Royal Museums Greenwich - Celebrate Father's Day with Royal Museums Greenwich - What's On June

Father's Day 21 June -  Have you made plans for Father's Day yet? Why not come to Greenwich as the perfect day out that the whole family can enjoy.

Join the crew of HMS Adventure and set sail for the journey of a lifetime in our immersive show Against Captain's Orders, or celebrate the Summer Solstice with a day of family events at the Royal Observatory. You can see Nelson's Trafalgar Uniform and learn all about the role of the Royal Navy, or come aboard the world's last surviving tea-clipper and explore Cutty Sark. For a more regal experience you can visit the Queen's House and see some of our world-class art collection on display.

Plan your day Perfect Gift Ideas Landlubbers, hardy seafarers, sky-watchers and home-dwellers: we’ve got every kind of Dad covered in gifts for Father’s Day. You can also treat him to a gift that keeps on giving with Royal Museums Greenwich Membership. Browse our range Caird Library Open Day 27 June We're opening up the world's greatest maritime archive on this family-friendly open day. See a book plundered from Captain Bligh by the mutinous crew of the Bounty, Samuel Pepys’s letters, and a bloodthirsty pirate’s journal of misdeeds in the Mediterranean. Explore our archives Edinburgh Fringe Festival Warm-up 24 July – 3 August Our Studio Theatre is holding its very own warm-up for the Fringe. See brand new material from the hottest comedians, and catch the rising stars on their way to the top. Line-up includes Josh Widdicombe, Katherine Ryan and Rob Beckett. The full series Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who 5 June We're looking at how Doctor Who uses science to inform its unique style of storytelling – and just how close it has often come to predicting future scientific discoveries. Did we mention there'll also be a Dalek? Find out more The Great Wave 6 – 7 June This weekend's all about waves and splashes at Cutty Sark. Join the family fun and help create a huge wave that crashed over the ship in 1881. Add hand-print splashes to a giant collage and watch the wave grow! This event will be celebrating World Oceans Day. Make a splash Silent Running 12 June In a future where all plant life on Earth is extinct, an astronaut is given orders to destroy the last of Earth's flora, kept in a greenhouse aboard a spacecraft. Part of our Sci-fi series at London's only Planetarium. Book your place Nostalgia for the Light 6 June We're holding a special screening of the world-renowned documentary set in the Atacama Desert. Voted one of the best documentaries ever made, Patricio Guzman's masterpiece reflects deeply on time, meaning and the nature of responsibility. Book now Summer Solstice Sun Day 21 June Celebrate the Summer Solstice with a day of events all about the sun. Look through our solar telescopes, see some of our historic instruments in action, listen to short talks and make your own pinhole solar projector.  See what's planned