The Fifth HF ArtsFest Comes to a Close Ths Weekend


With special events offering music, dance and family fun across the borough

After launching last weekend, Hammersmith and Fulham's own arts festival, HF ArtsFest continues 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.

Continuing highlights this week include:

Various artists, including Hammersmith United Charities Residents exhibiting at Uthink PDP's pop-up space in the Riverside Building on Hammersmith's riverfront

Jan Zyrek & Ernest Zawada - Paintings at POSK in King Street, daily from 10am till 9pm.

Jonas Stout, local artist's work on show at the Anglesea Arms in Wingate Road

Leave Taking at the Bush Theatre and Fatherland at the Lyric Hammersmith

JOY. The Lyric hosts this new strand of the HF ArtsFest focused on disabled arts, with a programme of workshops and performances from 6 - 9 June.

Find out more about JOY here.

You can see the full day by day programme on the HF ArtsFest website.

The festival comes to a close this weekend with a line-up of special events, including:

Tales of Joy Choreographed by Wolfgang Stanger, brings the whole community, disabled and non-disabled, together in an integrated outdoor performance in the Lyric Square. A look at the myriad nationalities of those who live within the borough and how they unit together as one. Suitable for All Ages. Saturday 9 June 2pm and 5pm.

Experience Indian Arts At The Bhavan offering the community open Classes for various Indian classical dance and music forms and languages at The Bhavan on Saturday, scheduled for different hours of the day, plus a 45 min taster performance event in the morning from 11 - 11.45 am. Free Admission. Prior registration is necessary, at info@bhavan.net.

Arts Science Mash Up - On Saturday 9 June, The Invention Rooms in Wood Lane will be hosting an arts vs science mash-up family fun day exploring cutting-edge research with creative games, demos and workshops. Midday - 3pm, admission free.

For the Curiously Minded, at the Bush Theatre on Saturday 9 June, with hosts Anjan Saha and Nina Joshi Ramsey returning for an HFArtsFest finale offering a rare opportunity to be up close and personal with a stellar array of guests across disciplines.6.30pm, ticket £10 or £6.50 concessions

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.

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.

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

June 8, 2018