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Celebrating 10 Years Festival Site schedule revealed

Celebrating 10 Years Festival Site schedule revealed

Press Release 27/07/2022

Get set for Summer at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park as we celebrate 10 Years since the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

  • Two weeks of fun inspired by London 2012 and Birmingham 2022
  • Located on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park near to Lee Valley VeloPark, home to Birmingham 2022 Track Cycling
  • All events free including live broadcasts of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

Date: Sunday 24 July – Tuesday 8 August, 2022

Open daily from 11am – 9pm (Sunday 24th July, opens at 12 noon and closes at 9pm; Thursday 28th July, opens at 11am and closes at 10.30pm; Monday 8 August, opens at 11am and closes at 10.30pm)

Where: Hopkins’ Field, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, east London, E20 (Hopkins Field ///cheese.voter.cases)

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As part of Summer on the Park, and starting the day after The Great Get Together, we are bringing you the ‘Celebrating 10 Years’ Festival Site from Sunday 24 July to Monday 8 August, offering a mix of FREE screen and stage entertainment at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.Find the full schedule here.

We’ve not held back. Expect nail-biting elite sport, mass karaoke, movies, and for some added nostalgia, relive London’s iconic summer of sport - with footage of Team GB and Paralympics GB winning gold, silver and bronze at the London 2012 Games, not forgetting highlights such as Super Saturday and the ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We then burst back into present day with live footage of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games from 11am until 9pm, completely live. Remember that the track cycling is taking place at Lee Valley VeloPark from 29th July to 1st August inclusive, so expect something special for cycling enthusiasts.

In addition to the screen, immerse yourself in a line-up of off-screen activities. We’re talking; fitness workshops, The Tumbleator (a giant conveyer belt), live performances from UK Skiffle-Pop band Thrill Collins, as well as some other great bands and live DJs. Plus loads of Instagram-friendly experiences, including a giant walk-in statue by disability rights activist Jason Wilsher-Mills and a Massaoke – Like karaoke but for loads of people!

Come along with your friends, family, and workgang, for a once-in-a-decade event. Kicking off the Summer Holidays, kids are welcome throughout the festival period and there is plenty for them to do during the day. There will be garden games and other participatory activities, a family rave (with phat beats no less), and Wonderstruck will be performing their crazy science show (they’re going to blow up a bowl of cereal). Bikeworks will be exhibiting a grupetto of unusual bikes – including one that makes smoothies!

Love a bit of friendly competition? There’s loads of sport, from rowing to cycling, to the incredibly fun Tumbleator (a giant running machine) – but the stakes are a lot lower than they were at the London 2012 Games!

 

Please note that timings may be subject to change, so don't forget to double check so you don't miss any special events.

 

NOTES TO EDITORS:

About the Festival Sites

Birmingham 2022's Festival Site programme is delivered in partnership between Birmingham 2022, London Legacy Development Corporation, and the Departmental for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with the support of additional corporate partners for the London edition.

About the London Festival Site

The London Festival Site will take place at Queen Elizabeth Park, running alongside the four-day track cycling programme for the Commonwealth Games at the Lee Valley VeloPark.

The site will be a free-to-access space for fans to come together, bringing the Games to the capital and connecting Londoners with the West Midlands, as Birmingham gets set to host the largest multi-sport event staged in the UK since London 2012.

The London ‘Celebrating 10 Years’ Festival Site will be open from 24 July - 8 August, with a capacity of 2,500, and featuring a range of family-friendly activities, cultural events and community performances.

About the London Legacy Development Corporation

2022 is a special year for Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park marking 10 years since the world’s spotlight shone on London for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In that time the Park has delivered on its legacy promises creating a must-visit destination for east London attracting six million visits a year, world class sport and entertainment events, thousands of new homes and two new business districts. That progress continues with more homes and jobs to be delivered and projects like East Bank, the most ambitious cultural and education district the country has seen for a generation, set to open soon. It’s a legacy to proud of and one that will continue and inspire generations to come. #London 2012 #PasstheBaton

The ‘Celebrating 10 years’ festival site is generously supported by Delancey, Lendlease and Mace; organisations who have been integral to the lasting legacy of London 2012 and have helped to inspire generations.

About ‘Celebrating 10 Years’ Festival Site Sponsors

Delancey has played a leading role in the legacy of two key areas of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – East Village and Here East. At the former Athletes’ Village, Delancey – together with its partners – established the UK’s build to rent pioneer Get Living to deliver East Village, a thriving neighbourhood that is now home to more than 6,500 people. Across the Park, Delancey has transformed the former Press and Broadcast Centre into Here East, the multi-award winning innovation and technology campus that continues to play a key role in driving strong economic growth in East London.

International Quarter London (IQL) is Lendlease’s flourishing, 24/7 neighbourhood at the heart of Stratford. Lendlease is halfway through delivery of its masterplan and, with sustainability, wellbeing and innovation embedded in its design from day one, IQL has already been established as a premier location for forward-thinking businesses in the legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Once complete in 2032, the nine-hectare site will include 2.6m sq. ft of quality office and commercial space, c.650 new homes and 8,000 sq. m of retail space.

Mace is one of the few organisations to have worked on London 2012 from concept to completion and on into its legacy on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Bringing development, consulting, construction and operations services, Mace has been shaping the legacy infrastructure for a decade, now managing the delivery of Stratford Waterfront and playing a leading role in supporting the creation of East Village, a thriving neighbourhood at the former Athletes’ Village.