Welcome to Between The Bridges, London’s 4,000 sq ft festival of fun – which can most boringly be described as a “really big beer garden” but should more accurately be described as “a massive, free to enter al fresco adult playground which fuses a smorgasbord of bars and street food with DJs, live music, drag brunches and special events; all packed into four different dining areas right by the Thames.”
Luke Dyson
It’s called Between The Bridges – possibly because it’s located between Westminster and Hungerford Bridges, but who knows – and tickets are now on sale for its summer 2024 incarnation, kicking off on 17th April. We’re talking drag brunches hosted by Ru Paul stars like Baga Chipz; the all-day Father Ted love-in that is TEDFEST; mass karaoke nights with Barry off Eastenders; a 7-hour bank holiday edition of Swiftageddon; sports screenings; rambunctious gigs from the legendary tweed-clad brass troupe, Old Dirty Brasstards; free DJ sets and late-night parties with Guilty Pleasures; and more. All of which take place in festoon-lit covered tents: this is an English summer, after all.
Luke Dyson
The food and drink options at Between The Bridges are plentiful too, thanks to pop up bars serving craft beers and cocktails, alongside a sizeable line up of street food traders.
It’s going to pop off.
NOTE: Between The Bridges reopens 17th April 2024. It’s free entry, but you can see what’s on and book tickets for special events HERE.
Between The Bridges | Queen’s Walk, South Bank, SE1
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