Sing for Water brings together choirs from all over the country to raise money for WaterAid and express their love for rivers through song.

Each September, 500 people from over 40 choirs across the United Kingdom assemble to perform water-inspired songs as part of Totally Thames. Located at London’s beautiful riverside ampitheatre the Scoop, audiences can be seen dancing and singing along in celebration.

In 2025, the choir will be led by established conductors Roxane Smith and Sharon Durant, choirs rehearse individually from a collection of specially curated music before coming together for a collective rehearsal the day before the final performance. Guest conductors include our regular superstar Una May Olomolaiye.

Co-founded in 2002 by Thames Festival Trust and renowned composer, singer and musical director Helen Chadwick, Sing for Water has raised over 1.3 million pounds to change and save lives around the world.

WaterAid is an international not-for-profit, determined to make clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone, everywhere within a generation. Only by tackling these three essentials in ways that last can people change their lives for good.

Clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene should be a normal part of everyone’s daily life. Without all three, people can’t live dignified, healthy lives. With all three, they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.