The 2010 Festival
The fourth St George in Southwark Festival starts on Thursday 22 April and runs till Sunday 25 April 2010.
Thursday 22 April
- Service for Eve of St George’s Day
6pm-7pm at St George the Martyr Church (map)
7.15pm Opening of Southwark Mysteries by John Constable, Southwark Cathedral
see www.southwarkmysteries.co.uk for Earlybird tickets
Friday 23 April :: St George’s Day
Local shops and stalls in Borough Market will be decorated to celebrate St George and stalls will be selling English foods.
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Guided Tour of St George’s Cathedral
11am & 3pm at St George’s RC Cathedral, Lambeth Road, SE1 7HY (map)
Learn about Southwark’s Roman Catholic Cathedral on the feast day of St George, its patron saint.
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St George’s Day Mass
12.30pm at St George’s RC Cathedral, Lambeth Road, SE1 7HY (map)
Mass attended by the Chapter and Cathedral Friends. The relic of St George will be on display.
St George’s Lunch
1pm at Blackfriars Settlement, Rushworth Street, SE1 0RB (map); £3
Roast lunch followed by open-air theatre performance (see below). Phone Tina Johnston on 020 7928 9521 to reserve a place for lunch. Supported by United Charities of St George the Martyr.
The Ballad of St George & the Dragon
2.30pm outside Blackfriars Settlement, Rushworth Street SE1 0RB (map)
4pm at Red Cross Garden, Redcross Way, SE1 1HA (map)
4.30pm in Southwark Cathedral churchyard, SE1 9DA (map)
- Open-air theatre with the Lions part. Featuring our hero St George and a magnificent dragon created by the company, the Ballad celebrates our national day in 12 exciting musical minutes
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St George’s Day Vigil (check for 2010)
6.45 for 7pm start outside Cross Bones Graveyard, Redcross Way, SE1 (map)
A celebration with poems, songs and simple ceremonies to remember the ‘outcast dead’ of Cross Bones and to honour St George as a truly inclusive patron saint. -
New Esperance Morris, Hammersmith Morris Men and Old Palace Clog dancing
- 8pm at The Old Thameside Inn (Pickfords Wharf)
- 8.30pm at The Globe Tavern (Bedale Street) and
- 9pm at Brew Wharf (Stoney Street)
All times are approximate, but all the pubs are very close to each other and it’s difficult to miss around 30 Morris & Clog dancers!
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SouthwarkMysteries by John Constable, Southwark Cathedral, 7.15pm
see www.southwarkmysteries.co.uk for Earlybird tickets
Saturday 24 April
10.30-1.30pm Mosaic Workshop run by Janet & John Mosaics
at their unit at Elephant & Castle shopping centre
Book a place in advance, free
2pm St George Festival Fun Day
Come and discover what St George means to some of Southwark’s diverse communities. With dance, music, food and gardening.
St George the Martyr Church, Borough High Street, SE1
Crypt Events (map) (tbc)
- Display of competition entries
- Teas , coffees, lunches available
- 12.30pm, 1.30pm, MIA Peckham dance group,
- 12.45pm, 1.45pm Somali ladies dance group
7.15pm Last night of SouthwarkMysteries by John Constable, Southwark Cathedral
see www.southwarkmysteries.org.uk for Earlybird tickets
Sunday 25 April
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Festival Eucharist
11am at St George the Martyr Church, Borough High Street (map)
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Festival Sunday lunch
Festival lunch in crypt with Blackfriars Settlement
