Outdoors and Free!
This isn’t a proper post more a public service announcement. On another site I frequent a regular poster has posted a ton of events happening accross London this summer. All are outside and all are free!
Some dates for the diaries here.
This weekends entries include:
Sat 17 June
Tottenham Carnival
Bruce Castle Park, Tottenham, N17
An afternoon of live family entertainment, in the historic grounds of Bruce Castle Park N17 including YESS SoundsystemSat 17 June
Reclaim the Beach Concrete Boots
“An evening of pissing about in the Thames!
Yes, the river Thames… on the washed up beach underneath Festival Pier, outside the Royal Festival Hall, by Waterloo Bridge
From 9pm-ish till the tide says stop!
(we said 7pm before, but it would mean everyone drowning!)
This is obviously a free event, but it is weather permitting.
Please phone our partyline number 07092 041071 on the day to confirm!!!”http://www.nofixedabode.info
Sun 18 June
West London Green Festival
Parsons Green, SW3
Live music throughout the afternoon from the pedal powered stage, children’s activities, vegetarian and organic food, showcase technology, arts and crafts and community campaigns.Sun 18 June
Celebrating Sanctuary 2006
Bernie Spain Gardens, Upper Ground, South Bank, London SE1 (adjacent to Oxo Tower Wharf)
The Annual Free Festival Celebrating the Art and Culture of London’s Refugee Communities. Part of Refugee week
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Thanks Leon – great to know. the London Architecture Biennale starts on the 16th as well. Should check that out. One installation i wanted to shout is part of the Student Festival and is near Southwark Cathedral, by the univ. of sheffield architecture students. that was my alma mater so im definitely checking it out! and nearby as well..
http://www.architectureweek.org.uk/regional06.asp?region=13
Southwark Cathedral? That’s up nearish me (about 20 minutes walk from Tower Bridge)! Might have to take a butch myself…:)
The Rise festival is coming up too…!
Yup! And the London Mela (which I’ve never been to before).
whereabouts do you live leon – sounds like you’re close to where i am.
Loadsa festivals to look forward to – yipee!
I live round the corner from Tower Bridge (and two minutes from the Thames which is nice in this weather for those of us who like to go for a beer and some shisha at All Bar One!).
Yeah, yeah, swinging London. All I’ve got to look forward to is a medieval fayre and bloody morris dancers.
ooh sounds like you’re my near neighbour then! which side?
The Shad Thames side.
Fuckin’ Londoners…
Southern fairies, tha lot of ya!
Great post, I was going to do one on barfi, still getting the events together though, theres something everyweekend
I was gonna give a tour of St Dunstan’s for Architecture Week but cant anymore…
so amir where do you live then?
Just to piss Northern Monkey Amir off even more, the following updated guide to cultural happenings in and around Old Smokey is highly recommended:
http://beta.ldn.flavorpill.net/