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Open East Festival
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Location: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London
If like me you missed Sacrilege, the amazing life-sized inflatable bouncy castle replica of Stonehenge that toured last year as part of the Olympics, you’ll be pleased to hear that you can catch it again at a special weekend festival to mark the one year anniversary of the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony.
Tickets are only £9.50 for adults, £6.00 for children aged 5 – 16 – excellent value for a full day event.
Other highlights for families include:
· A mini travelling art circus from the House of Fairy Tales, featuring theatre, magic, music and games
· The Real Food Festival celebrating the Capital’s culinary diversity, including demonstrations by leading chefs in the Real Food Theatre, and delicious street food from around the world
· The Art Car Boot Fair, featuring leading East-London artists including Bob & Roberta Smith, Gavin Turk and Pure Evil, where visitors can meet the artists and grab an art bargain
· A music stage packed with musicians from around the world including Mali, the Congo, Columbia, Jamaica, and London 2012’s very own Pandemonium drummers from the Opening Ceremony
· A floating cinema and a banquet on a bridge
· A spectacular surprise finale for the festival by subversive duo Bompas & Parr
This marks the start of the phased opening of the Park, and it’s also a chance to come down and see it before its full opening next spring.
The SOMETHING Event
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Location: Cody Dock, London, E16 4TL
This daytime community fundraiser event, hosted by Unitygroove, will have Bands, Stalls, Workshops, DJs, Kids play areas, Food & drinks, Skate ramp, Chill out spaces, Art & photography, Healing, Discussions, Performance, Films and shows all housed at the lovely indoor and outdoor space at Cody Dock.
Kids’ activities include:
THE ALBION KIDS SHOW – The Pirate Ship (A massive kids climbing area)
SKATEJAM- A skate ramp for kids and adults (mini ramp)
COMMUNITY HIP HOP EXPERIENCE – Featuring workshops in Street Dance with Chiara, MCing with MC Wild Eye, DJing with Steaz, Graffiti workshop.
Face painting & Glitter face painting.
LONDON HOOP FEST – (Hula hoop workshops for all ages & a fitness session)
MYSTICAL PARTIES – Come and make magic potions and herbal charm bags, using herbs and flower remedies.
Watch a video of the last event!
River of Music
River of Music: 21st and 22nd July 2012
This major event, part of the London 2012 Festival, takes place on six stages close to the River Thames on the weekend before the Olympic Games open.
Stages will represent the continents, with Asia hosted in Battersea Park, Jubilee Gardens will host Africa, Trafalgar Square and Somerset House will represent Europe, the Americas will be at the Tower of London and Oceania at the Greenwich Old Royal Naval College .
Mini Rumpus!
Missing that special family festival atmosphere?
4th – 5th March 2017
10am – 2pm
Waterloo, London
For Ages: Under 11
In the final weekend of the VAULT Festival 2017, Mini Rumpus: Woodland Tails is taking over the tunnel venue beneath London’s Waterloo station to bring immersive parties, live music and performances, and is especially for families with a sense of fun and adventure.
London Music Mapp launch
The London Music Mapp is a new FREE Mobile Music & Travel App for the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad launched this week.
The London Music Mapp entertains and informs music fans with facts, maps, videos and images which illustrate London’s rich musical heritage, vibrant musical present and unique musical geography.
Music locations of all kinds are highlighted and split into easy to search categories: Landmarks, Record Stores, Musical Instrument Shops, Live Music Venues, Clubs, Labels, Recording Studios and our favourite: the fun Songs & Streets category.
The London Music Mapp is a travel guide to London’s many popular music locations, but it is also going to help lead many music tourists to discover locations they probably never have knew existed.
London is one of the world’s great music cities and it not only has a fascinating musical heritage, but a vibrant musical present and a unique musical geography which touches every part of the city.
Open East Festival
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Location: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London
If like me you missed Sacrilege, the amazing life-sized inflatable bouncy castle replica of Stonehenge that toured last year as part of the Olympics, you’ll be pleased to hear that you can catch it again at a special weekend festival to mark the one year anniversary of the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony.
Tickets are only £9.50 for adults, £6.00 for children aged 5 – 16 – excellent value for a full day event.
Other highlights for families include:
· A mini travelling art circus from the House of Fairy Tales, featuring theatre, magic, music and games
· The Real Food Festival celebrating the Capital’s culinary diversity, including demonstrations by leading chefs in the Real Food Theatre, and delicious street food from around the world
· The Art Car Boot Fair, featuring leading East-London artists including Bob & Roberta Smith, Gavin Turk and Pure Evil, where visitors can meet the artists and grab an art bargain
· A music stage packed with musicians from around the world including Mali, the Congo, Columbia, Jamaica, and London 2012’s very own Pandemonium drummers from the Opening Ceremony
· A floating cinema and a banquet on a bridge
· A spectacular surprise finale for the festival by subversive duo Bompas & Parr
This marks the start of the phased opening of the Park, and it’s also a chance to come down and see it before its full opening next spring.
River of Music
River of Music: 21st and 22nd July 2012
This major event, part of the London 2012 Festival, takes place on six stages close to the River Thames on the weekend before the Olympic Games open.
Stages will represent the continents, with Asia hosted in Battersea Park, Jubilee Gardens will host Africa, Trafalgar Square and Somerset House will represent Europe, the Americas will be at the Tower of London and Oceania at the Greenwich Old Royal Naval College .
London Music Mapp launch
The London Music Mapp is a new FREE Mobile Music & Travel App for the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad launched this week.
The London Music Mapp entertains and informs music fans with facts, maps, videos and images which illustrate London’s rich musical heritage, vibrant musical present and unique musical geography.
Music locations of all kinds are highlighted and split into easy to search categories: Landmarks, Record Stores, Musical Instrument Shops, Live Music Venues, Clubs, Labels, Recording Studios and our favourite: the fun Songs & Streets category.
The London Music Mapp is a travel guide to London’s many popular music locations, but it is also going to help lead many music tourists to discover locations they probably never have knew existed.
London is one of the world’s great music cities and it not only has a fascinating musical heritage, but a vibrant musical present and a unique musical geography which touches every part of the city.
The SOMETHING Event
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Location: Cody Dock, London, E16 4TL
This daytime community fundraiser event, hosted by Unitygroove, will have Bands, Stalls, Workshops, DJs, Kids play areas, Food & drinks, Skate ramp, Chill out spaces, Art & photography, Healing, Discussions, Performance, Films and shows all housed at the lovely indoor and outdoor space at Cody Dock.
Kids’ activities include:
THE ALBION KIDS SHOW – The Pirate Ship (A massive kids climbing area)
SKATEJAM- A skate ramp for kids and adults (mini ramp)
COMMUNITY HIP HOP EXPERIENCE – Featuring workshops in Street Dance with Chiara, MCing with MC Wild Eye, DJing with Steaz, Graffiti workshop.
Face painting & Glitter face painting.
LONDON HOOP FEST – (Hula hoop workshops for all ages & a fitness session)
MYSTICAL PARTIES – Come and make magic potions and herbal charm bags, using herbs and flower remedies.
Watch a video of the last event!
Mini Rumpus!
Missing that special family festival atmosphere?
4th – 5th March 2017
10am – 2pm
Waterloo, London
For Ages: Under 11
In the final weekend of the VAULT Festival 2017, Mini Rumpus: Woodland Tails is taking over the tunnel venue beneath London’s Waterloo station to bring immersive parties, live music and performances, and is especially for families with a sense of fun and adventure.