1. Anya and Zhenya Kozlovy
6 ”A” and 8 “A” school 1062
London Olympic
and Paralympic
games

2. As the culmination of the Cultural
Olympiad, in which 18 million
people participated in cultural
projects in the lead up to 2012, the
London 2012 Festival ran from 21
June – 9 September and offered an
opportunity for people across the
UK to participate in events
programmed to celebrate the
London 2012 Olympic and
Paralympic Games.

3. This UK-wide celebration brought
together more than 25,000 artists
from across the world and the very
best of the UK to deliver an
unforgettable summer of culture as
part of the Olympic and Paralympic
experience. From landmark
countdown events to the 12 full
weeks of the Festival, millions of
people from all over the UK enjoyed
over 12,000 events and
performances from Shetland to
Cornwall, from theatres to outdoor
pop concerts to pop up comedy on
rooftops, bringing the spirit of the
Games closer to everyone.

4. The explosion of arts and creativity during the Games drew more than 19.5
million attendances at Festival events, with 16.5 million participating in free
events, including 2.9 million who joined in with Martin Creed’s All the Bells
on the opening day of the Olympic Games, and 3 million attendances at
paid events.

5. Highlights of the programme includes
performances and exhibitions as part of the
World Shakespeare Festival, collections of
works by Lucian Freud, Tracey Emin,
Damien Hirst and David Hockney, pop-up
events such as Surprises: Streb and
Piccadilly Circus Circus, which turned central
London into a circus for a day, and Unlimited
– the largest ever commission of art by
disabled and deaf artists during the
Paralympic Games.

6. By passing the cultural baton to Derry-Londonderry, the UK city of
Culture 2013, Glasgow 2014 and Rio 2016, the spirit of the London
2012 Festival cultural programme will continue well into 2013 and
beyond.

7. By passing the cultural baton to Derry-Londonderry, the UK city of
Culture 2013, Glasgow 2014 and Rio 2016, the spirit of the London
2012 Festival cultural programme will continue well into 2013 and
beyond.