FAQs

If in the event that the event is cancelled due to Covid-19, all ticket holders will be entitled to a refund on request of their purchase. This will be done through the original point of purchase.

The Government has not mandated vaccinations for the event, therefore we do not require this for entry. However, please do ensure that you follow the general Covid protocols & NHS guidelines for staying at home if you feel ill or have a temperature. If you are in doubt please stay at home and seek medical advice or take a covid test.

Parking is not guaranteed

YOUNG PEOPLE ENTERING THE FESTIVAL

This is a family event so there are not any restrictions on entry so all are welcome, young to old.

If you're under 14 you should be attending with a parent, guardian or responsible person - If this person looks under 18 we may ask them to prove their age as a responsible adult accompanying minors. 

We do not accept any parental or supervisory duty of care or liability for any under 18’s on site.

BUYING ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO

A challenge 21 policy will be in place for all alcohol, tobacco & age restricted products on the event site. If you look under 21, we will need ID from you or we cannot sell you a drink/tobacco/age restricted products.

The only accepted proof of age documents are:

• A Passport (Not a photocopy)
• Driving Licence
• A Proof of Age Card bearing a PASS hologram
• A Ministry of Defence identity card
• A National Identity card issued by an EU member state

ENTRY GATES: Please note there will be no refunds for tickets holders who are unable to attend

SEARCH: All entrants will be subject to a bag and/or body search by security staff. This may also also include a metal wand along with a pat down by security officers

SAFETY: Drugs, Weapons, Violence and Anti-Social behaviour will not be tolerated. Security will be on hand to deal with any incidents and further action will be taken

FOOD:

There will be a choice of food vendors open all day inside the event site with food options for sale. SNACKS & A PERSONAL PICNIC IS PERMITTED Please do not bring any food to sell as you will be refused entry or removed from the event site.

DRINKS:

Do not bring any alcohol, there will be fully licensed bars on site. Alcohol is NOT permitted from customers into the event grounds or surroundings during the event day.

No drinks will be admitted on site, however empty NON-GLASS bottles & cups sized 500ml or less will be permitted for refilling of water and purchased drinks

Please don't bring any alcohol or glass containers/bottles of any sort.

If you have lost anything at the Windrush Festival please contact info@radiatefestival.com and describe the item in detail with your contact information.

Items will be kept safely for up to 28 days after the festival ends

Yes! We are always looking for volunteers who would like to take part in the festival by volunteering.

The idea to create the Radiate Windrush Festival was formed in 2017. The goal was to produce a black owned and run festival, which would reflect intersectionality of subcultural groups across the Caribbean and Africa, whilst highlighting the obvious merge with British culture itself. It also aimed to highlight the often overshadowed Creole elements in the Black Community.

Founded by a grass-roots entrepreneur & her small group of friends, the vision was set in motion to deliver London’s first temporary city dedicated to carnival culture. It was important to present a festival which used Carnival as a core narrative to express the relevance of black history in Britain

“We wanted to help shape the ongoing generational legacy of the UK’s Black Communities & create something to be enjoyable for a range of people across all the community, delivered from the black perspective. For many decades, multiculturalism & popular culture has leveraged itself on various aspects of carnival without necessarily attributing it back to the communities & cultures it was taken from, or allowing them to equitably celebrate as freely in our social & open spaces.”