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🍄FUNGI WEEKEND 🍄
A COMMUNITY CELEBRATION of FUNGI, FOOD, NATURE & CREATIVITY
Join us for our first Fungi Weekend, three days celebrating the fascinating world of fungi and bringing together our parks, Portobello Road, local food businesses and community.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
Fungi & foraging activities in our local parks
Fungi Weekend community stall on Portobello Road
Fungi-inspired dishes & specials from participating local restaurants & cafés
Community activities, creativity and celebration
FRIDAY 23 OCT Fungi Weekend begins, with a local park activity and our community stall on Portobello Road
SATURDAY 24 OCT Get outdoors and discover fungi and foraging in one of our local parks
SUNDAY 25 OCT Come together to celebrate fungi, food, nature and community
FUNGI ON THE MENU
We're inviting local restaurants, cafés and food businesses to celebrate with us by creating a fungi-inspired dish or special during the weekend.Look out for participating venues around the neighbourhood.
WANT TO TAKE PART?
Fungi Weekend is a community event, and we'd love local people and organisations to get involved.Residents, restaurants, cafés, businesses, artists, schools and community groups are welcome to contribute — whether it's a small activity, dish, display, workshop, creative idea or something completely different.
We'll announce the full programme, locations, and timings closer to the weekend
🍄FIND OUT MORE/GET INVOLVED
email us: iblackbirdfestival@gmail.com
ROOTS & CULTURE FESTIVAL
Celebrating legends of Reggae and Culture
Portobello Green market
In partnership with The Playground Theatre and supported by The National Lottery Community Fund, the RBKC Community Spirit Award, K&C Art Week and the West Way Trust.
A Community-led Cultural celebration
A NEW PLAY COMMISSIONED by iBLACKBIRD, WRITTEN and DIRECTED by MAKONNEN.
With Charles Tomlin, Lovena Brown, DJ STEVE (One Love) and some of the young people from Intermission Youth Theatre completed the ensemble.
a sweet potato workshop
iBlackbird Notting Hill and expert Duke have developed a hands-on workshop about sweet potatoes, sustainable gardening and shared meals.
This workshop is our local response to that global call, a chance to grow food, build community, and pass on traditions that respect both people and the planet.
This project was supported by HOLLAND PARK ECOLOGY CENTRE
The project WE ARE NOT A BOAT was a series of events supported by:
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