Thames Festival 2011

The annual Thames Festival takes place between Westminster Bridge and Tower Bridge over the weekend, with an extensive programme of entertainment on and beside the Thames. On Sunday evening Victoria Embankment and Blackfriars Bridge close to traffic for a night carnival and the festival concludes spectacularly with a firework display from a barge on the river between Waterloo and Blackfriars Bridges. For our full events guide see www.timeout.com/thamesfest