The idea
Every contribution will help us keep all or at least a big part of the festival free to attend. We’ll make up the remainder through institutional grants, sponsorship and/or highly subsidised tickets for the festival.
On the 12th of July 2025, De Beauvoir Jazz Festival will bring grassroots, homegrown and international jazz to our vibrant neighbourhood in Hackney, London.
Multiple venues will host simultaneous performances - day long stages in public spaces to evening gigs in bars, restaurants, local pubs and community venues.
The festival celebrates local culture, food, drink whilst supporting independent businesses and community groups. A youth outreach programme is a salient part of the mix.
Instagram : @debeauvoirjazzfestival Website: www.debeauvoirjazzfestival.co.uk
The money raised from this campaign will be used for planning and producing the festival. We're a Community Interest Company (CIC), and our core team is working on this festival pro-bono.
What we'll deliver
- A stellar lineup featuring some of the most noted figures in jazz - homegrown and international
- Day long gigs across multiple venues
- A youth outreach programme focused on music and community
Why it's a great idea
1. Catalyse community connections
2. Introduce new audiences to jazz and make it accessible
3. Economic stimulus for local businesses
4. Emerge as a platform for creative collaborations
5. Enhance De Beauvoir Town's cultural profile + harness the potential of our local neighbourhood spaces
5. Create opportunities for volunteer involvement and employment over time
6. Promote arts education and cultural diversity
7. Foster a strong sense of place and belonging
We are committed to making this festival inclusive, safe, and accessible. We want to bring new audiences to jazz and elevate the marginalised voices in jazz, creating a platform that benefits everyone. We have garnered interest from local businesses and community groups and everyone’s been incredibly supportive.
Steps to get it done
- Campaign to reach crowdfunding target. Get all our friends and supporters to spread the word!
- Finalise the stellar lineup we have pencilled in
- Get all licenses, insurances and permissions finalised with Hackney Council. Already working close together towards this
- Run our curatorial briefings and release the lineup to the general public
- Commission a good technical team to ensure the best sound stages cognisant of the neighbourhood
- Run a strong marketing campaign and ensure maximum festival attendance
- Build a community through activations leading up to the 12th of July 2025
- Festival setup
- Running the festival at multiple locations!
- Ensuring a smooth de-rig and clearout
- Festival roundup, evaluation and impact assessment
- Festival planning towards Edition 2
Support us to help cover the costs of having a stellar lineup, great sound, good stages and great venues onboard - so we don’t have to pass on the cost of the same to our audiences through ticketing.
Also, please help us spread the word!
We plan to run this festival annually and look forward to seeing you there!
