Illuminate Rotherhithe & Bermondsey returns in Autumn 2025

Make your own lanterns at free workshops in local schools, libraries and community centres during October and November and then join us in The Blue Market, Bermondsey, from 5pm on Friday 21st November 2025 for a spectacular lantern procession to Southwark Park Bandstand.

Illuminate Rotherhithe and Bermondsey is a free festival for, by and with local people inspired by the histories of the Thames, the Docks and Migration.