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DTSTART:20260919T103000Z
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SUMMARY:Arcadia Festival: Arcadia Full Bloom
DESCRIPTION:Over centuries\\, we&#8217\\;ve always imagined a better\\, g
 reener world called Arcadia.\\nThis autumn\\, Stanley Arts throws open it
 s doors to explore what Arcadia might look like right here and now in Cro
 ydon.\\nArcadia Festival is day-long festival of performances\\, creative
  interventions led by young people\\, and outdoor activities that the who
 le family can enjoy. Together we will explore what it means to live in re
 lationship with a living natural world.\\nStart the day outside with gard
 ening activities for all the family in The Yard\\, and join in with Katy 
 Dye&#8217\\;s Water Rituals\\, where you&#8217\\;re invited to help decor
 ate the building&#8217\\;s own water sources throughout the day\\, turnin
 g something ordinary into something worth celebrating.\\nChoose to watch 
 Rachel Lincoln&#8217\\;s Meadow\\, a joyful\\, puppet-filled musical adve
 nture for 3-7 year olds in Stanley Halls\\, inspired by a real patch of w
 ild grass squeezed between a train depot and an allotment &#8211\\; a rem
 inder that magic and biodiversity are closer than we think. Or take part 
 in an interactive creative intervention exploring the intrinsic value of 
 nature\\, designed by our Youth Environmental Ambassadors.\\nIn the after
 noon\\, in the Society Room you&#8217\\;ll be able to vote with your phon
 e and shape the story in Wayne Samuel&#8217\\;s Poempocalypse Croydon\\, 
 a speculative survival adventure set in a version of our own city. And di
 scover WomanEwer&#8217\\;s Vera in Stanley Halls\\, a powerful movement a
 nd sound piece celebrating womanhood and the natural world.\\nPost-show c
 onversations in the afternoon will explore how to engage communities and 
 young people in climate action\\, and how Stanley Arts and others in the 
 theatre sector are embedding environmental responsibility into their work
 . Guest speakers are to be announced.\\nVegan and vegetarian lunch will b
 e on sale between 12 &#8211\\; 2 in the Yard.\\nYou can also book our Arc
 adia Wild Morning and Arcadia Adventure Afternoon individually.\\nhttps:/
 /www.gayout.com/europe/united-kingdom/london/events/arcadia-festival-arca
 dia-full-bloom-2026-09-19
LOCATION:stanleyarts.org
URL:https://www.gayout.com/europe/united-kingdom/london/events/arcadia-festival-arcadia-full-bloom-2026-09-19
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