Canal Tales: Canal Tales Summer Procession

Join us for the Canal Tales Summer Procession, a celebration of creativity, community, nature, and heritage along Regent's Canal in King's Cross. 

Programme participants, artists, and local communities will wear masks and costumes, carry puppets and procession props, and move along the canalside with music and performance. Together, new tales come alive along the old canals.

Everyone is welcome to join the procession or watch from along the route.

As the final stage of the Canal Tales programme, this procession transforms months of walking, imagining, making, and collaboration into a joyful celebration along the waterways. 

Please note:

• location: along Regent's Canal in King's Cross
• meeting point: The Last Word community hub (Piazza, The British Library)
• route and performance Information: further details will be shared with registered participants and audiences closer to the event
• participant commitment: we strongly encourage participants who have taken part in Canal Tales activities to join the final procession
• photography and filming: photos and videos will be taken during the event for evaluation, documentation, and promotional purposes. Please let us know if you prefer not to be included. 

About the Canal Tales Project:

Canal Tales: Walking, Imagining, Making, Performing is a series of participatory community activities taking place across the British Library and along Regent’s Canal in King’s Cross and Camden.

Connecting the British Library’s canal collections and resources with the living canal environment, the project invites diverse local communities to explore stories, memories, creativity, ecology, and everyday life connected to the waterways through sustainable creative activities.

The project is produced by Canal Dream CIC and led by Chuntian Hu. It is funded through the British Library’s Green Libraries Hubs Grant Scheme, supported by The National Lottery Community Fund’s Climate Action Fund.