Summer of festivals ahead in Ealing parks (From Ealing Times)

Summer of festivals ahead in Ealing parks

9:41am Saturday 7th January 2012 in Local News By Hannah Kurzawski

EALING’S parks are to be filled with music, drama and laughter again this summer through an array of festivals.

The programme consists of 16 days of entertainment, beginning with Greenford Carnival.

Audiences will be treated to top-name acts for five nights at the Ealing Comedy Festival, and Walpole Park will host the famous Ealing Jazz Festival over a five-day spell.

There will also be a number of specialist one-day events, including Opera in the Park, Ealing Blues and Ealing Global music festivals.

The popular London Mela will round off the festival season in Gunnersbury Park.

In addition, Walpole Park will this year welcome the stop-over of the Olympic torch in Ealing.

This will take place just three days before the start of the Games.

This year’s Ealing Summer Festival dates are:

Greenford Carnival – Saturday, June 30

Acton Carnival – Saturday, July 7

Ealing Comedy Festival – July 13-14 and 18-20

Ealing Opera in the Park – Sunday, July 15

Ealing Blues Festival – Saturday, July 21

Ealing Global Festival – Sunday, July 22

Olympic themed event – Tuesday, July 24

Ealing Jazz Festival – July 25-29

The London Mela date has still to be confirmed

Tickets for the Ealing Comedy Festival and Opera in the Park will be available in advance.

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