Waterloo Festival

Waterloo Festival Waterloo Festival is an annual summer festival of arts and community, held in central London.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for last month’s Waterloo Festival! We’re so proud of this year’s celebration of art...
06/08/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us for last month’s Waterloo Festival! We’re so proud of this year’s celebration of arts, community and creativity. Huge thanks to all the artists, volunteers and partners who made it all possible - we can’t wait to start planning next summer’s celebrations!

In the meantime, take a look at some of our favourite moments below captured by our amazing photographers Eleanor Bentall and Milena Starkova.










In the spirit of this year’s theme, HERE, a free exhibition celebrating local creativity - bringing together artists who...
12/07/2025

In the spirit of this year’s theme, HERE, a free exhibition celebrating local creativity - bringing together artists who live and work in Waterloo across our Old Crypt and Hub spaces. Artists include Paul Baichoo (), Eleanor Bentall, Chris Clarke (), FluxSoup (), Steve Hollingshead (), Sue Lynch (.lynch.378), Roger Manning, Adrian Northover (), Paul Riley, Joao Simoes Brown (.simoes.brown), and Peter Sylveire ().

Artwork: “A sudden need for sunglasses” (Peter Sylveire, )

OPEN EVERDAY from THURSDAY 10 JULY onwards
Old Crypt, St John’s Waterloo
stjohnswaterloo.org/wf2025

More info via link in bio.

Tonight! IKLECTIK () as part of the Waterloo Festival 2025 presents: Abul Mogard () + NWAKKE () + softshadow ().An eveni...
12/07/2025

Tonight! IKLECTIK () as part of the Waterloo Festival 2025 presents: Abul Mogard () + NWAKKE () + softshadow ().

An evening of evocative sound, collective listening, and embodied expression.

Abul Mogard,​ the acclaimed alter ego of Guido Zen, returns with a rare solo performance. His atmospheric compositions have been presented at Centre Pompidou, Berlin Atonal, and Union Chapel with the London Contemporary Orchestra, and featured in films by Ridley Scott and Shane Meadows.

NWAKKE unveils a one-off solo performance created specially for the festival. Fusing field recordings, improvisation and movement, NWAKKE (Kendra Chiagoro-Noel) crafts intimate sonic worlds rooted in storytelling, sensation and emotional resonance.

softshadow presents: ‘Deep Sea Sound Fishes’ a playful, participatory experience inspired by Pauline Oliveros. Audience members are invited to ‘fish’ for sounds using voice, gesture, and imagination.

SATURDAY 12 JULY 8PM (doors 7:30PM)
St John’s Waterloo
stjohnswaterloo.org/wf2025

Ticket link in bio.

Waterloo Festival 2025 is now underway! And what a fantastic start we had last night with all our artists, guests and pa...
11/07/2025

Waterloo Festival 2025 is now underway! And what a fantastic start we had last night with all our artists, guests and participants. We can’t wait for the upcoming events over the weekend. Check out the programme via link in the bio.

Photos by Eleanor Bentall

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Discover the deep connections between sound, resonance and our inner rhythms through two free Deep Listening workshops l...
11/07/2025

Discover the deep connections between sound, resonance and our inner rhythms through two free Deep Listening workshops led by our excellent practitioner Dan Johnson (). In partnership with the Mental Fight Club ().

Photograph: Pauline Oliveros (1932-2006)

SATURDAY 12 JULY, 4pm + 5:30pm
St John’s Waterloo
stjohnswaterloo.org/wf2025

More info via link in bio.

Join London Group exhibiting artist Barbara Beyer (.ba) for a free and relaxed outdoor sketching session in the Churchya...
10/07/2025

Join London Group exhibiting artist Barbara Beyer (.ba) for a free and relaxed outdoor sketching session in the Churchyard Garden of St John’s Waterloo. In this workshop, we will explore the connection between the garden with its surrounding cityscape and exhibition. All materials are provided, and no previous experience is needed.

SATURDAY 12 JULY, 12pm
St John’s Waterloo
stjohnswaterloo.org/wf2025

More info via link in bio.

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