What's On
2 Days of Celebrating Culture
Take a look at what is going on this year at the Windrush Festival
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TAKE A LOOK AROUND AT OUR FESTIVAL SPACES!
Classic Car Club
HERITAGE & CULTURE
Cars Anyone?
A selection of classic cars will be on display from the 1930's to the late 90's with the UK's largest African & Caribbean car club.
Join the lads & ladies from Afro Classics Register down in the Vintage Village while being entertained by vinyl sets from Eternity Entertainments Sound.
Drift around the classic cars and reminisce on yesteryear, maybe even take some snaps for the gram or shoot your latest Tik Tok video.
It's the people that make the club not just the cars.
Live Stage Show
ARTS & CULTURE
Be Entertained!
Watch over 50 acts take the stage & express their love of music, dance & arts in a platform show that takes it right to the heart of Caribbean & Black Britsh culture.
A mix & blend Saturday with the Best of British Soul & the ultimate Reggae Picnic on Sunday.
In partnership with Cecil Reuben Events & Adelaide Mackenzie
Murals & Photographic Arts
ART CULTURE
Art is Life & History
A gallery of mural art pieces comissioned exclusively for the festival, each measuring 20ft x 10ft, a real imposing scale.
The series finale of the Black & British Windrush collection by Quincy Logie will be displayed for the final time for viewers to enjoy.
This year we have also been gifted access to a huge collection of photographic images to share in a stunning 74 piece curation.
Elder's Garden
SOCIAL CULTURE
A Life Less Boring...
A great social space curated & hosted to create a special experience for the elder community.
Join in to slap some Dominoes, do a bit of Chicago step, get a head & shoulders massage and more.
In partnership with Caribbean Social Forum 
Sound System Yard Party
MUSIC CULTURE
Bubble & Dance Away
Different DJs will be entertaining festival goers on the Sound Systems in the Yard Party.
Enjoy a mix n blend of tunes from classics to new hits crossing the genres.
Sound system provided by Young Warrior.
Vintage Village
HERITAGE & CULTURE
Go Back in Time...
The Vintage Village is where you will find those that love to go all in with the theme.
From clothes, hair, music & cars its your chance to just relax a bit & reminisce.
In partnership with both
Community Football Game
SPORTS CULTURE
The Ultimate KickOff!
Watch the Community in a friendly series of matches on Sunday 26 June. Community members from across London will be bringing the skills in a unique spirited game.
A great chance to warm up your football chanting vocals & support.
In partnership with KickOff@3
Lingo Wall
LANGUAGE CULTURE
CULTURE THROUGH LANGUAGE
Ever wanted to impress your friends with your multi-lingual skills?
Well we've got the perfect way to make sure you're not left reading the subtitles when it comes to watching your favourite Caribbean influencers latest video.
Take a walk along our 'Lingo' Wall & see what you can recognise from the culture around you. Whether it's Patwa, Creole, Slang, Tongue, Road Talk... you'll definitely end up wanting to take a language course for your next trip to the Caribbean.
Delivered in a partnership with LCC & UAL students
Food Village
Food Culture
Food & Drink
There will be a choice of food vendors open all day inside the event site with food options for sale.
Explore food culture from around the Caribbean & parts of Africa
Eat yummy foods whilst you laze around on the green enjoying the day
Were are cross some of the Islands from Rotis, to Doubles to Jerk to Curry we've got it going on.
Common Questions
Festival Background
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Why was this Festival created?
The idea to create the Radiate Windrush Festival was formed in 2017. The goal was to produce a black owned and run festival, which would reflect intersectionality of subcultural groups across the Caribbean and Africa, whilst highlighting the obvious merge with British culture itself. It also aimed to highlight the often overshadowed Creole elements in the Black Community. Once launched it became the annual celebration to also acknowledge the newly formed National Windrush Day created in 2018.
Who Created the Festival?
Founded by a grass-roots entrepreneur Wendy & her small tribe of friends, the vision was set in motion to deliver London’s first large-scale Windrush Festival. It was important to present a festival which used the Windrush as a core narrative to express the relevance of black history in Britain.
“We wanted to help shape the ongoing generational legacy of the UK’s Black Communities & create something to be enjoyable for a range of people across all community, delivered exclusively from the black perspective. For many decades, multiculturalism & popular culture has leveraged itself on various aspects of ‘blackness’ without necessarily attributing it back to the communities it was taken from, or allowing them to equitably celebrate as freely in our social, outdoor & open spaces.”
Why is it not free?
The Radiate Windrush Festival is not a grant funded event or a major sponsored festival. It is self-funded by the founder Wendy. If you want to sponsor, get in touch.
Saturday 25 June 2022
Live Performances
Talks
DJs
Artists
Options
General Artist
Merch Artist
Sunday 26 June 2022
DJs
Want to Volunteer with us?
If you would like to join our events or foundation team please give us a shout
info@radiatefestival.com