The Crystal Palace Overground Festival returns in 2017 bigger and better than ever before from June 12 to 18 all around the Crystal Palace area.

Ninety per cent of the events during this family-friendly arts and culture festival are FREE; including the big park event now in Crystal Palace Park on June 17 with 10,000 revellers expected.

Highlights of the 2017 programme include:

- One of our favourite bands of the 90s, 00s and now, Morcheeba headline the main stage on June 17.

- Lemn Sissay, the official poet for the London Olympics, headlines the Spoken Word & Comedy Tent on June 17

- Kianja, a finalist in the Mayor’s GIGs competition and guest artist with the Jazz Warriors, headlines the Youth Takeover Stage on June 17

- Dr Alex Paterson of The Orb presents Kompact Sounds and Balearic Beats with Nancy Noise and DJ Dadaist on June 16

- Temujin Gill and Sunanda Biswas, from the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony creative team, perform and invite you to throwdown (dance) on June 17 in the park

- Sian Evans (Kosheen) and long-term writing partner Ron McElroy (DJ Fresh) perform new work and their substantial back catalogue on June 17.

There’s tons more to see and do with events all week including; live music, theatre, visual arts and crafts, spoken word, comedy, storytelling, community activities, sports, amazing food and drink and vintage shopping.

Free entry for all on June 17 – see the full programme at crystalpalacefestival.org

Article submitted by Noreen Meehan