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  • By Time Out editors

  • The summer festival season is over and our days of partying or watching bands, films and plays in the open air are numbered, but London's venues and institutions are still humming with cultural and community festivals. Here's our pick of the best

    London festivals 2009

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15 comments

  1. Posted by asif on 15 Sep 2009 21:36

    Hello ,
    My name is nadeek shazad i am one of the out door food cater i am looking aome festival or carnaval that i can set up a food stall , kindly if you any information about stall that i can have it, if you any carnival coming up so kindly could you please e- mail that i can book the carnival or festival,
    many thanks,

  2. Posted by Paul Cullen on 08 Sep 2009 11:07

    Hey, What about the Muswell Hill Festival next Sunday (13th) between 12-6. East Finchley Tube station (2 minutes walk) to cherry tree wood. Live bands, family events. Dogday are playing at 3:00pm. Its in aid of a local school for Cerebral Palsy. Get yerself up here. A great day out.

  3. Posted by bob bennet on 05 Sep 2009 14:44

    trade unions Unison and Unite withdrew their funding from Rise Festival not Boris

  4. Posted by Estela on 27 Aug 2009 17:34

    Hi, not listed here there is another really cool festival coming up on 5th September at the Horse Hospital: Alpha-ville 09, a new audiovisual arts festival that will bring together music, visuals, digital media and short films by Future Shorts. Check out the site: www.alphavillefestival.co.uk

  5. Posted by romain on 22 Jul 2009 13:11

    no african music festival?

  6. Posted by alec moses on 11 Jul 2009 06:30

    first no africa day celebrations this year then the rise festival was cancelled and now the notting hill carnival is pending all thanks to our mayor boris. Am i missing something or is there a pattern here. Never trusted the man especially his heavy handed police at the last notting hill carnival.

  7. Posted by Lorraine Smith on 09 Jul 2009 16:10

    I am proper disappointed that there wil be no RISE FESTIVAL, The Mayor has a great deal to answer for because i am sure he is one of the reason that funding was taken. He should have let this festival go on and find the funding from somewhere. It is the only Festival with different genre of music, there was something for everyone young, old even teenagers - BIG LOSS FOR THIS SUMMER

  8. Posted by Olusegun on 08 Jul 2009 19:19

    Theres no mention of the Carnival de pueblo. The big free latin festival in south london on the 2nd of Aug.
    I havent been yet but im planning to this year. Anyone know if its worth going to?

  9. Posted by MANDY on 01 Jul 2009 19:16

    Just wondering if anyone has any information on worthwhile things to do ant see for visitors to London of 4 adults 4 teenagers and 4 kids during the period 30 AUG AND 4TH SEPT

  10. Posted by Philip Walker on 19 Jun 2009 23:03

    Hi,
    Not listed on here, but the ben & jerrys Sundae Festival is on 25th & 26th July which is a great Family event on Clapham Common. Loads going on and some good bands, if you were a teenager in the 80's, you will probably enjoy The Human League who are playing on the Sunday.

  11. Posted by Roopa Baid on 06 Sep 2008 23:15

    Any idea when the next London Theatre Promotion will be happening?
    Thanks,

  12. Posted by Daniel Konadu Nsowah Jnr on 16 Jun 2008 13:09

    I hope the festival will grow mega n i hope to be there for the July n August activities. See ya

  13. Posted by Marcus on 14 Jun 2008 18:33

    Lord Mayors Show on the 10th November? That's a Monday... in my experience it is always on a Saturday, so more likely the 8th?

  14. Posted by priya on 12 Jun 2008 18:31

    Hi
    All of thsese events are organised by different institutions/ organisations

  15. Posted by andrea on 09 Jun 2008 17:31

    Hi there ,
    i would like to know if there is a main event company that organizes all these festivals , or each festival is organized by it proper team .
    Thank you

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