The City of London Festival 2010
Come summer every year, the City of London Festival brings forth the incomparable buildings and the outdoor spaces of the city to sudden life by holding many programs of music, visual arts, films, talk shows, most of which are free to the public. The concept of holding the festival started in 1962 with the mission to revive and bring back the city’s cultural life that had slowly become dull after the Second World War.
The London Festival has established itself to be a leading art event in the United Kingdom. Visitors to the event aren’t bored with silly exhibition stands, or outdated presentations, but instead are spell bound by the live shows of work, the events and the exhibits of the world renowned artists in the beautiful locations.
This year, the City of London Festival 2010 is being held from 21st June to the 9th of July. The festival will be held in the Stationers’Hall, Mansion House, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Merchant Taylors’ Hall, New Street Square, Guildhall Yard, Paternoster Square, many city churches and other popular places.
The festival of 2010 has a wide range of free cultural events, from live jazz programs, exclusive exhibition or street dramas. The roads and lanes will be colorfully and tastefully designed and you can take part in more than 100 free events that will be held outdoors and about 50 concerts after purchasing tickets.
The approaching festival is awaited expectantly by Londoners and foreign tourists alike. Wide publicity is being given in the press and the BBC. So, if you are an art lover, the City of London Festival, 2010 will offer you a great time and entertainment. The London Festival revitalizes and refreshes the citizens and tourists.