About this Event
🌞 Sickle Cell Community Picnic 🌳
📅 Saturday 20th June 2026 | 🕚 11:00am – 3:00pm📍 The Cricket Pitch at Crystal Palace Park
Join us, as we bring together patients, families and the wider community for a celebration of strength, unity and resilience in the sickle cell community.
We will be celebrating the incredible children, young people and adults with sickle cell in South East London and also the Sickle Cell Society peer mentoring programme alongside NHS clinicians and community partners supporting the South East London Sickle Cell Community Service.
This free, ticketed gathering is a chance to relax, connect, and enjoy an uplifting afternoon in the park. Expect music, games, food, and fun activities for all ages – with a focus on community, lived experience, and togetherness.
What to Expect:
🎯 Fun games and creative activities for all ages
🧺 Picnic food and refreshments – vegetarian, and child-friendly options available
🤝 Opportunities to connect with mentors, families, NHS clinicians and programme partners
📚 Learn more about the South East London enhanced sickle cell community service from the team including peer support for children and young people.
This is a private event for:
👧🏽 Children and young people (mentees) on the Sickle Cell Peer Mentoring Programme
👨🏼🦱Adults living with sickle cell in South East London
👨👩👧👦 Parents, carers, and families on the peer mentoring programme and those living with Sickle Cell.
👥 Programme mentors and staff
❤️ Supporters of the peer mentoring programme
🏥 NHS professionals and community partners involved in South East London sickle cell community project
❗ NB:
Feel free to bring your own food if you’d prefer. We kindly ask that it’s for personal use only and not shared with others, to help us manage any potential allergy risks. Thank you for your understanding.
Please note that this is a ticketed event, and everyone attending will need their own ticket. For example, if you're a family of four, you'll need four tickets. We really appreciate your understanding this helps us manage numbers safely and make sure everyone has the best experience possible.
We cannot wait to see you there!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Crystal Palace Park, Thicket Road, London, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
