Preview: Walthamstow Garden Party @ Lloyd Park, Walthamstow (London, 15th & 16th July 2017)
Even if summer and London are two words not working too well together, except perhaps as an oxymoron, there’s an event that, since 2014 brings the sun shining over the East End. Maybe that’s only figuratively, but Walthamstow Garden Party is one of the best ways to celebrate the sunny season in the British capital.
Over two days (15th & 16th of July), Lloyds Park will host a dozen of London-based, UK and international acts, more or less 30000 music lovers and picnickers, arts & crafts stalls, food and drinks stands and so on and so forth. What’s more is that the entrance to this cultural bonanza is entirely free.
Well, if you thought that free entry couldn’t get any better, there’s even something more…the music line-up. Barbican and Create both love to treat their audiences, and every year they bring some exciting names to Lloyd Park.
Get your picnic box ready, shorts and t-shirts out of the closet and be ready for a full weekend of first class, summery vibes in the (hopefully sunny) Walthamstow.
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