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41 events took place in 2009
Fireworks 2009
Sun 13 September 2009
Major mid-river display between Waterloo & Blackfriars Bridges designed by Pains the only UK company to win the top award at Montreal's world-renowned International Fireworks Festival.
Kids’ Choir 2009
Sun 13 September 2009
This unique children's singing project creates a one-off choir of 750 young, inner-city London voices.
Stuff for Kids | Music & Performance | The Scoop at More London
F-IRE Collective - Festival Jazz 2009
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
Cutting edge festival jazz programmed by the F-IRE Collective - one of the best line-ups you'll see all year!
Thames Festival River Pageant 2009
Sat 12 September 2009
The Thames River Pageant sees a flotilla of working boats, both old and new, sail from Tower Bridge to Westminster Bridge
The Big Swing 2009
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
Dust off your dancing shoes and swing, jive and lindyhop at the Thames Festival's al fresco ballroom.
A Scoop of Korea 2009
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
Over 60 artists direct from Korea present the very best Taekwondo, Korean traditional dance, contemporary culture, cuisine and film
Stuff for Kids | Music & Performance | The Scoop at More London
Blue Ribbon Village 2009
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
Fabulous interactive river and environmental zone with street performers and kids workshops.
Stuff for Kids | River & Foreshore Events | Potters Fields Park
New European Village 2009
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
Headline folk/fusion bands and stalls selling fine handmade crafts from eastern Europe.
Barclaycard Freerun Zone 2009
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
The best parkour and freerunning athletes together with B-boys and street dancers on a purpose-built rig.
Thames Festival Classic Rally 2009
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
A collection of classic wooden yachts and nautical fun and games at St Katharine Docks.
The Hive 2009
Tue 8 – Fri 11 September 2009
“The Hive” brings together the work of children from 150 London primary schools. Measuring approximately five metres high, the Hive structure is a honeycomb of hexagonal tiles, each tile designed by a different school.
Rivers of the World exhibition 2009
Thu 20 August – Sunday, 13 September 2009
River-inspired artworks created by 2,000 young people from river cities around the world.
Night Carnival 2009
Sun 13 September 2009
The jewel in the Thames Festival crown, the spectacular Night Carnival
Sing for Water 2009
Sun 13 September 2009
Inspirational world songs sung by an 800-voice adult choir
Cutter Race 2009
Sun 13 September 2009
Traditional rowing races in boats dating back to the fifteenth century
The Natural Theatre Company 2009
Sun 13 September 2009
Festival favourites, the Natural Theatre Company, return with a host of comic characters.
The Steve Faldo Memorial Barge-Driving Race 2009
Sun 13 September 2009
A chance to see the dying art of barge driving
Thames Sailing Barge ‘Lady Daphne’ 2009
Sun 13 September 2009
Take a trip on a beautiful traditional Thames Sailing Barge
VoiceLab Welcomes 2009
Sun 13 September 2009
Kathak beatbox choir created by Slomo in collaboration with acclaimed Kathak dancer Gauri Sharma Tripathi
Piccadilly Revisited 2009
Sat 12 September 2009
Chinatown Arts Space presents live musicians performing a new contemporary score to accompany the 1929 classic British silent film, Piccadilly, starring Hollywood's first Chinese film star, Anna May Wong
Music & Performance | Riverside Walkway | Royal Festival Hall
Fire Garden 2009
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
A magical fire installation in front of Tate Modern by French fire alchemists Compagnie Carabosse
Installation | Music & Performance | Spectacle | Tate Modern
Flood Tide 2009
Sat 12 September 2009
Flood Tide is a new musical work for live performance in which music is generated from data derived from our physical environment
Southbank Centre Samples 2009
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
Over the festival weekend there are free special samples from the Southbank Centre's London African Music Festival, Close Up and Voicelab Welcomes
Thames Festival Market 2009
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
Onedotzero_adventures 2009
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
A huge interactive projection on the side of the National Theatre.
Street Theatre Cabaret 2009
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
Some of London's best street performers take over Hay's Galleria
The Pleasure Garden and the Elastic Band Ensemble 2009
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
Potters Fields Park, by Tower Bridge
Installation | Stuff for Kids | Music & Performance | Potters Fields Park
La Roue de la Mort: La Trilogie du Temps 2009
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
Jaw-dropping 'wheel of death' circus stunts by Les Studios de Cirque de Marseille, directed by Pierrot Bidon (Archaos) and presented by the National Theatre.
Thames Beach 2009
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
Join in fun Thames21 activities on the Thames Foreshore!
Stuff for Kids | River & Foreshore Events | Foreshore by Gabriel's Wharf
Music of the Spheres 2009
Sat 12 September 2009
A giant transparent sphere, the size of a four-storey building, floats on the river at low tide.
Archaeological walks and stalls 2009
Sat 12 September 2009
Discover 10,000 years of history under your feet
Photo Competition and Photography Masterclasses 2009
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
Village Fete 2009
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
Free arts workshops and other hands-on fun in a tea tent and picnic environment with music from the Disco Shed.
Feast on the Bridge 2009
Sat 12 September 2009
Southwark Bridge is transformed into a harvest feasting environment with fabulous food and entertainment
Red Hands Flying Trapeze 2009
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
A chance to fulfill a childhood dream - queue up, get harnessed-up and have a swing on the flying trapeze!
Get on the River! 2009
Tue 1 – Wed 30 September 2009
Buy-one-get-one-free tickets throughout the month of September.
BBC 21CC Tides and Times 2009
Thu 16 July – Sunday, 13 September 2009
Pods designed by cutting-edge architect practices with interactive touch screens showing river-related material. Both the pods and the digital content were designed in workshops with primary school children.
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