What’s On at Totally Thames Festival

2024 is the 28th edition of the festival

Every year, London celebrates its famous river with a packed programme of performance art, installations and exhibitions running across the length of the Thames. Totally Thames Festival first launched in 1997 when a record-breaking high wire walk was conducted across the river by the acrobats Didier Pasquette and Jade Kindar-Martin. Since then, it’s grown into a month-long series of events taking place at riverside spots throughout the city.

Throughout the whole of September, the city will be filled with unique festivities, from art exhibitions and mudlarking sessions to boat trips and river races. Here’s just a taste of what’ll be going down along the banks of the River Thames at Totally Thames 2024.


Thames Lens Exhibition 2024

The annual Thames Lens photography competition gives non-professional photographers the chance to share their interpretation of the River Thames, and you can see work from winners and shortlisters across the past 19 years at this outdoor exhibition.

Until Mon 30th September 2024
Lower Thames Street, London, EC3R 6DN


Sing for Water

Watch this mass choir featuring over 500 people, including guest artists Lea Morris and Una May Olomolaiye, sing under the direction Helen Chadwick and Roxane Smith to raise money for WaterAid.

Sun 15th Sep 2024, 2.15pm – 3pm
Queen’s Walk, More London, SE1 2DB


Great River Race 2024

London’s river marathon, the Great River Race sees up to 1500 people across 300 traditional style boats row 21.6 miles from Millwall to Richmond to raise money for charity.

Sat 21st September 2024
Millwall, London


St Katharine Docks Classic Boat Festival

Returning for a 15th year, over 40 classic boats, including Thames sailing barges, Dunkirk Little Ships and other historic tugs, will be on display in St Katharine Docks during the festival, with live music, boat building workshops and talks also happening across the weekend.

Sat 7th – Sun 8th September 2024
Marina 50, St Katharine’s Way, London, E1W 1LA


Hear Lay Our Hearts

This audio journey from Monument to Crossbones Graveyard gives a voice to the Winchester Geese – Southwark women sex workers, who, although being licensed by the church, were denied Christian burials and whose stories were unrecorded.

Sun 15th September 2024
Outside 1 Monument Street, London

thamesfestivaltrust.org

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