BlackFest returns for 2026 with an exciting line-up of artists and events, including 90s pop trailblazers Cleopatra, Ceramicist Nina Edge and Jamaican musician KingFast.
BlackFest is a grassroots Black Arts festival piloted and founded in 2018. The annual combined arts festival platforms, empowers and develops work by Black artists across community spaces and established venues running at the end of September. The programme includes music, theatre, film, visual arts spoken word and poetry across community spaces and established venues.