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Type Events and festivals
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Date and Times Saturday 22 November 2025 | 10am - 4.30pm
Prices Free with entry to ship
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Cutty Sark's Sea Shanty Festival is back! Come and enjoy traditional maritime music in celebration of the tea clipper's 156th birthday.

The event will feature the vocal talents of bands and artists from across the UK and beyond. Get ready for a day of fun and festivity.

Stay tuned, more details to be announced!

What’s On

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Talks and tours

Shipkeeping in action
This is your chance to meet the team who care for and conserve Cutty Sark
Every Wednesday | 11am-3pm | Drop-in
Free for Cutty Sark ticket holders
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James Robson the cook, one of the characters you can meet on board Cutty Sark. He wears a flat cap and red scarf, and is pointing at the ship's rigging
Family fun

Cutty Sark Characters
Meet colourful characters from Cutty Sark’s past and hear astonishing stories about life at sea in the age of sail
Weekends during term term | Daily during school holidays
Included with entry to Cutty Sark
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Two young children pull on ropes that act as part of the rigging for historic ship Cutty Sark
Family fun

Ship Mates
Hop aboard Cutty Sark for sensory sessions for under 5s!
Term-time Wednesdays | 10.30am, 12.00pm & 1.30pm
£5 per adult, under 5s free
Cutty Sark
A mum and her child watch on as a group of sea shanty singers perform at historic ship Cutty Sark
Family fun

Sea shanty singers
Join our resident sea shanty groups at Cutty Sark on the first weekend of every month as they sing traditional maritime songs
First weekend of every month
Included with entry to Cutty Sark: £20 Adult | £10 Child
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A woman climbs the rigging of historic sailing ship Cutty Sark. She is looking down at the photographer on deck, and the rigging and masts are above her
Experiences

Cutty Sark Rig Climb
Experience life at sea and climb the rigging of one of London's true icons
16 May - 31 October | Fridays and Saturdays
Adult: £60 | Child (10-17): £49 | Student: £55
Cutty Sark
Photo of the Longest Johns, three men in front of a brick wall
Events and festivals | Museum Lates

Cutty Sark concert: The Longest Johns - Pieces of Eight Tour
Set sail for an unforgettable night of sea shanties and maritime tunes as The Longest Johns take to the stage at Cutty Sark!
Thursday 19 June 2025
Adults: £25 | Members: £22.50 - sold out
Cutty Sark
Photo of a large copper hull of a ship in a 'Dry Dock', a dock with stepped sides and supports holding up the ship. The roof is made up of loads of triangular glass panels.
Events and festivals | Museum Lates

Loudspeaker Orchestra Concert Series: Voyages and Inaugural Lecture
A programme of new multichannel immersive compositions inspired by maritime heritage and the iconic Cutty Sark
Wednesday 25 June 2025 | 6.45pm-9.25pm
General Admission £5 | University of Greenwich Staff/Student (UoG ID Required) FREE
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Talks and tours | The ocean

Members' Lecture: Call Me Ishmaelle

Join author Xiaolu Guo as she reimagines the epic battle between man and nature in Herman Melville’s Moby Dick from a female perspective, Call Me Ishmaelle.
Thursday 26 June 2025 l 6.30pm-7.30pm
Free | Members only
Cutty Sark
Microphone on stage
Events and festivals | Museum Lates

No Direction Home: Stand-Up Comedy Evening
Join us for an evening of laughter from No Direction Home as part of Refugee Week 2025
Friday 27 June 2025 | 6.30pm-8pm
Adults (pay what you can): £7.50 or £10
Cutty Sark
Talks and tours | BSL tours

BSL Tour: Cutty Sark
Join guide John Wilson for a British Sign Language (BSL) tour of Cutty Sark and discover what life was like aboard the iconic sailing ship
Thursday 4 September 2025 | 2pm-3pm
Adult: £22 | Student: £16.50 | Child: £11
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An abstract image showing strands of colourful wool moving through a loom
Events and festivals

Fabric of the Land: the Cutty Sark Wool Experience
Step aboard Greenwich's historic ship after hours for a special night of craft, history, film and music
Thursday 9 October 2025 | More details coming soon
£25
Cutty Sark
A stack of multiple coloured 'cakes' of wool, including yellows, pastel reds and blues
Workshops

Fabric of the Land: Weaving with Ella Doran
Join award-winning designer Ella Doran for a hands-on weaving workshop inspired by Cutty Sark’s history of transporting wool from Britain to Australia
Saturday 11 October 2025 | More details coming soon
£25
Cutty Sark
Photo of man holding a model ship. He is wearing a navy blue coat and beany hat.
Events and festivals | Museum Lates

Charlie Connelly - Attention All Shipping
Charlie Connelly's hilarious one-man show brings the legendary shipping forecast vividly to life
Friday 17 October 2025 | 7-9pm
Adult: £22 | Member: £20
Cutty Sark
Knitting needles stuck into a light and dark blue woollen design, with balls of wool and a blanket of yellow and white wool arranged artfully around
Workshops

Fabric of the Land: Knitting with Remiiya Badru
Join us on board historic ship Cutty Sark for a hands-on knitting workshop in a friendly and supportive environment
Saturday 18 October 2025 | More details coming soon
£25
Cutty Sark
Image of the Fairport Convention, four men standing in a line and smiling at the camera
Events and festivals | Museum Lates

Cutty Sark concert: Fairport Convention
Don't miss your chance to see Fairport Convention underneath the copper hull of Cutty Sark - this will be a night not to be missed!
Sunday 26 October 2025 | 7pm - 9.25pm
Adults: £40 | Members: £36
Cutty Sark
View of Shanty singers in front of figurehead display in Cutty Sark dry dockk
Events and festivals

Sea Shanty Festival 2025
Visit Cutty Sark for a fantastic day of sea song performances and workshops in celebration of the tea clipper's 156th birthday
Saturday 22 November 2025 | 10am - 4.30pm
Free with entry to ship
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Cutty Sark

  • Explore the main deck
  • Walk beneath the ship
  • See how the crew lived
  • Family activities and interactives
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  • Audio guide included
Adult£22
Child£11
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Child£19
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