Max In The Park

Saturday 6 June
Time: 12pm – 6pm
Venue: Hilly Fields Stone Circle
Free

Max In The Park is sponsored by The Fox and Firkin, Brockley’s Rock, Bryan & Keegan  and Blue Garage.

Brockley Max hosts an all-day community festival featuring a music stage, kids’ creative workshops, storytelling, Art Mart craft fair, pop-up food stalls and two bars. We’re also celebrating the 130th anniversary of Octavia Hill with refugee art installations.

Max In The Park

• Children’s Magical Art Marquee
• Face painting
• Storytelling Tent
• MAX In The Park Music Stage
• Music and dance performances
• Art Mart at the Max
• Pop-up food stalls
• The Fox & Firkin & Ladywell Tavern bars
• Brockley Max raffle draw 5pm

Children’s Magical Art Marquee

Midday – 6pm; £6 per child

More than half a dozen creative workshops for children up to 14 years old. Entry to the marquee gives you access to all the workshops. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Storytelling Tent

Younger children and grownups alike, will love hearing these fantastic tales from around the world, and a musical workshop from Rama.

Art Mart at the Max

We bring you more maker stalls than ever before, so head to the Stone Circle and check out the eclectic range of handmade goods created by more than 30 local designers and craftspeople.

Tasty food and drinks stalls – and raffle prizes a-plenty!

Try delicious food from around the world including Plateful Cafe’s deli treats, Fusé, Harelm2Manila, Tiki & Spice, Caribbean Jerk,  BangBang Burger and SlateNCrumb. The Fox & Firkin & Ladywell Tavern bars will be keeping you refreshed, so make an afternoon of it and please buy a few raffle tickets to support Brockley Max. The draw, with prizes donated by generous local businesses, takes place at 5pm. Tickets can be bought on the day or in advance here.

The Open-Air Sitting Room

In 1896, Octavia Hill described urban parks as the “open-air sitting rooms of the poor.” She believed that “breathing space”—the right to nature and beauty—was a fundamental human right. As Lewisham was the first Borough of Sanctuary, we are transforming Hilly Fields into a “Pilgrimage of Welcome.” Artists with lived experience of refuge and sanctuary invite you to explore, reflect, and imagine together. Through stories, creativity, and moments of connection, this space becomes a welcoming “sitting room” for all — a place to pause, to meet, and to feel part of something bigger. Set around the park for you to encouter:

• Threads of Breathing Space (Ruochen): This participatory project uses puzzle shapes to represent individual memories and ideas of home, inviting visitors to contribute to an evolving, community-built sanctuary of belonging.

• Dagnini – TBC

• At Home in the World (Maryam Sandari Hashemi): This work transforms a tree into an intimate, open-air living room using natural textiles, inviting the public to weave their own contributions into a collective act of kinship with the environment.

• Collaborative Piece (Heather & South London Refugee Action): Facilitated by Heather, this work highlights the connection to nature and the inner plant knowledge held by members of the South London Refugee Association’s Community Hub.

• Rasha Obaid: TBC.

• The Forest of Homes (Vian K. Hussein): Using recycled materials, participants create small symbols of “home” to hang on trees, collectively transforming the park into a visual forest that explores themes of displacement, sanctuary, and shared identity.

Supported by Lewisham Borough of Sanctuary.

Max In The Park Music Stage

Local bands and singers of all ages perform on the Max In The Park stage throughout the afternoon. See www.brockleymax.co.uk for the full line-up of great bands and performers!

Steel band performance at Brockley Max Art In The Park