Review Kaleidoscope 2026: sun, sounds and a secret set

Kalei­do­scope Fes­ti­val Alexan­dra Palace, now in its 6th year, has become some­thing of a local sum­mer insti­tu­tion, espe­cial­ly with fam­i­lies. Could a day fes­ti­val ever be in a bet­ter loca­tion? Well done to the Vic­to­ri­ans for build­ing the palace and cre­at­ing such a fes­­ti­­val-friend­­ly site. The main stage, perched upon Ally Pal­ly’s grassy slope, means you…

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Kaleidoscope 2025 photo gallery

Kalei­do­scope fes­ti­val at Alexan­dra Palace was more of a dance-fest that we’ve seen in pre­vi­ous years, all on one of the hottest days of the year. And as always, there was plen­ty for chil­dren of all ages with bub­bles, the­atre and cre­ative activ­i­ties in abun­dance. Here’s some pho­tos of Kalei­do­scope’s won­der­ful hap­pen­ings, with Pan Nation…

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Kaleidoscope festival 2024 photo gallery

Kalei­do­scope fes­ti­val at Alexan­dra Palace and Park, north Lon­don is a real fam­i­ly event with lots going on for chil­dren as well as adults. ‘R’ Voic­es Choir, Huey Mor­gan the Fun Lovin’ Crim­i­nal, Antony Szmierek, The Go! Team, Soul II Soul, Min­istry of Sound Clas­si­cal per­formed on the Main Stage, while at the Fringe Stage…

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Review: Kaleidoscope festival at Alexandra Palace

There was a pal­pa­ble feel­ing of excite­ment in the air as peo­ple made their way up to Alexan­dra Palace for Kalei­do­scope fes­ti­val on Sat­ur­day 25th July. For many starved rev­ellers, this was the first occa­sion for well over a year that they were head­ing out to a fes­ti­val, this was lib­er­a­tion.  Every­one came with the…

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