2024 will see the running of the 35th Blackheath Music Festival as an in-person festival.
The first Blackheath Music Festival was held in May 1988. It was founded when Lewisham Festival – one of the largest local authority and multi-disciplinary festivals in the country – was ended in 1986. Blackheath Music Festival has always been a music-only festival, and is affiliated to the British and International Federation of Festivals.
To date Blackheath Music Festival has provided a platform for over 17,500 performances, giving each performer a chance to develop his or her skills and confidence in a public arena. Everything that this festival does grows from our desire to offer the performer an enhanced performance opportunity in good surroundings, under good performance conditions, and to receive immediate positive feedback from distinguished professional adjudicators. As at all festivals, the element of competition is entirely secondary.