It has dawned on me that London has a lot of festivals in the second half of the year. The best thing about these festivals is that you do not need to spend money unless you want to. You can enjoy all the activities and the entertainment without forking out a few pounds.

The Thames Festival is not as quite as popular as Notting hill Carnival but it is getting there slowly. You can experience all the excitement this weekend at the South Bank area in London, makes it much easier for people living in the east of London to get to this festival.

The whole festival is about celebrating London and the Thames River, hence the name. We went there last year and you could really feel the buzz and it was a great day out, just a shame we did not stay for the fireworks which I heard was amazing. I can not begin to explain what you will experience but it will be fun. Remember that you do not need to spend any money unless you want to, but some things might be expensive and remember to take cash with. There were no cash machines around the area.

The best feature for me would be the fireworks on Sunday night as well as the night carnival which should be absolutely amazing. I am sure if you go to Flickr and type in Thames Festival, you’re bound to see what people experienced last year.  Alternatively you can visit the Mayor’s Thames Festival official website to see what they’ve got planned as well as photos from the previous years.