30th & 31st August
11am - 7pm both days
The last weekend in August will see Tooting Bec Common transformed into a playground of the senses with South London’s first annual local carnival.
The Venue:
Tooting Bec Common,
Tooting Bec Road.
Entrance in Doctor Johnson's Avenue.
London SW17.
The Balham and Tooting Carnival is a unique multi-cultural event that aims to foster community spirit in a celebration of the music, cuisine, arts and entertainment of this diverse and vibrant South London community. Highlights of the carnival include:
- Free admission
- Two live music stages
- Local and international acts
- Organic and Halal food stalls
- Licensed bar area
- Arts and crafts stalls
- Family and children’s area
- Music and art workshops
- Theatre productions
- Children’s fun fair
Staged by M4C Events Ltd, the fundraising arm of children’s charity Music4Children, The Balham and Tooting Carnival is a key part of the charity’s ethos to use music to educate and financially improve the lives of children, both locally and abroad.
All profits will benefit local charities; Re-Play Music (Merton Abbey Mills), Raw Material Music and Media (Brixton), the Friends of the Neo Natal Unit at St. George's Hospital (Tooting) and Music4Children - all of which are working to improve the lives of children in South London.
The event will also promote eco-sustainability, both in the way it's produced - using green energy, recycling and waste reduction initiatives - and by raising awareness of environmental issues.
The Balham and Tooting Carnival lends itself naturally as an excellent marketing platform with opportunities to increase brand awareness, sell product in volume and interact with potential clients through promotional activity. With an expected attendance of 30,000, the event is a unique opportunity to conduct market research or product trials on a sizeable captive market.