Brockley Max 2026
Fox & 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 MoreCall for Mural Artists – Brockley, Ladywell & Lewisham
Brockley Max is a much-loved, volunteer-led community arts festival celebrating the creativity, diversity and cultural richness of south-east London. As part of our 25th anniversary, we’re expanding our public art programme—building on a strong track record of mural commissions, including the Black Icons Project, Brockley Street Art Festival and last year’s murals on Loampit Vale.…
Read MoreBrockley Max’s 25th anniversary boosted by sponsorship from Lewisham Shopping Centre
Brockley Max’s 25th anniversary plans have been given a welcome boost thanks to support from Lewisham Shopping Centre. The retail destination has agreed to be a premium sponsor of the nine-day community arts festival for the third consecutive year, backing several legacy projects as well as contributing to the costs of running the festival. Festival…
Read MoreBrockley Max opens for volunteer applications
Brockley Max’s volunteer registrations are now live with a brand-new volunteering platform designed to make it much easier to sign up to shifts. We’re using a dedicated program, Team Kinetic, to manage volunteer registrations and schedules. It’s going to be overseen by our lovely new Volunteer Coordinator, Finn Arschavir. Finn introduces himself here but you…
Read MoreCapture the Magic: 25 Years of Brockley Max
As we gear up to celebrate a quarter-century of Brockley Max, we invite you to help us tell our story. To us, this festival has always been more than just a date in the diary; it is the beating heart of our community, a vibrant explosion of local soul that turns our streets, venues and…
Read MoreCould you be Brockley Max’s next sound engineer?
Do you have solid sound engineering chops along with experience of running live outdoor stages with fast performer turnarounds? Brockley Max is looking to recruit a sound engineer to run the stages at our Opening Night on Friday 29 May and our Max In The Park day festival on Hilly Fields on Saturday 6 June.…
Read MoreArtist Brief: The Open-Air Sitting Room
Location: Hilly Fields, SE4 (Brockley Max Festival: Max In The Park) Date: Saturday, 6th June 2026 Time: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM Brockley Max invites artists and performers from sanctuary-seeking backgrounds to lead a vibrant “arts occupation” of Hilly Fields. 130 years ago, social reformer Octavia Hill fought to save Hilly Fields from development, famously…
Read MoreEvent applications open for Brockley Max 2026
Brockley Max 2026 is now open for event applications: https://tinyurl.com/BMAXeventapply This year’s festival will be the 25th Brockley Max, and plans are afoot for an almighty celebration. Founded by Moira Tait, the community arts festival began in 2001 with twelve events in two venues. Last year saw more than 85 events in more than two…
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 MoreStrange and Spooky Tales
Join us on Wednesday 29 October for a spooky festival fundraising eveningwith spellbinding local writers. As many clever publications will inform you this month, the tradition of Halloween began life as Samhain, a Celtic marker of the transition between the end of summer and the first blasts of winter. While Brockley’s link to this 2,000-year-old…
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