Wandsworth announces ‘Neighbourhood Programme’ for London Festival of Architecture 2026 

With a theme rooted in unpacking what it means to belong to a neighbourhood, LFA 2026 champions more inclusive spaces, projects and diverse perspectives, celebrating architecture as a space for dialogue, action and transformation.  

Neighbourhoods offer Festival attendees the chance to explore parts of London they may never have visited before, while seeing familiar areas through fresh eyes.  

Leader-Elect of Wandsworth Council, Cllr Aled Richards-Jones, said: "We're really looking forward to welcoming London Festival of Architecture visitors to this vibrant, energetic riverside neighbourhood. Wandsworth Town has a rich industrial history and is now a thriving town centre. It's central to our strategic plans for the borough's economic growth, and we want everyone who lives, works or visits here to enjoy its history and culture and play a part in its future." 

The Wandsworth Town Neighbourhood Programme 

Transient Belonging/s 
5 - 18 June, The Spit

Inspired by a visit to the V&A Storehouse, where thousands of objects are made visible in open storage, this pavilion displays and curates items recovered from the nearby Waste Disposal Centre in collaboration with Wandsworth Council and local communities. 

Transient Belongings

Belonging at WIP Space 
1-30 June, WIP Space Studios 

WIP Space, an artist-run creative studios based at Wentworth House - a Grade II listed Georgian building in Wandsworth - presents a month-long programme of exhibitions, workshops and events.  

‘The Wonder of Wandsworth’ Guided Walk
Saturday 6 June 2 - 4pm 

Long-time resident and local historian Geoff Simmons’s two-hour orbital walk shines a light on a truly fascinating area. The walk has a heritage focus but with a clear eye on ‘today’ and how this space might feel in the future.  

Open House – Wandsworth Quaker Meeting House 
Saturday 6 June 10am - 4pm 

Grade II listed, this is the oldest Quaker meeting house in London and has been a site of belonging and worship for centuries. You are invited to explore this historic building with guidance from expert volunteers. 

Old York Road Unplugged Festival 
Sunday 7 June 11am – 3pm, Old York Road 

Unplugged, Wandsworth Town's free community music event, is back for 2026 with a day of live music from local talent and up-and-coming artists, as well as food, a  makers' market and activities for the whole family.  

Zero Waste Stall and Public Living Room 
Wednesday 10 & Thursday 11 June 4 - 7pm; Friday 12 June 12 - 3pm, Wandle Recreation Centre  

The project positions architecture as an enabling infrastructure for wellbeing, social connection and everyday sustainable practices.  

River Wandle industrial heritage walk 
Friday 12 June 12 midday - 1.40pm 

Industrial heritage walk along the River Wandle trail from Earlsfield to the mouth of the Wandle, taking in the sites of mills and factories dating from the Domesday Book onwards.  

Revisiting ‘The Dinner’ – celebrating heritage with public-art 
Wednesday 17 June 6.30 - 8pm, Sambrooks Brewery 

During the redevelopment of the former Young’s Brewery site, Neville Gabie was commissioned to reflect on Wandsworth’s brewing heritage.  ‘The Dinner’ reimagined a company meal 100 years on, bringing together locals, planners, and architects involved in the modern story. A decade on, we revisit the artwork to discuss heritage, place and public art commissioning. 

Revisiting 'The Dinner'

Belonging In Practice: Chapel Yard takeover 
Saturday 20 June 1 – 5pm, Chapel Yard 

For one afternoon, we take over the historic Chapel Yard, home to the National Opera Studio to reflect on the rich past of this yard and imagine its future together. Expect a live mural project, live opera, a community gardening project, a behind-the-scenes tour of the opera studio, food and a conversation with the Wandsworth Town Property Partnership about their work and the evolving story of this special place.  

Belonging in Wandsworth Town: shaping place and culture 
Monday 25 June 10 - 11am, London Centre, 3 Aldermanbury, EC2V 7HH 

Join the expert panel of placemaking practitioners and local cultural and business leaders to explore what it means to work together to shape places where culture is not an afterthought, but is embedded as a driving force for connection, belonging and growth. We'll discuss what sort of place-based collaboration is needed to turn ideas and ambitions for Wandsworth Town into real delivery that will shape the area's future identity.

Building Community: Morocco Bound 
Sunday 28 June 3 - 5pm, Morocco Bound Bookshop 

Jonathan Dransfield, of Waterhouse Architects and founder of Morocco Bound Bookshop, will lead a panel to discuss how community impacts buildings and how buildings impact community.