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Liberty Festival

Liberty is a festival celebrating the contribution of Deaf and disabled people to London's culture, and provides a platform for the best of Deaf and disability arts. Held in Trafalgar Square, it includes zones for street arts, comedy, carnival, film, music, food and children’s activities. It is usually held annually in late August or early September. Read about the background to Liberty.

Liberty is London’s most accessible outdoor festival and a range of facilities and services are available on the day, normally including:

Disability awareness trained stewards
Programmes in different formats
BSL interpretation and audio description
Induction loops at information points
Wheelchair loan service
Free parking nearby for blue badge holders

Slideshow

You can view our Liberty slideshow - photos from previous years' Liberty festivals.

Liberty Festival 2008

The 2008 Liberty Festival - the sixth - was held on 30 August 2008. A highlight was the ‘The Medal Ceremony’, an international collaboration that brings inspiring new perspectives to traditional medal ceremonies in a visually exciting production created by artists from disabled-led theatre company Graeae and the world-renowned Strange Fruit.

Thanks to Attitude is Everything, London Disability Arts Forum and Shape for helping to develop Liberty 2008.

Liberty 2008 was supported by: