Featured Events

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River Event, 2024
Sat 21st Sep 2024

Great River Race 2024

Featured Event: London's river marathon, with over 1500 people from across the world taking part to raise money for charity.

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party at night
Live Performance, 2024
Sat 21st - Sun 22nd Sep 2024

The Master Shipwright’s House

Featured Event: Totally Thames festival presents a night of performances in the unique environment of The Master Shipwright’s House in Deptford.

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Live Performance, 2024
Wed 18th - Fri 20th Sep 2024

Nadī

Featured Event: A contemporary dance duet performed by former Rambert dancers, Aishwarya Raut and Antonello Sangirardi.

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Family and friends walking alongside the River Thames with Tower Bridge in front
River Event, 2024
Sun 22nd Sep 2024

Thames Day

Featured Event: An exciting day of free family activities, Thames Day celebrates World Rivers Day and the significance of the river Thames to the nation's…

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Transposed
Live Performance, 2024
Sat 21st - Sun 22nd Sep 2024

Serene Sounds

Featured Event: Transposed presents a harmonious union of soothing sound bath vibrations and the timeless elegance of classical music.

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Photo taken at Sing for Water 2023
Live Performance, 2024
Sun 15th Sep 2024

Sing for Water 2024

Featured Event: A fabulous mass choir made up of over 500 people from all over the country coming together to sing and raise money for WaterAid. Guest…

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Featured Heritage Event & Volunteer Call-out
Walks & Talks, 2024

Places of Change: From Calcutta to London: Sailortowns of Empire

Mon 22nd Jul 2024

Situated in London’s historic Royal Docks, this tour will build on the pairs’ extensive research to give a glimpse into the experience of sailors from different corners of the British Empire while in the two port cities. You will discover the contrasting treatment sailors faced in unfamiliar lands, the conditions they lived and worked in and the obstacles they overcame, from illness to racism.Places of Change is made possible with The National Lottery…

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View from above of Great River Race crews

The Totally Thames Festival 2024 celebrates the life and soul of the river with events across London

Totally Thames festival is returning in September 2024 with incredible events across the capital celebrating the life and soul of the river. Events include…

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Dancers posing on the foreshore of the River Thames

The Totally Thames Festival 2024 celebrates the life and soul of the river with events across London

The Totally Thames Festival returns in September 2024 with events across London celebrating the vibrancy of the river and the importance of safeguarding…

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Thames Lens 2023: Private View @ Woods Quay

This year we hosted the winners and runners up with the Port of London Authority at Woods Quay.

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A boat on a river in mist

Thames Lens 2023: Winners

Thames Festival Trust in partnership with the Port of London Authority are thrilled to announce our winning Thames Lens 2022 photos.

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River of Hope: Online Galleries

We have the first of our online galleries available to explore that documents the process and the output of the artists, teachers and students taking part in River of Hope. First stops, Leeds, Norfolk and Rouen in France.

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