Here is our weekly roundup of all the wonderful events happening in and Around Dulwich this week. Please find out more details about each event via our Events Section which has timings, addresses, further information, and ticket links.
Monday 6 January
Spring Term at Dulwich Lawn Tennis Club
Our tennis programme cater to various age groups and skill levels, our experienced team of LTA-qualified coaches will ensure tennis players have lots of fun whilst improving their tennis. At our tennis classes your children have the perfect mix of tennis, fun games, healthy competitions, drills and much more!
Our junior tennis programme is perfectly suitable for children from 3 to 16 years old – all abilities. We welcome players of all ages and abilities.
Tuesday 7 January
Weekly Online Breathing Class
7pm-7.40pm. Weekly virtual online breathwork class Join me every Tuesday at 7pm for a 40-minute breathing and relaxation class.
Life Drawing & Painting
7pm-8.30pm. This is an online drawing & painting session conducted via Zoom. Long pose life painting and drawing. A single pose is held for three hours with 5-minute model breaks every 25 minutes.
Socials Runs with DPR
7.30pm-8.30pm. Fantastic local running club. Social runs every Tuesday 7.30pm at Trevor Bailey Sports Ground on the south circular.
Online talk – From Dulwich Streets to Eternal Rest: Dulwich Residents in West Norwood Cemetery
8pm-9pm. Uncover the hidden stories of Dulwich at West Norwood Cemetery. To celebrate the cemetery’s new entrance on the West Dulwich side, join Dr Jane Jordan for a captivating journey through time, exploring the remarkable lives of Dulwich residents now resting in West Norwood’s historic grounds. This fascinating online talk reveals the untold narratives of ordinary and extraordinary people who once walked Dulwich streets.
Wednesday 8 January
Goose Green Coffee Morning
11am-12.30pm. Do drop in to Goose Green Coffee Morning, a great place to meet others in the local community. Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea, plus a slice of homemade cake. All are welcome to this friendly group.
Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group & School
2pm-5pm. This is now a hybrid session with 15 artists allowed into the studio and also cameras for artists attending through Zoom.
Paint a clothed model with a focus on the portrait over two three hour sessions. We give you a wide view and a closer portrait view so you can work out the framing for yourself. The model will at times be engaged in conversation in order to bring some animation to the face.
EDWI – It’s our Quiz Night with Peter Hillyard
7.30pm-9.30pm. We are delighted to welcome again our dear friend Peter Hillyard for our January 2025 Quiz night. Peter is a charming quizmaster and has challenged our brain cells for many years with his quizzes. We are looking forward to start the year with a great quiz! And yes there are prizes to be won.
Thursday 9 January
BNI Adventurers
6.30am-8.30am. Part of the award winning multi-national networking organisation, BNI, Adventurers brings together businesses local to Dulwich with the aim of passing business and keeping money in the local community.
Iyengar Yoga for Everyone
205pm-3.05pm. A new weekly Iyengar Yoga class is launching in Honor Oak Park on Thursday 9th January. The inaugural class on the 9th January is free to all.
The Maya Heritage – Ancient and Modern Maya Culture
8pm-9pm. The ancient Maya civilization reached its peak in AD 300-900. Across much of present-day Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras, many great cities have been discovered, some still buried in the jungle. Their achievements in art and architecture were matched by their knowledge of maths, astrology, calendrics and hieroglyphics. Murals, ceramic figures and intricately carved stone panels provide an insight into their religious ritual, music, warfare, textiles and courtly life. Today some six million Maya continue the traditions of their ancestors.
Friday 10 January
Lewisham Underwater Hockey Club
7.30pm-9pm. Try out underwater hockey at Forest Hill pools every Friday evening. We’re a mixed-ability club who play for fun and exercise. Complete beginners welcome.
Saturday 11 January
Dulwich Park parkrun
9am-10am. Free, weekly timed 5k run, jog or walk in Dulwich Park. Every Saturday at 9am promptly starting from Queen Mary’s Gate. Register once and bring your printed barcode.
Peckham Rye Park parkrun
9am-10am. Peckham Rye parkrun is a 3-lap anti-clockwise course, entirely on tarmac is mainly flat and therefore a potential PB course. The start & finish are located close to the Colyton Road park entrance.
Yoga Foundations Workshop – A beginners guide to the key poses
2pm-4pm. Do you want to start your yoga journey but worried you won’t know where to begin in class? Do you already attend yoga classes but you’re guessing your alignment? Do you want to deepen your understanding of the foundations of key yoga asanas? Then this workshop is for you!
Sunday 12 January
Brockwell Park Junior parkrun
9am-9.30am. A free 2km fun run for 4–14-year-olds every Sunday in Brockwell Park. Just register on parkrun.com to get a barcode and meet behind the lido at 8:55 for a briefing.
Peckham Rye Junior parkrun
9am-9.30am. A free, weekly, timed run for 4–14-year-olds, to get fit, stay healthy, and have fun! We run 2km every Sunday at 9am, through rain and shine.
The Weekly Horniman Market
10am-3pm. Located on the Bandstand Terrace, stalls sell seasonal fruit and vegetables, artisan bread and cheese, organic meat and delicious street food.
Dry January Non-Alcoholic Drinks Workshop
7pm-8.15pm. Join me for a Hands-On Workshop in Penge, London SE20 where we will make two non-alcoholic drinks:
1) Fermented pineapple tepache
2) Ginger switchel – makes a great cordial or base for cocktails.
Singaround
7pm-10.30pm. Our Singarounds are informal and participative. We take it in turns to sing a song – any language, any genre, accompanied or unaccompanied, anything goes! We don’t use the stage or mics. Singers, listeners and complete beginners welcome!
Have fun this week and keep checking here for more events in and Around Dulwich.