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Events
Fire Garden
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
A magical fire installation in front of Tate Modern by French fire alchemists Compagnie Carabosse
Feast on the Bridge
Sat 12 September 2009
Southwark Bridge is transformed into a harvest feasting environment with fabulous food and entertainment
Barclaycard Freerun Zone
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
The best parkour and freerunning athletes together with B-boys and street dancers on a purpose-built rig.
Night Carnival
Sun 13 September 2009
The jewel in the Thames Festival crown, the spectacular Night Carnival
Thames Festival Market
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
Fireworks
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.
Rivers of the World exhibition
Thu 20 August – Sunday, 13 September 2009
River-inspired artworks created by 2,000 young people from river cities around the world.
The Big Swing
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
Dust off your dancing shoes and swing, jive and lindyhop at the Thames Festival's al fresco ballroom.
F-IRE Collective - Festival Jazz
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!
Blue Ribbon Village
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
Fabulous interactive river and environmental zone with street performers and kids workshops.
Thames Beach
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
Join in fun Thames21 activities on the Thames Foreshore!
A Scoop of Korea
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
New European Village
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
Headline folk/fusion bands and stalls selling fine handmade crafts from eastern Europe.
Thames Festival Classic Rally
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
A collection of classic wooden yachts and nautical fun and games at St Katharine Docks.
Onedotzero_adventures
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
A huge niteractive projection on the side of the National Theatre.
Thames Festival Oyster Run - EVENT CANCELLED
Fri 4 September 2009
Storm force winds are forecast for the Thames Estuary Wed 3, Thurs 4 & Fri 5.
Six classic smacks race from the Essex oyster beds to deliver fresh oysters to Pont de la Tour restaurant at Tower Bridge
Kids’ Choir
Sun 13 September 2009
This unique children's singing project creates a one-off choir of 750 young, inner-city London voices.
Cutter Race
Sun 13 September 2009
Traditional rowing races in boats dating back to the fifteenth century
Thames Festival River Pageant
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 Steve Faldo Memorial Barge-Driving Race
Sun 13 September 2009
A chance to see the dying art of barge driving
Flood Tide
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
The Hive
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.
Village Fete
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.
Street Theatre Cabaret
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
Some of London's best street performers take over Hay's Galleria
Get on the River!
Tue 1 – Wed 30 September 2009
Buy-one-get-one-free tickets throughout the month of September.
The Natural Theatre Company
Sun 13 September 2009
Festival favourites, the Natural Theatre Company, return with a host of comic characters.
La Roue de la Mort: La Trilogie du Temps
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.
Piccadilly Revisited
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
The Pleasure Garden and the Elastic Band Ensemble
Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009
Potters Fields Park, by Tower Bridge
BBC 21CC Tides and Times
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.
VoiceLab Welcomes
Sun 13 September 2009
Kathak beatbox choir created by Slomo in collaboration with acclaimed Kathak dancer Gauri Sharma Tripathi
Archaeological walks and stalls
Sat 12 September 2009
Discover 10,000 years of history under your feet
Children’s Society - Walk and Explore
Sat 13 – Sun 14 September 2008
Take a step back in time and uncover England’s past with Walk & Explore London.
Red Hands Flying Trapeze
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!
Thames Sailing Barge ‘Lady Daphne’
Sun 13 September 2009
Take a trip on a beautiful traditional Thames Sailing Barge