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).
The Light & Dark Festival connects and elevates Sutton's diverse community by exploring the winter festivities celebrated across the borough. The theme of this festival is light and dark, the triumph of light over darkness and the hope for renewal and warmth during the coldest and darkest time of the year.
Find out about the events happening as part of Sutton STEAMs Ahead!

Sutton Historians: London's Screen Archives
Price: FREE
Then, Now, Next Event

Performance and Filming Workshop
Price: FREE
Artworks created during this workshop may form part of the Threads of Light event on 28 January

Sutton's Blueprint
Price: FREE
Hosted by: Pia Jaime
Meet the Artist Event: 25 November, 3pm - 4:30pm | Whitehall Historic House
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

Diwali: From Dark to Light
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
Price: FREE
Hosted by: Sutton Women's Centre - People Arise Now
Light & Dark Festival Event

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

Lighting the Candle of Knowledge
Price: FREE
Hosted by: Mitra Mandal
Light & Dark Festival Event

Threads of Light
Price: FREE
Hosted by: Sutton Council
Light & Dark Festival Event
A captivating immersive installation by SDNA, a special Light & Dark commission

CoderDojo
When & Where: Last Friday of the month, 4pm - 5pm | Library at the Life Centre
Price: FREE

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Past Events


Magical Zoetropes
When & Where: 18 November, 11am - 4pm | Honeywood Museum
Price: FREE
Hosted by: Quick Draw Stories
Light & Dark Festival Event

Light of Souls
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!
Price: £4 per participating child

Coding Workshop for Children
Price: £4 per participating child

Talking Heads, Living Histories
Price: FREE
Hosted by: BTV Productions
Light & Dark Festival Event

ACHA: Darkness to Light Event
Price: FREE
Hosted by: ACHA
Light & Dark Festival Event

Code Club
Price: FREE

Stories from...The Welsh Chapel
Price: FREE

The STEAM Summer Calendar

Summer Reading Club

A Scientist, A Clock Collector and a Venus Flytrap
Price: FREE

A Summer of Sheds at Whitehall
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
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
Price: £3 per participating child

The Wandle Wardrobe: Getting Dressed with STEAM
Price: FREE

Hey Tree! What Can You See?
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
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
Price: FREE

Sculpting Little Holland House
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
Price: £6.50 per child + booking fee

Flower Fairies
Price: £6.50 per child + booking fee

Pond Day
Price: £6.50 per child + booking fee

The Shed of Impossible Dreams
Price: FREE

Sutton Historians: Reinvigorating the Lavender Heritage
When & Where: 10 August, 7:30pm | Honeywood Museum
Price: FREE

Mapping Our Future Sutton
Price: FREE

A Potted History of Sutton
Price: FREE

The Queen's Bee
Price: FREE

A Mathemagical Adventure
Price: £5 per participating child

Travel into Space
Price: FREE

Sutton in Photographs
Price: FREE

LEO Academy Trust's Summer Art Exhibition

Carshalton Artist Open Studios

Guided Walks at Carshalton Lavender Fields
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
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
Price: £2 per participating child

Woodblock Printing on Fabric
Price: £3 per participating child

SEND Quiet Day: Inspired by Nature
Price: FREE

Lavender and Flowers Come To Whitehall Historic House
Price: £2 per participating child

Lavender and Herb Lino Printing
Price: £3 per person

Lavender and Herb Lino Printing
Price: £3 per person

Tudor Technologies Lino Printing
Price: £5 per participating child.

Millie's Lavender and Herbs Trail
Price: £2 per participating child.

Tudor Technologies Trail and Craft
Price: £2 per participating child.
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