HILLVIEW FESTIVAL
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About
Founded in 1980, and set in the beautiful leafy courtyards and surrounding streets of Hillview a Victorian housing estate in the heart of King's Cross, the Hillview Festival is a dynamic and colourful programme of music, dance, circus, and arts activities, along side a community market, and food stalls. Free and open to everyone, the festival celebrates creative talent and cultural diversity, drawing on a wide pool of artists and performers from the local area and beyond.
During the 1980s and 90s the Hillview Festival was instrumental in building a more friendly and cohesive community at a time when the Hillview Estate was deemed a hell-hole and a slum.
Hillview now sits on the edge of one of the largest and most desirable private development sites in Europe, surrounded by major corporations, high end shops and restaurants … gentrification that could lead to the loss of a quintessential spirit that makes our neighbourhood distinctive. We'd like to ensure that any changes have a positive impact, and a festival is a joyous way to develop community relations, and encourage positive social action.
Photo credits
This page: Festivals 1991 / 2019 - Catherine Packard, Angela Harrison
Home banner: Festivals 2017 - 2022 - Tiago, Joe Harrison, Anna Livia
During the 1980s and 90s the Hillview Festival was instrumental in building a more friendly and cohesive community at a time when the Hillview Estate was deemed a hell-hole and a slum.
Hillview now sits on the edge of one of the largest and most desirable private development sites in Europe, surrounded by major corporations, high end shops and restaurants … gentrification that could lead to the loss of a quintessential spirit that makes our neighbourhood distinctive. We'd like to ensure that any changes have a positive impact, and a festival is a joyous way to develop community relations, and encourage positive social action.
Photo credits
This page: Festivals 1991 / 2019 - Catherine Packard, Angela Harrison
Home banner: Festivals 2017 - 2022 - Tiago, Joe Harrison, Anna Livia
Contact
- Whidborne Street, WC1H London, UK
Thank you
A big thank you from Hillview Residents' Association goes to
all those that help to make this a fabulous day!!
The Hillview Festival is run by an enthusiastic team of volunteers, and supported by our many neighbourhood friends, and partners including Beara Beara, Casa Tua, Holborn Community Association, Holy Cross, KCBNA, McGlynns, Roundhouse, & The British Library.
We are very grateful to have been awarded funding from the National Lottery Community Fund, Camden's Community Festival Fund, and One Housing Group.
Other Projects
Hillview Poetic Histories
Poems inspired by life on The Hillview Estate; resident involvement in 1980s squatter movements, and other tales told by those who live there. A collaboration between Hillview residents and Poet in the City.
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Hillview Peoples' Archive
Hillview Peoples' Archive is an ongoing project to reveal, document and communicate the estate’s unique story.
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