Storytelling, art, birds of prey and giant chess all featured at Hampstead Summer Festival’s family garden party on Sunday (July 4).

The event at Keats House, organised by Keats Community Library, saw parents enjoy Pimm's on the lawn, and children a spot of cake.

Ham & High: Family Fun Day at Keats House as part of the Hampstead Summer Festival. Ines making a wearable book at the art tableFamily Fun Day at Keats House as part of the Hampstead Summer Festival. Ines making a wearable book at the art table (Image: Polly Hancock)

The family affair followed readings and acapella folk songs on Saturday (July 3) to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of British artist Edith Holden.

The Hampstead Summer Festival also hosted an art fair, organised by Hampstead School of Art, and a drawing and painting session on June 26.

Ham & High: Family Fun Day at Keats House as part of the Hampstead Summer Festival. Children with entertainers Fairy Claire and Captain Kieran the pirateFamily Fun Day at Keats House as part of the Hampstead Summer Festival. Children with entertainers Fairy Claire and Captain Kieran the pirate (Image: Polly Hancock)

A performance of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night will be held on July 11.

For more information visit http://www.hampsteadsummerfestival.com/

Ham & High: Family Fun Day at Keats House as part of the Hampstead Summer Festival. Clara and Maia colouring in at the art tableFamily Fun Day at Keats House as part of the Hampstead Summer Festival. Clara and Maia colouring in at the art table (Image: Polly Hancock)

Ham & High: Family Fun Day at Keats House as part of the Hampstead Summer Festival. Local authors Ruth Craig and Suzanne Wylde read their latest books to childrenFamily Fun Day at Keats House as part of the Hampstead Summer Festival. Local authors Ruth Craig and Suzanne Wylde read their latest books to children (Image: Polly Hancock)

Ham & High: Family Fun Day at Keats House as part of the Hampstead Summer Festival. Falconer Carly, with Dalmore the golden eagle, from Herring Green Farm, Bedfordshire.Family Fun Day at Keats House as part of the Hampstead Summer Festival. Falconer Carly, with Dalmore the golden eagle, from Herring Green Farm, Bedfordshire. (Image: Polly Hancock)

Ham & High: Family Fun Day at Keats House as part of the Hampstead Summer Festival. The bird display included Vee, a seven-year-old vermiculated eagle owlFamily Fun Day at Keats House as part of the Hampstead Summer Festival. The bird display included Vee, a seven-year-old vermiculated eagle owl (Image: Polly Hancock)