Hammersmith's Summer Festival is Back This Weekend

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Kicking off two months of fun, fitness and culture in Lyric Square

Hammersmith's annual Summer Festival returns this weekend with the start of two months of free fun in the sun based around Lyric Square.

Run by HammersmithLondon, the Summer Festival offers theatre, live music, food and more. Here's what to expect in the weeks ahead:

Saturday 9 June, 2pm & 5pm - Tales of Joy
This Saturday, as part of the ArtFest programming, Tales of Joy brings the whole community, disabled and non-disabled, together in an integrated outdoor performance in Lyric Square directed by choreographer Wolfgang Stange. Find out more

Monday 11 June between 11am - 3pm - Bike check
Bring your bike to Lyric Square on Monday 11 June between 11am - 3pm for free bike security marking and Dr Bike maintenance checks. Find out more and book an appointment

Tuesday 12,19,26 June & 3, 10 July, 12.45 – 1.30pm - DW Fitness in the Square

12 June – SPARR
19 June – Bootcamp
26 June – Yoga
3 July – H.I.I.T
10 July – Bootcamp

Equipment will be provided. Just bring yourself, pound those pads and burn those stresses away! Find out more

Monday to Wednesday, 18 to 27 June, between 12pm and 3pm- Picnic in the Square
Dine al fresco in Lyric Square on giant 20ft long picnic tables or lounge in the sun in HammersmithLondon deckchairs.

Wed 27 June & 4, 11 July, 12.30-1.30pm Lumi Yoga Al Fresco

Tuesday 26 June, Lyric Square, from 7pm - La Bohème, Big Screen Opera Live from the Royal Opera House

Watch Puccini’s passionate opera La Bohème. The opera tells the love story of Rodolfo, a penniless poet and Mimì, a seamstress. They fall passionately in love, but their happiness is threatened when Rodolfo learns that Mimì is gravely ill. Puccini’s romantic depiction of bohemian Paris, with memorable music and a love story drawn from everyday life, has captivated audiences around the world, making La bohème one of the best-loved of all operas.

APPROXIMATE RUNNING TIME: 2 HOURS 35 MINUTES, INCLUDING ONE INTERVAL | SUNG IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Friday 29 June - Sunday 1 July - Lyric Fest
Join a three day event jam packed with thrilling entertainment including music, theatre, dance, poetry and more. The Lyric will be bringing an extraordinary line up of talent to Lyric Square to celebrate the vibrant and diverse community of Hammersmith.

Here's the programme:

29 June - 5.00pm, Love Letters; 5.30pm, Comedy;6.30pm, Guilty Pleasures DJ set

30 June - 11.00am, Family Disco (DanceWest) midday, The Little Gardner;1pm, Puppets with Guts workshop (durational); 1.30pm, ZooNation performance; 3pm, Rhinoceros Run

4pm, The Little Gardener; 5pm and 7pm, How To Fail at Being Perfect

1 July - 11am, Stop Drop and Yoga; 12.15pm, FRAME RAVE; 1.15pm, The Extraordinary Story of Human Beings, Energy and Happiness – Paul Allen talk; 2.30pm, Tri-borough Music Orchestra performance; 5.00pm, Bees!

Monday 2 to Sunday 15 July, from 12pm - Wimbledon
Grab your strawberries and cream and catch all the live action every day from Wimbledon on our Big Screen.

During Wimbledon, look out for the Wimbledon Winners event taking place in the Serve Kings Mall. Test your serve and challenge your friends.

Throughout July - Tour de France
Catch the cycling highlights as the riders take on the mountains and cobbled streets of France.

Thursday 12 July, Lyric Square, from 6.30pm - Don Giovanni

The Royal Opera House will broadcast a spectacular performance of Don Giovanni, Mozart’s dazzling opera which follows the adventures of the serial seducer whose dangerous liaisons lead to dark and tragic consequences. Tragic and comic in turns, this is a story high with emotions of every sort, expressed to perfection through Mozart’s musical subtlety and human insight.

APPROXIMATE RUNNING TIME: 3 HOURS 40 MINUTES, INCLUDING ONE INTERVAL | SUNG IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

PING PONG - Throughout the Summer Festival.
The free ping pong tables will be out in Lyric square for a summer of fun! Grab a couple of bats and impress passers-by with your top-spin action.

Find out more about what's on offer this summer at HammersmithLondon.

June 8, 2018