Flame installation at Royal Docks

Feature Project: Totally Thames festival 2026

We will be back again in September 2026.

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Seed Funder Programme

Our Seed Funder Programme provides early to mid-career artists with support to shape, develop and deliver their River Thames, waterway, or sustainability themed project.

Seed Funder Programme

Sing for Water

A riverside choral event that takes place as part of Totally Thames festival, bringing together choirs from across the UK to raise money and awareness for WaterAid.

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Thames Lens

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Thames Path at 30: Photography Competition

The Thames Path National Trail traces the River Thames from its source in Gloucestershire to the Woolwich Foot Tunnel, where it meets the King Charles III England Coast Path.Integrated along the trail, there are new riverside public spaces created by the Thames Tideway Tunnel, each incorporating newly commissioned public artworks.The photography competition focuses on the new Tideway public spaces, the Thames Path and the riverside walkway on north…

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Totally Thames festival

Totally Thames festival is an annual season of unique and inclusive arts and culture throughout the month of September with activity taking place on, beneath, and along the River Thames.Launched in 2014, Totally Thames festival emerged from the idea to expand and replace the hugely successful two-day Thames Festival along the South Bank and Bankside that ran from 1997-2013.The month-long programme runs the 42-mile stretch of the Thames through working…

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