Walthamstow Garden Party

Annual free festival in easy London with music, art events, film, comedy, theatre, circus acts, family activities and spoken word all taking place in Lloyd Park produced  by the Barbican.

Performance highlights include Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Walthamstow Youth Circus, Barbican Pop Up Cinema showing silent films with live accompaniment, and comedy from the Red Imp Comedy Club. There are lots of workshops and activities too. Kids can get creative at Little Mashers Screen Printing Workshop, and walk away with their own custom-designed t shirt,  and skateboarders, BMX bikers and scooter riders can show off their tricks and win prizes at the skate park jam.  For those who wish to take things at a more leisurely pace, there will guided walks around the William Morris Gallery and there is street food, and locally brewed craft beer from Wild Card Brewery to keep festival-goers refreshed.

(Becky Matthews)