thames festival programme 2013

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THAMES FESTIVAL6–15 SEPT 2013CELEBRATING LONDON’S RIVER

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Welcome!

This year, the Thames Festival undergoes an exciting transformation. It is extending from a concentrated weekend of riverside animations to a season of bespoke events that spans ten days. It is initiating more activities both upriver and downriver from the area it has historically occupied between Westminster Bridge and Tower Bridge. There is an evolution in its character too, as the festival goes back to source and becomes more focused on the Thames itself and on water-related issues.

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With thanks to Corporation of Trinity House, Tower Bridge Experience, Aston Fittings, Urban Space Management, Wilton’s Music Hall, Clik2Control, Lightship95, Speedy Hire

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A Suite of River Projects Curated by the Cultureship

FREE1513: A Ships’ Operaby Richard Wilson and Zatorski + ZatorskiA Cultureship project commissioned by the Thames Festival Trust

A spectacular water-borne performance for the River Thames by twice Turner Prize-nominated sculptor and sound-maker Richard Wilson and artists Zatorski + Zatorski. The first act begins at sea with a lone steam tug, which meets historic ships mustered at Trinity Buoy Wharf, home of London’s last lighthouse, where the second exciting act is performed at 6:40pm.

1513 culminates in a breath-taking light and sound display at Tower Bridge, where an armada of historic vessels from the age of sail and steam perform a live, moving, operatic concerto of ships’ steam whistles, bells, horns, hooters, sirens and cannon as the not-to-be-missed centrepiece of the 2013 Thames Festival.

Saturday 14 SeptemberPerformance route: River Thames from the mouth of the Thames Estuary to the Pool of LondonFinal performance at the Pool of London between Tower Bridge and London Bridge, 7.45pm – 8.30pm

Join Richard Wilson and Zatorski + Zatorski with the ships’ skippers as they speak about the making of 1513: A Ships’ Opera.

Monday 9 September, 7pmTrinity House, Tower Hill, EC3NBooking is essential at thamesfestival.org Tickets £7/5

This year Thames Festival is thrilled to be working with collaborative artists and directors of the Cultureship, Zatorski + Zatorski,to produce a suite of fine art projects and events that celebrate the history, vessels, sounds and the people of the Thames.

Artists include Richard Wilson (UK), Zatorski + Zatorski (UK), Layla Curtis (UK), Nikolaj Bendix Skyum Larsen (Denmark), Hew Locke (UK), and Doug Fishbone (USA).

In its new format, we are excited to present extraordinary new creative commissions, amazing river events, incentives to get people on to the river, and many other activities to inspire you to love and respect London’s greatest natural asset.

We hope you have a great Thames Festival!

Adrian Evans, Festival Director

Commissions — Cultureship Projects

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The Deluxe River Cruiseby Doug FishboneA Cultureship project commissioned by the Thames Festival Trust

River cruises with a difference. Join stand-up conceptual artist Doug Fishbone for a unique guided cruise along the Thames - a journey through both the heart of the city and his own mildly warped imagination. You’ll never view the river in the same light again.

Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 September, 1.30pm and 4pm (tours 45 mins)

River Thames: Westminster Pier to Tower PierBooking is essential at thamesfestival.orgTickets £10/8

Portrait of a Riverby Nikolaj Bendix Skyum LarsenCommissioned by Film and Video Umbrella and Museum of London Docklands. Co-produced by Film and Video Umbrella and The Cultureship. Supported by Arts Council England.

A Cultureship Project for the Thames Festival

Multiple self-contained vignettes weave together fragments and traces of the people and places that define the character of the Thames. Internationally renowned video artist Nikolaj Bendix Skyum Larsen’s latest work provides viewers with the opportunity to engage with the people that use and inhabit the river, the watermen and lightermen families who know it intimately, and who have plied their trade along it for generations.

Friday 6 September – Sunday 15 September12pm - 10pm

Samsung site, Riverside Walkway, by Oxo Tower Wharf

Adriftby Hew LockeA Cultureship project for the Thames Festival

A large-scale sculptural installation for All Hallows by the Tower - the mariners’ church. Hew Locke’s whimsical boat festooned with garlands of flowers and foliage explores the spiritual and metaphysical symbolism of the ship and sea travel: an evocation of the final funerary journey.

Friday 23 August – Sunday 29 September, Mon – Fri 8am – 6pm, Sat 10am – 5pm, Sun 10am – 1pm

All Hallows by the Tower church, Byward Street, EC3

Join Hew Locke in conversation as he talks about Adrift. Introduced by the Reverend Bertrand Olivier.Thursday 12 September, 7pm

Donations are encouraged. Booking is essential at thamesfestival.org

With thanks to Nomad

The Thames (from London Bridge, Arizona to Sheerness, Canada), 2013by Layla CurtisA Cultureship project for the Thames Festival

Focusing on the etymology of place names along the river’s shores and their global namesakes, artist Layla Curtis will examine sea charts and maps past and present to create an original artwork: an alternative map of the Thames.

Yours to keep! View and download a new section of the final artwork every day of the festival. Details at thamesfestival.org

Exhibited Sunday 18 August – Sunday 15 September on boards on the riverside walkways by The London Studios west of Oxo Tower Wharf, in front of Tate Modern and by Tower Bridge

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Artists of the Pageant

Bringing together, for the very first time, over fifty works of art inspired by the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant. On pageant day, many of the featured artists were based at Millennium Bridge and on the terraces of City of London School for Boys. Most of the works are for sale.

Wednesday 4 – Sunday 15 September, 11am - 5pm

Pump House Gallery, Battersea Park, SW11

Rivers of the World

Rivers of the World links over 2,000 young people around the world each year through a focus on a common theme: their river. This year, students from secondary schools in London, UAE, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Pakistan have shared their river research, learned about each others’ cultures and worked with local artists to create magnificent large-scale artworks.

Sunday 18 August – Sunday 15 September

Final artworks exhibited on the riverside walkways by The London Studios west of Oxo Tower Wharf, in front of Tate Modern and by Tower Bridge

Secret Arts presents YESby Ildikó Buckley and Jane Palmer

A glittering gift to the Thames, spreading affirmation all along the river as YES pops up at a new location each day of the festival. Follow its journey and connect with some of London’s lesser known parks and gardens. This is the positive power of YES. How could you say no...?

Friday 6 - Sunday 15 September

River Thames: parks and gardens, check thamesfestival.org for details

FloatArt London

After every art college degree show a tide of artistic energy pours out into the city. London’s Mississippi-style paddle steamer, The Dixie Queen, is converted into a floating gallery to showcase the hopes and dreams of some of the best new artists of 2013.

Saturday 14 September 10.30am - 9.30pm Sunday 15 September 10.30am - 6.30pm

The Dixie Queen at Butler’s Wharf Pier

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Exhibitions and Installations

EXHIBITIONS AND INSTALLATIONS

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Blue Ribbon Village

An interactive river zone displaying organisations involved with the ecology, history and industries of the Thames. Free activities all weekend include origami workshops led by Sesames and clay moulding with Whale of a Time. Sea shanty choirs will be singing traditional sailor songs and storytellers will be enchanting all ages with river folklore from the hidden depths.

Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 September, 12pm - 6pm

Potters Fields Park

The Great British Carnival comes to the Thames

Some of the UK’s top samba and soca bands, accompanied by beautiful, costumed dancers and weird and wonderful carnival creations, showcase a selection of the very best of UK carnival arts and artistry.

Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 September

12pm – 2pm: Mas Camp / Open Workshop

3pm - 6pm: Showcase

6.30pm – 9.30pm: Showcase

Bernie Spain Gardens by Oxo Tower Wharf

An Afternoon of Singing at The Scoop

Sunday 15 September, 1pm – 5.45pmThe Scoop at More London

Voyages of Discovery – Kids’ Choir

600 London schoolchildren perform a repertoire of songs inspired by the maritime history of the River Thames: Henry VIII,Sir Francis Drake, Samuel Pepys, pirates and more. Arrrrr!

1pm - 2pm

Sing for Water

Led by Roxane Smith and Michael Harper, a rousing 800 person concert comprising choirs from all over the UK will sing together to raise money and awareness for WaterAid. This year funds raised will go to projects in Ghana where life-saving work will bring access to safe water to many villages and thousands of people.

2.30pm - 3.15pm

The Trad Academy Sea Shanty Choir

Guaranteed to lift your Sunday spirits: a rousing sea shanty ensemble evoking times past on the wide open seas.

4pm – 4.45pm

Lips

Rounding off the afternoon, all woman pop choir Lips present a feel good extravaganza with a repertoire that includes everything from 50’s girl-pop to garage and disco.

5pm – 5.45pm

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Firing on the Foreshore

A fire made from Thames driftwood is extinguished by the incoming tide. In the fire are pots made from Thames clay. Pots have been fired this way for 6,000 years in the UK. See finds from the foreshore and have your questions answered by leading archaeologist Dr Fiona Haughey. Join a free archaeological walk along the river at 12pm.

Saturday 14 September, 12.30pm – 6pm

Foreshore in front of the Globe Theatre

Come and make a pot for the Firing!

Tuesday 20 August, 12.30pm - 2.30pm No experience necessary

Meet at the top of the Globe stairs for all events

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Kids’ Choir. Photo: Michael Walter

Firing on the Foreshore. Photo: Steve Stills

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The Great River Race

London’s river marathon, a spectacular boat race up the Thames that attracts over 300 crews from all over the globe and every level of competitor, from those who enjoy fun, fancy dress and charity stunts to serious sportspeople who are there to win. A great fun day out for participants and spectators alike.

Saturday 7 September, starting cannon 11.40am

21 miles from London Docklands to Ham in Surrey

Barge-Driving Races

The barge-driving races re-enact the way that watermen manouvered their barges on the Thames in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Cheer on modern-day watermen and lightermen as they battle it out in the Steve Faldo Memorial Barge Drive, while friends, family and newcomers compete in the Dave Pope Challenge.

Sunday 15 September

The Dave Pope Challenge12pm – 12.30pm

Waterloo Bridge to Tower Bridge

The Steve Faldo Memorial Barge Drive2pm – 3pm

Westminster Bridge to Tower Bridge

River Thames Relayfrom source to sea

From the serene source of the River Thames deep in the Gloucestershire hills, to the hustle bustle of central London and Tower Bridge, a journey with a difference will take place this September. Walkers, swimmers, rowers and sailors will cover the entire length of the river in short and long relay stretches.

Sunday 1 – Sunday 15 September

St Katharine Docks Classic Boat Festival

If you love classic vessels, St Katharine Docks is the place to be as boats including Gloriana – the Queen’s rowbarge, the Massey Shaw and a selection of Dunkirk Little Ships are open for guided tours. There’s also gourmet food from the St Katharine Docks Good Food Market, Sea Cadet displays and more.

Weekends: Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 and Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 September, 11am - 6pm

St Katharine Docks

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Gloriana – the Queen’s rowbarge

The Great River Race

Barge-Driving Races


Tower Beach

One of only two opportunities each year to enjoy the once bustling London beach at Tower Bridge. Thames 21 and the Thames Discovery Programme will lead workshops and activities, uncovering the history behind the many ancient objects to be found on this foreshore.

Sunday 15 September, 3.30pm – 5.30pm

Meet at river walkway in front of the Tower of London

–The Sea Inside

Philip Hoare explores Londoners’ connection with the sea, the tidal Thames and the ceaseless change and constant presence it brings to our daily lives. Hosted by The Londonist ’s Matt Brown.

Saturday 7 September, 3pmHMS President (1918), Victoria Embankment, EC4

–The Navy Way

Andrew St George, chronicler of the senior service’s contemporary history, on lessons from the Navy: how British businesses could be revolutionised by adopting the Navy’s centuries-old ethos and training methods.

Sunday 8 September, 4pmHQS Wellington, Victoria Embankment, WC2R

–The Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant – 3 years in the making

Bettany Hughes delves behind the scenes with Pageant Master, Adrian Evans, to explore the triumphs, trials and tribulations in the planning of one of the most extraordinary maritime feats of modern times.

Sunday 8 September, 4pmWatermen’s Hall, 16-18 St Mary-at-Hill, EC3R

–The Nile and the Magdalena

The geographers and travel writers Robert Twigger and Michael Jacobs discuss two of the great rivers of Africa and the Americas, and their importance to the cultures they define.

Monday 9 September, 7.30pm Westminster Boating Base, 136 Grosvenor Road, SW1

Lively talks and conversations covering everything Thames past, present and future: from climate change, geography and cartography to literature, cinema, art and architecture. Programmed in partnership with Peter Florence.

Thames Talks

Thames Talks are ticketed events. Booking is essential at thamesfestival.orgTickets: £7 / £5

FREE FREEGet on the River

Make sure you Get on the River this Thames Festival!

Paddle a canoe under Tower Bridge, take in a high-octane speedboat trip, indulge in a film by David Kew at Hermitage Moorings, enjoy a gentle cruise in a traditional Thames Barge or get behind the scenes at the UK’s busiest lifeboat station.

There’s something for everyone!

RIBS, Hermitage Moorings, SB Lady Daphne, RNLI Lifeboat Station, Moo Canoes, Diplomat Cruises and more.

Royal Navy warship group visitsOpportunities for group visits to a Royal Navy warship berthed at West India Dock during the Thames Festival. Check thamesfestival.org for details.

Friday 6 - Sunday 15 September

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Get on the River events are ticketed. Booking is essential at thamesfestival.org

Moo Canoes

The Sea Inside © Joe Lyward


Thames Talks

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Cruise in the Company of... are ticketed events. Booking is essential at thamesfestival.orgTickets: £22 – includes a glass of wine and canapés

Ideas Flow – Thames Talks

–Rising Tides

The climatologist Mark Lynas explains why the Danube burst its banks this Spring and what temperature rise in the Arctic might mean for London and the UK.

Tuesday 10 September, 7.30pm The Chamber, City Hall, SE1

–Thames Tales

Jerry Brotton and Iain Sinclair explore the role the Thames and its tributaries have played in literature, how they have affected writers such as Shakespeare and Wordsworth and continue to inspire a host of great authors and thinkers today.

Thursday 12 September, 7.30pmChapel Royal, the Tower of London, EC3N

–The London Mappers

Jerry Brotton, Daniel Crouch and Danny Dorling tell the cartographic story of London and its iconic river, from the first printed map of the city to recent artistic attempts at mapping the capital.

Friday 13 September, 7.30pmOld Royal Naval College,Greenwich, SE10

–Shooting Water

Francine Stock (BBC Radio 4 Front Row) and Peter Florence explore ways in which contemporary cinema has used the Thames, from the legendary title sequence of The World is Not Enough to the taxi-boat of Shakespeare in Love and the ending of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

Saturday 14 September, 4pmRiverside Studios, Crisp Rd, W6

Artist Talks

–The making of 1513: A Ships’ Opera Join Richard Wilson and Zatorski + Zatorski, the artists behind Thames Festival’s spectacular Saturday night event 1513: A Ships’ Opera, as they speak about the making of the performance.

Monday 9 September, 7pmTrinity House, Tower Hill, EC3N

–Adrift - Hew Locke in conversation

Adrift artist Hew Locke gives an insight into the work, introduced by the Reverend Bertrand Oliver.

Thursday 12 September, 7pm All Hallows by the Tower church, Byward Street, EC3R

–Andrew Motion

A celebration of our capital’s greatest waterway and the many stories it has inspired.

Saturday 7 September,4pm – 6pm City Cruises Millennium Diamond, Tower Pier

–Dan Cruickshank

An architectural tour of London’s bridges, past and present, their rich history and significance in making our capital the powerhouse it is today.

Monday 9 September, 7.30pm – 9.30pmCity Cruises Millennium Diamond, Tower Pier


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Thames Talks are ticketed events. Booking is essential at thamesfestival.orgTickets: £7 / £5

Georg Braun & Frans Hogenberg, Londinium Feracissmi Angliae Regni Metropolis, Cologne, 1572. Courtesy of Daniel Crouch

Rising Tides. Kangerdlugssuaq Fjord in Greenland. Photo: Nick Cobbing / Greenpeace


Ideas Flow – Thames Walks

–The Fleet with Paul Talling

Explore the lower part of the River Fleet’s course - the sites of the monastery, the market, prisons, slums and wells that once lined the banks of this now subterranean river.

Sunday 8 September,3pm – 5.30pm

–The Effra with Tom Bolton

Follow the route of the buried River Effra to discover Brixton’s forgotten rural past, find out why the Oval is oval and visit the oldest inhabited spot in London.

Saturday 14 September, 1pm – 3.30pm

You think you know the Thames?Join celebrated authors and Blue Badge Guides on a fascinating walking exploration of London’s great river as they reveal its secrets and stories.

London’s Lost Rivers

Hear the ripple and splash of London’s Lost Rivers buried beneath our feet.

–The Mouth of the Lea with Colin De Strother

Cross the Prime Meridian, see London’s Lighthouse and visit a Nature Reserve under the DLR.

Saturday 14 September, 11am – 1pm

–The Boat Race with Brian Cookson

Walk the course from the Victorian Hammersmith Bridge to ancient St Nicholas Church, Chiswick.

Saturday 14 September, 3pm – 5pm

–Walking Under the Thames with Colin De Strother

From the world’s Largest Gun to London’s Largest Lock via a walk under the river.

Sunday 15 September, 3pm – 5.15pm

Archaeological Walks

–Vauxhall

Explore the foreshore at the mouth of the lost River Effra with Mike Webber, a leading Thames archaeologist with encyclopaedic knowledge of London and its river.

Saturday 7 September, 10am – 11.30am

–Bankside

Leading Thames archaeologist and archaeological illustrator Dr Fiona Haughey leads a guided walk on the foreshore exploring 10,000 years of finds beneath your feet.

Sunday 8 September, 10am – 11.30am

Thames Walks

Blue Badge Guides Explore The Thames

–Churches, Bridges and Lavatories with Colin De Strother

Regeneration through the ages: the City of London’s riverfront from the great fires to the wobbly bridge.

Wednesday 11 September, 6pm – 7.45pm

–Brothels, Bishops and Bards with Brian Cookson

Discover ancient riverside buildings and their connections to Shakespeare, Chaucer and the Bishops of Winchester.

Thursday 12 September, 6pm – 8pm

–Wapping and Old London with Brian Cookson

Explore the former London Docks with their reputation for piracy, from St Katharine Docks to the Prospect of Whitby.

Friday 13 September, 6pm – 8pm

–The Neckinger with Tom Bolton

Cutting through the south bank and Bermondsey, this walk along the buried route of the River Neckinger reveals South London’s visionaries, dissident monks, madmen and a selection of well-known household brands.

Sunday 15 September, 11am – 1.30pm

–The Walbrook with Tom Bolton

Walk the route of the Walbrook, the lost river that shaped the City of London.

Sunday 15 September, 3pm – 5pm

Check thamesfestival.org for Thames Walks meeting and end points

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Thames Walks are ticketed events. Booking is essential at thamesfestival.orgTickets: £7 / £5 – unlessstated otherwise

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Sign up as a Festival Friend for only £15 and not only will you feel good about yourself for having helped keep the festival going, you will also receive:– VIP entry to the special Festival Friends’ viewing area for 1513: A Ships’ Opera– Discounts on Thames Festival ticketed events

Plus loads more. You’ll be in the running to win a bunch of amazing prizes we’ve gathered just for you.

For every Festival Friend, Thames Festival Trust will receive an additional £15 in match funding from Arts Council England, meaning that your support is doubly valuable to us.

Making Friends is easy! Sign up now at thamesfestival.org

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Credits

Festival Team:Adrian Evans Festival Director, Sophie Branscombe General Manager, Kitty Ross Programme Director, Michelle Butler Programme Manager, Kate Forde Programme Manager, Jon Cooke Project Manager, Tiphaine Tailleux Project Manager, Annie Helps Communications & Digital Engagement Manager, Rosey Mercer Finance Manager, Jonathan Bartlett Production Manager, Helen Wilding Production, Una Devine Press & PR, Barny Crockford Market Manager

With additional support from:brandmeetsbrand sponsorship consultancy, Lucy Plaskett, Peter Slavid and Emily Acton-Edmiston,graphic design from Why Not Associates.

And huge thanks to all our other volunteers and helpers who make the event possible

Trustees:Simon Hughes MP (Chair), John Barker, Erica Bolton, Henry Fajemirokun, Robert Gordon Clark, Sue Hughes, Sir Michael Lockett, Phil Morris, Justine Simons, Olga Stanojlovic, Pete Stephens, Uday Thakkar

The Mayor’s Thames Festival is organised by Thames Festival Trust, registered charity number 1074794. The Trust reserves the right to cancel or amend the advertised programme.

Thames Lens

Hello amateur photographers!Enter your photos into Thames Festival’sannual photo competition for the chance to win amazing prizes including an Olympus E-PL5, The Pen Mini E-Pm2, The View from The Shard tickets and more.

Categories:– River of Life– River City– Festival River Check thamesfestival.orgfor entry details and prizes.

With additional thanks to:

All Hallows by the Tower, Chapel Royal of St. Peter ad Vincula, City Cruises, Environment Agency, Grange Hotels, Historic Royal Palaces, HMS President, HQS Wellington, London River Services, More London Estates, National Theatre, Old Royal Naval College, Riverside Studios, Thames Clippers, Trinity House, Watermen’s Hall, Westminster Boating Base


Thames Lens – River Prize Winner 2012. Adam Lister

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Barge-Driving RacesThe world’s slowest, and most colourful, river raceSunday 15 September

The Great River RaceOver 300 boats row a 21 mile “river marathon”Saturday 7 September

Tower BeachYour feet in the sand at Tower BridgeSunday 15 September

Get on the RiverUnusual and unique opportunities to get on the riverFriday 6 – Sunday 15 September

IDEAS FLOW - THAMES TALKS AND WALKS

Everything Thames in a series of 25 inspiring Talks and WalksFriday 6 – Sunday 15 September

Thames LensPhotography Competition

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1513: A Ships’ Opera by Richard Wilson & Zatorski + ZatorskiA spectacular water-borne performace at the Pool of London Saturday 14 September

The Deluxe River Cruise by Doug FishboneRiver cruises with a difference Saturday 14 + Sunday 15 September

Portrait of a River by Nikolaj Bendix Skyum LarsenVignettes of the people and places that define the ThamesFriday 6 – Sunday 15 September

Adrift by Hew LockeWhimsical sculptural installation for the mariners’ churchFriday 23 August – Sunday 29 September

The Thames (from London Bridge, Arizona, to Sheerness, Canada), 2013 by Layla CurtisAn alternative map of the ThamesSaturday 18 August – Sunday 15 September

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An Afternoon of Singing at The ScoopSunday 15 September

Voyages of Discovery by Kids’ Choir

Sing for Water mass choir

The Trad Academy Sea Shanty Choir

Lips a feel-good extravaganza

LOVE RIVER

Firing on the ForeshorePot firing, archaeology Q&A and walksSaturday 14 September

Blue Ribbon VillageInteractive river zone for the whole familySaturday 14 + Sunday 15 September

St Katharine Docks Classic Boat FestivalMassey Shaw, Gloriana and moreSaturday 7 + Sunday 8 and Saturday 14 + Sunday 15 September

River Thames RelaySwim, sail, motor, row. From source to seaSunday 1 – Sunday 15 September

EXHIBITIONS AND INSTALLATIONS

Rivers of the WorldRiver-inspired artwork by young people from around the worldSaturday 18 August – Sunday 15 September

Artists of the PageantAn exhibition of work inspired by The Diamond Jubilee Pageant Wednesday 4 – Sunday 15 September

FloatArt LondonLondon’s first floating art fairSaturday 14 + Sunday 15 September

Secret Art presents YES by Ildikó Buckley and Jane PalmerA glittering gift to the Thames, appearing at a garden near youFriday 6 – Sunday 15 September

LIVE PERFORMANCE

The Great British Carnival comes to the ThamesThe UK’s best samba and soca bandsSaturday 7 + Sunday 8 September

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