The Mayor's Thames Festival

13-14 September 2008

Thames Festival

The Mayor’s Thames Festival is an annual free event celebrating our city’s greatest natural asset, the River Thames. The Festival takes place right in the heart of London, between Westminster Bridge and Tower Bridge, on the river banks and on the adjacent riverside walkways and public open spaces.

The Festival commissions high-profile, cutting-edge arts events for unique environments on and around the river. It also showcases the best in street arts, with pyrotechnics, illuminations, art installations, river events, street theatre, massed choirs, circus and music.It has grown to become the capital’s largest free, open-air arts festival.

The 2008 Thames Festival took place over the weekend of 13th and 14th September - 2008 marks the festival’s 10th Anniversary.

Further information

For information on the full programme of events, including timetable, visit www.thamesfestival.org.