Thames Festival

The Mayor’s Thames Festival is London’s largest outdoor arts festival and one of the most spectacular, feel-good London events of the year. It is a celebration of London and the River Thames, one that is free and open to all.

A vibrant mixture of live music, dance, art installations, carnival, river races and street arts, the festival transforms the Thames and its banks and brings Londoners together at the heart of their city. Events take place on the river itself, the riverside walkways, roads, bridges and public open spaces from the London Eye to St Katharine Docks. Come down to the river in September and celebrate the cultural diversity and creativity of London in grand style!

Launched in 1997 with a spectacular wire-walk above the Thames, the festival takes place every September. It is delivered by the Thames Festival Trust, a not-for-profit charitable trust with an independent board of trustees.

Thames Festival Trust is a founding member of river//cities, an international platform that aims to increase the impact of culture on urban waterways and waterfronts.