Croydon culture

• Croydon hosts jazz, food, fashion and Christmas festivals each year, attracting tens of thousands of people.
• Fairfield Halls boasts a 1,789-seat concert hall, the 763-seat Ashcroft Theatre and cafes, bars and meeting rooms. It is home to the UK’s longest-established chamber orchestra, The Mozart Players, and is set to undergo a £20 million refurbishment.
• Croydon’s 800 restaurants, cafes and bars and nine nightclubs entertain 20,000 people every weekend.