iBLACKBIRD Street Party & Roots Festival
June - July 2024
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iBlackbird has continued to produce a summer long festival of events celebrating the West London community.
We put the community at the heart of the creation of this Festival. These are events run for the community, by the community, with Flower helping to produce each one.
DAY 1 | June 22
RAISING THE FLAG
Celebrating the community brought by the Windrush and other boats
RBKC Town Hall
On Windrush Day we Raised the Windrush Flag, with our community members and performers, including the Mayor of RBKC and the organisations Pepper Pot Centre and Catch-22.
DAY 2 | July 20
PORTOBELLO STREET PARTY
Celebrating Portobello Legacy: GEORGE's
Golborne and Portobello Road George's Fish Bar
George's Fish Bar has been part our community for near 50 years.
DAY 3 | July 28
ROOTS CULTURE FESTIVAL
Celebrating Legends of Reggae and Culture
PORTOBELLO GREEN | 2PM - 10PM
Presented in partnership with Patron Miss Gerty this year grove family salutes Sir Lloyd Coxsone
Tributes and Legends:
LLOYD COXSONE OUTERNNATIONAL SOUND | SPECIAL MISS GERTY STUDIO ONE TRIBUTE | PECKINGS SOUND SYSTEM | ONE LOVE SOUND SYSTEM | DRUMMIE ZEB | GUITAR PLAYER
This series of events were supported by The West Way Trust and The Kensington and Chelsea Community
