The Winterfest celebrations in Roehampton is set for 10th December (Saturday) starting at 5pm. The free family friendly winter festival is being hosted at Allbrook House on the Alton Estate. The festive celebrations in this town in south west London will begin with a large lantern parade stating at 4pm. Hundreds of local school children, local community groups and families will join the lantern parade which will feature a live band, as it makes its way from the Alton Activity Centre to Library Green.
On the balconies overlooking the Library Green, 30 dancers will perform. The dancers from Roehampton University wll perform to resident’s stories collected by Spare Tyre, the local arts group, along with CoDa Dance, made into soundscapes, leading to the event, while a lighting display will move accompanied with music, across the tower block.
There will be free workshops with professional artists for lantern making in the week leading to the free event, where the community can participate at Roehampton Library, from 4pm to 6pm on 5th December. Winterfest aims to celebrate the history of the residents and the estate, telling stories from their lives, turning the spaces here into magical places for that night.
Roehampton Outdoor Arts Movement (ROAM) is producing Winterfest. This community arts organisation has been inspired by and works with members of the community to bring new, accessible, dynamic outdoor arts. It is working with Emergency Exit Arts too, the famous outdoor art group, with funding from Wimbledon Foundation Community Fund, with support by Arts Council England and the Big Lottery Fund. Winterfest is truly a free event for all.
