South east London’s much-loved free family festival returns to Mountsfield Park in Catford on Saturday 7 July.
The 34th People’s Day will feature an amazingly eclectic programme with seven stages of music, dance, comedy and cabaret. Plus there will be great street food and bars, a funfair, artisan craft market, sports arena, sound system and lots of free activities for all ages.
Home-grown headliners
ESKA
This year’s headliner is Mercury Prize nominee ESKA, who was born in Zimbabwe and grew up in Lewisham. She’s a female solo artist who has been compared to Joni Mitchell, but her sound is a unique and complex tapestry of folk, soul and rock ‘n’ roll that must be heard to be believed.
Chainska Brassika
Also on the line-up are local band Chainska Brassika. The mischievous rabble from Lewisham have been causing mischief since school, spreading their contagious horn-driven ska anthems across the UK, mainland Europe and beyond.
Other attractions include:
- Unit 137 celebrating the history of sound system culture
- a rock, folk and roots line-up on the bandstand
- Fusion sports arena and healthy living displays
- a new stage showcasing the very best up-and-coming local young talent
- Millwall Football Club have-a-go sessions
- Disco Bingo with the Positive Ageing Council
- a celebration of 250 years of circus
- talks from Goldsmiths, University of London on Windrush and 1977’s Battle of Lewisham.
