The Crossroads Music Festival – Cricklewood 

Cricklewood launches new grassroots music festival:
Crossroads Music Festival

Cricklewood Town Team, in partnership with Crossroads Productions, are proud to announce the launch of Crossroads Music Festival, a celebration of the cultural diversity of Cricklewood,  Northwest London. The festival will run over the weekends of 19-21 and 26-28 September 2025, partnering with local restaurants and outdoor spaces to host musicians with diverse global heritage.

The first grassroots music event of its kind in London, the Crossroads Music Festival will give audiences a chance to listen to live music while enjoying a meal or a drink in a restaurant, or relaxing in a local green space or pocket park.  Cricklewood Broadway and Cricklewood Lane are filled with a rich variety of restaurants and cafes with food from countries including Iran, Nigeria, Brazil, Syria, Ireland and Ethiopia; these venues will play host to musicians from their home countries.

In addition, free performances of live music will be available outdoors in the Mapesbury Dell, on Cricklewood Green and at Oaklands Road Place and Keyes Road Place, along with some roaming musicians. Audiences will experience a diverse range of performances, from acoustic musicians and spoken word artists, to small bands and DJs showcasing a variety of styles from around the globe.

The festival’s line-up of  grassroots performers, all accomplished musicians, will be joined by headliners such as Dele Sosimi’s Afro Beat Orchestra. Dele Sosimi stands out as one of the most active musicians currently on the Afrobeat scene worldwide. He started his music career with Fela Anikulapo’s Egypt 80- Afrobeat band in 1979 and currently plays at venues such as The Jazz Cafe, Southbank Centre and The Shrine.

Danny Maher, Chair of Cricklewood Town Team, said: “We are thrilled that Cricklewood will have the opportunity to celebrate and promote grassroots music in our local area with the new, free to attend, Crossroads Music Festival. Cricklewood Town Team is delighted to have received funding from  Arts Council England National Lottery Fund for Grassroots Music. The festival promises to have something for everyone and we invite people from across London to join us for this special musical occasion in Cricklewood. We hope that the festival will return annually and become a key feature every year in the local calendar of events.”