The Barnet Vale Festival is coming to Tudor Park on June 25th

: Written by Simon Kaufman; 30 May 2023

The Barnet Vale Festival on Sunday 25^th June is a free drop-in community event at the superb but dilapidated art deco pavilion in Tudor Park, Barnet EN5. It is organised by The Friends of Tudor Park and Pavilion (FoTPP), a group aiming to refurbish the pavilion as a new multi-functional hub for the community; and is a Barnet Society project.

Following the success of last year's Picnic in the Park, FoTPP have organised a festival day to bring together and celebrate the local community.

Put Sunday 25th June in your diary for a day of live music, talks, stalls from local food vendors, an eco "show and tell" and fun for all the family. Festival displays and workshops include:

Children’s activities: making models, pavilion drawing, face-painting and treasure trail
Your opportunity to learn about the pavilion’s past and suggest what it could become
The Flower Bank: growing your own veg
Incredible Edible: you won’t believe what you can eat
Pavilion memories: local people record their stories

Talks will run from 12pm to 4pm* and include:

12pm: Welcome by Simon Cohen, Chair of FoTPP
12.30pm: History of Tudor Park Pavilion by Dr Susan Skedd, architectural historian
1pm: Enhancing the buildings and green spaces of Barnet, by Robin Bishop RIBA, Barnet Society
2pm: New uses for the Pavilion, by Simon Kaufman RIBA
2.30pm: Regenerating Tudor Park, by Katy Staton LI
3pm: Community Q&A – Regeneration of Tudor Park

* Timing of talks subject to change

The festival is part of the London Festival of Architecture, and is also supported by Friends of the Earth and The Barnet Society. We are grateful for a grant from Barnet Council.