Bankside Mix
Get involved with the Bankside Mix this July!
Bankside Mix is a fantastic free event celebrating the diversity of London's Southbank.
The event will span Canvey Street, Sumner Street, Southwark Street and Great Guildford Street and visitors can enjoy the following events...
• A fashion show from Joy in connection with O'Sulivans Hair and Beauty
• Demonstrations by Sholto, the graffiti artist renowned for his New York style
• Doodle Walls which provide the perfect opportunity for the public to create their own art
• Street Dancers performing an exciting high energy mixture of Hip Hop, Body Popping, Locking and Freestyle
• Beat Boxing from the world's largest Beat Box choir
• DJs performing sets throughout the afternoon and evening, covering genres from Hip Hop and Garage to Breaks
The Bankside Mix celebration is timed to fit with Land Securities' sponsorship of Friday Late on the South Bank and the London Festival of Architecture. The London Festival of Architecture 2008 will bring together cultural institutions along the River Thames for a coordinated late opening and galleries, institutions and public spaces will come alive with events.
The Hayward Gallery will be celebrating its 40th anniversary as well as hosting a late opening of its Psycho Buildings. And the Design Museum will be keeping its exhibition, Richard Rogers Architects: From the House to the City, open well into the evening.
Other activities bringing the evening to life include films at the BFI South Bank, live installations at the National Theatre, dance performances at the Toby Paterson-designed pavilion in Potters Fields and much more.
The event is taking place on Friday July 11th from 4.30pm until very late!
Find out more about the Bankside Mix.
How to get there
Events will be taking place directly behind the Tate Modern.
Underground - Southwark (Jubilee Line) and Blackfriars (District and Circle Lines) are the closest underground stations both of which are approximately ten minutes walk away.
Buses - A number of buses service the area, including the RV1, 45, 63, 100, 381 and the 344.
Boat - The Tate Boat runs every forty minutes along the Thames between Tate Britain, the London Eye and Tate Modern. There is also a ferry service from Embankment or Festival Pier to Bankside.
Train - Thameslink between Bedford and Brighton stop at Blackfriars and London Bridge stations. London Bridge also carries a service to South East London and Kent.
Bike - There is a bicycle shelter at the Main Entrance.
On Foot - Tate Modern is located on the south bank of the River Thames at Bankside, near Blackfriars Bridge, opposite St Paul's Cathedral and next to the Globe Theatre.
The Millennium Bridge now provides a new pedestrian route across to and from St Paul's Cathedral and the city and St Paul's London Underground station including Central line services. Approximate walking time from St Paul's Cathedral is about 10 minutes.
