Music, Film And Arts Festival In Elephant And Castle

Various Venues around Elephant and Castle
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Event has ended
This event ended on Sunday 5th of October 2014
Admission
Most events are free, individual tickets are from £5 - £10. Elefest Pass is £20 and cover most of paying events.
Location

Various Venues around Elephant and Castle

Nearest Tube/Rail Stations
Borough 0.13 miles

Elefest, the Elephant & Castle Festival returns for its 12th year with bigger, bolder and more eclectic programme than ever. It celebrates its many and diverse communities and shines a light on the cultural legacy of the area with its fascinating past and often-maligned present.

The birthplace of Charlie Chaplin, and in its 1900s heyday a home to over 40 cinemas, this little understood pocket of the capital is once again at the centre of attention as one of London’s largest regeneration projects and a growing hub of creativity. The festival highlights include:

- the opening gig by London’s best new talent: a new wave indie guitar band Escapists; art-pop Bowiesque Movie; Lois and The Love Love, with their blend of rock and ska led by irrepressible Lois Winstone.

- Screenings of new and classic Sci-Fi films with live soundtracks, Charlie Chaplin themed events, children's slapstick comedy and workshops, and South London Film Crawl. They are all taking place in and around the Cinema Museum, and are supported by the BFI and Film London.

- A Guerilla Gardening mission, led by the head guerilla himself Richard Reynolds!

- An evening of extracts of new writing, physical theatre, comedy and arts from The Blue Elephant Theatre in partnership with Southwark Playhouse

- The StockMKT Asian-style food and craft night market, with Brazilian band The Fontanas; Electric Pedals, bike powered workshop and cinema; and We Need To Talk About Fracking Campaign

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