Greenwich + Docklands International Festival returns for 31st edition in 2026

Event website: festival.org/
Address: Woolwich Market, Beresford Sq, London SE18 6BB
Transport: Woolwich Arsenal rail
Price: Free
Opening hours: Times vary

London's free outdoor summer festival returns from Aug 21 to Sep 6, 2026, with spectacular shows including 360, Greenwich Fair, and Efectos Especiales.

Capital Post 19/06/2026 15:21

Greenwich + Docklands International Festival returns for 31st edition in 2026 — Greenwich + Docklands International Festival 2026 returns

London's spectacular free Greenwich + Docklands International Festival is back for 2026, taking place over three weeks at the end of the summer as the skies darken and its huge outdoor shows look particularly impressive at night. Celebrating its 31st edition in 2026, the festival will kick off with 360 (Aug 21, General Gordon Square, Woolwich), a huge outdoor electronic dance work.

Festival Highlights

This will be followed by the return of the beloved Greenwich Fair (Aug 23 and 24), which combines family friendly games and activities throughout Greenwich with spectacular acrobatic works, largely in Greenwich Park. Meet My By the Fountain (Romford Market, Aug 28 and 29) will be a stunning son-et-luminaire bringing Romford's 'lost' Liberty Fountain back to life.

In probably the most 'wow' show of the festival, Argentina's Efectos Especiales (pictured, Aug 29 and 30, Greenwich Peninsular) will seek to thrust you into an actual action movie. There will be dancing throughout the period, including the return of the Dancing City sub festival (Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Sep 5).

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Closing Event

The festival will wrap up with (In)visible Dancing (General Gordon Square, Woolwich, Sep 6), an exhilarating 90-minute flashmob in the heart of Woolwich.