The Summer of Wellbeing Festivals are back in east Tower Hamlets.

Join us this August for four free community festivals, each taking place in a different neighbourhood. Expect music, creativity, children’s activities and plenty to explore. You’ll also have the chance to discover local activities, groups and support available all year round.

Each festival has its own character, but you’ll find the same warm welcome, free activities and opportunities to discover what’s happening nearby.

Come on your own, bring a friend, tell your neighbour or bring the kids. Everyone is welcome.

No need to book or register at any of the events. Just turn up and enjoy the day.

A young girl enjoys an ice cream in the sunshine

Bromley by Bow Centre
WEDNESDAY 5 AUGUST 2026, 12-3PM

Bromley by Bow Centre and Bob’s Park will come alive with colour, music and activity. With bunting strung across both indoor and outdoor spaces, there’s something going on around every corner.

Children can bounce, get their faces painted and join in with creative activities, while local organisations and health partners are on hand to help you discover activities, groups and support available nearby. Just drop in and stay as long as you like.

Getting here:

Bromley by Bow Centre, St Leonard’s St, E3 3BT

Around five minutes’ walk from Bromley by Bow tube station and around ten minutes from Devons Road or Bow Church DLR stations. Buses D8 and 488 stop outside on St Leonard’s Street.

Brought to you by Bromley by Bow Centre and Family Action, with support from Loved & Wanted, Investec and B&SH.

Bromley by Bow Website
Some stilt performers dressed in jester costumes entertain festival goers

Poplar Picnic

SATURDAY 8 AUGUST 2026, 12-5PM

Poplar Picnic returns to Bartlett Park for its biggest year yet, with a ‘Poplar Proud’ celebration taking over the day.

Expect live music, Cotall Street market, children’s activities, arts and crafts, face painting and plenty happening across the park. You’ll also find local organisations and health partners helping you discover activities, groups and support from across the area.

Festival of Britain exhibition-inspired features, including the Rosie Lee tea tasting tent and a carousel, bring an extra splash of colour to this year’s celebration.

You’re welcome to bring a picnic and enjoy the day from your own blanket, as many people do, or grab something from the café or food stalls.

Getting here:

Poplar Union, Bartlett Park, E14 6LH

A 12 minute walk from Langdon Park DLR or 16 minutes from Poplar DLR. Buses 309, 277, D6, D7 and 108 stop nearby. Bike racks are available on site.

Brought to you by Poplar Union and Poplar HARCA, with funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund as part of the Festival of Britain.

Poplar Picnic
A young girl with a pretty floral facepaint design smiles at the camera

Isle of Dogs

WEDNESDAY 12 AUGUST 2026, 12-3PM

Join us in Castalia Square for a free afternoon of music, games, creative activities and stalls to explore.

Island House Community Centre will be showcasing some of its regular activities and services, giving you the chance to discover what’s available just around the corner. There’ll also be children’s activities from the nearby nursery, with local organisations and health partners on hand to help you discover more happening in the area.

Whether you’re popping by for a quick look or staying for the afternoon, everyone is welcome.

Getting here:

Island House Community Centre, Roserton Street, E14 3PG

A six minute walk from Crossharbour DLR or nine minutes from South Quay DLR. Buses 135 and D7 stop just a few minutes away.

Brought to you by Island House Community Centre and The Riverside Group.

Island House Community Centre
Two teenage girls carry colourful balloon modelled flowers

St. Stephen’s Green

THURSDAY 20 AUGUST 2026, 12-3PM

Just a short walk from Roman Road Market, St Stephen’s Green will be filled with music, games, creative activities and local organisations ready to welcome you.

There’ll be children’s activities, a bouncy castle and creative workshops, alongside local organisations and health partners helping you discover activities, groups and support available nearby. If you’re out shopping, why not stop by and see what’s happening?

Getting here:

St Stephen’s Green, 10 St Stephen’s Rd, E3 5JU

A 20 minute walk from Mile End or Bow Road stations, or a five minute walk from Roman Road Market. Bus 8 stops right outside.

Brought to you by Clarion Futures.

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Previous Summer of Wellbeing Festivals

A local resident enjoys an ice cream at the Mile End Summer of Wellbeing festival
A young boy plays on the bungee sprint game at a Summer of Wellbeing Festival in Mile End
A family enjoy a picnic at Poplar Picnic
A young boy with spider man facepaints smiles happily as he sits in the driver seat of a fire engine at a Summer of Wellbeing Festival
Partners from Primary Care Networks and Tower Hamlets council sharing information at a festival
A group of children get creative on a joint colourful drawing
A young boy puts labels on a small skeleton on the Bone Health information stand
A mother and her two young daughters attend the St Paul's Way Summer of Wellbeing Festival, wearing bright patterned clothes and parasols
A crowd of local people attend a Summer of Wellbeing street party on a bunting lined street in Bow, E3

Why we do this

A community arts project, a social prescribing programme, a local support group are the kind of things that can help you feel good, stay active, or just feel a bit less alone. But only if you know they exist.

The festivals are our way of bringing local organisations out into the community. And while the kids are off bouncing on the bouncy castle or getting their faces painted, you might just discover a helpful activity, a group or a service you never knew existed.