Latin Festival

Celebrate Latin culture at F-Estival 26 — a free family-friendly festival in London!

Join us for a joyful day filled with live music, a live salsa band, Latin DJ, delicious Latin American food, cultural performances, small business stalls and activities for the whole community.

F-Estival 26 is a free outdoor cultural event created to bring people together, celebrate Latin American heritage, and share our music, flavours and traditions with the wider community in London.

What you can enjoy:

• Folkloric dance
• DJ playing salsa, bachata and other Latin rhythms
• Live Latin band featuring salsa, bachata and tropical rhythms
• Guest singers
• Latin food, barrel-roasted barbecue and much more
• Local entrepreneurs with crafts, products and services
• Children’s entertainment
• Bouncy castle
• Family-friendly atmosphere

If you are looking for free things to do in London, enjoy Latin music and food, love community festivals, or want to experience a vibrant Latin American event in Southwark, this festival is for you.

Free entry for all. Please register to secure your place.

Location: Bermondsey Spa Gardens, Spa Road, London SE16 3UA
Date: Saturday 23 May 2026
Time: 11:00 AM – 6:30 PM

Book your free ticket and come celebrate with us. Everyone is welcome.

F-Estival 26 es más que un evento: es una celebración de nuestras raíces, nuestra cultura y nuestra comunidad en Londres.Un día con música en vivo, danza, comida latina, mercado y entretenimiento para niños, pensado para compartir en familia y abrir nuestras tradiciones a toda la comunidad. Ubicación del evento:

Bermondsey Spa Gardens, Spa Road, London SE16 3UA https://maps.app.goo.gl/ujUbTW7noXMGjyW16?g_st=ic

Sábado, 23 de mayo de 2026 11:00 am – 6:30 pm

Entrada gratuitaAyúdanos a compartirlo para que más familias y amigos se sumen a esta fiesta cultural latina.Nuestro anuncio:

https://www.southwark.gov.uk/southwark-presents/f-estival26

Info: Arrival & Welcome Atmosphere
Visitors begin to arrive. Background Latin DJ music, food traders, market stalls and final preparations.

Info: Kick off the festival with the best of Latin music, great energy and a warm community welcome.
Host / Performer: Creative Entertainment Pro

Info: A practical and inspiring wellbeing talk, live on stage for all festival visitors, exploring balance and the connection between body and mind.

Info: A free hands-on workshop at the Esomatics stall, where you can learn how to make a nourishing face mask.

Info: Bolivian Folk Ballet, offering a vibrant showcase of our most iconic traditions (such as Saya Afro, Chacarera, Oriental, Cuecas, Tajarenas).

Info:
Experience a colourful performance of traditional Mexican dance by Mestizo Folklore Group, presented with live music by Mexican singer Miam De Leon.

Info: El Bananero en Elephant – Locos Hub CIC
A creative stage performance combining humour, music and memory to portray the Latin experience in the neighbourhood.

Through the character of El Bananero, a symbolic figure of the migrant worker, the performance explores everyday gossip, cultural identity and the stories that travel with the community. It also includes a brief reference to the Banana Massacre as part of this collective memory.

The performance moves between comedy and emotion, celebrating Latin resilience, joy and community spirit.

Performers: Jean Paul Arroyave, Eleida Linan, Andrea Molina, Victor Rios, Igor Hiszczynski and young people.

Info: Live salsa, bachata and tropical rhythms from Juan Pachanga.

Info: Live Latin music performances to continue the final part of the afternoon celebration.

Info: Thank you message to attendees, traders, performers, volunteers, sponsors, partners and Southwark Council.

Info: Note: Programme and timings may be subject to small changes on the day.

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