Shoreditch Festival 2009, produced by Shoreditch Trust, is an annual highlight of the East London cultural calendar and part of CREATE 09 - a celebration of art, culture, festivals and performance in the five host boroughs for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
This year’s exciting weekend programme of cultural activities, events and performances is completely free for all ages and takes place in the newly renovated Shoreditch Park.
Highlights include World in Motion Day - a large scale creative collaboration between Shoreditch Trust, the Barbican Centre and Guildhall School, the return of the Shoreditch Festival Parade, an eclectic musical line up of amazing acts on the main stage, Around the Word in Shoreditch literature tent, Proms in Shoreditch Park with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and a spectacular firework finale.