London Borough of Culture 2025 Be a part of our amazing year

In March 2024 Wandsworth was named the Mayor of London’s London Borough of Culture 2025. This means Wandsworth Council will receive funding towards staging an fun and inspirational programme of arts and culture over the year to entertain our residents and attract visitors from across London and beyond, putting Wandsworth on the map. Wandsworth beat competition from several other councils across London to be crowned London Borough of Culture thanks to a fantastic bid and its thriving arts and culture community.

The council, working with partners and local communities, is now preparing to deliver a joyful year where every corner of the borough comes alive in an explosion of creativity. From Roehampton to Battersea, Putney to Tooting, they are getting ready to stage a spectacular year of arts and culture.

Known for its vibrant and diverse communities, the borough has a proud cultural history as home to Battersea Arts Centre, Battersea Power Station, Tooting Market, the Clapham Grand, the Royal Academy of Dance and much more.

Our cultural programme is being created with local people and organisations and will be announced in January. Many of the events are free for everyone and there will be a spectacular dance event, a mass choral get together and much more where residents and visitors will come together to share experiences.

By connecting us, our year has the power to supercharge our health and happiness. It will open doors for our residents and help young people find creative careers. It will be a catalyst for change, so that creativity is recognised for improving our health.

We want our local businesses to be a part of the year so please spread the word to friends, family and employees. There will be many opportunities to participate or even be a volunteer. We are also looking for sponsors so if you are interested in finding out more about the offer then please contact Chrissie.boakye@ richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

Become a sponsor

We are offering lots of opportunities for local businesses to get involved and be a sponsor of our year as London Borough of Culture. From year-long headline sponsors to individual event sponsors, we can offer local businesses access to wide ranging audience groups in all corners of the borough.

Wandsworth is also a young and dynamic borough with half of our residents aged between 20 and 44. It is popular with those moving to London away from family and friends and 36% of residents are private renters – one of the highest proportions in London.

If you want to be a sponsor of London Borough of Culture then contact us on Christine.boakye@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk