehall Historic House
Price: £3 per participating child
Price: £3 per participating child
The Wandle Wardrobe: Getting Dressed with STEAM
When & Where: 2 August, 30 August, 11am - 11:30am, 1pm - 1:30pm, 3pm - 3:30pm | Honeywood Museum, Little Holland House
Price: FREE
Price: FREE
Hey Tree! What Can You See?
When & Where: 3 August, 24 August, 11am, 2pm | Whitehall Historic House
Price: FREE
Price: FREE
Mapping Sutton's Future
When & Where: 22 August, 11am - 12:30pm, 1:30pm - 3pm | Whitehall Historic House
Price: FREE
Pilots and Soldiers of the Caribbean
When & Where: 18 August, 11am - 1pm, 1pm - 3pm | Sutton Central Library
Price: FREE
Price: FREE
Make Your Own Pop Up Book
When & Where: 27 July, 23 August | Circle Library, Library @ The Phoenix Centre
Price: FREE
Carshalton Lavender Distillation Days
When & Where: 5 August, 12 August, 19 August, 9am - 5pm | Carshalton Lavendar Fields
Price: FREE
Price: FREE
Sculpting Little Holland House
When & Where: 8 August, 16 August, 11am - 12.30pm, 2pm - 3.30pm | Little Holland House
Price: FREE
Price: FREE
Wonderful Wandle Wildlife: Mini Beasts Printmaking
When & Where: 4 August, 18 August, 11am - 1pm, 2pm - 4pm | Honeywood Museum
Price: FREE
Beetles, Bugs and Butterflies
When & Where: 21 August, 22 August, 10:30am - 12pm, 1:30pm - 3pm | Sutton Ecology Centre
Price: £6.50 per child + booking fee
Price: £6.50 per child + booking fee
Flower Fairies
When & Where: 31 July, 1 August, 10am - 11:30am, 12pm - 1:30pm, 2:30pm - 4pm | Sutton Ecology Centre
Price: £6.50 per child + booking fee
Price: £6.50 per child + booking fee
Pond Day
When & Where: 24 July, 25 July, 10:30am - 12pm, 1:30pm - 3pm | Sutton Ecology Centre
Price: £6.50 per child + booking fee
Price: £6.50 per child + booking fee
The Shed of Impossible Dreams
When & Where: 11 August, 10am - 12pm, 1pm - 4pm | Whitehall Historic House
Price: FREE
Price: FREE
Sutton Historians: Reinvigorating the Lavender Heritage
When & Where: 10 August, 7:30pm | Honeywood Museum
Price: FREE
Mapping Our Future Sutton
When & Where: 28 July, 11 August | Wallington Library, Library @ The Phoenix Centre
Price: FREE
Price: FREE
A Potted History of Sutton
When & Where: 28 July, 1 August, 11am, 2pm, 3pm | Whitehall Historic House, Sutton Central Library
Price: FREE
Price: FREE
The Queen's Bee
When & Where: 25 July, 26 July, 9 August | Whitehall Historic House, Honeywood Museum
Price: FREE
Price: FREE
A Mathemagical Adventure
When & Where: 25 July, 10:30am, 2pm | Worcester Park Library, Sutton Life Centre
Price: £5 per participating child
Price: £5 per participating child
Travel into Space
When & Where: 22 July, 11am, 2pm | Sutton Central Library, Circle Library
Price: FREE
Price: FREE
Sutton in Photographs
When & Where: 16 June, 7 July, 10 July, 12 July | Sutton Central Library, Library at the Phoenix Centre, Honeywood Museum, Whitehall Historic House
Price: FREE
Price: FREE
LEO Academy Trust's Summer Art Exhibition
When & Where: 5 - 13 July | Sutton Central Library Gallery
Carshalton Artist Open Studios
When & Where: 24 June, 25 June, 1 July, 2 July | Honeywood Museum, Carshalton
Guided Walks at Carshalton Lavender Fields
When & Where: 27 May, 3 June, 13:30pm - 3:30pm | Oaks Way
Price: FREE
Price: FREE
Language of Flowers Week
When & Where: 27 May - 3 June, 10am - 4pm | Honeywood Museum
Price: £2 per participating child
Inspired by Nature Trail and Crafts
When & Where: 27 May - 3 June, 10am - 4pm | Whitehall Historic House
Price: £2 per participating child
Make A Pomander
When & Where: 1 June & 2 June, 11am - 12pm & 2pm - 3pm | Honeywood Museum
Price: £3 per participating person
Woodblock Printing
When & Where: 1 June, 11am - 12pm | Whitehall Historic House
Price: £3 per participating person
Price: £3 per participating person
Lavender and Herb Lino Printing
When & Where: 30 May, 31 May, 10am - 4pm | Cheam Library, Circle Library
Price: FREE
Easter Holidays at Honeywood: Inspired by Nature
When & Where: 1 - 15 April (closed 7 April) | Honeywood Museum
Price: £2 per participating child
Price: £2 per participating child
Woodblock Printing on Fabric
When & Where: 3-14 April, 11am - 12pm & 2pm - 3pm | Honeywood Museum
Price: £3 per participating child
Price: £3 per participating child
SEND Quiet Day: Inspired by Nature
When & Where: 5 April, 11 April, 10am - 4pm | Honeywood Museum
Price: FREE
Price: FREE
Lavender and Flowers Come To Whitehall Historic House
When & Where: 1 - 15 April, 10am - 12pm (closed 7 April). | Whitehall Historic House, SM3 8QD
Price: £2 per participating child
Price: £2 per participating child
Lavender and Herb Lino Printing
When & Where: 13-14 April | Whitehall Historic House
Price: £3 per person
Price: £3 per person
Lavender and Herb Lino Printing
When & Where: Thu 16 and Fri 17 Feb 2023, 11am - 1pm, 2pm - 3:30pm | Honeywood Museum
Price: £3 per person
Price: £3 per person
Tudor Technologies Lino Printing
When & Where: 16 Feb 2023, 11am - 12:30pm and 2pm - 3:30pm | Whitehall Historic House
Price: £5 per participating child.
Price: £5 per participating child.
Millie's Lavender and Herbs Trail
When & Where: 11 Feb - 25 Mar 2023 | Honeywood Museum
Price: £2 per participating child.
Price: £2 per participating child.
Tudor Technologies Trail and Craft
When & Where: 9 Feb - 25 Mar 2023 | Whitehall Historic House, SM3 8QD
Price: £2 per participating child.
Price: £2 per participating child.
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About Sutton STEAMs Ahead
Read more about the programme that explores science and art through local culture.
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