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Ticketed outdoor comedy performances at Westferry Circus featuring the likes of Jessica Fostekew, Milton Jones, Paul Sinha and Reginald D Hunter

Crowds are set to flood Canada Square Park once more as Festival14 arrives in July get with the

how Festival14 is set to fill Canary Wharf with 50+ performances and attractions for four days – July 21-24

Grandmaster Flash. Live, in Canada Square Park. For free. Those words alone are testament to the fact that Festival14 is something new for Canary Wharf. The DJ and hip hop pioneer –responsible for the first expression of scratching ever released on a record – is set to mix among the towers as the headline act on the main stage on July 21. And that’s just the first night.

Running Thursday-Sunday, Festival14 is set to fill the estate with more than 50 performances encompassing comedy, theatre, dance, family activities and, of course, music. The mostly free events will run daily between noon and 10pm at a diverse selection of venues designed specifically to encourage visitors to explore Canary Wharf.

“We’d seen the success of events like our Winter Lights festival, which takes place across lots of different parts of the estate and the amazing buzz people feel when they arrive for that,” said senior arts and events manager at Canary Wharf Group, Pippa Dale.

“So we wanted to create a similar feeling for Festival14 so that it’s very obvious when people get here that there’s something really exciting and

music

diary dates for your ears

l July 21 - Grandmaster Flash 8.15pm, free, Canada Square Park l July 22 - House Gospel Choir 8.30pm, free, Canada Square Park l July 23 - Ronnie Scotts Jazz Orchestra time TBC, free, Canada Square Park l July 24 - Sona time TBC, free, Canada Square Park

comedy

listings to split your sides

l July 21 - Milton Jones, Jessica Fostekew 7.15pm, £11, Westferry Circus Roundabout l July 22 - Reginald D Hunter, Jo Caulfield 6pm, £11, Westferry Circus Roundabout l July 23 - Paul Sinha, Felicity Ward 6pm, £11, Westferry Circus Roundabout

Bookings and full listings at canarywharf.com

new happening. People in Canary Wharf are often quite set on the places they know – the places they go to lunch, for example – so we’re hoping this will help them explore and discover different areas.”

In addition to the dozens of performances and activities, there will also be a street food market every day in Montgomery Square and special offers from some bars, restaurants and cafes for the duration.

Canary Wharf Group director of arts and events Lucie Moore said: “Moving forward, we’re looking at putting on larger scale events over shorter periods of time to bring as many people as possible to the estate but also to change perceptions about the area. Events and cultural activities have always been really important to Canary Wharf in terms of placemaking and, since Covid, they’re something people are looking at and talking

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