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Magnificent memories of Brockley Max
The two months since we wrapped up our 25th anniversary festival have flown by, yet we are still receiving photos and videos from some of the roughly 100 events that took place under the broad Brockley Max umbrella at the end of May and early June. Please do keep sending them in or sharing them with…
Read MoreBusk Stop this Saturday
Live Music & Free Family Fun: Busk Stop Comes to Lewisham Shopping Centre This Saturday! Looking for the perfect weekend plan? Head down to Lewisham Shopping Centre this Saturday for a vibrant day of live music, entertainment, and free activities for the whole family. On Saturday 30th May and Sunday 31st May, from 11am to…
Read MoreStreet Art Takeover: Three New Murals Transforming Lewisham for Brockley Max
Street Art Takeover: Three New Murals Transforming Lewisham for Brockley Max The vibrant spirit of the annual Brockley Max festival is spilling across the borough in a wave of fresh paint. This year, three prominent public murals are being brought to life by local artists, offering distinct visual landmarks across Ladywell, Brockley, and central Lewisham.…
Read MoreFox & Firkin sponsors Brockley Max with celebratory gig
Popular Lewisham venue The Fox & Firkin is set to host an all-day music event celebrating Brockley Max’s 25-year milestone. The event, on Sunday 31 May, is co-curated by Fox & Firkin and Brockley Max and will include a mix of returning festival performers and stars of London’s jazz scene Theon Cross and neo-soul singer-songwriter…
Read MoreDeadline extended for our Opening Night and Max In The Park stages
Brockley Max’s 25th anniversary festival is shaping up nicely, with around 50 events pencilled in already and many more soon to be firmed up. We know some people are scrambling to finalise venues and times to meet our planned deadline of tomorrow (Friday 27 March). We want to give everyone time to get the full…
Read MoreFestive Food Raffle
Brockley Max is holding a festive raffle with Crofton Park Tavern to raise funds for next year’s 25th anniversary. You could be going home with one of these mouth-watering prizes: Cote de Boeuf Tomahawk T-Bone & Sirloin steaks 3 bottles of wine 3 meal vouchers — from starters to Sunday roast for two! And vouchers…
Read MoreHelp Brockley Max and AMRO brighten up Loampit Vale
Brockley Max and Max Media Arts (the CIC behind the much-loved community arts festival) are delighted to open submissions for the painting of murals to improve the look of AMRO Partner’s planned development site on Loampit Vale in Lewisham. We are looking for exciting and engaging spraypaint-based mural ideas to cover the shutters of the…
Read MoreBrockley Max programme cover competition extended
Before the schools broke up for Easter we announced our competition for secondary schools pupils across the borough to design the front cover for this year’s Brockley Max Festival programme. Word didn’t get out to everyone so, in order to give all 11-to-18 year olds in the area a fair chance of entering, we’ve just…
Read MoreEvents day by day
As well as a range of pre-recorded musical performances you can explore, there’s plenty of live events taking place during the Brockley Max Festival period. Daily at 8pm: Luke Wright – live on Twitter Celebrated poet Luke Wright co-headlined a fantastic sold out fundraiser for Brockley Max alongside satirical cartoonist back in February. Ever since…
Read MoreBrockley Max Online: Jim Carey Cornell
Kicking off what would have been the Opening Night of Brockley Max 2020, Jim Carey Cornell will be playing a live gig from 7pm on Friday 29th May. The gig, Neon Guitar Stories, will include a concoction of original songs and cover versions from local singer-songwriter-guitarist Jim Carey Connell. Expect flourishes of acoustic guitar, poetic…
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