To celebrate the London 2012 opening ceremony being just over a year away, LOCOG (the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games) are supporting events this weekend that make up the Open Weekend, with activities in London and around the country taking place from this Friday to Sunday 24 July.
Here in the capital there will be an 'Outsiders Guide To The Olympic Park' which will take visitors on a floating tour around the Olympic Zone over the weekend, which has been organised by Create London, who are also putting on a series of films onboard their special floating cinema, 'Portavilion 2011'. They're also organising one of my favourite London activities - a treasure hunt called 'Search Party', with clues leading people around the the East End to arrive at a secret party in the early evening. For those who struggle with the hints and lose the thread along the way the organisers only have this to say however, 'Oh dear… then you shall not go to the ball after all! But never mind - you’ll have had fun en route'. I'm not sure I'm entirely happy with that response - other events I've been to in a similar vein have had a contingency plan if their clues aren't as straightforward as they might be, however if you're up for the challenge of the 'Search Party' I would sign up soon because I imagine the available places will disappear well before Saturday morning - these things can be incredibly popular.
Over at the Barbican, in conjunction with Home Live Art, they're holding an all-weekend affair; 'London: Extraordinary Voices' which will be exploring the human voice through various choirs, beat-boxers, DJs and others. Finally for those young people wanting to do something physical and challenging there's parkour taking place at L.E.A.P, the country's first dedicated parkour site in Westminster. There'll be free Parkour/Freerunning training camps and sessions for young people aged 8 to 19 years old.
It sounds like a fun weekend - I'm hoping to go along on one of the river and canal cruises on Friday afternoon. In other news I went for my interview to become a London Ambassador in time for next year's games (London Ambassadors will man information points across 35 locations in key London locations where visitors can get information on local attractions, directions and so on). Keep your fingers crossed for me - I'll know whether I was successful in getting a place on the team by November.
You can get in-depth information on all of the options for this weekend over at the Open Weekend website.
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