Bankside Open Spaces Festival 2023 Line Up - don’t miss your favourite performers!

Bankside Open Spaces Festival: 10 June, 12-9pm

At: Flat Iron Square, Union Street, Redcross Way, Red Cross Garden, Marlborough Sports Garden and Crossbones Graveyard.

Please note: Line up may change at short notice.

Main Stage - Flat Iron Square

Our Main Stage opens with a Latina Fiesta and then takes you on a musical journey of rock and roll, funk, roots, rhythm ‘n’ blues, ska and rocksteady. More details here.

12.45pm - Festival is officially opened by the Mexican Ambassador to Great Britain, Ambassador Josefa González-Blanco

Bankside Open Spaces Festival receives The Fiesta Latina Procession. The Procession will walk form Castle Square, Elephant and Castle, in celebration of the diversity and creativity of the Elephant and Castle community, which has a rich Latin American culture, and provides an opportunity for residents and visitors to come together to enjoy the heritage of the area.

1pm - Latin Fiesta @BOSFest23

1-1.15pm Peruvian Group Xpresion Inka
1.20-1:30pm Colombian Group Yuruparí
1:35-1:40pm Eirete Dance Group from Paraguay
1:45-1:50pm Ecuadorian Dance Group

2pm- Soft Shell Crabs

3pm - The Yes Mess

4pm - Art Terry & the Black Bohemians

5pm - Sister Cookie

6pm - Ese & The Vooduu People

7pm - Cosimo Matassa Project

8pm - The Brothers Ignatius

Alma Casa / EXT DJ Stage

Six top DJs with PA Liv East and MC Munchi will keep you dancing in the street from 1-8pm. More here.

1pm - 2pm - Rump Records, Roney J & DGT

2-3pm - King Crowney

3-4.30pm MGroove

4.30-5.45pm - Dales Hayes

5.45-7pm - Angie B

7-8pm - Brothers In House

Plus:

Drums, Cyril Felix
Sax Jack Sax Davies
Fire dancer Lokita Chikitita

Red Cross Garden Stage

Spoken word and folk sounds in our award-winning Victorian garden. Plus find craft and bars in the garden, plus the Dog Show and massage from Breathe London nearby! More here.

12pm Monkey Music - fun and songs for little ones

12.30pm - Perenthesis Poetry

1pm - John Drain

2pm - Poets for the Planet

3pm - Rendezvous Poets

4pm - Ceri James

4.50pm - Daniel Orcese

5.35pm - Ragtop Down

6.20pm - Louisa Jones

7.05pm - Rob Corcoran

MSG Community Stage

Performances and dance workshops all afternoon! Plus craft, stalls, sport and children’s activities too - check out our MSG Community Stage page for details.

12:30-1pm Elephant and Castle Choir

1.05-1.40pm Jig and a Swig, free Irish dance lesson!

1.50-2.20pm International Gospel Choir

2.20-2.30pm Fossil Free London climate talk

2.30-3.10pm Superarts

3:20-3:50pm Brixton Orchestra

4-4.30pm Salsateca, free salsa lesson!

4.35-5pm Nunhead Choir

5.05 - 5.35pm Bermondsey Voices

5.40 - 6.10pm Tango Integral, free tango lesson!

See below for details of sport and craft on offer!

LCCM Stage, Union Street

12.30-1pm - The Borough Welsh Chapel Choir

1.05-1.30pm - The Nightingales

A singing group that sings for fun - the choir is part of Blackfriars Settlement’s Positive Ageing project and an essential part of our BOSFest!

1.35-2.10pm - London Soul Choir

London Soul Choir is a professionally run inclusive community choir performing for the first time at BOSFest!

2.15-2.30pm - Dragon Cafe Singers

This wonderful singing group is for anyone who wants to come along, it is a meeting of raised voices and open hearts, a place to recharge and connect with others. Part of The Dragon Cafe - a thriving arts and health space with events open to all.

2.30pm onwards - DJs and bands from LCCM (London College of Creative Media) showcase their talents across the afternoon:

3-4pm - DJ

4-4.30pm - Daisy Skeleton

4.40-5.10pm - Yasmin Dyer

5.20-5.50pm - Natelle

6-6.30pm - Katie Ember

6.30-7.30pm - DJ

Across the Festival

The Little Dorrit Dog Show

12-2pm Redcross Way/Little Dorrit Close. Register your dog(s) at 12pm!

Stalls and street performance

From 12pm on Union Street, a host of stalls featuring local craftspeople, plants, local organisations running activities, street food, bars and more!

4pm - UDM Samba bring samba to the street at the crossroads of Redcross Way/Union Street

Walking tours

Explore Bankside’s history in 45 minutes with London Street Tours - featuring quizzes and forfeits! Tours run at 2 and 5pm from near Union Street. Free but booking essential via: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=85LLN08UG0ifzxaJ04FDg2wIYgrZQjFCmu0FfFCDegZUQ1lQU0JRSlNGV0YyRlZYNE9LTVFZTDlVNi4u

Massage

Join Breathe London for free massage near Red Cross Garden from 1-5 pm. No need to book, come along on the day and choose from three different types, including reflexology massage.

Yoga

FREE yoga sessions across the afternoon with Yogarise - 5 sessions from a shaded grassy area just off Little Dorrit Court on Redcross Way. No need to book, just turn up - timings TBC.