South Norwood Community Festival Croydon
South Norwood Recreation Ground
Sunday, 7 July 2024 - 11am - 7pm
The biggest free Croydon Festival!
Next to Norwood Junction - Cargreen Road, South Norwood SE25 5AD
FESTIVAL NEWS

7 November 2023
We are open for applications for bands and musicians for SNCFest24.
Please note that due to the high volume of applications received, we will be closing applications on 30 November and finalising the bands and music list across December 2023 and January 2024.
You need to apply via this link and it would be helpful if you have video footage of your live performances and also details of any upcoming gigs if you haven't played at the festival before now.
PARTY IN THE PARK

Sunday, 7 July 2024
South Norwood Festival is back in 2024, bringing you some of Croydon’s finest live bands, food and drink. arts and crafts and children's entertainment.
Last year over 8,000 people visited the festival making it the largest free Croydon Festival!
Acts, performers and stalls are in the process of being booked:
LIVE MUSIC LINE UP

Sunday, 7 July 2024
Band applications for SNCFest 2024 are open until 30 November 2023.
Please click here to apply:
FESTIVAL STALLHOLDERS

Sunday, 7 July 2024
We are aiming to have over 80 stallholders at SNCFest2024!
Previous years we have had slush, candy floss, ice cream, vegan, Caribbean, cake, crepes, Thai and pizza, through to some amazing fashion, arts and crafts stalls, Croydon charities and many South Norwood community groups as well as a number of rides and childrens' fun activities.
Stallholder booking is now open for 2024.
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FUN ZONE

Sunday, 7 July 2024
We will be announcing details of our Kid's Fun Zone early in 2024.
RAFFLE
Raffle Tickets will be available in May 2024 All money goes to our nominated charities in 2024 -
St Christophers Hospice and one other.
Become a Volunteer!

The South Norwood Festival is 100% volunteer run. Without volunteers we could not make this large free entry event happen!
There are a wide variety of volunteer jobs available, from organising areas of the festival to handing out programmes throughout the Croydon area.
London Borough of Culture 2023!

Croydon is the London Borough of Culture for 2023!
This means £1.35m will be put into celebrating the Borough's artistic heritage, creativity and diversity. We are all really looking forward to seeing the difference this will make to our Borough and South Norwood in particular.
These funds are being separated in to a number of large, medium and small grants for Croydon's community groups over the following months.
Free Entry - Conditions Apply: No BBQ's. Alcohol, Glass Bottles or Dogs. Picnics Allowed, Licensed Beer Tent Area.
See our FAQs for further information. Click Here for a map of the festival site.