City of London Festival

Performances were usually held within local venues including some of London's ornate churches, St Paul's Cathedral and Livery Company Halls.

In 2016 the festival announced it was closing, stating: "However over the years the funding landscape has become ever more competitive and despite achieving support from a range of valued sponsors and supporters it has become increasingly difficult to attract the level of funding necessary to stage the annual festival.

"[1] Many events were free with the aim being to make the arts accessible to a larger proportion of the City's population.

These venues included the Guildhall Yard, Liverpool Street Station, St Paul's Cathedral steps and Finsbury Circus Gardens.

[3] 125 pianos were placed across London streets, squares and gardens, reaching audiences estimated at 3.5 million.