Celebrations

This is YOUR chance to be involved in the greatest show on Earth, both leading up to and during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

In this section you can learn about Essex Legacy 2012 celebrations including Celebrate your Fete in 2012, Sparks will Fly.....,Torch Relay.  You can also download resources and ideas to help you plan your celebrations.

The London 2012 Festival

Resources to help you celebrate the Games

The London 2012 Culural Olympiad and projects in Essex

London 2012 Local Leaders

The London 2012 Festival

Sparks will Fly is part of the London 2012 Festival - 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 January 2012 will give a taster of what’s to come.

Download resources for the 2012 celebrations in Essex

We have created a set of resources to help schools, community groups and individuals to make their own site décor and outfits to celebrate the 2012 Games and all the exciting events coming up in Essex.  Please download the resources here>>.

The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad and projects in Essex

The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad is a four year programme (2008-2012) combining cultural activities and education with sport.  The Cultural Olympiad offers a unique opportunity for Essex to welcome the world in 2012 through a range of projects, festivals and events.  Read more about the Cultural Olymipad>>

Local Leaders

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games have launched (3rd April 2012) a new initiative to help individuals within communities play an active role in bringing their friends, family and community members together to celebrate the Olympic and Paralympic Games coming to the UK this summer.

The London 2012 ‘Local Leaders’ will suggest to people ideas and tools to bring their friends, family and communities together to help make the most of the London 2012 Games by creating celebrations for their village, town or City around the Olympic and Parlaympic Torch Relays, the 12 week UK-wide London 2012 Festival, or the Olympic and Paralympic sports action.

People can sign up to be a Local Leader at www.london2012.com/localleaders  and can play an active part now in preparing their community for international attention when the Torch arrives in the UK.

In Essex we are encouraging anybody involved in London 2012 inspired events this year to sign up to Local Leaders.  This includes recipients of 'Celebrate your Fete' funding and London 2012 Inspire Mark projects.