Thames Festival 2009

Launched in 1997, The Mayor's Thames Festival has grown to become London's largest free open-air arts festival, and is now in its twelfth year.

Saturday, 12th and Sunday, 13th September, are the dates set aside for the festival which is open from noon until 10pm between Westminster Bridge and Tower Bridge. The event features music, as well as art installations, workshops, children's activities, and more.

There will be numerous music stages although no acts are confirmed yet for 2009.

The event will also host a lot of activities throughout the weekend.

Every year key London roads are closed to traffic for the Thames Festival's spectacular finale event, the Night Procession, with over 2,000 musicians, dancers, performers and masqueraders come from across the country and the world with lanterns, illuminated costumes and fantastic structures. The Procession takes place on Sunday 13th September, starting at 7.15pm on Victoria Embankment, travels east crossing the Thames at Blackfriars Bridge, and finishes behind the Royal National Theatre and Southbank Centre.

The Blue Ribbon Village will again be located on and around Potters Fields Park, by City Hall and on the riverside walkway. This area will form the environmental zone and will feature activities such as environmental art workshops with Thames21, a Pleasure Garden installation, an underwater simulator, flags by Sho Watt, music from around the world, art workshops and storytelling, a bar and food stalls, and more.
For more information (as available), see the official website.

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