The Greenwich Festivals
Festivals in 2012
The Greenwich Festivals are a series of high quality events which celebrate the cultural vibrancy of Greenwich. Running from April to November, The Greenwich Festivals provide some of the best and most varied entertainment in London.
The Greenwich Festivals 2011 was a resounding success, with amazing talent performing in venues around the borough.
Events held across the borough fell into six main categories:
- Community
- Dance
- Street
- Music
- Comedy
- Children
The Greenwich Film Festival will return in 2012.
Planned events include...
The Peninsula Festival will provide live entertainment and hospitality during the Olympic Games. It will be a fantastic opportunity for all Greenwich residents to participate in the festivities and watch the Games in a party atmosphere.
Three big screens will be erected to show all the action, plus other entertainment, food, drink and a retail village.
The festival will also welcome top artists to the Greenwich Peninsula for a series of live concerts, providing a popular rock line-up for audiences of up to 20,000 guests.
Eyes of the world on Greenwich
There is no better place than Greenwich to begin the Olympic and Paralympic celebrations early.
Many of the country's best-loved and most experienced cultural groups are based in Greenwich - from the internationally renowned Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance to Greenwich and Docklands International Festival.
The combination of these celebrated organisations together with the iconic backdrops of historic Greenwich will make for another stunning season of The Greenwich Festivals in 2012.