COLOURS & CULTURES 2026 

Your Vibe, Your Style, Your Right. Create Your Place!

Join us for the third edition of COLOURS & CULTURES — a free, one-day outdoor community festival activating Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens as a vital community green space, celebrating the creativity, identity and diversity of our communities, and removing barriers to creative and outdoor life.

Delivered in partnership with LIVE + BREATH, alongside local young people and established artists through our NEON ELEVATE youth compnay, the festival brings together live performances, DJ sets, workshops and a food and traders market celebrating the richness and diversity of South London.

• 📅 Saturday 1 August 2026
• ⏰ 12pm – 8:30pm
• 📍 Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, London, SE11 5HL
• 🎟️ Free entry | All ages | Open to all

Line-up and workshops to be announced - see below!

Tickets are free.

If you're able to, we'd love you to make an optional £5 contribution — every penny goes directly towards NEON ELEVATE, creating paid opportunities and real industry pathways for young people in South London.

Raffle Terms: *Everyone who contributes £5 will be entered into our raffle — prize details coming soon!

COLOURS & CULTURES directly addresses youth employment, community cohesion, mental health, green space access and cultural equity.

Brought to you in partnership with We Live + Breathe, Vauxhall One, The Foundry – A Place for Change, Lambeth Council and PPL PRS.

Workshops

Workshop spaces are limited and must be booked separately from your day pass. 

Click "Book Now" and select your workshop time slot(s) when choosing tickets.

1:30 PM & 3:00 PM | Community Colouring with Nubi Collective (Children & Families)

A relaxed, drop-in colouring workshop for children and families. Participants can colour original Nubi Collective illustrations at their own pace in a welcoming, inclusive space designed to encourage creativity, self-expression and joyful connection.

Children must remain under the supervision of their parent or guardian throughout
the activity as the workshop is not a supervised childcare service.

2:00 PM & 4:00 PM | Sleven: Fitness for Everyone (Adults (18+). No experience required.)

A fun, inclusive 20-minute coach-led fitness session with simple, adaptable movements and partner challenges — focused on movement, teamwork, and building confidence in a welcoming environment.

2:15 PM | Trees of Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens: A Walking Tour. 

Lead by Poppy George (Lambeth Tree Planting Officer) & Vicky Long (Local Artist)

Join Poppy & Vicky for a 45-minute guided walk through Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, exploring the variety and resilience of its trees. They'll discuss how vital trees are for urban air quality and the life-giving shade they provide.

Perfect for families and rooted in Live & Breathe's commitment to green spaces.

📍 Meet at 2:15pm outside the Tea House |🚶 Walk departs 2:30pm

3:00 PM  | Zumba® Fitness Session with Maria Morandeira-Roca (Adults and older teens)

A fun, inclusive Zumba® class for all fitness levels, with participants encouraged to work at their own pace and modify as needed.

About Us

NEON Performing Arts is a South London creative organisation that has been unlocking opportunities for young artists since 2013. Based in Lambeth, we are a home for emerging performers, creatives and changemakers beginning their journeys in the creative industries.

NEON ELEVATE empowers the next generation of creatives to overcome barriers and achieve a more inclusive and representative creative sector. A diverse, multidisciplinary team spanning dance, music, drama, film, photography, costume, scriptwriting, music production and event management runs workshops and mentors young people to create original shows — giving participants professional experience, authentic voice and clear progression into creative industry roles.

House of NEON is a creative hub in Vauxhall built on a simple vision: that creative talent should not be limited by background, income or access to space. We remove structural barriers within the arts by creating equitable access to training, professional experience and paid work, centring young people and emerging creatives from underrepresented communities and combining social justice with artistic ambition.

Find out more at HouseofNEON.org