Free outdoor theatre, circus and dance performances will be taking place in south-east London for 16 days from Friday.
Greenwich+Docklands International Festival will be hosting 30 performing arts companies from across the world to mark its 30th anniversary of the event.
The Greenwich Fair, which is also part of the programme of events, will be held over the Bank Holiday weekend.
Bradley Hemmings, the festival’s artistic director, said: “This year our ‘stage’ stretches out in all directions – across parks, town centres, basketball courts, roofs and a water space.”