Spanish Festival at Tower Bridge

London staged its first Spanish cultural festival this Bank Holiday weekend. Feria de Londres is more accurately described as an Andalusian festival. A lot of the culture that the British attribute to Spain originates from Andalucia.

Picnic of Churros at London's Tower Bridge, Feria de Londres

The 2-day Feria de Londres was staged on Potters Fields - the green space between London's iconic Tower Bridge and City Hall. I arrived just as Tower Bridge opened to let the Dixie Queen paddlesteamer pass underneath. I captured this and a sample of the Andalusian festivities on the video below. 

Dancing in the 'Spanish' sunshine

The long queue for paella at the Feria de Londres!

The sun blazed down throughout my visit on the happy crowd enjoying the Spanish food, music and dancing.


Karen Andrews is a freelance French to English translator, transcreator, content writer and editor. She has a strong background in global marketing.

London’s Days of Poland Festival

Glorious sunshine greeted the Days of Poland Festival in London on 1^st May. The event was staged at Potters Fields Park between Tower Bridge and City Hall, home of London’s Mayor.

View of the crowds at Days of Poland from Tower Bridge

The Polish festival is an annual event to celebrate Polish culture in the UK. It was like a large family picnic with Polish food and entertainment. There didn’t appear to be anything nationalistic about the event at all.

Large family picnic at Days of Poland Festival, London

There is a large Polish community living, working and bringing up their children in London. The festival was an opportunity for Polish families to share their culture with their children and the rest of London.

Polish mother and son admire the biscuits on a stall

Everyone seemed welcome. I heard and saw many other nationalities joining in – especially Italians.

The food queues were already very long when I arrived. I decided to wait. Big mistake. The queues got longer every time that I passed. The Polish sausages and pierogi (Polish dumplings) were extremely popular with the crowds.

Polish folk dancing, music and singing took place on the stage. I managed to get a good view of some of the dancing while they were rehearsing. There were also many activities for children. The face painting was some of the most artistic that I have ever seen.

Large crowds watched the Polish folk dancing on stage

There were also lots of market stalls – from Polish builders to bakers. The event seemed to have lots of sponsors and was organised by a Polish public relations company.

Photo opportunity with one of the sponsors

I very much hope that the new Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, maintains all London’s multicultural events. It’s great to share our cultures in this way.

Large crowd at City Hall for Days of Poland Festival

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