City of London Festival Starts June 19th

The City of London Festival – an annual celebration of the arts and culture in the Square Mile – will begin this Friday (June 19th) and will feature a packed programme of the activities and events lasting through to early August.

The Festival will kick off at noon on Friday with an opening procession from the steps of St Paul’s, led by the “funky percussion duo” Bang On!

Also on Friday, the exciting-sounding  Street Pianos Project begins. Fifteen pianos will be placed around the City available to anyone to come along and partake in an ad hoc singalong.  Let’s hope the sound of fat fingered amateurs attempting “Roll out the barrel” does not become too irritating too soon.

The pianos will be around until the middle of July before being donated to local community groups and schools.

Here at TheCity.co.uk, on our What’s On pages and on our Twitter account, we will be highlighting selected events from the Festival calendar. To see the programme in its entirety, visit the COLF website.