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Thamesmead Festival returns to Southmere Park with a mix of rap, R&B, jazz, gospel and DJs, together with DJ sessions, dance, comedy and a carnival procession that weaves through residential streets led by Kinetika Bloco, Thamesmead Festival offers the kind of community atmosphere we all need this year - from staycationing families looking for a day out with a difference, to architecture and film buffs making a pilgrimage to South Thamesmead, where the 1960s vision of a connected new town for London is beginning to be revived today.

Located on the banks of Southmere Lake (one of five lakes, connected by a seven mile network of waterways) flanked by willow trees and wildflowers, this is a festival setting like no other. Rather than taking place on the manicured lawns of a country house, this summer festival plays out against the dramatic backdrop of the modernist housing estate immortalised on film and TV, from Stanley Kubrick's dystopian classic A Clockwork Orange to Channel 4’s Misfits and videos locations.

With a strong emphasis on homegrown talent and creativity, the line-up is programmed by the Thamesmead Festival Production Group in partnership with live event producer Serious. Visual art becomes part of the landscape with vibrant, newly muralled underpasses and a trail of eye-popping art installations by local artists. Local flavours extend to beloved street food pop-ups including heavenly dumplings from Himalayan Tiffin and Back a Yard Grill’s legendary jerk chicken, both of which can be washed down with freshly made smoothies by DB catering, all managed by awarding winning local enterprise CC Events.