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Our Impact In 2025
ARTISTS APPLICATIONS
Would you like to apply to perform or deliver a workshop at one of our festivals, then please complete our artist application, and you will be considered for all of our festival both in London and Essex.
Upcoming events
Gallions Park - Summer in the Park is a free, family‑friendly festival popping up in local parks across Royal Greenwich. Co‑designed with local families and community groups, it’s a hyperlocal celebration made by and for the people who live nearby.
Sharifa Olateju (known artistically as Sharifa) is an emerging multi-disciplinary British musician, producer, songwriter, and DJ.
Get creative, get messy, and let your imagination take shape with our fun arts and crafts activity. This hands-on session combines clay model making and chalk drawing, giving children the chance to explore colour, texture, shape, and self-expression in a relaxed and playful environment.
The Gazelle and the Hunter - Watch our cheeky and playful gazelle duck and dive through the crowds trying to outwit the hunter and escape.
Hilltop Ceilidh, get ready to dance, celebrate, and make memories to the infectious rhythms of Hilltop Ceilidh. Known for their lively tunes, vibrant energy and irresistible charm.
Dynamix Dance - Dynamix was formed in December 2006 with a small group of youth who wanted to dance. The sessions are held on a weekly basis at The Nest, Cygnet Square.
Join us for a welcoming and uplifting Open Mic Session hosted by J Cocoa, a London-based vocalist, songwriter and community music leader known for her soulful sound, powerful live performances and passion for bringing people together through music.
Jecoliah Frimpong, known on stage as J Cocoa, is a London-based British vocalist, songwriter and grassroots community leader. Her work blends alternative jazz, soul and fusion with honest storytelling, expressive vocals and a deep commitment to community.
Fonda is the Jazz-Pop love child of Dom Walker and Molly Graham. Filled with camp energy, glamour and style; Fonda don't just bring the party, they're the host with the most; the band you struggle to forget at the end of the night when your feet hurt from dancing and your cheeks hurt from smiling.
Get creative, get messy, and let your imagination take shape with our fun arts and crafts activity. This hands-on session combines clay model making and chalk drawing, giving children the chance to explore colour, texture, shape, and self-expression in a relaxed and playful environment.
Maryon Park - Summer in the Park is a free, family‑friendly festival popping up in local parks across Royal Greenwich. Co‑designed with local families and community groups, it’s a hyperlocal celebration made by and for the people who live nearby.
The Gazelle and the Hunter - Watch our cheeky and playful gazelle duck and dive through the crowds trying to outwit the hunter and escape.
Ceilidh Tree, get ready to dance, celebrate, and make memories to the infectious rhythms of Ceilidh Tree. Known for their lively tunes, vibrant energy and irresistible charm, Ceilidh Tree brings authentic folk tradition vividly to life.
Come and watch - Mulvihill Academy is about having fun, improving concentration and above all, promoting good health and fitness through Irish Dance within a positive environment.
Dynamix Dance - Dynamix was formed in December 2006 with a small group of youth who wanted to dance. The sessions are held on a weekly basis at The Nest, Cygnet Square.
Known for their bold, genre-blending sound, Flatshare take well-known pop and dance hits and rework them with funky grooves, jazzy arrangements, soulful vocals and modern rhythms. With a full live setup featuring rhythm section, horn section, percussion and multiple vocalists, the band delivers a big, feel-good sound designed to get people dancing.
In the rockpools of a town called Crabbiton lives a little crab. Although SMALL in stature, he had a BIG curiosity and loved watching the humans who lived near the shore. But, over time, he became worried about the impact they were having on his watery home.
St Osyth Summer Sounds: Music & Food Festival, your new destination for world-class performances, family-friendly fun and mouth-watering culinary delights.
Step inside Luminarium, a spectacular walk-through installation that fills St Osyth Summer Sounds with light, colour, and calm. Tickets (£3.50) are required to enter.
Brass Rascals at St Osyth Summer Sounds - (AKA Brasscals) are a band composed of session musicians that tour with different artists and play in the London and UK music scene.
Step inside Luminarium, a spectacular walk-through installation that fills St Osyth Summer Sounds with light, colour, and calm. Tickets (£3.50) are required to enter.
St Osyth Summer Sounds: Music & Food Festival, your new destination for world-class performances, family-friendly fun and mouth-watering culinary delights.
King’s Cross Summer Sounds, for 11 days (13th Aug - 23rd Aug), brings together music, culture and community in the heart of King’s Cross. Featuring a diverse lineup of live performances from local and emerging artists, this milestone event offers a vibrant, sustainable, and inclusive experience for all.
Len Blake - With honeyed vocals and storytelling that feels specific yet entirely relatable, Len Blake builds worlds full of character with her music.
Little Granddad - Americana-indie with a twist: shades of The Band and the 90s alt-country greats, shot through with power-pop urgency. Four-part harmonies, brass bursts, and songs that flip from half-time to double-time.
Tomorrow’s Warriors Junior Band with Binker Golding - A Tomorrow’s Warriors alum, MOBO winning saxophonist Binker Golding will be joining Tomorrow's Warriors Junior Band
Ankora - These eight incredible young musicians met through Tomorrow’s Warriors and were selected perform in the all-female Tomorrow’s Warriors Frontline ensemble, under the direction and tutelage of drummer, composer, and educator Romarna Campbell.
Tomorrow’s Warriors Youth Ensemble with Denys Baptiste - Tomorrow's Warriors Youth Ensemble, a band punching well above their weight - a unique sextet aged 15-19, the band boasts exceptional talent.
News
What does it look like to widen access to the arts through a free music festival? Our latest audience postcode analysis for King’s Cross Summer Sounds offers an answer.
We’re building a pool of production crew to work across St Osyth Summer Sounds, Summer in the Park and Creative Tendring events in the future.
We’re building a pool of workshop leaders and creative facilitators for future opportunities across St Osyth Summer Sounds, Summer in the Park and Creative Tendring.
This is an on-the-day problem-solving role. We use a simple Ticketmaster ticket system, and you’ll support the entry team by helping stewards and volunteers scan tickets, resolving ticket issues, and answering questions from festival-goers.
Working side by side with authenticity and a shared 10‑year vision, a free heritage setting becomes a living festival that belongs to and uplifts the whole community.
Creative Tendring has been awarded £750,000 as part of Arts Council England’s largest ever Creative People and Places (CPP) Portfolio, investing £42 million across 45 UK programmes from 2026–29 to spark more grassroots-led cultural experiences in areas where participation in the arts is below the national average.
We’re absolutely thrilled to share that Arts Trust has been shortlisted for the 2025 Fantastic for Families Awards, this recognition underscores our ongoing mission: to use creativity to connect people, reduce isolation, and empower communities.
The Hope Tree grew from a simple idea: that every person carries a quiet hope for their community, and when those hopes are shared and seen, they begin to take root.
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Well done to everyone involved in running and funding this wonderful free festival! Keep doing this!
EFDSS - Katy Spicer
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Great to have an accessible and free event that supports people’s love of music
King’s Cross Summer Sounds Audience Member
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Great day of activity for the kids with culture, music and fun
Summer in the Park Audiance Member
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this is one of the most amazing experiences my daughter has ever experienced
Fire Songs: PMLD Audience Member
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