Described by the Evening Standard as "London’s biggest end-of-summer party", the Mayor's Thames Festival celebrates London's river with open air arts, river events, pyrotechnics, illuminations, street theatre, massed choirs and music.
Described by the Evening Standard as "London’s biggest end-of-summer party", the Mayor's Thames Festival celebrates London's river with open air arts, river events, pyrotechnics, illuminations, street theatre, massed choirs and music.
The first festival was held in 1997 and featured a stunning high-wire walk across the River Thames. It has grown over the years to become one of London’s largest annual events.
This year, to mark its centenary, the PLA is sponsoring a flotilla of river boats to add to all of the other attractions of the event.
In the words of Adrian Evans, Festival Director, "essentially, we want to provide a celebration for London and its river, a city centre party if you like, one that is free and open to all. We want to close roads and bridges and transform them with culture. We want to educate and transform people's ideas about the river, too. Most of all, we want people not just to be spectators, but to be active participants in this spectacular London event".
The 2009 Festival will take place on 12th and 13th September.
Visit the Festival’s website for more information (opens in a new window).