London 2012 Open Weekend

Posted: 01 July 2009

annual UK-wide cross-arts celebration to count down to the Olympic and Paralympic Games

London 2012 Open Weekend is an annual UK-wide celebration counting down to the Olympic and Paralympic Games and will take place from 24-26 July 2009. During the weekend there will be a range of activities from culture, sport, sustainability and learning.

London 2012 would like to encourage people and organisations to join in with the lead up to the 2012 games, throughout London 2012 Open Weekend.

Following last year’s success, the London 2012 Open Weekend celebrate arts, culture, sport, and everything that makes up the London 2012 Games. Last year around 700,000 people enjoyed 655 events.

This year's event will be a three-day celebration for the whole of the UK. London 2012 want organisations and venues across the UK to open up, challenge themselves to do something different or do something exciting. They want the public to take the opportunity to join in and try something new.

If you are an organisation or venue that would like to be part of the London 2012 Open Weekend, you can register your event online.

For full details and to register, visit www.london2012.com/get-involved/open-weekend/

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