Outdoor

    Saturday 2nd July – Make Your Mark Arts Workshop

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    Discover your artistic side! Bring an old t-shirt and make your mark on it — paint, draw, print and decorate — anything goes! Experienced artists will be on hand to demonstrate a variety of exciting skills. Come and meet our host, TV’s Kirsten O’Brien (SMart, CBBC)

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    Saturday 2nd July – Forest Fest

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    A fun day out for all the family, featuring live music, dance and drama performances, children’s activities, specialist workshops – from play-writing to DJing, as well as a wide selection of market stalls showcasing the best art, craft and produce that the local area has to offer! Refreshments and delicious food available all day.

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    Sunday 3rd July – Arts in the Park

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    Family Fun Day in Home Park – In Association with Friends of Home Park. The festival kicks off its opening weekend with five fabulous hours of free family fun, entertainment and activities at Home Park.
    This is going to be the most fun you ever had in one day!

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    Wednesday 6th July – The Wind in the Willows

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    The company that brought you last year’s Alice in Wonderland Tea-Party and The Three Musketeers return with a brand new adaptation of this classic. Join Mole, Ratty, Badger and Toad in their magical adventures in the Wild Wood. Featuring some very well-known songs and a few surprises, don’t forget to watch out for the Weasels!

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    Thursday 7th July – The Wind in the Willows

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    The company that brought you last year’s Alice in Wonderland Tea-Party and The Three Musketeers return with a brand new adaptation of this classic. Join Mole, Ratty, Badger and Toad in their magical adventures in the Wild Wood. Featuring some very well-known songs and a few surprises, don’t forget to watch out for the Weasels!

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    Saturday 9th July – The Wind in the Willows

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    The company that brought you last year’s Alice in Wonderland Tea-Party and The Three Musketeers return with a brand new adaptation of this classic. Join Mole, Ratty, Badger and Toad in their magical adventures in the Wild Wood. Featuring some very well-known songs and a few surprises, don’t forget to watch out for the Weasels!

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    Saturday 9th July – Balalaika

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    An Evening of Music from Russia and Beyond Again the Dolphin hosts Balalaika, an evening of traditional music from Russia and Eastern Europe. A quintet with Justin Bateman, one of the few balalaika players performing in Britain; Nigel Austen on bayan, the Russian version of an accordion; Adam Gaiman on acoustic guitar, Lucie Holden on

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    Wednesday 13th July – Free Film Show

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    The Italian Job, preceded by Live Music For one night only, Sydenham Arts Festival will transform Mayow Park into an open-air cinema and music venue. Following 2009’s screening of The Bride of Frankenstein and last year’s Fantastic Mr Fox, this year film fans will see the original 1969 version of classic British crime caper The

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    Saturday 16th July – Street Celebration

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    For the final weekend, the high street of Sydenham transforms into a cavalcade of free music, theatre and activities for all the family. Pavements are changed into stages and music venues, shop-fronts converted into playgrounds, empty premises become art galleries and theatre spaces, with buskers, performers and pavement artists along the whole street. And don’t

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    Saturday 16th July – Kirkdale Bookshop Goes Bohemian

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    As part of the Street Celebration, the pavement outside the bookshop will become an artists’ quarter with painters, caricaturist Terry Christien, performance poets, children’s activities and live music with Peter Caesar.

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