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Culture x Family x Legacy

Returning for 2023, the 6th edition of London's Windrush Festival once again brings the family together to mark National 75th Windrush Day in a fun & friendly atmosphere through food, music, language, dancing, drinks, crafts & traditions.

Yes! We love all things Caribbean...

Created in 2018, Radiate Windrush Festival predominantly acknowledges the legacy of the Windrush & is a real celebration of our many generations of Windrush Era families, living throughout the UK.

The Festival honours the resilient pioneers of the Windrush & celebrates the many generations of African-Caribbean & Caribbean British descendants in Britain today. Radiate Windrush Festival creates a space & place to highlight the deep & strong determined history, the colourful & innovative Creole creations & the deeply connected African roots.

As a welcome & much loved part of National Windrush Day, the whole family comes out to enjoy the richness of culture, strength of community life, value of family & celebrate the influential impact of migration on British society since the 1948 arrival of the Empire Windrush.

Windrush Festival is a grassroots, multi-generational open-air celebration which has grown into a beautiful Black owned community empowered event providing a platform for business & talent.

Previous Windrush Festivals

The first Radiate Windrush Festival took place in 2018 after being conceptualised at the end of 2017. An idea came to celebrate Caribbean culture in a fun and cosmopolitan way which would appeal to many. As a founder there was a feeling that as diverse as London is, there was and is something missing from the landscape of celebrating families, friendships, community...essentially we were missing the occupation of black culture in public spaces across London & the UK.

Having not quite yet emerged from covid, 2021 we ran a step 3 event in what was such a challenging time. We knew that it was an event that our community needed, especially to honour the disproportionate losses from within the Black community and to give back to people that sense of freedom. Families & friends came from all over to enjoy the fresh air, music and community spirit. It was a great display of resilience celebrating Caribbean & Creole culture for all who love and support our long established presence here in the UK.

In 2020 as part of our virtual windrush festival we received a special message from the Deputy Mayor of Social Integration, Social Mobility & Community Engagement Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard sharing her support for the Windrush Festival. We are grateful for all the support given to our efforts to continue the grassroots work of the Windrush Generations as we acknowledge and celebrate the roots of Black British culture and share both the legacy and heritage of the Caribbean.