London's Thames Festival, a free festival put on by the mayor of London in the middle of September, attracted huge crowds and held a variety of events and activities. After spending the majority of the weekend in London soaking up the festival atmosphere, I have included several photographs from my collection.
The weekend's events included a free IMAX screening, browsing the thousands of shops and soaking up the atmosphere set up along the Thames between Hungerford Bridge and Tower Bridge, eating cupcakes, enjoying various outdoor music experiences, and viewing the boat parade on the Thames. On Sunday, I viewed the colourful night parade and the fireworks finale on the Thames. I managed to get a few photographs, but these were taken with a cheaper camera; I need to get a new digital SLR to replace my broken one.
Recently, I wrote about the "Rivers of the World" art exhibition, which is displayed in the OXO Tower gallery and along the Thames. (This is available here: "Rivers of the World" Art at Thames Festival in London.)
Cupcakes for sale at the Festival Market
Scarecrows on Southwark Bridge
A close-up of the "fish cake" on Southwark Bridge
Yummy-looking pink cupcakes from the Festival Market
The Boat Parade makes its way past the Tower of London
The Night Parade was colourful.
Large props were used in the Night Parade in London
Colourful dancers lit up the streets of London in the parade.
A fireworks finale marked the end of Thames Festival.
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