The event will run from 10am to 4pm and will include street performers and an open air picnic, all with a distinct French flavour.
Performers will include:
Compagnie Off’s stunning mobile Giraffes with opera singer and special effects
Free family art workshops inspired by French artists
Zic Zazou’s amazing roving bandstand and eccentric musicians
Osadia’s open-air hairdressing salon – have your hair transformed into an incredible French design.
Bruce Airhead, one of the UK’s top street artists in a new, French inspired show
Interactive chansons and French operatic arias from The Oyster Opera Duo
Café accordion music from Frankie Chalet. Giant screen A giant screen in Cutty Sark Gardens will broadcast live coverage of the Tour to enable visitors to watch progress of the race on its way to Canterbury.
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Great Get Together The event forms part of the Council’s Great Get Together programme and will include a Talk Café in Cutty Sark Gardens, where residents will get the chance to have their say on local services.
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Unique event Greenwich Council deputy leader Peter Brooks said: "The arrival of the Tour de France is a unique moment for Greenwich, and we are very proud to be supporting such an important sporting event.
"As an Olympic host borough, this is a further opportunity for Greenwich to host a major world sporting event and I am sure that thousands of local people and visitors will be on the streets of Greenwich to give the riders a rousing send-off.
"Once the Tour has passed through on Sunday, we invite spectators to stay in Greenwich to enjoy the spectacular free attractions offered by Greenwich en Fête, and to enjoy the other attractions of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site."
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Tour de France website. 28 June 2007
The centrepiece will be 'Greenwich en Fête' – an all-day street carnival in Greenwich town centre on Sunday 8 July.The event will run from 10am to 4pm and will include street performers and an open air picnic, all with a distinct French flavour.Performers will include:A giant screen in Cutty Sark Gardens will broadcast live coverage of the Tour to enable visitors to watch progress of the race on its way to Canterbury.The event forms part of the Council’s Great Get Together programme and will include a Talk Café in Cutty Sark Gardens, where residents will get the chance to have their say on local services.Greenwich Council deputy leader Peter Brooks said: "The arrival of the Tour de France is a unique moment for Greenwich, and we are very proud to be supporting such an important sporting event."As an Olympic host borough, this is a further opportunity for Greenwich to host a major world sporting event and I am sure that thousands of local people and visitors will be on the streets of Greenwich to give the riders a rousing send-off."Once the Tour has passed through on Sunday, we invite spectators to stay in Greenwich to enjoy the spectacular free attractions offered by Greenwich en Fête, and to enjoy the other attractions of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site."28 June 2007
London is preparing for ''Le Grand Départ'' of the 2007 Tour de France. The route, which will run through the Greenwich Millennium Village, is being prepared for the ''Départ''. The Tour de France will be in London and the South East for the two days of the 7th and 8th of July. The event will start in Trafalgar Square at 15:00 BST (UTC+1).

"I believe this will be the most spectacular Grand Départ the Tour has ever seen and the weekend will underline London’s great sporting reputation," said Ken Livingstone, mayor of London.

The parts of the Tour that London will be hosting are the ''Prologue'' and ''Stage One''. The ''Prologue'' will be on Saturday, the 7th of July, starting in Trafalgar Square at 15:00 BST and finishing at 18:20 BST. ''Stage One'' will be on the following day, starting in Greenwich at 11:00 BST and finishing in Canterbury, Kent.

Over the years the Tour de France has seen 52 British riders; the first being Charley Holland and Bill Burl in 1937. Londoners may get to see today's riders on their two wheels, but they will be followed by 1,500 vehicles, 13,000 policemen and women patrolling the route and 2,300 members of the world press.

During the event many roads will be closed along the route and off it. The official website provides detailed information.