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Call 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.…
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Be Part of the Magic at MAX in The Park!
The sun is (hopefully) warming up, and that means one thing:Brockley Max 2026 is just around the corner. We are thrilled to announce that applications are officially open for our favourite community highlight: MAX in The Park! We’re looking for local creatives, makers, and flavour-makers to join us on the grass and help make this year the…
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Brockley 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…
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Deadline 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…
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Brockley 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…
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Capture 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…
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Could 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.…
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Artist 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…
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Event 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…
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Valentine’s Day Ceilidh: A Brockley Max fundraiser
Join us on Saturday 14 February for a fun-filled folk dance night. Make a date with Brockley Max and The Box of Delights ceilidh band for a memorable night of Celtic folk dancing in the beautiful St Hilda’s Church, Crofton Park. https://store.brockleymax.co.uk/product/valentines-day-ceilidh-2026/ A Valentine’s Day fundraiser supporting Brockley Max community arts festival as well as…
