Bombele Orchestra and La Chica Latina
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The Mayor and a carnival-costumed girl

Holloway Arts Festival 2008

20 June - 12 July 2008

The Holloway Arts Festival 2008 brought a packed programme of music, dance, comedy, literature, film, arts and crafts to Holloway this summer.

The Festival showcased the work of local arts groups as well as bringing national and international artists to perform at local venues.

The line up included director Mike Leigh, performance poets Francesca Beard and Paul Lyalls, workshops with authors and illustrators, art and craft events, Reel Islington Screenings, the Big Day Out in Whittington Park on 5 July and much more....

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Looking for The Jumblies?

This year's Carnival theme was The Jumblies, a poem by Edward Lear who was born in Holloway in 1806.

Read The Jumblies