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Sim Campbell sits centre stage on a sofa. He is a black man with dyed dreadlocks, wearing a black vest, grey shorts and white socks. He's surrounded by mysterious figures wearing trench coats, masks and hats. They frame him as they pass objects to eachother, behind and around him. But Sim is looking intently at his own hands, which are held up in front of him as he uses sign language.

Liberty Festival

Liberty is London’s festival of incredible work by disabled and neurodivergent artists.

From virtual reality to hip-hop dance, stand-up to performance art, Liberty brings free fun for all the family as well as fresh new ways of looking at the world, and our place in it.

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Liberty is part of the Mayor’s London Borough of Culture. The next edition of the festival will take place in Haringey in 2027. 

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Watch highlights from the 2025 Liberty Festival

Liberty Advisory Group

The Liberty Advisory Group provides collective oversight of Liberty and guides the vision.

Members provide advice and support to the producers of Liberty Festival.

Find out more about them below. 

Information for artists

Liberty takes place every two years, delivered as part of London Borough of Culture. A different delivery partner has the opportunity to stage the festival in a different part of the city each time. In 2025, CRIPtic Arts presented the festival in Wandsworth.

In previous years, Drunken Chorus (Croydon 2023) and The Albany (Lewisham 2022) have delivered the festival. 

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Liberty Advisory Group

The Liberty Advisory Group helps guide the Mayor’s flagship festival celebrating D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists.

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Liberty 2025

Liberty 2025 took place from 24-28 September as part of Wandsworth’s year as London Borough of Culture.

Performer holding microphone on stage at Liberty Festival

Liberty 2027

Haringey will be home to the next Liberty Festival, in 2027.

A woman in a long white coat, blue turned up jeans, pale blue trainers with red tips, and a red and white striped top, stands with a blue walking stick towards the back of a room. She has short blond hair, dark framed glasses and red lipstick. The room is covered - walls and ceiling with newspaper. There is a soft stuffed mannequin sat in an armchair, also covered in newspaper, at the front right. They wear a pale green shirt and light trousers. In the back left is a pink tailor dummy with a teapot.

Liberty Digital Guide

Explore Liberty Festival with our free digital guide available through Bloomberg Connects.

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Sign up for email updates

If you'd like updates on the Liberty Festival, sign up using this form. You can expect to get 3–4 emails per year.

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