‘Picture the Heath’
Exhibiting your artworks including ‘En Plein Air’ Painting & Drawing Inspired by Hampstead Heath and the surrounding area.
Win up to £500 plus other prizes.
Let the Heath, Hampstead Village and surrounding area inspire you and inspire others.
Picture the Heath is an annual drawing and painting exhibition which celebrates the Heath and its surrounding area, organised by Hampstead School of Art, an Art Fair Day event exhibition – part of Hampstead Summer Festival.
All submitted artworks will be exhibited and judged during Hampstead Summer Festival Art Fair Day in Keats House Garden on Sunday 22rd June. For full details go to www.hampsteadsummerfestival.com or https://www.hampstead-school-of-art.org/.
Registration is through https://picture-the-heath-2025.eventbrite.co.uk £20 entry fee (+ £2.15 booking fee) or call Hampstead School of Art on 0207 794 1439 for further information. All artworks to be delivered to Hampstead School of Art no later than Monday 16th June 5pm, 2 Penrose Gardens NW3 7BF. Please register asap as numbers are limited.
*** News Flash – in celebration of the 100th anniversary of its opening to the public, Keats House are offering a cash prize of £100, and the opportunity for the winning entry to be purchased for the collections. ***
Natural Aspect Summer Concert 2025
Join us on Sunday 31 August from 1–5 PM for our much-loved Natural Aspect Summer Concert, a free live music event celebrating community and nature on Hampstead Heath.
We’re thrilled to return to the Parliament Hill Bandstand for our 5th year, bringing together thousands for an afternoon of music, creativity, and summer joy.
With a lively lineup featuring ska, rock, and chill-out favourites, plus workshops, performances, and delicious food and drink—there’s something for everyone.
Musical Highlights:
- Kinobe – iconic chill-out duo, including their 1990s hit Slip Into Something More Comfortable
- Peace & Love – a ska/reggae/blues/rock fusion band to get things moving
- Roscoe P Coltrane – high-energy 4-piece rock & roll
- DJ Dan Carrier – keeping the rhythm alive between sets
Activities Include:
- Circus skills workshop
- A tree-themed stilt walker
- Heath & Hampstead Society stall
- Local greening project map
- Opportunities to sign up as a volunteer shepherd for the autumn grazing
Plus: food, drinks, dancing, picnics, and sunshine!
Everyone Welcome | Accessible & Inclusive | Nearby Toilets
📍 Parliament Hill Bandstand, Hampstead Heath
🗓 Sunday 31 August 2025 | 1 PM – 5 PM
More info: theresehegland@yahoo.co.uk
🧡 Hosted by the Heath & Hampstead Society and the City of London Corporation
The Heath & Hampstead Society together with the City of London Corporation celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Hampstead Heath Act with a concert at the Bandstand on 5th September 2021.
The sun came out – along with several hundred spectators – to shine on a free concert calked ‘Natural Aspect’. Why that title? It is taken from the original wording of the Hampstead Heath Act 1871 whereby the Heath was to be preserved for ever more as an oasis with a “natural aspect”.
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