Saturday, 8 June 2024
Plumstead Make Merry is back! | Plumstead Common, London, UK
Our annual festival run by the community for the community
Plumstead Make Merry is back in 2024!
The Make Merry is important for the community as a rare event that brings together local families, businesses and artists and performers.
The Plumstead Make Merry is the longest-running community festival in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, it all started in 1975. The festival is entirely run by volunteers who are passionate about the local area, and funded through the generosity of our supporters and dedicated fundraising efforts.
Each year, thousands of people come along to enjoy a packed day of music, arts and activities that celebrate the history of the area and its diverse community. With up to 100 different stalls from local groups and businesses, there is plenty on offer including food and activities for all the family.
How you can get involved
Apply to run a stall
On the day of the festival we have more than 60 stalls featuring local businesses. Apply to be one of them.
Become a volunteer
To run the festival we need 50 volunteers on the day alone. And we also need help organising it. If you’d like to get involved, have fun and meet local people, join us!
Apply as a performer
The Plumstead Make Merry is always looking for talented performers, workshop leads and activities organisers. If you think that you could entertain a crowd come rain or shine, we want to hear from you.
Could you be our sponsor?
We will have a variety of sponsorship options available to purchase for 2024. It’s a great way to support your local community and get your business noticed!
Stay in touch!
Photographs on this page are by courtesy of Chris Mansfield, Deborah O’Boyle, Jan Evelyn-Wilson, and members of our official photographers from the Aperture Woolwich Photographic Society: Bill Jordan, Gary Shaw, Jagdip Kang, M W Pinsent, Mick Jones, Paul Parkinson, and Rahil Ahmad.
I absolutely love the atmosphere of the Plumstead Make Merry – the whole community comes together in a fantastic day for the whole family. Everyone is in good spirits, and it makes me proud to feel that I am part of a greater SE18 family.
Emma B.
About PMM
The first Plumstead Make Merry took place on Saturday 21 June 1975 on Plumstead Common. It was organised by members of the community and featured local people and organisations that volunteered their time.
Since then, the Plumstead Make Merry has grown in size, amenities and diversity.
Find us
The Plumstead Make Merry takes place on the east side of Plumstead Common. Get directions
Bus 🚌
51, 53, 291
Tube/Rail 🚉
Elizabeth Line – Woolwich
DLR – Woolwich Arsenal
Rail – Plumstead / Woolwich
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