Events
Discover the magic of the Royal Docks this winter
With festive events to spark your Christmas spirit and fun activities for the whole family, the Royal Docks has something for everyone. From bustling festive markets and a lively solstice parade to laugh-out-loud cabaret and hearty Christmas roasts with all the trimmings, the Royal Docks is brimming with seasonal cheer.
Here’s your guide to some of the best festive events, activities, and places to eat in the Royal Docks this festive season:
Cable Car-aoke Experience
13 November - 19 December 2025 (Thursday & Friday evenings)
Prices vary, booking required
Take flight over London as you step into your very own Cable Car-aoke experience in partnership with Time Out. Belt out your favourite songs while soaring high above the capital.
The Last Days of Pompeii: The Immersive Exhibition
14 November 2025 - 15 March 2026
From £32, booking required
Transport back to 79 AD with this new exhibition from Immerse LDN which uses cutting-edge immersive technology to bring the doomed Roman city to life.
The Magic of Christmas
19 November - 19 December 2025
From £55, booking required
Come and enjoy the magic of the festive season at Brick Lane Music Hall
Community Lantern Making Workshop
22 November & 29 November
Free
Learn how to create your own winter lanterns with artist Yuliya V Krylova.
University of East London: Winter Festival
26 November 2025
Free
The University of East London's annual winter festival returns! Don't miss it.
Hacky Racers: Race Day
29 November 2025
Free, booking recommended
Join CoCreate+ for the Race Day of Hacky Racers
Tickets & info
Santa's Grotto Experience
29 November - 20 December, weekends only, 10am - 6pm
Plus Monday 22 & Tuesday 23 December, 10am - 6pm
Prices vary, booking required
This Christmas, take to the skies on the IFS Cloud Cable Car and enjoy a magical journey across the Thames!
The Living Archive: Co-Designing the Zine Toolkit
Saturday 29 November, 4 - 6pm
Free
A free workshop co-creating a Zine-Making Toolkit that preserves local stories and celebrates creative, handmade archives.
Sweheat Sauna - Aufguss session
Sunday 30 November 2025, 8 -10pm
£25, booking required
Join Sweheat for a traditional European sauna experience.
Full Moon Sauna & Sound Ceremony
Wednesday 3 December 2025, 6.30 - 9pm
£35, booking required
Join Sweheat for 2.5 hours of sauna, sound, and intention setting. Gather by the Fire Pit (weather permitting) to share tea and space under the energy of the approaching full moon.
Aufguss Session
Thursday 4 December & Sunday 14 December 8 - 10pm (textile free)
£25, booking required
Experience the European ritual of Aufguss where a sauna master guides 15-minute rounds of heat, aromas, music, and towel techniques for the perfect atmosphere. The textile-free session (sauna without swimwear) ensures better sweat and hygiene - just bring a towel large enough to sit on.
Waves Collective Presents: Songs of Silvertown & Celtic Session Reworks
Thursday 4 December, 5:30 - 8:30pm
Donation on the door
Join REinsTate for an evening of music and community.
Rise Climbing Festive Art Market
Saturday 6 December 2025, 10am - 5pm
£1 - 3 entry
Creative stalls, food, family activities, mulled wine, a prize raffle, and climbing!
Royal Albert Wharf Winter Market
Saturday 6 December, 12 – 5pm
Free
Celebrate the season at this magical winter gathering, featuring festive stalls, storytelling, music and much more!
The Gallery By TAPES
Saturday 6 December, 1:30 - 6:30pm
Free (booking required)
An afternoon of workshops, games, and food for young people at the Tate Institute
Traditional Lithuanian Pirtis Ritual with Birch House Rituals
Saturday 6 December 2025, 6 - 8pm
£40, booking required
Step into a slow, sensory evening rooted in the ancestral sauna traditions of the Baltic lands - led by Silvija, founder of Birch House Rituals.
Saunagus Session
Sunday 7 December & 28 December 6 - 8pm
£25, booking required
Join Sweheat for three rounds of ‘Saunagus’, a unique experience that combines heat, essential oils and music alongside your sauna experience. Led by trained ‘gus master’, who will deliver this traditional Danish ritual by using towel-swinging techniques to disperse the hot steam rhythmically to the music in every 15-minute long session.
Wine tasting in the sky
Tuesday 9 December, 6:30 - 8:30pm
£22, booking required
Enjoy an evening at the Riverscape Sky Lounge with award-winning sommeliers.
Carols on Britannia Village Green
Wednesday 10 December, 6pm
Free
Mulled wine, minced pies and Christmas songs with the local community.
Into the Night
Saturday 13 December
Free
Join the Royal Docks community for Into the Night, a magical celebration of light in the dark winter night.
The Islanders: connecting spaces, places & sounds
Saturday 13 December 2025, 2 - 11pm
Donation on the door
A night of bass-heavy beats spanning dub, post-punk, hip-hop, jungle, and global underground sounds at REinsTate, Silvertown.
Festive Hunt on the DLR
15 December - 2 January
Free (transport charges apply)
Hop on the DLR and track down hidden snowflakes at each stop.
Mythic Sauna: Nights of Sauna and Storytelling
Thursday 18 December, 7 - 9:30pm
A multi-sensory night of storytelling in the gorgeous dream-space of the traditional wood-fired sauna.
REinsTate Christmas Party & Pantomime
Saturday 20 December, 7 - 9pm
Free
Celebrate the festive season with the REinsTate community. Expect food, music, hilarious panto and dancing at Silvertown’s creative space.
