About

Totally Thames is an annual season of unique, diverse and accessible arts and culture throughout the month of September with activity taking place on, beneath, and along the River Thames.

Launched in 2014, Totally Thames emerged from the idea to expand and replace the hugely successful two-day Thames Festival along the South Bank and Bankside that ran from 1997-2013.

The month-long programme runs the 42-mile stretch of the Thames through working collaboratively with artists, local communities, river interest organisations and businesses.

Each year, programmes range from pop-up performances, boating events, art installations, river clean-ups, live performances, talks, workshops and much more.

Programme: 
The Line at Greenwich Peninsula & Royal Victoria 
Date: 1st to 30th September
Venue: Multiple Locations in Greenwich Peninsula and Royal Victoria Dock - Begin at North Greenwich Tube Station
Discover public art installations by the waterways on The Line.

The Wren London Series: Wren by River 
Date: 1st September
Venue: North Greenwich Pier - Peninsula Square SE10 0PE
Uber Boat by Thames Clippers is hosting Wren by River, an introduction to Wren’s London legacy, from the perspective of the river Thames.

A Short Intro to the Thames Estuary
Date: 3rd September
Venue: Olympian Way - About 500 yards east from North Greenwich Pier SE10 0FR
Explore the lesser-known environmental past and present of London's famous river.

Once Up on a Cube
Date: 10th to 17th September
Venue: Laban Building Amphitheatre - Creekside, Greenwich SE8 3DZ
A playful, site-specific performance which blends dance, live-music, and nomadic architecture in an exciting outdoor journey!

Mask Making with The Line at Greenwich Peninsula
Date: 23rd September
Meeting Point: IFS Cloud Cable Car - Greenwich Peninsula Terminal, Greenwich Peninsula SE10 0FR
Join The Line for a weekend mask making workshop at Greenwich Peninsula

Hands on History: Queen's House 
Date: 23rd and 24th September
Venue: Queen's House - Romney Road, Greenwich SE10 9NF
An exploration of art collections relating to our Mudlarking and Art Exhibitions within the National Maritime Museum.

Hands on History: Mudlarking Exhibition at the National Maritime Museum
Date: 23rd and 24th September
Venue: National Maritime Museum - Romney Road, Greenwich SE10 9NF
Mudlark's exhibit thousands of artefacts found on the River Thames foreshore - get your hands on history at this interactive exhibition!

Hands on History: Mudlark Art Workshop: Drawing with Coral Pearce
Date: 23rd September
Venue: National Maritime Museum - Romney Road, Greenwich SE10 9NF
Create your own foreshore-found mudlark artefact still life drawings and portraits with artist and mudlark Coral Pearce. 

Hands on History: Story-Lark Guided Tour with Mudlarking Artefacts
Date: 23rd and 24th September
Meeting point: Great Map @ National Maritime Museum - Romney Road, Greenwich SE10 9NF
From the National Maritime Museum to the Queen's House we explore how mudlarked fragments reveal the global reach of Greenwich over 400 years.

Hands on History: Ancestral Thames & Foreshore Foundlings
Date: 23rd September
Venue: Lecture Theatre @ National Maritime Museum - Romney Road, Greenwich SE10 9NF
Sculptor Billie Bond talks of her work with the Ancestral and Tidal Thames, Foreshore Foundlings and Mudlark Art.

Hands on History: Mudlark Art Workshop: Sculpture with Billie Bond
Date: 24th September
Venue: Learning Space @ National Maritime Museum - Romney Road, Greenwich SE10 9NF
Create your very own miniature 'Foreshore Foundlings' in clay with Sculptor Billie Bond, MRSS, SPS.

Hands on History: Thames Discovery Maritime History at Greenwich
Date: 24th September 
Venue: National Maritime Museum - Romney Road, Greenwich SE10 9NF
Thames Discovery Programme archaeologists discuss the maritime history of ship building and ship breaking at Greenwich.

Read more here.