Our year-long project Strange Doings in London – The Ballads and Songs of St Giles – which took place from 2024-2025 and was supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund – has come to an end, with series of performances,
Bloomsbury Festival returns for a 3 day festival in 2025, and plans a month long celebration marking 20 years of the festival in 2026 > BROWSE THE EVENT LISTINGS HERE “Bloomsbury Festival captures the diversity of bright minds connected to
Vivien Ellis and volunteer researchers examine the books of ballads relating to St Giles-in-the-Fields at the British Library. Jessica Wall is a Ballads and Song Research Volunteer taking part in the Strange Doings in London project run by Bloomsbury Festival and
EARLY 2026 PROGRAMME OPEN CALL In 2026, Bloomsbury Festival is planning a month-long festival from 1-31 October, to celebrate the festival’s 20th anniversary and to link with UCL’s Bicentenary marking 200 years since UCL’s establishment as the first University in London. We
Mae Russell is a Ballads and Song Research Volunteer, taking part in the Strange Doings in London project run by Bloomsbury Festival and supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Ballads in Hand By Mae Russell Our second research session for
NEW WAVE: OUR PLATFORM FOR EMERGING ARTISTS Our New Wave programme seeks to nurture emerging artists and creatives at the start of their professional careers, by offering performance opportunities, cash prizes, and grant support. We are delighted to announce opportunities
Mae Russell is a Ballads and Song Research Volunteer, taking part in the Strange Doings in London project run by Bloomsbury Festival and supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. An Afternoon at the Charles Dickens Museum By Mae Russell The
Vivien Ellis is the music director, researcher and community musician on our Heritage project Strange Doings in London – the songs and ballads of St Giles, a year-long musical heritage project exploring the history of the London area of St
We are pleased to share our digital report on The Bloomsbury Festival Springboard Creatives 2024 project: (If the shorthand digital story below does not display, please click here to open in a new window).
A new year-long musical heritage project set to explore the history of the London area of St Giles – once notorious for having the worst living conditions in the country – has launched at Bloomsbury Festival thanks to a £39,750