Free to Be sensory zone

A calming space for people with special educational needs and learning disabilities to enjoy the festival experience.

Hosted by Marcus Orlandi.

  • Free To Be Sensory Zone Thamesmead Festival

    Sensory tent

    Free To Be creates calmer space designed with and for people with additional needs. 

    Take part in interactive dance and drumming sessions or enjoy an interactive sound installation by artist Alex Thomas. There is a Thamesmead fossil dig and arts and craft sessions running throughout the day.

    Tuck into food and drink from Camouflage Cafe, or just chill out in our calming sensory tent.

  • Dandelion Collective Dance Assistants Thamesmead

    1pm and 3pm:
    Dandelion Collective

    Take part in interactive dance workshops with inclusive dance studio Dandelion Collective.

  • Thamesmead Festival 2

    2pm and 4pm:
    Miriam Dubois

    Interactive drumming workshops with Miriam Dubois, who specialises in West African rhythms and drumming styles.

Creative Projects Thamesmead Festival

Eclectic Avenue

A vibrant space at the heart of the festival, sizzling with creativity and community.
Slug Stage Thamesmead Festival

Slug Stage

Prepare to enter an alternate reality in which space slugs from Saturn have taken over Thamesmead!
Thamesmead Festival Audience

Park Stage

Expect spectacular sounds and scenic views over Thamesmead and Southmere Lake from our biggest stage.