For the first time in three years, Dulwich Festival returns with a full line-up of live events, rebuilding community connections in a celebration of the arts across the borough and beyond.
Now in its 29th year, the festival explores themes of Regeneration and Awakening as the community comes together again.
With 40 events on offer to the public, many of them free, locals and visitors alike can prepare for a diverse programme of art, music, literature, comedy, walks and talks.
Dulwich festival runs from 13-22 May. For more information,
visit: https://dulwichfestival.co.uk
Love West Dulwich Spring Fair
The Love West Dulwich Spring Fair is a free family-friendly street fair celebrating the best of West Dulwich.
Saturday 14 May from 10am-4pm, at Croxted, Park Hall and Rosendale Roads.
Dulwich Festival Choir Night
Dulwich Festival Choir Night is back, featuring a trio of London choirs with their own unique performance styles.
Friday 13 May from 8pm-10:15pm at JAGS Vaughan Williams Auditorium, 144 East Dulwich Grove, SE22 8TE.
Jam Sandwich
An evening of music discovery, real talk and community.
Friday 20 May from 6:30pm-11pm at Oru Space, 20-22 Lordship Lane, SE22 8HN.
Dulwich Festival Artists’ Open House 2022
Trainers ready, water bottles filled, grab an umbrella (maybe!) and your catalogue, then ready, steady, go! Two weekends full of creative talent awaits. Nearly 200 homes, studios, venues and workshops are opening their doors exclusively for you. From fine art to craft and ceramics, photography and prints, sculpture and street art and even a bit of upcycling – there really is an artform for everyone to enjoy.
For the full catalogue, visit:
https://dulwichfestival.co.uk/artists-open-house/
May 14, 15, 21 and 22 from 11am-6pm. *
South London Makers Festival
South London Makerspace’s community Maker Festival has something for all ages; local arts and crafts, hands-on workshops, demonstrations, games, a repair café, robots… and at least one Dalek.
Saturday 14 May from 11am-5pm, Station Hall, Railton Road, SE24 0JW.
Clare Chambers talks about her novel Small Pleasures
Clare Chambers will talk about her highly acclaimed novel, Small Pleasures, which was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, 2021.
Monday 16 May at 7:30pm-8:30pm at Bell House, 27 College Road, SE21 7BG.
Concert with Cordelia Williams
Internationally acclaimed pianist Cordelia Williams (left) invites us into the most private of musical
sound-worlds.
Saturday 14 May at 7pm at The Old Library, Dulwich College, SE21.
The HandleBards: Twelfth Night
Join The HandleBards for a bicycle-powered, laugh-out-loud production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. This is an outdoor production, which will take place whatever the weather, so please dress appropriately and bring your own chair or blanket to sit on. Food and drinks will be available at Copper Beech Café.
Tuesday 17 May from 7pm-9:30pm at JAGS Sports Club, Playing Fields, Red Post Hill, SE24 9JN.
Festival Ceilidh
London’s busiest ceilidh band, Licence to Ceilidh return to the Festival for an evening of fun, guided dancing to a live band
Saturday 21 May at 7:30pm at St Barnabas Parish Hall, Dulwich Village, SE21 7BT.
Peace + Riot gets Nice N’ Spiky: Comedy Evening
An evening of the funniest stand-up comedians at a one-off special collaboration with neighbourhood bar & kitchen, Peace + Riot.
Saturday 21 May from 8pm-10:30pm at Peace + Riot, 12 Croxted Road, SE21 8SP.
The Goose Green Fair
A festive celebration of culture and community, the Goose Green Fair is a wonderful day out for all the family.
Sunday 22 May from 12pm-5pm at Goose Green, East Dulwich Road, SE22 9AT.
Melissa Hemsley: Feel Good
Melissa Hemsley talks to Guardian food writer Felicity Cloake (left) about her latest cookbook Feel Good.
Sunday 22 May from 10:30am-11:30am at the Auditorium at Dulwich College, SE21 7LD.
Hell’s Bells with Brian Green
The extraordinary story of Dulwich Picture Gallery’s world class collection of Old Master paintings during World War II.
Wednesday 18 May at 7:30pm at Bell House, 27 College Road, SE21 7BG.
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