Family-friendly celebration from the Caribbean Social Forum of Caribbean culture, featuring music, games, talks, Caribbean food, history, workshops and dancing!

While some spaces in the National Maritime Museum are closed due to ongoing roof improvement works, the Caribbean Social Forum have curated a day of activities across the grounds outside the Queen's House and the National Maritime Museum, with a small number of talks and activities taking place inside. This is mainly an outdoor event, so we encourage you to dress for all types of weather.

Due to the roof works, capacity will be significantly lower than previous years and as a result we will be repeating the morning's programme in the afternoon, with the first session running from 11am - 2pm and the second from 2pm - 4.30pm.

Morning programme | 11am – 2pm

Opening words

11am - 11.30am | Queen's House Balcony

We'll kickstart the day with opening words from Leroy Logan, Shaun Wallace, Rudolph Walker CBE and Paddy Rogers.

Quadrille dancing participatory demonstration

12pm – 1.15pm | West Colonnade, Queen's House

Get involved and try your hand at quadrille, a traditional 18th-century dance, with JA'NUKA Quadrille Company

Games without wires

11am – 1.30pm | Undercroft, Queen’s House

Try out a variety of board games big and small with the Caribbean Social Forum.

Fly my flag

11am – 2:00pm | Rethink Space, National Maritime Museum

Join Rachelle Romeo in creating a flag which represents who you are. Your flag will be a representation of your own identity, your culture, your happiness, and your life. This is a drop-in activity which lasts for about 20 minutes.

Morning programme | 11am – 2pm

Quadrille dancing participatory demonstration

14.30pm – 15:45| Queen’s House, West Colonnade

Get involved and try your hand at quadrille, a traditional 18th-century dance, with JA'NUKA Quadrille Company

Games without wires

1.30pm – 4pm | Undercroft, Queen’s House

Try out a variety of board games big and small with the Caribbean Social Forum.

Fly my flag

2.00pm – 4pm | Rethink Space, National Maritime Museum

Join Rachelle Romeo in creating a flag which represents who you are. Your flag will be a representation of your own identity, your culture, your happiness, and your life. This drop-in activity lasts for about 20 minutes.

Pegasus Opera Choir

4.15pm – 4.45pm | Queen’s House Grounds

To close the day, come along to a performance from Pegasus Opera Choir. They're a South London-based company featuring singers, composers, instrumentalists and directors predominately, but not exclusively, from diverse African and Asian heritage.