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14/06/25

πŸ“… This year FiliFest will be held on June 14th 2025 from 10am to 6pm BST – come and celebrate Filipino Independence Day with us!

πŸ“ The festival venue is UCL East (Marshgate), 7 Sidings Street, Stratford, London, E20 2AE, London E20 2AF.

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𝑭𝑰𝑳𝑰𝑭𝑬𝑺𝑻 πŸπŸŽπŸπŸ“ 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔: 𝑷𝑨𝑴𝑨𝑡𝑨 β€” 𝑨 π‘ͺ𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 π‘°π’Žπ’Žπ’†π’“π’”π’Šπ’π’ π‘¬π’™π’‘π’†π’“π’Šπ’†π’π’„π’†πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­ We’re thrilled to introduce this brand-new addition to the Festival! πŸŽ‰ To kick things off, we’re releasing TWO exclusive sessions at a special early bird price of just Β£3. Stay tuned for the general release of the rest of the sessions, coming soon! ✨ 🎟️ Grab your tickets at filifest.co.uk/shop. π˜–π˜―π˜€π˜¦ 𝘀𝘒𝘱𝘒𝘀π˜ͺ𝘡𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘡𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴π˜ͺ𝘰𝘯 π˜ͺ𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘡𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸π˜ͺ𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘡𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘡π˜ͺ𝘀𝘬𝘦𝘡 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘒𝘴𝘦𝘴. 𝘚𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘒𝘣 𝘺𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘴 π˜•π˜–π˜ž! πŸ—“ Date: Saturday, 14 June 2025 β›Ί Venue: PAMANA Cultural Immersion Tent at FiliFest 2025 πŸ“ Location: UCL East (Marshgate) Central Plaza, Olympic Park πŸ—ΊοΈ Postcode: East London E20 2AE πŸš‰ Nearest Station: Stratford Station (Tube, Overground, DLR, National Rail) #FILIFEST2025 #filifest #festival #culture #workshop #pinoypride #britishfilipino #summerfestival
‼️ SPONSOR ALERT ‼️ We’re excited to announce PINOY EAT (@pinoy_eat) as an official #FILIFEST2025 sponsor! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ 🍚 As an official SPONSOR and KAINAN VENDOR at #FiliFest2025, PINOY EAT is all set to bring you authentic Filipino food! 🀩 Discover PINOY EAT’s menu which also includes halal and vegetarian options, and more! πŸ“… Saturday, 14th June 2025 πŸ“ UCL East Central Plaza, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­ 𝑫𝒐𝒏’𝒕 π’Žπ’Šπ’”π’” 𝒐𝒖𝒕, π’Œπ’Šπ’•π’‚-π’Œπ’Šπ’•π’”! #FILIFEST2025 #FiliFestFestival #filipinofestival #summerfestival #summer #philippines #pinoypride #culture #thingstodoinlondon #britishfilipinos #londoneats #filipinocuisine #authenticfilipinofood
‼️ SPONSOR ALERT ‼️ We’re excited to announce 135 Supper Club (@135supperclub) as an official #FILIFEST2025 sponsor! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ 🍜 As an official RAFFLE SPONSOR and PAMANA EXHIBITOR at #FiliFest2025, 135 Supper Club is all set to treat you to 2 tickets to their next supper club event! 🀩 Discover 135 Supper Club’s first ever Fili-Viet Summer Roll Workshop at the PAMANA tent! πŸ“… Saturday, 14th June 2025 πŸ“ UCL East Central Plaza, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, E20 2AE πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­ 𝑫𝒐𝒏’𝒕 π’Žπ’Šπ’”π’” 𝒐𝒖𝒕, π’Œπ’Šπ’•π’‚-π’Œπ’Šπ’•π’”! #FILIFEST2025 #FiliFestFestival #filipinofestival #summerfestival #summer #philippines #pinoypride #culture #thingstodoinlondon #britishfilipinos #vietnamese #fusion #vietnamesefilipino
‼️ SPONSOR ALERT ‼️ We’re excited to announce SIOCOLAT (@siocolat) as an official #FILIFEST2025 sponsor! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ 🍫 As an official RAFFLE SPONSOR and KAINAN VENDOR at #FiliFest2025, SIOCOLAT is all set to bring you indulgence without the guilt, blending the richness of premium chocolate with the benefits of healthier, all-natural ingredients through a line of premium, sugar-free chocolate products! 🀩 Discover SIOCOLAT’s no added sugar vegan hot chocolate, vegan crunchy chocolate peanut butter, vegan champorado (chocolate rice porridge) and more! πŸ“š SIOCOLAT is offering 20% STUDENT DISCOUNT. Please bring/show a valid student ID, UNiDAYS or StudentBeans account, Totum or ISIC ID. They are also extending this discount to all Festival attendees! πŸ† Get a chance to win their gift box worth Β£50 at the raffle! πŸ“… Saturday, 14th June 2025 πŸ“ UCL East Central Plaza, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­ 𝑫𝒐𝒏’𝒕 π’Žπ’Šπ’”π’” 𝒐𝒖𝒕, π’Œπ’Šπ’•π’‚-π’Œπ’Šπ’•π’”! #FILIFEST2025 #FiliFestFestival #filipinofestival #summerfestival #summer #philippines #pinoypride #culture #thingstodoinlondon #britishfilipinos #pinoychocolate #sweetfusion #zerosugar
π‘­π’Šπ’π’Šπ‘­π’†π’”π’• π’Šπ’” π’Žπ’π’“π’† 𝒇𝒖𝒏 π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ 𝒐𝒖𝒓 π’‡π’‚π’—π’π’–π’“π’Šπ’•π’† 𝒃𝒆𝒆! 🐝 We’re buzzing to announce that @jollibeeuk is joining us as a special guest at #FILIFEST2025! πŸŽ‰ 🎯 Come play games with Jollibee, snap some pics, and share your love for everyone’s favourite Filipino fast-food icon! 🀩 You can find Jollibee across the UK β€” including their popular London branches in Leicester Square and Earl’s Court. πŸ“… 14 June 2025, Saturday πŸ•™ 10AM – 6PM πŸ“ UCL East (Marshgate) Central Plaza, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, London E20 2AE πŸš‚ Closest station: Stratford The Central Plaza is situated within Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Newham, π’‰π’π’Žπ’† 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’π’‚π’“π’ˆπ’†π’”π’• π‘­π’Šπ’π’Šπ’‘π’Šπ’π’ π’…π’Šπ’‚π’”π’‘π’π’“π’‚ π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝑲 β€” a fitting venue to celebrate the weekend of Philippine Independence Day πŸŽ‰ π‘­π’π’π’π’π’˜ @π’‡π’Šπ’π’Šπ’‡π’†π’”π’• 𝒕𝒐 π’”π’•π’‚π’š 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆! 🀳 #FILIFEST2025 #FiliFestFestival #FilipinoFestival #SummerFestival #PinoyPride #BritishFilipinos #JollibeeUK #FilipinoFood #FilipinoFastFood #ThingsToDoInLondon #Philippines #Culture #SummerVibes #jollibee
#π‘­π‘°π‘³π‘°π‘­π‘¬π‘Ίπ‘»πŸπŸŽπŸπŸ“ π’Šπ’ 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒅! 𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’ˆπ’π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’‰π’π’Žπ’† 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’π’‚π’“π’ˆπ’†π’”π’• π‘­π’Šπ’π’Šπ’‘π’Šπ’π’ π’…π’Šπ’‚π’”π’‘π’π’“π’‚ π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝑲 πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­ πŸ“… 14 June 2025, Saturday πŸ•™ 10AM – 6PM πŸ“ UCL East (Marshgate) Central Plaza πŸ—ΊοΈ Olympic Park in Stratford, London E20 2AE πŸš‚ Closest station: Stratford The Central Plaza is situated within Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Newham, π’‰π’π’Žπ’† 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’π’‚π’“π’ˆπ’†π’”π’• π‘­π’Šπ’π’Šπ’‘π’Šπ’π’ π’…π’Šπ’‚π’”π’‘π’π’“π’‚ π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝑲 β€” a fitting venue to celebrate the weekend of Philippine Independence Day πŸŽ‰ π‘­π’π’π’π’π’˜ @π’‡π’Šπ’π’Šπ’‡π’†π’”π’• 𝒕𝒐 π’”π’•π’‚π’š 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆! 🀳 #FILIFEST2025 #SaveTheDate #FilipinoCulture #londonfestival #summerfestival #culture #pinoypride #filipinofood #fiesta #philippineindependence #newham #eastlondon #esea #filbrit
𝟐 π’˜π’†π’†π’Œπ’” π’–π’π’•π’Šπ’ #π‘­π‘°π‘³π‘°π‘­π‘¬π‘Ίπ‘»πŸπŸŽπŸπŸ“ πŸŽ‰πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­ πŸ“… 14 June 2025, Saturday πŸ•™ 10AM – 6PM πŸ“ UCL East (Marshgate) Central Plaza, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London E20 2AE πŸš‚ Closest station: Stratford The Central Plaza is situated within Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Newham, π’‰π’π’Žπ’† 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’π’‚π’“π’ˆπ’†π’”π’• π‘­π’Šπ’π’Šπ’‘π’Šπ’π’ π’…π’Šπ’‚π’”π’‘π’π’“π’‚ π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝑲 β€” a fitting venue to celebrate the weekend of Philippine Independence Day πŸŽ‰ π‘­π’π’π’π’π’˜ @π’‡π’Šπ’π’Šπ’‡π’†π’”π’• 𝒕𝒐 π’”π’•π’‚π’š 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆! 🀳 #FILIFEST #festival #summerfestival #londonfestival #culture #pinoyfood #pinoypride #challenge #london #philippines
‼️ SPONSOR ALERT ‼️ We’re excited to announce LUTO LONDON (@lutolondon) as an official #FILIFEST2025 sponsor! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ πŸ‘©β€πŸ³ As an official RAFFLE SPONSOR at #FiliFest2025, LUTO LONDON is all set to bring you bold umami, bright bites and deep heritage in every mouthful through trying their Filipino flavours! 🀩 Discover LUTO LONDON’s pop up at the Pilgrm Hotel in Paddington for the summer, where they’ll be serving dishes like their classic adobo lamb ribs with rhubarb tamarind jam and ginataang charred hispi cabbage. Come for dinner Wednesday - Saturday until 14th August! πŸ† Get a chance to sample what they do at their pop up with two raffle prizes (T&C’s in the comments): 1st prize - 50% off your food bill, plus a bottle of wine2nd prize - 25% off your food bill, plus a bottle of wine πŸ“… Saturday, 14th June 2025 πŸ“ UCL East Central Plaza, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­ 𝑫𝒐𝒏’𝒕 π’Žπ’Šπ’”π’” 𝒐𝒖𝒕, π’Œπ’Šπ’•π’‚-π’Œπ’Šπ’•π’”! #FILIFEST2025 #FiliFestFestival #filipinofestival #summerfestival #summer #philippines #pinoypride #culture #thingstodoinlondon #britishfilipinos #filipinocuisine #restaurantpopup #filipinoflavours
‼️ SPONSOR ALERT ‼️ We’re excited to announce SPIRITUAL JOURNEY TATTOO (@spiritualjourneytattoo) as an official #FILIFEST2025 sponsor! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ 🌊 As an official SPONSOR and MERKADO VENDOR at #FiliFest2025, SPIRITUAL JOURNEY TATTOO is all set to bring you education and information about indigenous tattoo methods from all over the world! 🀩 Book your next tattoo appointment at SPIRITUAL JOURNEY TATTOO for a Filipino tribal tattoo! πŸ“… Saturday, 14th June 2025 πŸ“ UCL East Central Plaza, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­ 𝑫𝒐𝒏’𝒕 π’Žπ’Šπ’”π’” 𝒐𝒖𝒕, π’Œπ’Šπ’•π’‚-π’Œπ’Šπ’•π’”! #FILIFEST2025 #FiliFestFestival #filipinofestival #summerfestival #summer #philippines #pinoypride #culture #thingstodoinlondon #britishfilipinos #filipinotatoos #ethnictattoos #tribalart
‼️ SPONSOR ALERT ‼️ We’re excited to announce THAT’S IT PANCIT (@thatsitpancitkitchen) as an official #FILIFEST2025 sponsor! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ 🍜 As an official SPONSOR and KAINAN CENDOR at #FiliFest2025, THAT’S IT PANCIT is all set to bring you traditional Filipino noodle dishes through pan fried pancit and atchara noodle salad! 🀩 Discover THAT’S IT PANCIT’s fried chicken, dumplings, mango slushie, other vegan and halal options, and more! πŸ“š THAT’S IT PANCIT is offering 20% STUDENT DISCOUNT. Please bring/show a valid student ID, UNiDAYS or StudentBeans account, Totum or ISIC ID. πŸ“… Saturday, 14th June 2025 πŸ“ UCL East Central Plaza, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, E20 2AE πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­ 𝑫𝒐𝒏’𝒕 π’Žπ’Šπ’”π’” 𝒐𝒖𝒕, π’Œπ’Šπ’•π’‚-π’Œπ’Šπ’•π’”! #FILIFEST2025 #FiliFestFestival #filipinofestival #summerfestival #summer #philippines #pinoypride #culture #thingstodoinlondon #britishfilipinos #filipinonoodledishes #pancit #noodlesalad
‼️ SPONSOR ALERT ‼️ We’re excited to announce CAPIZ by RAPSA (@capizbyrapsa) as an official #FILIFEST2025 sponsor! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ 🏝️ As an official SPONSOR at #FiliFest2025, CAPIZ is all set to bring you to Capiz Island, the seafood capital of the Philippines through special seafood platters, boodle fights and unique Filipino cocktails! 🀩 Discover CAPIZ’s *Karaoke / Sugarlandia Tambayan, Pulutan Party Menus and Beer Buckets, the proper tambayan way of Philippines! πŸ“š For the month of June, CAPIZ is offering Free Karaoke Parties on a Wednesday, Thursday or Sunday when you book a Boodle, Pulutan Party menu or Sharing Menu πŸ“… Saturday, 14th June 2025 πŸ“ UCL East Central Plaza, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­ 𝑫𝒐𝒏’𝒕 π’Žπ’Šπ’”π’” 𝒐𝒖𝒕, π’Œπ’Šπ’•π’‚-π’Œπ’Šπ’•π’”! #FILIFEST2025 #FiliFestFestival #filipinofestival #summerfestival #summer #philippines #pinoypride #culture #thingstodoinlondon #britishfilipinos #filipinorestaurant #filipinocuisine #seafood
‼️ SPONSOR ALERT ‼️ We’re excited to announce FAIE and GODDESS BUWAN (@___faie @goddessbuwan) as official #FILIFEST2025 sponsors! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ 🌺 As official SPONSORS and MERKADO VENDORS at #FiliFest2025, FAIE and GODDESS BUWAN are all set to bring you The Filipino Cultural Art through Cultural Artisan products! 🀩 Discover FAIE’s handmade jewellery and badges, and GODDESS BUWAN handmade art prints and stickers and more!  πŸ“š FAIE and GODDESS BUWAN are offering 10% STUDENT DISCOUNT. Please bring/show a valid student ID, UNiDAYS or StudentBeans account, Totum or ISIC ID.  πŸ“… Saturday, 14th June 2025 πŸ“ UCL East Central Plaza, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­ 𝑫𝒐𝒏’𝒕 π’Žπ’Šπ’”π’” 𝒐𝒖𝒕, π’Œπ’Šπ’•π’‚-π’Œπ’Šπ’•π’”! #FILIFEST2025 #FiliFestFestival #filipinofestival #summerfestival #summer #philippines #pinoypride #culture #thingstodoinlondon #britishfilipinos #FilipinoCrafts #FlowerArt #HandmadeArt
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WHO WE ARE

Our Story

FiliFest stands for the celebration of the Filipino culture with the youth taking charge. We bridge youths and businesses through our cultural organisation.

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Through The Years

Have a look back at all of our key events in the last 5 years - physical and digital. Keep an eye out on our socials to know when you can also take part in them.

2024

Our first ever sport event, FiliFest Games, held at Brunel University in West London.

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2023

Our biggest event so far is our #FiliFest2023 Festival, hosted again at UCL. Our event welcomed around 2500 attendees throughout the day.

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2022

FiliFest’s second Festival was finally reignited in 2022. Back again in UCL, we held our first Festival after COVID-19

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2021

With only a slight easing of COVID-19, we decided to invite some members of our Community to participate in The FiliFest Challenge – a gamified tour around London, visiting key Filipino restaurants/cafΓ©s

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2020

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we adapted our annual Festival into Digital FiliFest, hosting and releasing digital activities across two Saturdays on Instagram (June 20th & 27th)

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2019

FiliFest piloted our annual flagship Festival on June 1st, at UCL, collaborating with 24 Filipino Societies from across the UK.

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