Flash Folk: Pride in Peckham
Jun – Aug 2026TBAPeckham venues TBATBA
A series of Flash Folk singing sessions running across the summer as part of Pride in Peckham. Learn, sing and perform old songs together, open to all. Dates and venues TBA.
Events
We keep our nights affordable and our lineups real. Tickets £6–£10 across venues in South East London and beyond.
Venues we've worked with
Peckham Levels · Fox & Firkin (Lewisham) · Grow (Hackney) · The Jago (Dalston) · Ninth Life (Catford) · The Matchstick Piehouse (Deptford) · Glengall Wharf Garden (Peckham) · The Post Bar (Tottenham)
Match Fund, until July 2027
Every ticket bought, and every event sponsored, is trading income that the School for Social Entrepreneurs matches pound for pound, up to £7,000. Coming to a night is the simplest way to back the work.
How the match works →Coming up
Flash Folk: Queering the Tradition
2 Aug 20266:00 PM – 11:00 PMSET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London SE15 4NPSee Eventbrite
A Southwark Pride special. One-night pop-up singing collective, no experience needed. Learn 5 songs in advance, rehearse together at 6pm, then perform as a group later in the evening. Old songs of land, labour, love and resistance, celebrating queer voices and queer reworkings of the tradition. All voices welcome.
The People's Sessions #8
TBCTBAPeckham venue TBA£6 adv / £8 OTD
Intimate live sets and open jams. Bring an instrument or just your ears. We keep it loose, warm and honest. Date to be confirmed.
The People's Grooves #5
TBCTBAPeckham venue TBA£8 adv / £10 OTD
Live musicians meet DJs on the dancefloor. Late-night, low-cost, no dress code, no pretence. Date to be confirmed.
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Get updates on upcoming Flash Folk sessions, song choices, and last-minute details. Open to everyone, whether you've sung with us before or not.
Join the community →Past events
SE FEST: Making Our Neighbourhood
19 Jul 2026Burgess Park, Albany Road, SE5 0ALFree
A free outdoor community gathering from Sounds Between CIC and friends. Neighbours sharing space, food, music, conversation and local knowledge. Suitable for all ages, open to all.
Flash Folk, STST Lates: A Night of Folk
15 May 2026Staffordshire St, 49 Staffordshire Street, SE15 5TJFree
Join the Flash Folk pop-up choir for STST Lates, a guided, accessible group singing session rooted in traditional folk and protest song. No experience needed, just a willingness to take part. Come to watch, or join the choir and sing.
The People's Grooves #4
15 Mar 2026Rye Wax, Peckham£8 adv
Four live acts and two DJs across a packed late-night session. Sold out on the door.
The People's Sessions #5
12 Dec 2025The CLF Art Cafe£6 adv
A winter session, acoustic sets, spoken word, and a warm room on a cold night.
Lunova Festival 2025
20 Sep 2025Copeland Park, Peckham£10 adv
The first Lunova. Eight artists, three stages, one neighbourhood. We proved it could work.
Sisters in Jazz
2024Fox & Firkin, Lewisham
A one-off event celebrating London's young, female jazz artists.