Thamesmead Festival

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Take a look at our jam-packed programme, highlight your festival favourites and plan your day in advance. We recommend saving the programme to your phone, so that you can easily access it while you're at the event.

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This year's headliners are Kele Le Roc – the multiple MOBO award-winning star of top 10 smashes ‘My Love’ and ‘A Little Bit of Lovin’, and the voice of Basement Jaxx hit ‘Romeo’, and R&B and soul singer Terri Walker, the voice behind the Shanks & Bigfoot hit ‘Sing-A-Long,’ and solo tracks ‘Missing You’ and ‘Ching Ching (Lovin' You Still)’.

Featuring a host of talent from Thamesmead and beyond, the community-powered festival will see Park Stage performances by MOBO-winning conscious rapper Still Shadey, award-winning funk and soul outfit Groove 101, Black Wolf Blues, and local favourites Old Boy Blues Band and MC Redrum. The shady environs of the Unplugged Stage will host intimate spoken word and acoustic sets from the likes of Brit School graduate Gönül and singer-songwriter Sam Winston. A short walk away through the trees, the Southmere Stage will be the place to see a rich range of dance styles from streetdance by locally-based Dynamix to performances by Bollywood Vibes and Capoeira Muzenz. 

Mouthwatering culinary creativity can be found in abundance from vendors like Yeti’s Authentic Kitchen offering the best of home-cooked Nigerian cuisine, to ZIZI’s delicious variety of Lebanese and Sierra Leonean food. 

Getting to the festival site

Southmere Park is easy to get to, and easily reached by public transport, walking or cycling. 

There is very limited street parking in the vicinity of the park, so only drive if you have to.

There will be a limited number of blue badge parking spots available along Bazalgette Way and Hartslock Drive. Please note that there will be a parking restriction on Hartslock Drive.

The closest train station is Abbey Wood, which is a 12 min walk from our festival and you can visit TACO! on the way to or back from the festival.

Elizabeth Line to Abbey Wood: 15 min from Liverpool Station

Direct trains from various central London stations: 30 min from London Bridge

Buses: From Abbey Wood station take the 180 to Limestone Walk on Yarnton Way and it’s a two-minute walk to the festival site.

From other parts of Thamesmead take the 401 or B11 to Limestone Walk.