Stunning portraits of Bamako’s iron workers by Fototala King Massassy

Striking recycled materials art exhibition by a Ghanaian artist

Find out about the Festival line up at our open day for all ages. Meet the…

Visually stunning story of two orphans journeying across Europe to freedom

Artist Nwando Ebizie creates an altered reality inspired by Afrofuturism

Upwards of 5,000 children will be taking part in this annual opening parade

An afternoon of the city’s best young musical talent

Dive into different worlds of music, and create your own sonic experience.

Maya Angelou’s legacy honoured in compelling live poetry and song

Malian musician Rokia Traoré shares her highly personal sixth album, Né So

Fun writing workshop with Miriam Halahmy that starts with tricky questions

The resurrection of well-loved and rarer music from the Grande Siècle.

The real-life fairy tale of a Welsh barmaid who bred a champion racehorse

Immersive talk from the artist behind Wet Sounds

An epic party with The Skints, Moses Boyd Exodus, Hollie Cook, DJs + more

Prominent creatives discuss how the Windrush affects their approach to work

A panel celebrating the contribution of translation to UK reading

Immersive, genre-blending, live classical music and dance event.

Sigrid Rausing & Ian Jack discuss the legacy and future of Granta magazine

Ben Okri reads from his new novel and discusses his adventures as a writer

Julien Faraut’s experimental film documents tennis legend John McEnroe

Soumik Datta and City of London Sinfonia with music for Indian film

Malcolm Martineau accompanies soprano Miah Persson and tenor Jeremy Ovenden

The story of an unfinished fiddle comes to life in Sam Sweeny’s live show