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Use the search tool below to find events taking place around the UK to celebrate the launch of the Cultural Olympiad.

Disclaimer: please note that the events listed on this site are not organised by London 2012 and we are not responsible for them. We have endeavoured to ensure the information is accurate but cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies. You are advised to consult the organisers’ own web sites and promotional materials to ensure you have the correct information.

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Event name Organisation Date Region
Quacky RacesThe Alnwick Garden24 Aug 08North East
Alnwick Gardens Duck Race: A race against time and ducks!
Heritage or museums or galleriesThe German Gym's Olympic HistoryArgent26–28 Sep 08London
Photography at the German Gym inspired by the father of modern Gymnastics Fredrich Jahn
Performing ArtsNo Strings AttachedNational Theatre26 Sep 08London
A practical demonstration from the puppeteers behind War Horse in Olivier Theatre.
Photography and visual artsWysing Inside Out - Live PerformanceWysing Arts Centre26 Sep 08East of England
Live performance and music created by one of our Wysing studio artists
Literature and PoetryCamden Story Baton RelayCamden Department of Arts and Tourism26–28 Sep 08London
People will get the chance to share their stories through a baton relay
Performing ArtsThe Walworth FaceNational Theatre26 Sep 08London
Meet the creative team behind the Broadway hit The Walworth Farce in the Cottesloe Theatre.
Performing ArtsVoice and dialect/accent workshopNational Theatre26 Sep 08London
Voice and dialect/accent workshop with NT staff open to public in Cottesloe.
Photography and visual artsWysing Inside OutWysing Arts Centre26 Sep–5 Oct 08East of England
24 onsite visual artists to take over our entire 11 acre rural site to turn the place literally INSIDE OUT
Heritage or museums or galleriesMartin Creed ExhibitionIkon Gallery Birmingham26–28 Sep 08West Midlands
Ikon presents the first major survey of new and recent works by acclaimed British artist Martin Creed
Photography and visual artsThrough the Arch of the ImaginationTheatre Venture and Kinetika26 Sep 08London
Young people will process and flood colour into the city
Performing ArtsOpen RehearsalGLA26–28 Sep 08London
Open Rehearsal aims to open doors, engage audiences, encourage participation and learning and promote London's phenomenal cultural offer
Photography and visual artsWalsall IlluminationsWalsall Council26 Sep 08West Midlands
A fantastic lights and laser show held in the beautiful setting of Walsall Arboretum
Photography and visual artsWysing Inside Out - Artists FilmsWysing Arts Centre26 Sep–5 Oct 08East of England
Artists’ films will be screened on continuous loop throughout the exhibition from our new structure AMPHIS
Photography and visual artsLight Up EastCommissions East26–28 Sep 08East of England
Light Up East is a new, ambitious and inspirational multi-site public art project
MusicAfro Reggae FavelizationBarbican26–27 Sep 08London
AfroReggae, Rio’s cultural warriors return to the Barbican with an explosion of percussion
Libraries and archivesChafford Gorge-ous StoriesThurrock Libraries26–27 Sep 08East of England
Exhibition tracing the social history of the Chafford Hundred area over the last century
Heritage or museums or galleriesFree walking tours – by London Blue Badge Tourist Guides around the Olympic Park areaLondon Blue Badge Tourist Guides26–28 Sep 08London
London Blue Badge Tourist Guides offer free walking tours around the Olympic Park area and Lower Lea Valley
Libraries and archivesOpen up MKLiving Archive26–28 Sep 08South East
Open weekend event celebrating Olympic hopefuls from our area with exhibition and digital stories

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