West London Turkish Festival 2023: Thousands expected to join celebrations

Thousands of people are expected to join the West London Turkish festival this weekend to celebrate Turkish culture.

First launched in 2016, the Feltham-based one-day event has gotten bigger with each passing year.

Around 10,000 people from diverse backgrounds attended last year’s festival and they expect even bigger crowds for 2023.

This year’s programme includes live Turkish music by Neslihan Çakır, Hakan and Erhan Bozdağ, folk dancing, sports including an adult football tournament, fun fair and other activities for all the family, and lots of great food stalls cooking up tasty Turkish street food.

This year’s event celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye and will take place on Sunday July 9.

The event is organised by West London Turkish Volunteers, a local charity group and is one of the largest Turkish festivals in the UK.

The festival is free to attend but prior registration via Eventbrite is needed.

The West London Turkish festival will take place at Springwest Academy, Browells Lane, Feltham TW13 7EF on July 9 from 10am to 8pm.