Kingston’s ESEA Culture Festival returns in September as part of a borough-wide cultural celebration marking the 1100th anniversary of the crowning of Athelstan, first King of a united England.
Live entertainment
- Chinese Dance – Kingston Chinese Association
- Hong Kong – Traditional and contemporary music by VIC/ Harmonia, Musical Kidz, and Miss Carol Lee
- Japan – POP by Frank Chickens (presented by Ura Matsuri)
- Philippine Dance – Sinulog Dorset Traditional Dance
- KPOP Dance – Tiffany Poon & her students and Studio Slash and Music Sasha
- ESEA Young Musicians – Showcasing emerging talent from ESEA communities
Martial Arts demonstrations
- China – Tai Chi by Master Jimmy Chow and his students and Kung Fu by Kingston Tai Chi Class
- Korea – Taekwondo by Master Jong Ho Kim & Wild Tigers Taekwondo, and Hapkido by Master Dae Man Sung and his student
Community Random Dance
- Everyone’s invited to join the fun on the dance floor!
Family Craft Activity
- Children aged 5 and over are welcome.
- Children under 18 must be supervised by a responsible adult.
Street Food
- Enjoy delicious street food from Hong Kong, Thailand, and Korea.
h2>Provisional schedule
| Performance | Participants | |
| 11:00 | Community Dance | Audience Participation (led by Jihyeon Seok) |
| 11:10 | Children’s Choir | Musical Kidz (conductor: Miss Carol) |
| 11:25 | Chinese Martial Arts / Tai Chi | Master Jimmy Chow |
| 11:40 | Solo Vocal | Miss Carol |
| 11:50 | ESEA World Music Festival | Henjila (Nepal/British) |
| 12:05 | VIP Speech | Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Noel Hadjimichael |
| 12:10 | Classic Guitar | Emily Young Jeon |
| 12:25 | ESEA World Music Festival | Yijia (China) |
| 12:40 | KPOP Dance | OFF/PRISM from Hyphen Studio |
| 12:45 | JPOP | Frank Chickens |
| 13:00 | VIP Speech | Sir Ed Davey MP, Paul Kohler MP |
| 13:05 | Chinese Martial Arts / Tai Chi | Master Ying |
| 13:20 | ESEA World Music Festival | Edith (South Korea) |
| 13:35 | Philippines Traditional Dance | Sinulog Dorset UK |
| 13:45 | Chinese Traditional Music / Guzheng | Jovianne Mak, Melia Yeung |
| 13:55 | KPOP Vocal | Sasha |
| 14:10 | Japanese Martial Arts / Kendo | London Kenyukai |
| 14:25 | KPOP Dance | Studio Slash |
| 14:40 | Chinese Traditional Music | VICI Harmonia |
| 14:55 | ESEA World Music Festival | Jemerine Chen (Malaysia) |
| 15:10 | KPOP Dance | OFF/PRISM from Hyphen Studio |
| 15:20 | Community Dance | Audience Participation (led by Jihyeon Seok) |
| 15:30 | KPOP Dance | KPOP Planet |
| 15:45 | ESEA World Music Festival | Minor (Hong Kong) |
| 16:00 | JPOP | Frank Chickens |
Programme may be subject to change without prior notice.