Major events

Summer 2025 events

How to complain about major events at the Park - a list of who to write to.

Our position

Our position is that the council is overusing the park for major events. They have grown in size and cut off much of the park to local residents for many weeks over the summer. 

We have made a number of suggestions over the years including asking that the council stop renting out the park for commercial gain/profit but instead the major events have just got bigger.

Public parks were conceived as being public - for the people, not for private hire. Austerity has meant that more and more green spaces are now hired out as business spaces. This creeping privatisation, in our view, goes against the park’s purpose of providing healthy green spaces as a respite against the noise and pollution of the city.

There is a growing movement against this creeping commercialisation and the lack of transparency that comes with it. Other Friends groups are also working on trying to cap this development including Brockwell Park, Clapham Common and Victoria Park. You can read the latest ruling of a judge against the number of days exceeding the licence agreement held in trust by Lambeth Council.

  • Police standing at the walls of the festival
  • Line of police officers and a crowd of people outside, some officers standing, some talking to people, near a black fence or wall and a green trash bin. The scene appears to be outdoors during daytime.
  • A large tree with a thick trunk and green leaves on a dirt path, with a person walking away on the right side, and a green fence on the right, and graffiti on a green metal fence or wall on the left.
  • Stacks of gray bricks secured with yellow straps on a wooden pallet outdoors near a tree and green foliage.
  • Yellow spray-painted message on a metal wire fence that reads '100 BIG'.
  • A black scooter parked next to a stack of concrete blocks secured with a strap in an outdoor area.
  • Close-up view of a tree trunk with bark damage, surrounded by small green sprouting plants and soil.
  • A sign with yellow glowing letters on a wire fence that says, 'HELLO FOR LOCALS'.
  • Dirt road with vehicle tire tracks and footprints, bordered by green grass and trees.
  • Three police officers on horseback patrol a forested area.
  • A white truck with a red cargo trailer driving on a gravel pathway through a park or wooded area, with trees and portable toilets nearby.
  • A green recycling bin labeled 'Reusable Cups Only' placed next to a black crate filled with used cups at an outdoor recycling station.
  • Stage set up outdoors behind trees and bushes, with a city skyline in the background.
  • Pedestrians walking on a shaded sidewalk next to a green fence with large trees overhead in a park.
  • Construction crane and equipment near Finsbury Park station, with trees and green foliage in the foreground under a partly cloudy sky.

Petitions

We have two active petitions which set out our demands to Haringey Council.

Protect the nature-rich North side of Finsbury Park from festivals.

Sign the petition

Stop events damaging Finsbury Park

Sign the petition

Letters

  • Our suggestion for a Six Point Plan for reducing the impact of events on the natural fabric of Finsbury Park

  • A survey of local businesses conducted by Friends of Finsbury Park 2024 shows that local business do not benefit from events

  • Open Letter asking for improvements to the Environmental Management 2024 of events (including during set up/take down)

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