What's On
Events, activities, and things to do around Elephant & Castle.
Events
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Castle Square Weekend Market
WEEKEND MARKET. EVERY WEEK.
Twenty local stalls on Castle Square. Street food, crafts, no chains. Saturdays from noon, Sundays from 11. Free.
- - Street food and drinks from independent traders
- - Designer-makers and local artists
- - Outdoor seating among the elephant sculptures
- - 48 weeks a year, rain or shine
Mercato Metropolitano Last Summer
MERCATO'S LAST SUMMER.
Mercato Metropolitano trades through 2026 before demolition. Forty food stalls, a brewery, a cinema. Go while it's here.
- - Over 40 independent food and drink vendors
- - Bavarian micro-brewery on site
- - Outdoor cinema screenings
- - Community events programme all summer
Rincon Latino Spring Social
LATIN NIGHTS AT MERCATO.
Rincon Latino spring socials at Mercato Metropolitano. Live DJs, dancing, Latin rhythms. Doors 7pm.
- - DJ sets and live Latin music until 1am
- - Street food vendors open late
- - Spring social on 25 April
- - Part of Mercato's final-year programme
Urban Elephant Festival
URBAN ELEPHANT. FREE ALL DAY.
Annual street festival across Castle Square, Walworth Square and Sayer Street. Art, music, dance, food. Midday to 6pm.
- - Live performances across three squares
- - Unveiling of Dr Belfield Clarke Square at 1pm
- - Free art, music and dance all afternoon
- - Street food from local traders
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See & Do
Always Be Comedy
South London's best-rated comedy club, running since 2011 with big-name headliners and tickets from £5.
Founded in 2011 by comedian James Gill, Always Be Comedy runs nightly at The Tommyfield pub in Kennington. The format mixes MC sets, guest headliners, and new act try-outs, with past performers including Michael McIntyre, Katherine Ryan, and Kevin Bridges. Time Out has called it consistently excellent, and it holds a 96% recommendation rating across 237 Facebook reviews.
The Cinema Museum
Film history in Charlie Chaplin's old workhouse.
Museum of cinema memorabilia housed in the former Lambeth Workhouse where Charlie Chaplin once lived. Tours by appointment, plus screenings and events.
East Street Market
The market your nan went to. Still good.
Walworth's street market has been running since 1880. Fruit, veg, clothes, household goods, and proper local atmosphere six days a week.
Elephant Park
New park. Water playground. Free.
Two-acre park in the heart of the new Elephant & Castle. Lawns, rain gardens, the Elephant Springs water playscape, and the Tree House community pavilion.
Four Quarters
Free arcade games with your pint.
25 retro arcade cabinets, console setups, and a big screen in a railway arch. Craft beer and cocktails while you play.
Ministry of Sound
The nightclub. In your neighbourhood.
One of the most famous clubs on the planet, three nights a week. House on Saturdays, trance on Fridays, student night on Tuesdays.
Pembroke House
Free and low-cost classes. Real community hub.
Community centre in Walworth running free and low-cost activities: dance, sewing, cookery, cinema nights, music school, and a community cafe.
Southwark Playhouse Borough
Off-West End theatre. Two stages. Local.
The original Southwark Playhouse on Newington Causeway with a 240-seat main house and 120-seat studio. New writing, musicals, and revivals.
Southwark Playhouse Elephant
Off-West End theatre. 310 seats. Opened 2023.
The newer Southwark Playhouse venue on Dante Place with a 310-seat auditorium. New writing, musicals, and revivals at a fraction of West End prices.
The Castle Centre
Swim, gym, sauna. Two minutes from the station.
Public leisure centre with a 25m pool, teaching pool, gym, sauna, and steam room. Southwark residents swim free on Fridays and weekend afternoons.
The Low Line
Three kilometres of street art under the railway.
Free walking route along London's oldest railway viaduct. Street art, independent shops in the arches, and food markets along the way.
Tibetan Peace Garden
Peace garden. Opened by the Dalai Lama. Free.
Contemplative garden with a bronze Kalachakra Mandala and a stone pillar inscribed in four languages. Opened by the Dalai Lama in 1999. Free to visit anytime.
Walworth Garden
Award-winning garden. Free to visit.
Community garden and charity in a quiet corner of Walworth. Plant nursery, greenhouses, and gardening courses. Free to wander around.