| Date |
Events |
| Jan 1 |
The New Year’s Day Parade, London |
| Jan 1 - Apr 6 |
The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army, British Museum, London |
| Jan 11-20 |
London International Boat Show, ExCel, London |
| Feb 10 |
Chinese New Year Celebrations - Year of the Pig, Chinatown, London |
| March 6 - 9 |
Crufts, Dog Show, NEC, Birmingham, England |
| March 14 - Apr 6 |
Daily Mail Ideal Home Show (Earls Court) |
| March 29 |
Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race, Thames, London |
| April 13 |
Flora London Marathon, from Greenwich to The Mall |
| April 14 - 16 |
The London Book Fair, Earls Court, London |
| April 25.08 - March 1.09 |
For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond Exhibition, Imperial War Museum, London |
May 1 - 4 |
Badminton Horse Trials, Badminton House, Wiltshire, England |
| May 1 - 5 |
Spirit of Speyside - Scotland's Whisky Festival, Speyside, Scotland |
| May 5 |
UK Day Bank Holiday |
| May 8 - 11 |
Royal Windsor Horse Show, Windsor Great Park, Berkshire, England |
| May 17 |
FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London |
| May 18 - August 31 |
Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Glyndebourne, East Sussex, England |
| May 20 - 24 |
Chelsea Flower Show, London |
| May 21 - June 7 |
Bath International Music Festival, Bath, England |
| May 26 |
UK Spring Bank Holiday |
| June 12 - 28 |
The Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair, London |
| June 14 |
Trooping the Colour - Royal Birthday Parade, Horse Guards Parade
|
| June 17 - 21 |
Royal Ascot Horse Race Meeting, Ascot, England |
| June 19 - 22 |
Royal Highland Show, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| June 23 - July 6 |
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship, London |
| July 2 - 6 |
Henley Royal Regatta, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England |
| July 4 - 6 |
British Grand Prix, Silverstone, England |
| July 8 - 13 |
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show |
| July 17 - 20 |
The Golf Open Championship, Lancashire Course, Royal Birkdale, Scotland |
| July 18 - September 13 |
BBC Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, Royal Albert Hall, London |
| July 29 - August 2 |
Horseracing: Glorious Goodwood, Goodwood Racecourse, Chichester, England
|
| August 1 - 23 |
Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| August 8 - 31 |
The Edinburgh International Festival, Art Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| August 20 - 26 |
International Beatles Week, Liverpool, England |
| August 24 - 25 |
Notting Hill Carnival, London |
| August 25 |
UK Bank Holiday |
| Sept 6 |
Braemar Royal Highland Gathering, Famous Highland Games in Braemar,
Scotland (HM The Queen is usually present) |
| Sept 13 |
Last Night of the Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London |
| Sept 19 - 21 |
Goodwood Revival, Goodwood Motor Circuit, West Sussex, England |
| Sept 20 - 21 |
London Open House weekend (opening of many buildings normally closed to the public), London |
| Oct 16 - 19 |
FRIEZE Art Fair (contemporary art, private galleries), Regents Park |
| Nov 1 - 2 |
London to Brighton Veteran Car Run |
| Nov 5 |
Guy Fawkes Night (Fireworks) |
| Nov 8 |
Lord Mayor's Show, Start: Mansion House, London |
| Nov 9 |
Remembrance Sunday |
| Nov 10 - 13 |
World Travel Market, ExCel Exhibition Centre, Docklands, London |
| Dec 16 - 21 |
Olympia International Horse Show (Showjumping), Olympia, London |
| Dec 29 - Jan 1 |
Hogmanay Edinburgh, New Year's Celebrations |
| Dec 31 |
New Year's Eve celebrations with fireworks, Central London |
