Holloway Arts Festival 2009
25 June - 5 July 2009
Welcome to the Holloway Arts Festival website!
This year's festival takes Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as its theme. The programme includes tea parties and a Wonderland-themed carnival as well as art, music, dance, literature and comedy events for all ages to enjoy.
New this year is an exciting development, Archway Open House, during which artists will exhibit their work in venues around Holloway and Archway as well as giving talks and workshops.
Old festival favourites include Reel Islington Screenings, a showcase for filmmaking talent, and Connecting Conversations, a series of talks featuring high profile guests from the world of art, design and literature. The Big Day Out, the festival's free outdoor event, returns to Whittington Park on Saturday 4 July with even more music, street theatre, carnival parades and arts and crafts workshops. Click on the calendar on the left to find out more!
Visit the photo gallery to see what's been happening during the Festival so far....
BLOG OR PHOTOGRAPH THE FESTIVAL AND WIN £50
Capture the spirit of the Holloway Arts Festival for your chance to win £50!
If you have a brilliant photo taken at this year's Holloway Arts Festival, or would like to tell us your thoughts about one of the events you have been to, then we want to hear from you. Send in your picture and/or a short blog entry (up to 100 words) to info@hollowayartsfestival.co.uk before Monday 13th July. There will be a £50 prize for the best picture and another for the best blog.
Urban Shots Photography Auction
Your chance to own one of the winning photos from the Urban Shots photography competition, currently on display at Islington Arts Factory. We'll be auctioning off the photos at the Final Party on 5 July at Archway Tavern. All reasonable offers considered, from £40 for the winning entries and £20 for runners up.
Coming up...
At 4.30pm this afternoon, Kevin Hathway and The Elastic Band play a fun and interactive concert with classical and popular favourites at St John’s The Evangelist
At 7pm, Storm Thorgerson, designer of iconic album covers for rock bands including Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Muse and Peter Gabriel, talks about his work with psychoanalytic psychotherapist John Woods
Get ready for the Big Day Out in Whittington Park from 1pm tomorrow. There will be a spectacular carnival parade, live music, dance performances, street theatre, children's shows, arts and crafts.... and much more!
Join us at 8pm after the Big Day Out for a special Comedy Night with Richard Herring, Dan Antopolski and Paul Lyalls at Hargrave Park School
More events include poet and performer John Hegley performing a unique stage act incorporating comedy, poetry and music at North Library on Sunday morning and best-selling novelist Marina Lewycka talking about her work at the Archway Methodist Hall on Sunday afternoon.
Join us to celebrate this year's festival at the Final Party at Archway Tavern on Sunday 5 July, with a rocking set from local band The Attention Seekers and a guest appearance by Amelia Robinson and her ukulele.
Enjoy a drink and a pizza at The Hideaway - The Official Bar of The Holloway Arts Festival 2009. Show your copy of the programme on any evening during the festival period and get 25% off your food bill. The Hideaway, 114 Junction Road, London N19 5LB | Tel 020 7561 0779