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Thames Festival 2013

Wednesday 7 August 2013 Thames Festival programme announced! Secret Arts presents YES by Ildoko Buckley and Jane Palmer. Photo courtesy of Armsden London. This week's very exciting news is that the full Thames Festival 2013 programme is announced! We're all set to bring you ten days of events celebrating the Thames, designed to get you inspired, out onto its waters and along its banks and bridges. What's On? River cruises, river relays, river races, river walks, river talks and more. Click here for the full 2013 Thames Festival programme Highlights include: Thames Talks and Walks You think you know the Thames? Everything Thames in a series of 25 inspiring Talks and Walks. Tickets on sale now! Thames Walks Join celebrated authors and Blue Badge Guides on a fascinating walking exploration of London's great river as they reveal its secrets and stories. Hear the ripple and splash of London’s Lost Rivers beneath our feet, Discover Brixton’s rural past, see why the Oval is oval, and find out about prisons, slums and wells, dissident monks and madmen. GET TICKETS Thames Talks 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. GET TICKETS Daily. Thames Talks and Walks are ticketed events. Booking is essential. Tickets £7/ £5 Concession (unless otherwise stated). Eventbrite fees apply. Love Thames Festival? Become a Festival Friend Three of our lucky Festival Friends just WON tickets to ride the EDF Energy London Eye.  Congratulations! We've got loads more prizes to give away. To be in to win, CLICK HERE to sign up as a Festival Friend today. Making Friends is easy! Secret Arts presents YES A glittering gift to the Thames spreading affirmation along the river. Follow the journey of YES as it pops up at a new location each day of the festival. How could you say no...? FREE READ MORE The Great River Race London’s other marathon. More than 300 crews from around the world in an epic race up the Thames: vessels of all shapes and sizes and every level of competitor. A great fun day out for participants and spectators alike! FREE Saturday 7 September, starting cannon 11.40am 21 miles from London Docklands to Ham in Surrey READ MORE Artists of the River Pageant Bringing together for the very first time over fifty works of art inspired by the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant. FREE Wednesday 4 - Sunday 15 September, 11am - 5pm Pump House Gallery, Battersea Park, SW11 READ MORE