Events

The London 2012 Festival opens 21 June 2012 and is the biggest festival in the UK ever leading up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

World renowned artists will come together and get into the spirit of London 2012 through visual and performing arts that will leave a legacy for the arts in the UK.

The London 2012 Festival is also the finale to the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad - a four year programme aimed at using the London 2012 Games to inspire creativity across the UK.

Click here to see how Essex has been part of the Cultural Olympiad>>

Opening 21 June 2012, the London 2012 Festival will run until 9 September 2012 – the last day of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

A series of countdown events from will give a taster of what’s to come.  There will be many opportunities for people in Essex to be part of the London 2012 Festival. Click here to read more>>