Festival, Carnival & community events

Continental Drifts are the Festival experts. Whether a small park opening or a carnival and festival for 100,000 people. Our experienced team have the knowledge and experience to make any festival, carnival or community event a reality. Our team are experts in event licensing and are able to compile full event documentation from risk assessments to site plans. Much of our work is with the diverse communities in the UK and we have an excellent understanding of working with different sectors of the community. Our in house music and performance agencies mean we can also provide programming expertise where needed and can offer total event management for our clients.

Carnaval del Pueblo

The largest Latin American event in Europe! His hugely successful event attracts over 85,000 people. Continental Drifts have been managing the event since 2002, organising all site logistics, staffing, event licensing and health and safety planning. The event begins with a spectacular carnival parade from Tower Bridge and culminates in a large music and arts festival in Burgess park with 5 music stages and over 100 stalls and attractions.

"For an event that has the scale and impact of Carnaval del Pueblo you need an event management company that can deliver a professional and flexible service…Take a bow Continental Drifts"
Paul Cowell, events and Film Manager, Southwark council.

BBC Music live

Continental Drifts were the event managers of the South Bank event liaising directly with the BBC. The festival featured four stages and was attended by 20,000 people. Responsibilities included: Site management- Site planning, on site security and stewarding,  organisation, Site crew, On site electric's, Decoration, Environmental management. Production- sourcing all staging, Pas, fencing, Radios, marquees, information points, Event Management- Hiring all event staff, devising management structures and communication channels. Liasing with Lambeth Council throughout the planning and execution of the event, Liaising with the BBC with regard to all filming needs.

Cowley Rd Carnival

Continental Drifts are the event production team for this one-day festival in East Oxford. Continental Drifts have worked with the East Oxford team since the event began in 2001. The event started with a small festival with 2 stages and a carnival parade with a rolling road closure.  The festival now attracts around 30,000 people, closes 23 roads for the day of the event and features around 15 different performance areas and stage as well as a large carnival procession. This event is community led and Continental Drifts work to facilitate this community in realizing their vision for the festival.

"I have worked with Continental Drifts for 5 years as the producers of the Oxford Carnival.  During this time, the event has grown from an audience of 4,000 to one of 25-30,000.  Continental Drifts have the skills and management experience to give me full confidence that however large and complicated our event grows to, the necessary safety planning and production back up will be put in place for us to deliver a completely safe, fun, family friendly community day in the way we always have."
Henrietta Gill, East Oxford Action