London Design
Festival+
Park Royal
Design District
14-15 SEPT
For the 4th time, Park Royal Design District joins London Design Festival to host a free two-day festival of Art, Design and Craft.
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5 EXHIBITIONS
21 WORKSHOPS
48 OPEN STUDIOS
7 EVENTS & TALKS
3 WALKING TOURS
4 pop-up SHOPS
1 Art Market
6 FOOD STALLS
2 PARTIES
Locations IN
park royal,
NW10 6HF
Main Locations
Excelsior
13 OPEN STUDIOS
EXHIBITION
WORKSHOPS
TALKS
COFFEE SHOP
NW10 6JP
Ex2
6 OPEN STUDIOS
EXHIBITION
WORKSHOPS
NW10 6HF
QUEENSROLLAHOUSE
7 OPEN STUDIOS
EXHIBITION
PERFORMANCE
WORKSHOPS
FOOD & DRINKS
NW10 7LU
Gorst Studios
9 OPEN STUDIOS
EXHIBITION
ACTIVITIES
NW10 6LD
THE Foundry
WORKSHOPS
FOOD & DRINKS
POPUP SHOP
PARTY
W3 6FA
Material Depot
EXHIBITIONS
WORKSHOPS
POP-UP SHOP
NW10 6HJ
Standard Studios
15 OPEN STUDIOS
ACTIVITIES
ART MARKET
FOOD & DRINKS
NW10 6EX
Highlights
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EXHIBITION — Open Park Royal - Furniture Design
Parkroyalgallery at EX2
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Exhibition — Circular Economy Blueprints
Material Depot
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Yinka Ilori — 'Draw Your Dreams' Billboard Workshop
Excelsior Studios
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EXHIBITION — You Are The Circle
Excelsior Studios
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WORKSHOP — Creative Movement & Dance with Russell Maliphant
Excelsior Studios
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POP-UP SHOP — Absolute Beginners Factory Shop
Material Depot
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WORKSHOP — Drawing Performance Project
Queensrollahouse
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TALK — Sustainable Knitwear
Interlock Studios
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PERFORMANCE — Vida Vojic
Queensrollahouse
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EXHIBITION — IceBlink Luck
Generation & Display at Queensrollahouse
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Exhibition — Just Playing
Gorst Studios
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DROP-IN WORKSHOP — Barter or How much is this weed?
The Foundry
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FOOD & ART STALLS — Standard Market
Top end of Standard Rd
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ACTIVITY — Chase Tag Arena
Material Depot
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PARTY — Official Launch Party
The Foundry
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POP-UP SHOP — Supermegahyper
The Foundry
SCHEDULE
Expand dates to see the full programme, opening times and scheduled events
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OPEN STUDIOS
10am - 6pmSTANDARD MARKET
11am - 5pmEXHIBITIONS:
10am - 6pm— — — — — — — — — — — —
TIMED EVENTS:
10am
WORKSHOP — Scented Candle Making 🎟️
WORKSHOP — Drawing Performance 🎟️
WORKSHOP — Barter, or how much are these weeds? (Drop-in)
ACTIVITY — Chase Tag
11am
WALKING TOUR — Joanna Dudzinska - Park Royal & Festival Tour 🎟️
WORKSHOP — Draw your Dreams with Yinka Ilori 🎟️
WORKSHOP — Lighting for Film 🎟️
WORKSHOP — Creative Movement & Dance with Russel Maliphant 🎟️
WORKSHOP — Guilding on Glass 🎟️
12pm
WORKSHOP — Lino Printing 🎟️
12:30pm
WORKSHOP — Draw your Dreams with Yinka Ilori 🎟️
1pm
WORKSHOP — Faces on Vessels 🎟️
1:30pm
TALK — Cinematography 🎟️
2pm
WORKSHOP — Ceramic Painting 🎟️
WORKSHOP — Afro-Textured Hair 🎟️
2:30pm
WORKSHOP — Make a Serving Board with POW 🎟️
WORKSHOP — A very fun workshop about having fun 🎟️
3pm
WORKSHOP — Lighting for Film 🎟️
WALK — A Sensuous Exploration of Park Royal 🎟️
5pm
EVENT — Opening of 'You are the Circle' Exhibition
7pm
PARTY — Official LDF24 × PRDD Launch Party
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🎟️ Tickets required
See booking links below
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OPEN STUDIOS
10am - 6pmSTANDARD MARKET
11am - 5pmEXHIBITIONS:
10am - 6pm— — — — — — — — — — — —
TIMED EVENTS:
10am
ACTIVITY — Chase Tag
11am
WORKSHOP — Japanese Book Binding 🎟️
WORKSHOP — Profiteroles Making 🎟️
12pm
WORKSHOP — Cob Building (Drop-in)
2pm
WORKSHOP — Tufting 🎟️
WORKSHOP — Creative Writing 🎟️
WORKSHOP — Comic Book Painting 🎟️
TALK — Sustainable Knitwear 🎟️
WALK — PRDD Festival Tour 🎟️
2:30pm
WORKSHOP — Profiteroles Making 🎟️
3pm
WALK — Park Royal Drawing Walk 🎟️
WORKSHOP — Leather Fashion Accessory 🎟️
4pm
WORKSHOP — Arabic Calligraphy 🎟️
4:30pm
EVENT — Drumming Performance 🎟️
5pm
PARTY — Festival Fade-Out at Queensrollahouse Rooftop
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🎟️ Tickets required
See booking links below
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Open Park Royal
MAP LOCATION - 2
A collaboration between POW, Opendesk and the artists of Park Royal, exhibiting unique pieces of customised furniture, bringing together open source design, local fabrication, sustainable materials and collaborative design.
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Circular Economy Blueprints
Material Depot
Get Me There ➔MAP LOCATION - 6
How do we seed a bottom-up circular economy in Park Royal that delivers both environmental and social benefits?
ReMade and ReCollective researched five 'blueprints' for organisations to divert waste from waste streams and into the community.
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You are the Circle
Excelsior Studios
Get Me There ➔MAP LOCATION - 1
YOU ARE THE CIRCLE is the inaugural exhibition of WOPR. This landmark exhibition celebrates the creativity of female artists and makers, bringing together dynamic work exploring the idea of play and possibility, which seen together blurs the distinction between art, craft and design.
The title YOU ARE THE CIRCLE reflects the supportive and inclusive nature of the WOPR community. Each woman plays a crucial role in forming and sustaining a collective creative energy and this in turn is reflected in the show.
Participating Artists — Yemi Oyato Alade, Lucy Algar, Georgie Beattie, Vanessa Bell, Jo Chate, Brooke Fitzsimons, Juliet Gibbs, Poppy Lennox, Grace McCarthy, Zakee Shariff
Private View — Sat 14 Sept, 5-7pm
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IceBlink Luck
Generation & Display
Get Me There ➔MAP LOCATION - 3
IceBlink Luck is an exhibition of artists Rebecca Halliwell-Sutton, Louise Oates and Léa Porré, curated by Kollektiv Collective. Laying bare distinctive temporal loops, it maps human environmental imprints across time, addressing the inaccuracy of a simplistic reading of time as linear. In the context of impending climate catastrophe, IceBlink Luck resorts to the tradition of science fiction, leaning on the genre’s potential to reconcile past, present and future, ultimately in attempts to grapple with the unknown.
Programmed by Amélie Mckee
Private View — Fri 13 Sept, 6-11pm
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Just Playing
Gorst Studios
Get Me There ➔MAP LOCATION - 4
An exhibition by artists at Gorst Studios celebrating the interplay of fashion, ceramics, fine art and interactive play.
Participating Artists — Georgie Beattie, Poppy Lennox, Maximilian A. Shapiro, Melinda Dancs and Poppaea Bicknell, Kenneth Chow, Lizzie Kendal, Victor Pedrosa, Fernando M. Romero, Victoria Noakes, Gaurav Gupta, Raymond Kwok, Luisine Bonfield
Private View — Fri 13 Sept, 6-9pm
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Draw your Dreams with Yinka Ilori
(for children aged 5-11)
Sat 14 Sept — 11am
Sat 14 Sept — 12:30
Excelsior
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Introduction to Movement with Russell Maliphant
Sat 14 Sept — 11am
Excelsior
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Drawing Performance Project with Lucy Algar
Sat 14 Sept — 10am
Queensrollahouse
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Scented Candle Making with Wholistik Rituals
Sat 14 Sept — 10am
POW Classroom
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Camera & Lighting with Klatch
Sat 14 Sept — 11am & 3pm
Klatch (Infinity Cove)
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Gilding Metal Leaf on Glass with Cas Pollen
Sat 14 Sept — 11am
Queensrollahouse
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Afro-textured Hair Styling and Design with Jaz Hope Lanyero
Sat 14 Sept — 2pm
Gorst Studios
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Make a Serving Board with POW
Sat 14 Sept — 2pm
POW Classroom
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Japanese Bookbinding with Kate Grimes
Sun 15 Sept — 11am
POW Classroom
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Creative Writing and Collage with Maria Gomes
Sun 15 Sept — 2pm
Foundry
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Adventures in Psychophysicality with Sarah Walton
Sun 15 Sept — 12:30pm
Queensrollahouse
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Comic Book Illustration with Bison Milambo
Sun 15 Sept — 2pm
POW Classroom
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Tufting with Maria Maya
Sun 15 Sept — 2pm
Standard Studios
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Leather Wallet with The Loussine
Sun 15 Sept — 3pm
Gorst Studios
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Faces on Vessels with Rescued Clay
Sat 14 Sept — 1pm
Material Depot
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Lino Printing with Sad Clown Printworks
Sat 14 Sept — 12pm
POW Classroom
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Learn to make Profiteroles with Rashida Patisserie
Sun 15 Sept — 11am
Sun 15 Sept — 2:30pm
Excelsior
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Clay Painting with Blanc Ceramic
Sat 14 Sept — 2pm
Gorst Studios
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Arabic Calligraphy with Jawdat Al Sabbagh (Arabic + English)
Sun 15 Sept — 4pm
Levant Book Café
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Portrait Photography with Frederique Cifuentes
Sat 14 Sept — 5pm
Levant Book Café
Sat+Sun, 10am - 6pm
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Excelsior Studios
Sunbeam Road
Get Me There ➔MAP LOCATION - 1
Studio 25 - Rashida’s Patisserie
Studio 31 - Will Griffin
Studio 41 - R3DFox Studio
Studio 14A - Cobie Designs
Studio 32A - Brooke Fitzsimons
Studio 33A - Kate Grimes Books
Studio 5A - BW Marks
Studio 30 - Ariel Li
Studio 40 - Clywrks
Studio 4A - Camille Lambie Knight
Studio 32B - Sunday Lighting
Studio 15A - Dog and Chain Jewellery
Studio 4B - Young Brent Foundation -
Standard Studios
9-11 Standard Rd
Get Me There ➔MAP LOCATION - 5
Studio 20A - Inksane
Studio 2 - Terence Senford
Studio 15 - Maison Miles
Studio 28 - Wholistik Rituals
Studio 30 - Carmen Christine
Studio 18A - Peter Booth Designs
Studio 18B - AdRocNails
Studio 18B - Wayne Shaw
Studio 18B - Creatingtracy
Studio 8B - Regan Boyce
Studio 8B - Juliet Gibbs
Studio 21 - BM arts studio
Studio 28 - Maria Maya
Studio 15 - Harveen
Studio 9 - Land Wave Studio
Studio 29 - Felix Chesher -
Gorst Studios
42 Gorst Rd
Get Me There ➔MAP LOCATION - 4
Studio 50 - Georgie Beattie
Studio 51 - Poppy Lennox
Studio 25 - The Loussine
Studio 30 - Blanc Ceramic
Studio 22 - Maria Gonzalez & Fernando M. Romero
Studio 27 - ABOJ Studio
Studio 45 - Elizabeth Kendal
Studio 40 - Mel & Pea
Studio 24 - Victoria Noakes -
Queensrollahouse
18 Trading Estate Rd
Get Me There ➔MAP LOCATION - 3
Studio 8B - Jemima Cotter
Studio 13 - Nikolai Ishchuk
Studio 7 - Lucy Algar
Studio 17 - Jo Chate
Studio 19 - Emilio de la Morena
Studio 6 - Cas Pollen
Studio 8A - Pip Hackett -
Ex2
41 Standard Road
Get Me There ➔MAP LOCATION - 2
Front & Back - POW Workshops
Studio 2 - Blast Studio
Studio 3 - Koalaa
Studio 4 - London Hackspace
Studio 6 - Brandusa Draghici
Studio 6 - Meg Wylie
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ACTIVITY — Standard Studios Artist Trail
SAT 14 + SUN 15 — All day
MAP LOCATION - 5
Standard Studios
Get Me There ➔An immersive studio trail with many interactive family friendly activities...
15 Open Studios / Art & Object exhibition / Live mural painting / Play childhood games / Raffle with fun prizes / Music / Filming experience / Cocktail making / Tattooing / Drop-In workshops & demos
FREE
No booking required, just drop in!
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ACTIVITY — Gorst Studios Artist Trail
SAT 14 + SUN 15 — All day
MAP LOCATION - 4
Gorst Studios
Get Me There ➔An immersive experience centered on the theme of "Play", by combining an exhibition, 9 open studios, and pop-up shops into an interactive journey through the studios.
FREE
No booking required, just drop in!
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DROP-IN Workshops — Park Royal Open Workshop
SAT 14 + SUN 15 — All day
MAP LOCATION - 2
POW - EX2
Get Me There ➔Play & Spray — Get creative with the paint spray gun in our professional spray booth
Power 'Drills' — Learn the basics of DIY at our power tool station
Design-a-saurus — Piece together your very own laser cut dinosaur and decorate it
FREE
No booking required, just drop in!
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Textile Winding & AI workshop
SAT 14 + SUN 15 — All day
MAP LOCATION - 1
Hatch Studios, 21 Sunbeam Rd
Get Me There ➔Textile designer Yang Yumeng and AI researcher Louis Chen at Imperial College London work collaboratively to integrate textile design with Quantum X AI.
This workshop not only teaches participants the fundamentals of textile winding, but also introduces the exciting synergy between coding, artificial intelligence, and textile design.FREE
No booking required, just drop in!
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DROP-IN WORKSHOP — Cob Building with Rescued Clay
SUN 15 Sept — 12pm - 4pm
MAP LOCATION - 6
Material Depot
Get Me There ➔Explore the art of creating a unique cob mixture made from waste materials. This workshop is designed for all skill levels, offering an opportunity to work with a sustainable blend of clay, sand, and other reclaimed materials.
FREE
No booking required, just drop in!
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DROP-IN WORKSHOP — Barter or How much is this weed?
SAT 14 Sept — 10am - 4pm
MAP LOCATION - 8
The Foundry
Get Me There ➔A different look at the economy in the context of ecological crisis. Pati Starzykowski will be leading a one day workshop inviting you to bring your own seeds and swap them for a Park Royal Ecological Clay Obligation (ECO). Or, if you don't bring your own seeds you can mint two new ECOs, of which one will be deposited with the artist and the other one you will take with you with an obligation to plant them.
FREE
No booking required, just drop in!
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ACTIVITY — Chase Tag
SAT 14 + SUN 15 — 10 - 4pm
MAP LOCATION - 6
Material Depot
Get Me There ➔Come down and try this new way to play the game we all know and love - tag! You’ll learn new ways to move through your environment, along with the rules of World Chase Tag taught to you but some of the best athletes in the world!
FREE
From 10am to 4pm, participate in hourly World Chase Tag classes, led by the renowned UK WCT team, UGEN.
OR - just come by and we will try to slot you in
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Try your Hand at Tattooing
SAT 14 Sept — 1pm-5pm
MAP LOCATION - 5
Standard Studios - Studio 20A
Get Me There ➔Amazing experience at the Inksane tattoo studio. Try your hand at tattooing, guided by a professional tattoo artist. Take your creation home with you!
£10 per ticket for materials
No booking required, just drop-in!
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Patches of Park Royal
SAT 14 + SUN 15 — All day
MAP LOCATION - 5
Standard Studios - Studio 30
Get Me There ➔Join Carmen Christine throughout the weekend for a free drop-in patchwork project. After selecting your 'patch' from the fabric scrap bin, Carmen will guide you through sewing it onto a growing sheet of patches, until we eventually have a beautiful patchwork collage created by the community.
FREE
No booking required, just drop in!
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AdRockNails - Mini Mani
SAT 14 + SUN 15 — All day
MAP LOCATION - 5
Standard Studios
Get Me There ➔30mins mini manicure by local nail studio AdRockNails
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WALKING TOUR — Park Royal's Artist Community
SAT 14 Sept — 11am - 1pm
Starting Point: North Acton Square
Get Me There ➔Join local culture and history enthusiast Joanna Dudzinska from 'Talking and Exploring'
FREE - but booking required
SOLD OUT
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WALKING TOUR — Draw Park Royal with Joe Richardson
SUN 15 Sept — 2pm - 4pm
Meeting Point: North Acton Station
Get Me There ➔A drawing walk through Park Royal, exploring the changing landscape of the area.
FREE - but booking required
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WALKING TOUR — Synaesthesia - a sensuous exploration of Park Royal
SAT 14 Sept — 3pm - 5:30pm
Starting Point: ACAVA Studios
17-19 Hythe Rd, NW10 6RT
Get Me There ➔Come and discover a part of West London with Sound Artist Ethan Cohen and Scent Artist Jasmine Imren.
FREE - but booking required
SOLD OUT
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Walking Tour — Festival Studio Tour
SUN 15 Sept — 2pm
Starting Point: Excelsior Studios
Get Me There ➔MAP LOCATION - 1
Join a guided tour of the festival, visiting the key studio buildings and locations.
FREE - but booking required
SOLD OUT
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TALK — Sustainable Knitting with Interlock Studio
SUN 15 Sept — 2pm
MAP LOCATION - 10
Interlock Studio
Get Me There ➔Interlock Studio will talk about their work and how they support sustainable knitwear brands to produce unique and beautiful pieces.
FREE event - but booking required
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TALK — Filmmaking Masterclass: Cinematography
SAT 14 Sept — 1:30pm - 2:30pm
MAP LOCATION - 11
Klatch
Get Me There ➔Join us for an exciting masterclass talk where professional DOP Jacob Sacks Jones will discuss his techniques and process for lighting and shooting a scene, and share his insights on working in the industry. Followed by a Q&A session.
Booking required
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PERFORMANCE — Vida Vojic - Timing Is Divine
SUN 15 Sept — 5pm
MAP LOCATION - 3
Queensrollahouse - Rooftop
Get Me There ➔Vida Vojic is a music and performance artist, writer and “alchemical drummer” from Gothenburg, Sweden. Her current work focuses on drumming as a means of amplifying input, triggering sentient vibrations and awakening alternate states. She combines this with her vocal, scenographic and poetic output that draw upon her research into theology, music as magic, alternative conceptions of time and the nature of change.
FREE event - but booking required
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Oud Performance — Thaer Aljohari
SUN 15 Sept — 6pm
MAP LOCATION - 9
Levant Book Cafe
Get Me There ➔Live Music from the Levant with Oud player Thaer Aljohari
FREE event
No booking required, just drop in!
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Standard Market — Art Stalls
Standard Road
Get Me There ➔MAP LOCATION - 12
Hosted by Standard Market, browse and shop beautiful handmade goods from selected local makers and artists.
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SUPERMEGAHYPERDUPERMARKET METROEXPRESS
The Foundry
Get Me There ➔MAP LOCATION - 8
A concept factory store for all products ‘Made in Park Royal’. Shop a curated selection of ceramics, art, design, decor, zines, prints and more.
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Absolute Beginners — Factory Shop
Material Depot
Get Me There ➔MAP LOCATION - 6
Sat 14 Sept only
Absolute Beginners will be be opening their factory shop on Saturday. See us making our newest product NOX Vases LIVE, and browse all our previous products. All proceeds generated go back into the project.
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BRONEK
8 Standard Road
Get Me There ➔MAP LOCATION - 7
A bricks and mortar concept store offering a curated selection of furniture and objects. We source & stock an eclectic mix of vintage pieces from mid century, modernist and antique alongside handmade pieces and artworks.
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+ Many Artist Studios
All across Park Royal
Visit the open studios and explore products, art, design, furniture, decor, and fashion — made by Park Royal’s artists, designers, and makers.
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Standard Market — Food Stalls
Standard Road
Get Me There ➔MAP LOCATION - 12
The main food area, with many stalls with delicious food and drinks from Park Royal’s finest kitchens.
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Queensrolla Staff Canteen — Rooftop
Queensrollahouse
Get Me There ➔MAP LOCATION - 3
Open canteen at Queensrollahouse with food, drinks, and rooftop views.
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Nirvana Cafe
Bronek
Get Me There ➔MAP LOCATION - 7
Delicious seasonal breakfast & lunch menu, knockout sandwiches, proper coffee, super fresh juices, baked goods & more.
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Brew Collective
Excelsior Studios
Get Me There ➔MAP LOCATION - 1
Specialty coffee shop inside Excelsior Studios offering delicious pastries and coffee sourced from local businesses.
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Levant Book Café
26 Standard Road, NW10 6EU
Get Me There ➔MAP LOCATION - 9
Syrian café with sweets, ice cream, library and shop.
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The Foundry
1 Victoria Rd, North Acton
Get Me There ➔MAP LOCATION - 8
Coffee shop and pastries in our newest location and art hub
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Saturday - Official LDF24 Launch Party
SAT 14 Sept — 7pm till late
The Foundry
Get Me There ➔ON MAP - 8
Join us to celebrate the official launch of the festival, with drinks, cocktails and food at The Foundry, our newest location and art hub.
Music by SDC Sunflower Dance Collective, food by Modo's, and drinks by Maison Miles & The Roundwood Project.
FREE event, but pls RSVP
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Sunday - Festival Fade-Out Drinks
SUN 15 Sept — 5pm
Queensrollahouse - Rooftop
Get Me There ➔ON MAP - 3
Join us for a performance by Alchemical drummer Vida Vojic, followed by festival fade-out drinks and vibes above the rooftops of Park Royal.
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