The Fifth HF ArtsFest Launches This Weekend

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With the first of hundreds of events and performances taking place across our borough

Hammersmith and Fulham's own arts festival, HF ArtsFest is back tomorrow Saturday 2, with hundreds of events on offer across our borough daily till Sunday 10 June.

Now in its fifth year, HF ArtsFest has become an unmissable annual event in our local cultural calendar.

The HF ArtsFest is an inclusive, open arts event for all, with over 100 Arts Partners and 200 events from performing arts to literature, visual arts to film.

Performances and events are taking place across multiple venues in all corners of the Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, with free admission for most of the activities.

Highlights of the opening weekend include:

Saturday

Art at Amnesty (until 9 June). Free art show in the Amnesty bookshop, 181 King Street, W6 9JT. 10am-6pm daily

Floor 2 exhibition. Free pop-up art show takes over the second floor of the Riverside Building, Winslow Road, W6 9WA, including photography and performance events, and a residents’ art show featuring the work of people in sheltered housing

Storytelling by the Cat & Hutch company, 11am and 2pm, Bush Theatre, 7 Uxbridge Road, W12 8LJ

Ravi Shankar memorial festival (and Sunday 3 June), 6-8pm, The Bhavan, 4 Castletown Road, W14 9HE

Sunday

Youth Drum workshop, St Alban's, 2pm - 3.30pm. St Alban's Fulham Youth is hosting a free drum workshop. During the afternoon, young people sged 8 - 18 will have the opportunity learn simple rhythms and play together as a group

Arts & Entertainment Event, Hammersmith Town Hall: This very popular community event is back, celebrating local artists and organisations, with a programme of music, dance, circus, fun and games for young and old at Hammersmith Town Hall from 2-5pm on Sunday 3 June.

Sarah Munro at Bush Hall, 7.30pm. See talented 21 year old singer song writer perform, tickets priced £16.50.

You can see the full daily programme here .

Highlights later in the week include:

JOY. The Lyric will host this new strand of the HF ArtsFest focused on disabled arts, with a programme of workshops and performances from 6 - 9 June. Producers Turtle Key Arts are busy booking projects with sSchools, and community groups and calling for local residents to audition for Tales of JOY, a commissioned piece to be performed in the Lyric Square on Saturday 9 June.

Find out more about JOY and how you can be a part of it here.

Unity Day: HF ArtsFest will include the third Unity Day Celebration taking place once again in Ravenscourt Park on Sunday 10 June from 12pm -6.30pm, with a mix of music, dance, circus and interactive events for all the family. 

Westfield London: As long standing partners of the HF ArtsFest, the Westfield Presents Stage will be showcasing local talent with an exciting two day programme, including the first appearance of the Fulham Symphony Orchestra at the Centre on Saturday 9 June from 12pm - 6pm and the annual Song Academy Young Songwriter 2018 Competition Showcase on Sunday 10 June from 2pm - 5pm.

You can find out more about all the events on offer at the HF ArtsFest website.

June 1, 2018