The Bedford Park Festival

Jeremy Vine, opening this year's Bedford Park Festival and taking a leaf out of John Betjeman's book by writing a poem about the Festival. Betjeman was the Festival's first patron and helped save Bedford Park from being wrecked by property developers. The first Festival led to 356 houses being declared listed buildings. The following year, Betjeman celebrated with a poem.

Every June since then, St Michael and All Angels Church has organised the Bedford Park Festival to celebrate the Arts in our community, and raise money for local charities and the church's upkeep (including, recently, its Organ Project) and community and outreach work.

The 44th Bedford Park Festival took place from Saturday June 12th to Sunday June 27th. Thank you to everyone who took part - you can see what happened, including lots of photographs and videos, on the links below.

Bedford Park Festival 2010
This year's Festival programme
To book tickets, download Advance Booking Form
Commercial opportunities at this year's Festival

The Festival starts with 'Green Days' - a two-day weekend fete and Craft Fair, held opposite the church and Turnham Green tube station. It continues with a fortnight of concerts, talks and art and photographic exhibitions, including lots for children. On the final Sunday, there's a Choral Festival Mass in St Michael & All Angels Church, followed by lunch in the Vicarage garden, the Bedford Park Walk and a dozen Open Gardens.

Bedford Park Festival 2009
Bedford Park Festival 2008
Bedford Park Festival 2007
Previous Festivals
Celebrity presenters

The Festival team also organised the first Chiswick Book Festival in late September 2009. If you would like to be involved in this year's Book Festival, please contact the administrator, Dinah Garrett, on 020 8994 7252 or at ddinahg@supanet.com