All About London

Hello All About London Wednesday 11 September Coming up at Thames Festival Clockwise top left to right. The Thames (from London Bridge, Arizona to Sheerness, Canada) by Layla Curtis, Family Atlantica - performing on the Blue Ribbon Village Stage this Sun 15 Sept, #YESLONDON, Get on the River with Moo Canoes. Thanks to all who have got out and Celebrated London's River with us so far - The Great River Race, St Katharine Docks Classic Boat Festival (continues next weekend),Source to Sea River Relay, Artists of the River Pageant exhibition, Thames Walks,Thames Talks and more!  There's much more to come: Last chance to book! Thames Talk: Shooting Water Francine Stock (BBC Radio 4 The Film Programme) and Peter Florence (Hay Festival) explore ways in which contemporary cinema has used the Thames. Watch snippets from and discuss Thames-featuring classic films including Underground, Ziesfield Follies, The Long Good Friday, Orlando and The World is Not Enough. Saturday 14 September 4pm Riverside Studios, 1 Crisp Road, W6 9RL GET TICKETS  Blue Ribbon Village Free activities for the whole family all weekend at Potters Fields Park. Thames Festival’s interactive river zone displaying organisations involved with the ecology, history and industries of the Thames, plus origami workshops led bySesames and clay-moulding with Whale of a Time. Live on the Blue Ribbon Stage – a programme of sea shanty choirs, nautical songs and story-telling. Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 September, 12pm - 6pm READ MORE Keep up to date with all the festival happenings by following us on facebookand twitter. Love from Thames Festival. 1513: A Ships' Opera A Cultureship Project by twice Turner Prize-nominated Richard Wilson and artists Zatorski + Zatorski. Get ready for Thames Festival’s spectacular Saturday night event! An armada of historic vessels will perform a water-borne opera – culminating in a breath-taking light and sound display at the Pool of London between Tower Bridge and London Bridge. Saturday 14 September, 7.45pm - 8.30pm READ MORE Thames Lens - Entries are open! Hello amateur photographers! Entries are open for Thames Festival’s annual photo competition. Win amazing prizes including an Olympus PEN lite E-PL5, Olympus PEN mini E-PM2, The View from The Shard tickets or a night's stay atGuoman Hotel. Photos will be judged in three categories: River of Life, River City and Festival River. Entries close Wednesday 18 September, 5pm MORE INFO AND ENTRY DETAILS