The winners of 3rd Dulwich Festival Flash Fiction Competition have been announced. A huge thank you to all the writers who submitted their work. The Festival was delighted that author, blogger & book reviewer Alice Castle alongside poet, playwright & creative entrepreneur Nick Makoha and author & journalist, Marianne Kavanagh joined us again as our judging panel. The judges felt that the standard was really high and thanked everyone who took part. 1st Prize Memories Are Made Of This by S M Valdar 2nd Prize The Call of the Wild by Phil Oddy 3rd Prize (joint) My Travelling Companion ..read more

One Day Only Herne Hill Station, Railton Road, SE24 0JW Saturday 14th May – 11am to 5pm (free event) www.southlondonmakerspace.org As part of Dulwich Festival’s Artists’ Open House South London Makerspace is excited to bring you the return of South London Maker Festival after a two year absence. You’ll find a room full of hands-on workshops, demos, games and more for young and old! We’re taking over Station Hall, above Herne Hill station, for one day to share all the stuff we love – which is everything to do with making! The festival is all about celebrating making, curiosity and creativity fo ..read more

Don’t forget to look out for a few special offers in the Artists’ Open House Catalogue. HERITAGE CHEESE 1B CALTON AVENUE, SE21 7DE Heritage Cheese will be offering a 10% discount to all customers on presentation of the catalogue throughout the whole festival from Friday 13th May through to Sunday 22nd May. Founded in 2017, Heritage Cheese brings the best British and Irish artisanal cheeses to Dulwich Village, seeking out traditional suppliers and unearthing innovative gems from across the isles. Working on the principle that every cheese tells its own story, they work closely with their cheese ..read more

Weekend of 14th & 15th May and 21st & 22nd May 2022 Now in its 29th year, the Dulwich Festival welcomes the live return of the Artists’ Open House event this month celebrating the diverse local creative talent in Dulwich and surrounding areas. This year a staggering 400 local artists will participate, in 180 venues, many of them opening their homes and studios to the public, providing a personal dialogue and insight into their work, as well as the opportunity to purchase directly from them. This year’s Artists’ Open House includes a variety of artforms: from fine art to craft and ceram ..read more

Dulwich Festival is back in May with a full line up of live events for the first time in three years, rebuilding community connections in a celebration of the arts across the borough and beyond. Now in its 29th year, the festival has taken the themes of Regeneration and Awakening as the inspiration for this year’s programme as the community comes together again. 40 events will be on offer to the public, many of them free, presenting a diverse programme of art; music; literature; comedy; walks and talks. Opening the festival and in a welcome return to live performance, the Dulwich Festival Choi ..read more

Have you ever wondered who’s behind those fun and imaginative post box toppers you see around the area? Well, we can let you into a little secret, but only part of it as we wouldn’t want to spoil the intrigue, it’s Post Box Happy (sorry that’s all we can tell you or that would give the game away!). We met, Post Box Happy, in a quiet café, anonymously, to have a chat. Would you believe that they have only been popping up on our local post boxes since June 2021? So how did it all start? First they are crocheted and not knitted, as we had mistakenly thought, taught by her mum to crochet while exp ..read more

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It is with absolute delight to announce that registration is now open for the 29th year of the Dulwich Festival Artists’ Open House. For anyone wishing to apply here is the registration link Dulwich Festival Artists’ Open House Registration Form. Deadlines are a little tighter this year, so registration entry forms need to be returned by Friday 14th January. Please forward these details to any other artists who you think will be interested. Any queries please email Kim and Yvonne AOH@dulwichfestival.co.uk The post REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR DULWICH FESTIVAL ARTISTS’ OPEN HOUSE 20 ..read more

After many years of service, three members of the current Dulwich Festival team will step down this autumn from their roles; Festival Director, Alpha Hopkins, and Artists’ Open House Co-ordinators Rachel Gluyas and Liz Boyd.  The Festival Trustees are hugely grateful for all that the outgoing team have contributed and achieved during what has been a period of sustained creative development for the charity. The Festival now seeks a new Festival Director and Artists’ Open House Co-ordinator and would be very open to job shares for both these positions. There is a modest fee for each role.&n ..read more

  And the results are in! The winners of the 2nd Dulwich Festival Flash Fiction Competition have been announced, along with the highly commended entries. The Festival was delighted that author, blogger & book reviewer Alice Castle alongside poet, playwright & creative entrepreneur Nick Makoha and author & journalist, Marianne Kavanagh joined us again as our judging panel. The judges were encouraged to see how many people have participated and they thoroughly enjoyed reading them all and selecting the winners. This years Dulwich Festival Flash Fiction competition was announced ..read more