In April we start the online zoom sessions for our free Bloomsbury Festival Book Club which will initially run monthly until the time of the October 2023 festival. We have an exciting line up of books (in English) written by
The New Bloomsbury Set: Silks
We are inviting residents of Bloomsbury, Holborn and King’s Cross to take part in free workshops to create beautiful silk flags for the 2023 Bloomsbury Festival, illustrating your heritage and local area. The flags will represent stories you’d like to
Art Competition 2023
(Image by 2022 Art Competition winner Glenda Frieder) PRIZE – EXHIBITION PLUS £300 CASH PRIZE DEADLINE: 30 April A competition for art students to submit a new artwork which responds to either: 1) The 2023 Bloomsbury Festival theme, Grow. The
2023 Festival Partner Call Out
Each year we programme around 100 creative events and exhibitions of which the majority are ‘Partner Events’. These showcase the cultural offer of Bloomsbury from many disciplines and from all parts of our unique inner-city community, including residents and institutions.
2022 Festival Review
Our 2022 Bloomsbury Festival Review presents highlights of our festival activity on the theme of Breathe. Take a look:
Experimental event explores the impact of tear gas around the world
Experimental event explores the impact of tear gas around the world Paradoxical Gasp: 17 – 20 November at the Crypt Gallery The Bloomsbury Festival 22 is not quite over yet! This week we have one final show as part of
Day 10 (Sun 23 Oct): Nicolas Laborie
Bloomsbury Festival Day 10 Writer In Residence: Nicolas Laborie Cradle of breath In Bloomsbury, I found the trail blazed by those who would not be held by their corsets. Overshadowed, Tussy is heard in every woman. Analogues of grief, hope
Day 9 (Sat 22 Oct): Vanwy Arif
Bloomsbury Festival Day 9 Writer In Residence: Vanwy MacDonald Arif Letter found with billet at the Foundling Hospital Cinderella Pearl. Beloved bairn. Your indigo eyes are like the sky when dawn breaks from night, like the sea in winter. Your
Day 8 (Fri 21 Oct): Irene Lofthouse
Bloomsbury Festival Day 8 Writer In Residence: Irene Lofthouse ‘Yellow ochre, burnt umber, terracotta, all blooming around me. Why had I not seen them?’ she wondered, taking a new perspective on the streets around her, on the stories the bricks
Day 7 (Thurs 20 Oct): Hester Thomas
Bloomsbury Festival Day 7 Writer In Residence: Hester Thomas A Day at Bloomsbury Festival The Foundling Museum should be renamed the Museum of Tears. For though the Foundling Hospital saved many a child, the stories of separation are heart-breaking. Hard