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Bloomsbury Festival

This event has now finished Until Oct 24 2010

Around Town: Festivals

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The local festival returns after a three-year hiatus with more than 100 events for art lovers, music fans, shopaholics, literature buffs, young people and families. Taking place across the area, the programme includes a lantern-lit procession (Fri 6-8pm), dance snippets by The Place all around the festival site (Sat, Sun), music in the area's parks and gardens (Sat, Sun), a guided walk on the history of St George's Gardens (Sat 12noon), a tour of the secret spaces in Charles Holden's Art Deco Senate House (Sat 10.30am), a South Asian festival with a food market, henna hand painting, dance and music at SOAS (Sat 11am-4pm), and a street party on Lamb's Conduit St with music, entertainment and food (Sun 4-9pm). There are also open days at local museums including the Dickens Museum, Foundling Museum and Cartoon Museum. The full programme and map is available on the website.

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By pat - Oct 25 2010

You haven't made it clear enough what is on and when? I've only just discovered the weekend things I would have attended if I'd known!

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By Ekaterina - Oct 22 2010

I lived there for a week this August! This is my lovely Brunswic Center on the picture! I wish I be there for a festival!!!

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By emaitch - Oct 21 2010

Wish I was there now- this is what life-enhancing is all about!

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By Chichi - Oct 20 2010

Cant wait! Its been too long since the last one.

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By Dee - Oct 19 2010

The Festival this weekend promises to be even bigger, and even better than the first two! It will be an incredible and diverse celebration of a fascinating area.

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