Bankside Open Spaces Festival - 7 June 2025
On the 7 June, join Bankside Open Spaces Trust for an afternoon of live music, dancing, family activities, DJs, sport, food and fun!
Taking place in our Marlborough Sports Garden, Red Cross Garden and Crossbones Graveyard, and filling Redcross Way - the festival is a celebration of our local green spaces and the community who loves them. This event is free and unticketed and everyone is welcome!
A festival for Bankside!
Date: 7 June
Time: 12pm - 8pm
Location: Marlborough Sports Garden, Red Cross Garden, Crossbones Graveyard and Redcross Way, SE1 1HA
Tickets: FREE and unticketed, just turn up and have fun!
Featuring two stages of music and performance, sports activities, hands on craft and gardening, DJs, family fun, theatre, dance workshops, stalls, food and bars. All taking place in our award-winning spaces and the streets connecting them. We’ll be welcoming back much loved local choirs, folk bands, dancers, sports coaches and craft experts to give you a fantastic free afternoon in Bankside. Watch this space and our social media for regular updates. Fancy getting involved? See below!
You can be part of our festival
You can help us put on our Bankside Open Spaces Festival by joining us as a volunteer. To find out more email our Volunteer Coordinator via volunteer@bost.org.uk or call 020 7403 3393
If you are part of a performance group, band or choir - why not talk to us about performing on the day? Email festival@bost.org.uk
Are you a local small business, charity or community group? Our festival stalls are a fantastic way of sharing your work or services with our community. Email festival@bost.org.uk
You can support this free festival through sponsorship, donations or gifts-in-kind. Email maryt@bost.org.uk to find out more.
Bankside Open Spaces Festival 2024
In 2024 over 15,000 people visited the festival with 94% of those surveyed saying it was good or excellent. 80% felt it showcased what’s good about the local area. Take a look at our film below and relive a fantastic day full of community spirt!
Everyone is welcome at Bankside Open Spaces Festival
Bankside Open Spaces Festival is a celebration for our Bankside community. We work hard to make sure everyone is welcome. We invite community groups to perform or host activities and stalls. We welcome older people’s sports and choirs. We ensure there is plenty for families to enjoy and the performance line up represents a wide genre of music and dance.
Bankside Open Spaces Festival is busy and fun, but we understand that some visitors might like quieter activities or a place to escape the noise. This is why we host yoga, massage and hands on crafts. In 2024 we added a neurodiversity zone away from the main festival site with quieter craft activities and a shady seating area. If you have feedback about how to make our event even more welcoming, do let us know by emailing festival@bost.org.uk or by calling 0202 7403 3393.
