The Greenwich and Docklands International Festival has planned a four year thematic programme leading up to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games called ‘Out for the Elements’. Festivals until 2012 will ‘tell the story’ of the area in a poetic and visually spectacular way, each year will focus on one of the four elements, water, earth, fire and air.

This year’s theme is ‘Earth’ offering 10 days (24th June – 4th July) of surprising, surreal and spectacular outdoor arts events to encourage people to think about Greenwich and East London in new ways: some performances will offer new perspectives on familiar landscapes and settings, while others will delve into our relationship with the Earth, using Greenwich’s role as the home of the Prime Meridian – ‘the centre of time and space’, as inspiration.

If you’re going to the festival why not consider staying at the conveniently located Wyndham Grand Chelsea Harbour. For more info on bookings click here.