Open House Festival
6th - 17th Sep 2023 - Events taking place across London Borough of Croydon
![Picture of St Bernard's House](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/st.bernads-houses_1280x720.png)
About
Empowering communities, residents’ groups, civic organisations and local businesses to exhibit and learn about buildings and neighbourhoods which matter to them, our Open House Festivals are accessible volunteer-led public celebrations encouraging audiences to explore new places, learn about different communities and experience diverse architecture first-hand. In London our Open House Festival engages tens of thousands of visitors a year across over 800 sites in all 33 boroughs.
Events taking Place
![A field of daffodils with the church in the background](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Church-of-St-Mary-the-Blessed-Virgin_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin
6 – 15 September
Read the story![Picture of the NLA Tower in Croydon](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/NLA_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
Twentieth Century Croydon Walks
7 September
Read the story![Picture of Croydon Town Hall from The Queen's Garden's](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/MOC_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
Museum of Croydon – Behind the scenes tour
7 – 14 September
Read the story![Photo of Stanley Arts from South Norwood Hall.](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Stanley-Arts_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
Stanley Arts
9 September
Read the story![Little Mouse Cheese Shop.](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Little-Mouse_Cheese-Shop_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
Little Mouse Cheese Shop
9 – 17 September
Read the story![Croydon Walking Tours. Picture of historical map.](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/croydon-walking-tours_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
East Croydon History Walk
9 September
Read the story![Ariel picture of Croydon Minster](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/croydon-minster_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
Croydon Minster
9 – 10 September
Read the story![Picture of St Bernard's House](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/st.bernads-houses_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
St Bernard’s Houses
9 September
Read the story![Photo of the front of Turf Project in the Whitgift Centre](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/turf_open-house_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
Turf Projects
9 September
Read the story![photo of the main hospital building.](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/bethlam-hospital_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
Bethlem Royal Hospital
9 – 16 September
Read the story![postcard of the adult school hall](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/the-adult-school-hall_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
Saturday School: Quakers Hall
9 September
Read the story![Carnival of Invention](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/carnival-of-invention_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
Carnival of Invention
10 September
Read the story![Photo of Old Froge Cafe](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Old-forge_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
The Old Forge
10 September
Read the story![Kenley Airfield](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/kenley-air_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
WWII Fighter Pen Tours at former RAF Kenley
10 – 16 September
Read the story![Observatory on a clear day with blue sky](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/observatory_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
Norman Fisher Observatory
10 September
Read the story![St Marks church - South Norwood](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/st-marks_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
St Marks Church
10 – 17 September
Read the story![Picture of a hotel with blue sky background.](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/birch_1280-x720-620x349.jpg)
Birch Selsdon
12 September
Read the story![Photo of Croydon Clocktower](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/clocktower_2_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
Croydon Archives
13 September
Read the story![Evacustes Phipson](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/evacustes_phipson_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
Croydon from the palette of Evacustes Phipson tour
13 September
Read the story![Historic picture of Woodside Green](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/woodside-green_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
Woodside Walking Tour
14 September
Read the story![All Saints Church on a clear day.](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/all-saints-church_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
All Saints Church
16 – 17 September
Read the story![Clay model behind held in a hand](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/clay-workshop_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
Bethlem Gallery Clay Workshops
16 September
Read the story![](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/HIC_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
Holy Innocents Church
16 September
Read the story![South Norwood Library](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/south-norwood-library_1280x720-1-620x349.jpg)
South Norwood Library
16 September
Read the story![Photo of the courtyard at Whitgift Almshouses.](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/armshouse_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
Whitgift Almshouses
16 September
Read the story![Croydon Town Hall & Clocktower](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/croydon-town-hall_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
Croydon Town Hall
16 September
Read the story![Peter Cushing house](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/peter-cushing_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
Peter Cushing House
16 – 17 September
Read the story![View of Croydon Skyline from Wandle Park](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/purley-way_1290x720-620x349.jpg)
Purley Way to Wandle Park
16 September
Read the story![Photo of St John the Evangelist](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/St-John-the-Evangelist_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
St. John the Evangelist
17 September
Read the story![Photo of Shirley Windmill](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/shirley-windmill_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
Shirley Windmill
17 September
Read the story![A photo of John Grindrod in front of the NLA Tower.](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/john-grindrod_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
John Grindrod: Polaroids of Croydon
17 September
Read the story![Photo of a church.](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/church_1289z720-620x349.jpg)
Addington Village to Upper Shirley Walking Tour
17 September
Read the story![Good Food Matters](https://www.culturecroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/good-food-matters_1280x720-620x349.jpg)
The Choose Love Garden
17 September
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