Around Ealing June 2018 | Page 9

EALING SUMMER FESTIVALS The Ealing Summer Festivals 2018 will include six events, from carnivals to comedy, and will be taking place in three of the borough’s most popular open spaces. . . . k c a b s ’ t I I t will all begin on 30 June with Greenford Carnival, followed by Ealing Beer Festival between 11–15 July, and Acton Carnival on 14 July. Then Ealing Comedy Festival will start 19 July, Ealing Blues Festival will run over the weekend of 21–22 July, and the following weekend will see the return of Ealing Jazz Festival (28–29 July). The festivals are produced by the Event Umbrella on behalf of Ealing Council. Visit www.ealingsummerfestivals.com for more information on the events. Dates for the diary n Greenford Carnival Ravenor Park, UB6 on Saturday 30 June n Ealing Beer Festival Walpole Park, W5 between Wednesday 11 – Saturday 14 July n Acton Carnival Acton Park, W3 on Saturday 14 July n Ealing Comedy Festival Walpole Park, W5. Between Thursday 19–Friday 20 July and Wednesday 25–Friday 27 July n Ealing Blues Festival Walpole Park, W5 on Saturday 21–Sunday 22 July n Ealing Jazz Festival Walpole Park, W5 on Saturday 28  – Saturday 29 July WIN COMEDY TICKETS This year will be the 25th Ealing Comedy Festival and, to help celebrate this milestone, it is giving away 10 pairs of tickets. You can expect the usual high calibre of talent for this year’s five nights of fun. The line-up will include Nish Kumar, Josh Widdicombe, Shappi Khorsandi and Reginald D Hunter; and an extraordinary 24 acts – one from each of the previous years of the festival – will appear across the gala nights (26-27 July). The competition We have 10 pairs of tickets to give away to readers: Two pairs for each of the five nights of comedy. All you have to do is ‘like’ the www.facebook.com/ ESFcomedy page on Facebook by 4pm, Friday, 29 June (2018). Make sure you also send this Facebook page a private message with your phone number, email and postal address so you can be contacted if you are one of the lucky winners. The draw will take place once the deadline has closed, and only the winners will be notified. Names of winners may appear at www.ealingsummerfestivals.com. Employees of Ealing Council are excluded from the competition and may not take part. around ealing    June 2018 9