Festival Entry & Dumpling Workshop
FREE festival entry: Sunday, 20 September 2026, 12:00 pm–3:00 pm (registration required).
Optional paid dumpling workshop: 1:00 pm–2:15 pm, £12 per person, limited to 20 places. Advance booking is required. Free festival registration and paid workshop booking are separate.
Evolving Threads: Food, Flowers and Conversations
Celebrate ESEA Heritage Month 2026
Join EasyStepUK for a welcoming community afternoon celebrating East and Southeast Asian cultures through food, crafts, movement and shared stories.
FREE FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES
• Dragon dance experience
• Blank fan painting
• Dried-flower transparent bookmark making
• Chinese calligraphy
• Chenille stem flower making
• Chinese paper cutting
• Cultural storytelling and community conversations
• Family-friendly cultural activities
No previous experience is needed. Free activities are offered on a first-come, first-served basis; festival registration does not reserve a place in an individual activity. Children should be supervised by a responsible adult.
EVENT DETAILS
Date: Sunday, 20 September 2026
Time: 12:00 pm–3:00 pm
Venue: Zhu Lin Hidden Village
Address: 100–104 Lewisham High Street, 2nd Floor, London SE13 5JH
Admission: Free (registration required)
OPTIONAL PAID DUMPLING WORKSHOP
Time: 1:00 pm–2:15 pm
Price: £12 per person
Capacity: Limited to 20 places
Advance booking is required through the separate workshop ticket link. Income supports EasyStepUK’s charitable community programmes; this paid workshop is separate from the free funded festival activities.
VOLUNTEER WITH US
Volunteers can support registration, activities, set-up, photography and general event assistance. No previous volunteering experience is required.
ACCESSIBILITY
The venue is on the second floor and has no lift or step-free access. Please contact us before booking if you have accessibility requirements.
SUPPORTED BY
Supported by Lewisham Council as part of ESEA Heritage Month 2026.
CONTACT
Email: info@easystepuk.org