Featured Events

Projection of a person onto Blackfriars bridge
Visual Arts Event, 2026
Thu 17th - Sun 20th Sep 2026

Turning the Tide (Event)

Site-specific film installation live on the iconic Blackfriars Railway Bridge columns.

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Black-and-white composite photograph of a person in a dark jacket, wearing a mask of the poet Arthur Rimbaud's face, standing against large rocks on a beach, with Coney Island's amusement park structures — including the Parachute Jump tower and a wooden roller coaster — visible in the misty background.
Live Performance, 2026
Sun 6th Sep 2026

The Waterfront Journals

SEED FUNDER | ONE DAY THIS KID (ODTK) presents a promenade performance of David Wojnarowicz’s THE WATERFRONT JOURNALS at Thames Barrier Park.

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Live Performance, 2026
Sat 26th Sep 2026

River Recital presents SS Robin (Live performance)

SEED FUNDER | River Recital Presents SS Robin transforms the historic SS Robin at Trinity Buoy Wharf into an immersive environment of sound, moving image…

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AFTERTIDE
Live Performance, 2026
Sat 5th Sep 2026

AFTERTIDE (Live at Hermitage Moorings)

SEED FUNDER | Aftertide begins with a unique live performance in the atmospheric surroundings of the Hermitage Community Moorings before continuing throughout…

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Dancers by the thames
Live Performance, 2026
Thu 24th Sep 2026

Nadi Aishwarya Raut

In the iconic Brunel Museuem tunnel shaft, a contemporary dance duet performed by former Rambert dancers, Aishwarya Raut and Antonello Sangirardi.

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The living Thames
Live Performance, 2026
Fri 18th Sep 2026

The Living Thames

Hear Dvořák’s American Quartet, Handel’s Water Music, Smetana’s Moldau and Strauss’s Blue Danube, with Thames field recordings at the iconic Crossness…

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Black woman with ornate hairstyle wearing a cold quilted coat standing in front of a body of water. Her image is layered three times.
Live Performance, 2026
Sun 27th - Mon 28th Sep 2026

Where the River Holds Us

SEED FUNDER | A site-responsive multisensory opera exploring water, memory, climate and belonging, inviting audiences to experience the Thames as a living…

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Live Performance, 2026
Fri 25th Sep 2026

Kick the Door Down

SEED FUNDER | The night will showcase excellent emerging talent from our Kick The Door Down alumni community with an hour of eclectic, river-themed theatre…

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Culture Cargo @ Totally Thames festival 2026

Culture Cargo @ Totally Thames festival 2026

We head down to Kent to chat with the crew of the Raybel about their resonation of the ship before their upcoming season.

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Where the River Holds Us @ Totally Thames festival 2026
Seed Funders

Where the River Holds Us @ Totally Thames festival 2026

We get together with one of our Seed Funders, Helen Epega, to chat about the upcoming performance.

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Turning The Tide @ Totally Thames festival 2026

In this video Catherine explains what the project is all about and we have a look behind the scenes of the work being prepared for the event.

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The Waterfront Journals @ Totally Thames festival 2026

We chat to the artists and producers at The Thames Barrier about their upcoming event.

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