What a great journey we have been on since the first park event of the Crystal Palace Festival in August 2011! Our work has always been from the community, for the community and we have achieved so much:

• We have held 11 free festivals since 2011 with a fallow year in 2016, not even breaking this delivery record during the pandemic when we had an online event.
• We have become a registered charity delivering many outreach projects throughout the year, focused on supporting hundreds of local young people in building their confidence and resilience through creativity
• We have put Crystal Palace and the park on the map as places where culture and art happen and attracted many people to visit our lovely leafy suburb
• We have worked closely with local businesses and community groups to support them and they have shown their support in turn to fund us and be part of our creative events and activities
• Not least we have been powered by hundreds of volunteers with local people giving up so much of their valuable time to be at the very heart of what we do and how we deliver it.

It’s been a whirlwind ride and a rollicking good time for us and our community.

But now it’s time to take a break and take stock as the world around us has changed so very much and we need to consult with our community about where we go next and how we fund the future.

We will return in 2024 after this period of consultation but please do get in touch with us and look out for ways to get involved.

If you are interested in getting involved in helping to consult, plan and deliver the next phase of our work for the community, from the community then please do email chair@crystalpalacefestival.org for a chat with our chair Alex.

We look forward to hearing from you and returning to be with you in 2024!

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