For seventeen years (1997 to 2013), Adrian was Festival Director of The Mayor’s Thames Festival, London’s biggest free festival. Adrian launched and directs Totally Thames, an annual season of over 100 river and riverfront events in London. He also directs Rivers of the World, an arts-learning project which is delivered in partnership with the British Council.
Adrian was the Pageant Master of the The Queen’s Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant in 2012, acclaimed as “the biggest event ever staged in London”. For this event he was honoured with LVO (Lieutenant of the Victorian Order). In 2016 he was the Campaign Director of Clean for The Queen, the UK’s biggest ever litter-clean-up event.