The CMCI Winter Festival began in 2022 as a radical approach to practical assessments, organised and executed entirely by final-year students of the BA Culture, Media and Creative Industries (CMCI) at King’s College London. Throughout our three-year degree, students have the chance to be introduced to a variety of creative industries, equipping them with the skills necessary for our future specialist fields. The Winter Festival network is an exemplary opportunity to put time, energy and resources into practice, teaming up to showcase 13 unique events and exhibitions across the three-day festival.

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Previous festivals have covered a beautifully wide range of themes, creative mediums and topics! From film and video documentaries about cultural immigration experiences to interactive activities about childhood fun, we’ve investigated personal explorations of creativity, identity, and youth. Wanting to continue with the amazing legacy for students before us, we’ve been preparing this year’s theme around issues important to the student body and provided the title project: “The Art of Empowerment - Empowering Culture, Inspiring Change.”

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Inspired by our cohort and the ideas of “The Art of…”, this theme allows a diverse connection of what empowerment can mean in different contexts, to different people. Culture, identity, community, sustainability, heritage, and many more discussions will be held in celebration of our festival space. Interested in the combination of Chinese opera and mythology, or the effects of AI usage on water consumption? Or even just looking to learn about a brand new topic, with hands-on crafts and immersive experience? Sounds like you should head on down.

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Are you as excited as we are? Go to our main page at Eventbrite to book tickets online while you still have the chance, or head to the teams’ Instagram pages to read more about what’s on offer. We can’t wait to see you!

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The CMCI Winter Festival runs from the 16th to the 19th of December 2025 across multiple venue spaces, including Science Gallery London and King’s College London Somerset House. Please read our venues and accessibility page for detailed instructions on how to reach us.