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Might be useful to highlight the local and local (ish) festivals..
June 2nd Strawberry Fair - Cambridge
June 10th Stokefest - Clissold Park
Cambridge isn't in London....:mad:
This thread title is misleading!!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad:
Rise - 14 July - Clapham Common
June 30th - What's Cooking All Dayer
Millfield House, N18
The All-Day Picnic- Wilko Johnson, Holly Golighty, Nigel Clarke, Alan Tyler, The Snakes + more (free)
(+evening concert feat. Broken Family Band, John Power, +more £16 )
Cambridge isn't in London....:mad:
This thread title is misleading!!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad:
Lets not get bogged down in semantics, its a practical guide for London based folk with half a brain.
okay? :mad:
links would be useful :rolleyes:
Dog friendly???? :mad: :D
Ashton Court - 14th/15th July. Though apparently it wasn't that great last year and they're bankrupt.
:confused:
Lets not get bogged down in semantics, its a practical guide for London based folk with half a brain.
okay? :mad:
I have whole brain, thanks...:( ( feels excluded as this thread is only for the half brained peoples....)
Wow!!!!! Look at this.. my work here is complete..
http://www.jonnyboyle.co.uk/
In case you are wondering, my real name is not Johnny Boyle. :cool:
i like the look of the west london green fest :cool: near my mum so she can/will come too! (and i can re-ignite the hippy in her...)
http://www.hfcyclists.org.uk/wlgf/kid0118.jpg
"What future are we leaving this child?"
:D
ohmyliver
12-04-2007, 12:03
what about the Carnaval del Pueblo in Burgess Park... ace latin/south american festival... 5th august... everything from brazillian heavy metal to traditionall latin music.. plus lots of food and the like
Kingston Green Fair although it's £8:eek:
Kingston Green Fair although it's £8:eek:
what?? they're charging now?! :eek: :mad:
absinthe pirate
12-04-2007, 14:14
Hoping to get up to london more this summer so will keep an eye out on here...
what?? they're charging now?! :eek: :mad:
they have charged for a few years havent they (though some of those were "voluntary donation - coupled with a big frown and feel bad speech if you didnt" :rolleyes: )
but £8 is steep. i was gonna go this year, but not now.
Rise - 14 July - Clapham Common
Clashes with Lambeth Country Show :(
That jonnyboyle site is well handy. It misses a few though. No lambeth country show on there. I only noticed the clash 'cos i went to put rise in the diary.
It does have this listed though:
http://www.thechap.net/olympics.html :D
That jonnyboyle site is well handy. It misses a few though. No lambeth country show on there. I only noticed the clash 'cos i went to put rise in the diary.
It does have this listed though:
http://www.thechap.net/olympics.html :D
Some fascinating stuff as well!! The Aldershot Army Day, and the traditional rowing regatta.. :cool:
:) :)
golightly
12-04-2007, 17:37
Might be useful to highlight the local and local (ish) festivals..
June 2nd Strawberry Fair - Cambridge
June 10th Stokefest - Clissold Park
You know Jonny Boyle gives the date of the Stokefest as September, but I wonder if that is because it was postponed last year.
Fuck.. maybe Johnny Boyle is a random nutter..
:(
golightly
12-04-2007, 18:02
You're hardly one to judge.
aurora green
12-04-2007, 18:35
*Subscribes to excellent thread! :D :cool:
RubyToogood
12-04-2007, 19:45
Well it would have been excellent if Hollis hadn't utterly fucked it up. Not like last year's tightly organised thread :rolleyes: :p
onemonkey
12-04-2007, 19:53
Bonkersfest (http://www.bonkersfest.com/)
Camberwell Green, 2nd June 2007
Not to be missed!
Well it would have been excellent if Hollis hadn't utterly fucked it up. Not like last year's tightly organised thread :rolleyes: :p
Not at all.. I have liberated the topic.. now we can talk about what the fuck we like maan..
peace and luvvvv to the hippies.
:)
Can we please now make this a sticky. :mad:
dolly's gal
13-04-2007, 09:34
good thread Hollis - thanks for starting.
the summer's gunner be a skint one for me so appreciate it! :cool:
DeadManWalking
16-04-2007, 13:27
Bonkersfest (http://www.bonkersfest.com/)
Camberwell Green, 2nd June 2007
Not to be missed!
Is that the one that Dolly the sheep got stolen from a few years back? Last seen heading up Camberwell New Road under someone's arm. A true tale I'm told.
Is that the one that Dolly the sheep got stolen from a few years back? Last seen heading up Camberwell New Road under someone's arm. A true tale I'm told.
Yup it is:
BonkersFest! ’06 attracted significant media interest particularly from the local South London Press. A prop sheep was stolen and the paper initiated a campaign and an award to find the sheep who was indeed found in a bush. Since then the sheep has featured in a campaign to save the local Emergency 24 hour psychiatric walk in clinic led by Southwark Mind and Creative Routes.
Might be useful to highlight the local and local (ish) festivals..
June 2nd Strawberry Fair - Cambridge
June 10th Stokefest - Clissold Park
Surely you can't forget Fruitstock? We had such a great time there last year...
... didn't we? :confused:
Fruitstock was pretty lame but went with some good mates and the sun shone
Fruitstock was pretty lame but went with some good mates and the sun shone
Last year did:
Peace march with mate with small children,
dash across town to
Great British Beer Fest with mate with small children and they ran out of been when we got there,
dash across town to
Fruitstock which was the messiest thing I have ever been to. And not in a drug sense, either :mad:
art of fact
16-04-2007, 15:40
they have charged for a few years havent they (though some of those were "voluntary donation - coupled with a big frown and feel bad speech if you didnt" :rolleyes: )
but £8 is steep. i was gonna go this year, but not now.
its why ive been jumping the fence like a cunt since i was 13.. its good but not worth the 8 quid as there is no decent music pretty much and the rest is stools... its fun just not worth the cash
8 quid for Kingston Fair marks it death knell. Nice location for a drink and a bit of a festi. 2-3 quid max.
DeadManWalking
17-04-2007, 12:14
Free access to the Green fair via the river!
Haven't been to it in years as it's been the same weekend as the UK tek.
Haven't been to it in years as it's been the same weekend as the UK tek.
Where is the UK tek? I mean, roughly... ;)
DeadManWalking
17-04-2007, 12:27
No idea this year.
I haven't been to one before... will bear the tek in mind :cool:
Dubversion
17-04-2007, 12:37
It does have this listed though:
http://www.thechap.net/olympics.html :D
cool - the Chap olympiad at Lost Vagueness was ace
DeadManWalking
17-04-2007, 12:38
I haven't been to one before... will bear the tek in mind :cool:
Been to too many, don't know if I'll bother this year.
art of fact
17-04-2007, 13:57
Free access to the Green fair via the river!
Haven't been to it in years as it's been the same weekend as the UK tek.
all my mates came back on the monday for green fair and were all rolling around the kiddy field thinking they were still at the teknival :D
DeadManWalking
17-04-2007, 14:00
all my mates came back on the monday for green fair and were all rolling around the kiddy field thinking they were still at the teknival :D
Usually plan that but next thing I know I'm still at the Tek on Monday night. Don't live that way any more so it's not really worth the trip IMO
cool - the Chap olympiad at Lost Vagueness was ace
clashes with Lewisham People's Day - 14th July people!
and also the Lambeth Country show.
art of fact
17-04-2007, 23:00
Usually plan that but next thing I know I'm still at the Tek on Monday night. Don't live that way any more so it's not really worth the trip IMO
yeah it all seems a bit wrong at some point on monday... im alot more bothered about it than i used to be... i used to revel in the wrongness now it has to be an amazing party for me to ignore..
back on topic that free thing love something or other at finsbury park was wicked fun!
back on topic that free thing love something or other at finsbury park was wicked fun!
Do you mean the big sexy festy party? That was great, but I must have missed the free love tent :(
I went to a benefit night for this years fest last November and spoke to one of the organisers who was hopeful it would be back. I seem to remember hearing about last year's one very close to the date though.
art of fact
18-04-2007, 00:03
yeah that was one of the best free things in london last summer definately.. hope they do it again
blossie33
18-04-2007, 11:56
Was the late May bank holiday I think, have tried google-ing for it but nothing coming up yet. Hope they will do it again, it was a great afternoon :)
I hope there's another Sexy Festy, I didn't go last year...
guinnessdrinker
18-04-2007, 20:09
festival de cuba 16/17 June Southwark park
http://www.carnival-de-cuba.com/
William of Walworth
19-04-2007, 18:15
Will get going on this one a bit more, when I have more time. In a bit of a rush ...
In the 'What Festivals are you going to' thread, started by johhnymarrsbarrs in music, Skim definitely confirmed that Stokefest was on 10th June. She provided a link too. I'll look at the johnnyboyle site later, but if it still says September, perhaps that's just out of date recycling of last years info.
Lambeth Country Show -- a definite!!! But it's a bit crap that they never seem to have a website til the last minute. Rise -- overcrowded and fairly crap. LCS -- excellent!
When I have more time I want to confirm whether and when the 'Big Sexy Festie Party' (Finsbury Park) is happening.
<oprays for 16th June not 10th -- I'll be in Wales on the 10th>
But 16th is dangerously close to Glasto and that might be awkward for the organisers.
GOTTA DASH!
cause you ain't seen nothing yet.
Its all happenin on the 28th May at the
http://www.belsizevillagefestival.co.uk/artists.html
ohmyliver
03-05-2007, 14:04
Fruitstock was pretty lame but went with some good mates and the sun shone
the worst thing was queuing up for drinks.... one bar for the whole festival... genius!
festival de cuba 16/17 June Southwark park
http://www.carnival-de-cuba.com/
Southwark Park's lovely too :cool:
http://www.paradisegardens.org.uk/
This is coming up soon.....
Get yerselves to the Angel Canal Festival (http://www.angelcanalfestival.org/) folks :cool:
Hawks, owls, Panda Pops and a bouncy castle – it's thrilling :cool:
TorchSong
03-05-2007, 18:16
Sydenham Hill's always lush in summer - there's a cricket pavillion there that puts on the occasional brass band. :cool:
cause you ain't seen nothing yet.
Its all happenin on the 28th May at the
http://www.belsizevillagefestival.co.uk/artists.html
Doesn't look like the Cheeky Girls are playign yet the picture is there- disappointed mate!
http://www.paradisegardens.org.uk/
This is coming up soon.....
That's the same days as The Beat are playing in Victoria Park. Or is it the same thing?!
[QUOTE=Onket]Doesn't look like the Cheeky Girls are playign yet the picture is there- disappointed mate!
They played last year. Was a bit special for all the local gentlemen of the street as the stage is about 6 inches high so the pissed up gentlemen got to dance with the cheeky ones. Can't find the pictures so you'll have to believe me on this one.
Supprised Hollis hasn't picked up on Iron Maiden, Elvis and Bachman Turner Overdrive :D at a freebee maybe I didn't make it clear about the quality of the acts?
That's the same days as The Beat are playing in Victoria Park. Or is it the same thing?!
It's the same thing:
http://www.paradisegardens.org.uk/?show=Saturday
Doesn't look like the Cheeky Girls are playign yet the picture is there- disappointed mate!
That's the same days as The Beat are playing in Victoria Park. Or is it the same thing?!
should imagine the same thing....maybe?:confused:
the beat, the beat?! i missed this. i'm there!!!! :cool:
http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=205324
:)
DeadManWalking
04-05-2007, 11:40
Saw a poster for this:
http://www.naar.org.uk/larag/laragGRAPS/07maydayfestival.gif
Have no idea what it'll be like but it's this Sunday and local to me.
6th May: You are welcome to our May Bank Holiday UNITE festival in Forest Hill / Brockley.
UNITE free music festival May Bank Holiday, Sunday May 6th 7pm-10.30pm, Kings/Guys Sports Club, 150 Brockley Rise, next to Stillness School, Honor Oak Park, SE23.
Come and enjoy, One of the Master Drummers of Africa, Jamaican Quadrille, Singing of a Hindu prayer, Surprise guests, Sound system, Family fun with bouncy castle 6-8pm, bar and jerk stall.
Organisers: Lewisham TUC, LARAG.
Sponsors: SERTUC.
http://www.naar.org.uk/larag/
intrikat
07-05-2007, 00:29
[QUOTE=Hollis]
peace and luvvvv to the hippies.QUOTE]
what about the rest of us:rolleyes: <wanders off muttering...>
http://www.coinstreetfestival.org/
Went to a couple of these last year. Celebrating Sanctuary was good stuff.
An English Ceilidh
Saturday 2 June - 1-7pm
Fun family event featuring English traditions, arts, crafts, food and entertainment.
Pulse
Saturday 16 June, 1-7pm
Central and eastern European sounds featuring the region's biggest stars.
Celebrating Sanctuary
Sunday 17 June, 2-7pm
A cultural cornucopia presented by established and emerging artists from London’s refugee communities.
Turkish Fest
Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 July, 12noon-7pm
A taste of Turkey on the South Bank with top Turkish music, food drink and Turkish Bazaar
Capital Age Festival
Sunday 19 August 2-6pm
There's no better time to act your age!
Africa Day - Mon 28th May, Traf.Sq.
http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/culture/africaday/index.jsp
Ealing Summer stuff (July):
http://www.ealing.gov.uk/services/leisure/ealing_summer/index.html
smokedout
21-05-2007, 11:09
who votes for a sticky, i keep having to search for this :D
Ealing Summer Festival (http://www.ealing.gov.uk/services/leisure/ealing_summer/), including, amongst other events:
Ealing Blues Festival
21 July
Walpole Park, Ealing
(Access: Mattock Lane, W5)
Cost: £1
This year we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the blues festival and to mark the birthday Manfred Mann’s Paul Jones tops the bill.
Ealing Global Festival
22 July
Walpole Park, Ealing
(Access: Mattock Lane, W5)
Cost: £1
Entering its second year, this is a vibrant celebration of music from around the globe. Highlights of 2006 included Ska Cubano and La Xula.
Ealing Jazz Festival
25 – 29 July
Walpole Park, Ealing
(Access: Mattock Lane, W5)
Cost: £1
This internationally acclaimed festival is now in its 23rd year and attracts big bands, the big names of jazz, as well as up-and-coming performers.
London Mela
12 August
Gunnersbury Park
(Access: Popes Lane, W3)
Cost: Free
London’s largest Asian cultural festival enters its 5th year. With more than 50,000 spectators, this is one of the most colourful and vibrant festivals in the country. With a number of stages ranging from classical Asian music to the new beats on the Radio 1 stage, there is something for everyone at this family event.
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There is an entrance charge to enter the Jazz Festival for the first time in 23 years this year :( Only £1, but that's what a Tory council gets you it seems, and I bet it won't be just a pound in a few years time. The charge is to help pay for the fencing, apparently. Well take down the bloody fences then innit! No need!
no clue if already mentioned, but chas n dave return to southwark park bandstand as part of "the big picnic" :cool:
July 8th
Watch the action as the Tour de France passes the park and then move into the park around the bandstand to join us in an afternoon family picnic event. Bring your rugs and deck chairs, get out the food, listen to some great music and laugh at some street theatre. Headline acts include Chas and Dave and Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band. The event includes a French market, children’s activities and a large screen so we can watch the tour as it progresses to Canterbury.
and of course, the day before is The Event (i.e. bermondsey carnival) with music, fairground, fireworks etc, and i think "the real thing" are playng (if they're the ones who sang "you to me are everything" that is)
chegrimandi
01-06-2007, 15:25
Barbican big Screen - Free films, live music, classical - 11th-15th June
looks excellent:
http://www.barbican.org.uk/bigscreen/home
lavender hill mob, toy story, ladykillers, some like it hot, some LSO performances.
:cool:
free al fresco films on the riverside, 6-29 june, at the scoop (http://www.morelondon.co.uk/events_details.asp?ID=13)
free al fresco films on the riverside, 6-29 june, at the scoop (http://www.morelondon.co.uk/events_details.asp?ID=13)
I forgot they started next week
I hope it gets a bit dryer! :(
ska invita
01-06-2007, 15:34
The Free Afternoon
16th of June 2007
3PM to 7PM
Altab Ali Park, Whitechapel
If you want free fun, you cant get more free than this:
http://thefreeafternoon.blogspot.com/
In the spirit of freedom everything at the event will be free! If there is anything you can contribute, please do so. Drop them a mail at thefreeafternoon@yahoo.com
http://www.projectperfect.com.au/images/miscellaneous/free.gif
I hope it gets a bit dryer
wouldn't matter for 'singing in the rain' :D
wouldn't matter for 'singing in the rain' :D
Shall I get your coat? ;)
no clue if already mentioned, but chas n dave return to southwark park bandstand as part of "the big picnic" :cool:
July 8th
Well up for that.
smokedout
02-06-2007, 10:43
http://www.camdengreenfair.org.uk/
tomorrow (sun june 3rd)
ska invita
14-06-2007, 13:02
If you want free fun, you cant get more free than this:
http://thefreeafternoon.blogspot.com/
The Free Afternoon
16th of June 2007
3PM to 7PM
Altab Ali Park, Whitechapel
In the spirit of freedom everything at the event will be free! If there is anything you can contribute, please do so. Drop them a mail at thefreeafternoon@yahoo.com
Bump - this weekend -
Also in SOuth London this Sunday 17th June theres a music arts thing in Camberwell's Lucas GArdens
also south of the river is the Coin Street Festival - Celebrating Sancutary
Bernie Spain Gardens, on the South Bank (next to oxo tower)
Kicking off Refugee Week 2007 in London, Celebrating Sanctuary celebrates the enormous contribution that refugee communities make to the cultural life of the capital. Showcasing the work of musicians, artists, dancers and storytellers, the Festival offers Londoners a chance to taste the cultural fruits of sanctuary. The event also provides a platform for new performances and artworks,many of which are the culmination of outreach projects involving refugee artists working with children and young people in their communities. Plus stalls filled with food, drink and crafts from many refugee communities and workshop activities for all the family.
think the festivities continue on sunday too, with a british theme (whatever that means :confused: )
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