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21st June - 9th September 2012

Where

Locations across London

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Proving the Olympics isn't just about sport, the London 2012 Festival brings together over a thousand events celebrating the very best in art, music, theatre and culture.

Cultural Olympiad
The culmination of the Cultural Olympiad, the London 2012 Festival starts on Midsummer's Day and carries on all the way until the end of the Paralympic Games on the 9th September. The festival features everything from live music set to Hitchcock's silent films to exhibitions from some of the UK's leading artists, as well as new theatre commissions and free performances to run alongside the sporting events of the Olympic Games.

Festivals within the festival
The multi venue, multi event festival is so huge that it even contains a number of small festivals within it. The River of Music festival celebrates music from around the world with six stages dotted along the Thames, while the World Shakespeare Festival also brings fresh and exciting new productions of The Bard's work to London as part of the larger festival of cultural events. For 2012, the Kids Week theatre promotion has also been extended to a whole month, thanks to the festival.

River of Music London

World Shakespeare Festival London

Big Dance London

Hitchcock Silent Film Screenings London

Kids Week

London 2012 Festival

Room for London Installation

01 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2012

The Room for London installation is set to be one of the hottest and most popular hotel spots in the city throughout 2012. Created as part of the London 2012 Festival and the Southbank Centre's Festival of the World, A Room for London is a unique art installation that doubles up as a vista-spectacular hotel room, perched on top of the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Room for London installation Availabl...

Lucian Freud Exhibition London

09 Feb 2012 - 27 May 2012

As part of the Cultural Olympian London festival for 2012, a Lucian Freud exhibition takes place at the National Portrait Gallery. Bringing together a selection of his most famous works, this London exhibition is bound to be yet another highlight of what is set to be a major year for cultural greats. Lucian Freud exhibition London galleries seem to be pulling out all the stops for exhibitions ...

Damien Hirst Exhibition London

04 Apr 2012 - 09 Sep 2012

A substantial Damien Hirst exhibition London event takes place at Tate Modern during summer 2012 as the renowned British artist showcases some of his most iconic and infamous pieces of art. Damien Hirst exhibition London once again welcomes another major show from Mr Hirst, but this time it's the Tate Modern which is hosting the large scale retrospective of his art work. Having been a prominen...

Globe to Globe Shakespeare Plays

23 Apr 2012 - 04 Jun 2012

A multi-lingual tour de force, the Globe to Globe Shakespeare plays see 37 international companies present every one of The Bard's plays in a different language over six weeks. The play's the thing Beginning on Shakespeare's birthday and continuing for six weeks, the Globe to Globe Shakespeare plays celebrate both the cultural diversity of London and Shakespeare's worldwide appeal. During the ...

Bauhaus Exhibition London

03 May 2012 - 12 Aug 2012

A major Bauhaus exhibition London event takes place during summer 2012 as the Barbican Art Gallery celebrates one of the modern art world's most famous movements. Bringing together a huge selection work artworks, created by both famous and lesser known artists, the Bauhaus exhibition is set to be the biggest show of its kind to take place in the UK for nearly 50 years. Bauhaus exhibition Londo...