Emerge East Festival

Each year, Emerge East brings a creative extravaganza to Barking Riverside and 2025 is no different. Favourites including the riverside sauna and food stalls run by local home cooks will return for 2025. And this year for the first time there’s going to be a block party, which means the roads will be closed as the streets are taken over with sound systems, street vendors and plenty of punters. Performances will include DJ sets, live performances and local talent. Plus, artistic duo Atelier Sisu’s huge iridescent sculpture Meliora will make it’s European debut at the festival, so make sure to check that out.