Fun at theThames Festival

The weekend Londoners are being treated to a two day Thames Festival.

TAKE A BOAT RIDE Vintage vessels, including old tugs, a Thames sprit, sail barges and a steam-powered cargo boat, will be moored along the river, with boat rides from Blackfriars pier at £2 per passenger. Sat noon-6pm.

WATCH A PIRATE BATTLE London's Sea Cadets rescue a maid from pirate ship Bob Allen. Oxo Tower, South Bank, SE1. Sat & Sun, three shows a day between noon-6pm.

SEE FIRE ON THE FORESHORE While the tide is out, by the Millennium Bridge and Tate Modern, a cargo of clay objects will be fired. Sat from 3pm (fire lit 7pm).

CLEAN UP AND WIN A PRIZE Clean up the foreshore by Gabriel's Wharf with environmental charity Thames21. Wellies and gloves will be supplied, and they are promising prizes for the weirdest finds, plus face-painting and river workshops. Sun 10am-5pm.

JOIN IN THE PARTY There's a two-day music marathon at Bernie Spain Gardens, where Shrine presents music and visuals ranging from jazz to Afropean hiphop (Sat 2pm-10pm, Sun, noon-10pm). In Jubilee Gardens, Sing For Water is a mass choral event for charity WaterAid. (Sun 1pm-5pm).

For the full festival programme, visit www. thamesfestival.org.