Lift Off Festival 2026

Lift Off Festival 2026

MMF Youth Council’s summer festival “Lift Off” is back!

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Lift Off festival is back again this summer.

Our Youth Council’s summer music event is returning for it’s 3rd successive year and this time it will be bigger than ever!

When?

Saturday 4 July, 4pm – 8pm.

Where?

Merton Abbey Primary School, High Path, SW19 2JY

What / Who? 

A full youth-based line-up of artists and bands all local to Merton including:

  • TAKE / Maddie Mac / Misteeq / Soundwave House DJ
  • MMF ensembles: Merton Mallets / Junior Percussion / Drum Line / Merton Messengers / Amplify: Evolve
  • Food / Drinks / Games / Activities / Competitions and much, much more!

Entry fee: £5 adults / £3 concessions – donation to TEMPO Fund

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Three people from the DONS Local Action Group, in yellow logo shirts, sit at a table with a donation bucket and leaflets on a blue cloth at the Lift Off Festival. Trees and a brick building can be seen in the background.
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Performer open call out

Would you like to perform?

Do you sing, rap, dance, play in a band, duo or other group?

If you’re aged 11 – 18 and would like to perform?

How to apply:

1. Click the link below and complete the application form

2. Submit a video/recording of you performing via email to liftoff@mmf.org.uk or via Whatsapp to 07983182011.

What kind of video/recording can I send?

Something that shows you performing, it doesn’t have to be professional quality, just good enough to hear/see you clearly.

Deadline for applications is Friday 5 June 2026.

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A young woman with long brown hair plays a red Nord keyboard during instrumental lessons and sings into a microphone outdoors, with greenery and a brick wall in the background. She wears a black vest top and appears focused on her performance.
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