News The hashtag #1YearToGo is going red hot on Facebook and Twitter with the one year milestone to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games coming up on Monday 7 September Hoping to repeat the huge success of London 2012, where the British public got 100 per cent behind the Games, the Rio 2016 organising committee is staging a free, two-day festival, at the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas – one of Rio's iconic landmarks Music, dance, film and plenty of sports, are all on the schedule:     Sunday (6 September)Open air cinema Be inspired by stories of bravery and sporting acheivement with one of the films being shown on the giant screen by the Lagoa, in the Parque dos Patins On the line-up are Heartbreak and Beauty, The Interviewer, Mano a Mano and World Record (photo) – a Spanish-speaking documentary about Mexican teenager Gustavo Sanchez Martinez who was born without legs or a left hand and went on to become one of the fastest swimmers in the world From 9am Swimmer Gustavo Sanchez Martinez is the star of documentary World Record (Photo: Press image) Art workshopsThe Paralympic mascot Tom will hang out with the children at a series of workshops by Parque dos Patins 9am-noon, 2pm-5pm It wouldn't be a Paralympic party without Tom (Photo: Rio2016/Mathilde Molla) Sprint challenge: the fastest athlete in the worldThe world's fastest para-athletes, including Ireland's Jason Smyth, Australian Evan O'Hanlon, USA's Richard Browne and David Brown and the Brazilians Petrucio Ferreira and Felipe Gomes are going to head-to-head in a 100m sprint to determine the fastest Paralympic athlete in the world   11amCultural programmeThe dance group Corpo em Movimento were one of the stars of the London 2012 Closing Ceremony and wowed the crowds a few month's back in a flash mob on Copacabana beach to celebrate 500 days till the Paralympic Games They'll be performing at this weekend's festival alongside Companhia Suave, a dance group who'll show the crowds what passinho is all about – think hip hop meets dance-off in Rio's latest teen craze DJ João Brasil will be spin his mix of hip hop, funk and electronica on the decks   From 4pm   Photography exhibitionRelive the best moments from the Parapan American Games in Toronto this year with an exhibition of photographs displayed on 40 solar-powered screens, set up around the Lagoa on Avenida Epitácio Pessoa, by Cantagalo Until 15 September Amazing achievements and stunning photography – on display by the Lagoa (Photo: Rio 2016/Alex Ferro) Monday (7 September)Open air cinema A giant LED screen by Parque dos Patins will bring sporting acheivement to life with a series of inspiring films and documentaries From 9am Art workshopsParalympic mascot Tom will be back in action again on Monday, entertaining the children during a series of art workshops    9am-noon, 2-5pm Have a go at Paralympic sportsAs part of the Rio 2016 education programme Transforma, children over 10 years old and adults will be able to have a go at Paralympic sports, from playing wheelchair tennis to sitting volleyball (9am - noon on the sports court next to the Lagoa helipad) to five-a-side football, wheelchair fencing and boccia (9am - noon, on the astroturf court) Children under nine years old will be able to join in various sports in the kids' playground (9am-noon, Arena Infantil) The activities carry on throughout the afternoon with goalball on the sports courts and running with a guide on the athletics' track, set up in the car park (1-5pm)   9am-noon, 1-5pm   Children can have a go at Paralympic sports on the courts by Lagoa (Photo: Rio2016/Alexandre Loureiro) Ottobock ArenaWatch wheelchair basketball and meet the Paralympic swimmer Daniel Dias and the most decorated Brazilian Paralympian, three-time New York marathon winner Edson Dantas, in the Ottobock Arena Ottobock, a Germany company, is a market leader in the manufacture of prosthetics and wheelchairs and an official Rio 2016 supplier 9am-5pm Daniel Dias will chat to visitors in the Ottobock Arena (Photo: Getty Images/Ian MacNicol) Women's sitting volleyball match – BRAZIL V USAThe match will be played on one of the sports courts near the Lagoa helipad   10am Official ceremonyRio 2016 organising committee president Carlos Arthur Nuzman and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president Sir Philip Craven will meet Brazilian medal-winners from this year's Parapan American Games in Toronto 11am Sprint challenge final: the fastest athlete in the worldThe big moment of the weekend – para-athletes will compete to be crowned the fastest in the world in a 100m sprint, on the athletics' track set up in the Parque dos Patins car park 12 50pmBrazilian Terezinha Guilhermina is one of the hopes to win the final challenge (Photo: Getty Images) Five-a-side football – BRAZIL V ARGENTINAThe Paralympic sport for visually impaired athletes will pitch Brazil against Argentina in a game of two 25-minute halves, on a court next to the Lagoa helipad 2pm Wheelchair basketball matches Rio de Janeiro athletes will group together in teams of three for the wheelchair basketball matches The first team to score 21 points will win 3pm Celebra cultural programmeA Rio de Janeiro party wouldn't be quite the same without some samba, and the inclusive samba school Embaixadores da Alegria will be leading the rhythms at 4pm, near Parque dos Patins They'll be followed by dance companies Corpo em Movimento and Companhia Suave, with DJ João Brasil back on the decks   From 4pm   Samba school Embaixadores da Alegria perform (Photo: Press image)