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by London Wildlife Trust and the Dulwich Estate; the Dulwich Park Fair; Love West Dulwich Fair and Goose Green Fair with the return of its much-loved donkeys. Tomorrow’s budding artists can enter the Children’s Art Competition and this year all entries will be exhibited in the lovely surroundings of Belair House. The Illusioneer Art of Magic Family Show will showcase a collection of puzzles, illusions & magic for all the family; South London Symphonic Winds promise lots of musical fun in a family Fiesta and the Festival Youth Concert will celebrate the musical talents of local school children. The Musical Fairytale Forest, by the Beanstalks art team, presents a multi-sensory musical journey for children with SEND and their families. Among the authors exploring their latest books; Clare Chambers presents her highly acclaimed novel, Small Pleasures, which was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, 2021; acclaimed novelist, Monica Ali, talks to former Book Prize judge, John Mullan, about Love Marriage; Melissa Hemsley, bestselling author of Eat Happy and Eat Green, will discuss her recipe book Feel Good with Mina Holland from Guardian Fest; and Louise Candlish, author of Our House and Abigail Dean, author of Girl A, will be in discussion about their journey into crime writing. Our House has recently been made into a ITV drama series featuring many familiar locations in East Dulwich! Dulwich Festival continues to be a platform for engaging discussion. Ella Berthoud will lead a bibliotherapy - mindful reading workshop; creative coach, Deborah Henry Pollard, will discuss how to launch those artistic next steps in a participatory workshop, Big Vision, Little Steps; former fast fashion designers; Jodi Muter and Tahlee Johnson discuss eco-sustainability and fast fashion, and Laverne Hunt, multi-award-winning social entrepreneur and director together with Dez Mighty, winner of Cannes World Film Best Documentary Maker 2021, discuss the impact of lockdown on children and building resilience. In Hells Bells with Brian Green, Dulwich’s local historian will tell the extraordinary story of the fate of Dulwich Picture Gallery and its world class collection of Old Master paintings during WW2, which has never been fully told before. Dulwich Festival is only made possible with support of many local sponsors. Of note, this year we are thrilled to welcome Ryan and the team at Truepenny’s Property Consultants on board as the festival’s Principal Partner. Booking is highly recommended for all Festival events, which tend to sell out ahead of the Festival itself, please visit the website for all information

Dulwich Festival 13-22 May, 2022 | dulwichfestival.co.uk @dulwichfestival | @artistsopenhse | #DulwichFestival | #ArtistsOpenHse