Festivals and public events
Details of some key organisations and resources for arts festivals and public events are listed below.
Lambeth has a huge variety of festival events and organisations, please go to the Festivals and public events - what's on page for an overview of annual festivals in the Borough, and links to these organisations pages.
If you would like your event or organisation listed on these pages email us at artsweb@lambeth.gov.uk, with event details, contacts, times and access information or submit your details into the Lambeth Arts Database.
Lambeth Festivals Network
Lambeth Arts are working with a strategic steering group of Outdoor Arts Festival organisers and practitioners.
This group aims to sustain, support and develop Lambeth based Outdoor Arts festivals and practitioners by:
- Developing strategic relationships
- Championing the excellence and innovation of Lambeth Outdoor Arts activity, and
- Delivering high quality festivals and outdoor work that enable residents to participate and celebrate
Organisations specialising in street arts and festivals
A company of visual artists, performers, musicians, composers, puppeteers, pyrotechnists, designers and inventors specialising in street arts, celebratory events and participatory projects.
The Eye Music Trust (formerly the Nettlefold Trust) organises the Colourscape Music Festival.
Gozart uses puppetry to bring people together and make change in the community. They specialise in carnival art workshops such as: giant puppetry, mask, headdresses and street art to create highly participatory, outdoor theatre that is accessible to all.
Specialize in the production of innovative live art events in a diverse range of contexts.
Theatre workshops that explore performance cultures, teach new skills, refresh old ones and create new work.
A team of celebratory arts specialists who work alongside young people.
Designs and creates giant puppets, costumes, masks and floats for carnivals, festivals, community projects and theatre.
Create and produce original works combining new media, visual and performing arts for intimate as well as public spaces.
Kennington-based charity that teaches, produces and performs carnival art.
The local charity behind the Stockwell Festival.
Sunshine International Arts (S.i.A) carnival studios are based in Coldhabour Lane. They design, direct and deliver carnival and arts projects and events working with diverse cultures and artisans.