| Date |
Events |
Where |
| Jan 1 |
New Year's Day Parade |
Central London |
| Jan 6 - 15 |
London International Boat Show |
ExCel Exhibition Centre, London |
| Jan 21 - April 9 |
David Hockney Exhibition |
Royal Academy of Arts, London |
| Jan 23 - 25 |
ATEI Exhibition |
Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London |
| Jan 26 - April 15 |
The Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam |
British Museum, London |
| Jan 29 |
Celebrations of Chinese New Year in London, Year of the Rabbit |
Chinatown, London |
| Feb 1 - May 12 |
Lucien Freud Portraits |
National Portrait Gallery, London |
| Until Feb 5 |
Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan |
National Gallery, London |
| Feb 7 - until end of the year |
200th Anniversary of birth of Charles Dickens |
England |
| Feb 14 |
Valentine's Day |
|
| Feb 17 - 22 |
London Fashion Week (Autumn/Winter 2012) |
London |
| March 6 - 8 |
International Confex |
Excel, London |
| March 14 - 15 |
Best of Britain & Ireland (BOBI) |
NEC, Birmingham |
| March 16 - 1 April |
Daily Mail Ideal Homeshow |
Earls Court, London |
| March 17 |
St Patrick's Day Parade |
London |
| March 31 - Aug 12 |
British Design 1948 - 2012 Exhibition |
V&A, London |
| April 6 |
Good Friday |
|
| April 7 |
The Oxford - Cambridge Boat Race |
Thames, London |
| April 9 |
Easter Monday |
|
| April 20 |
The Virgin London Marathon |
Start: Greenwich Park, Finish: The Mall (London) |
| April 25 - 26 |
Visit Scotland Expo |
Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh |
| April 23 - 9 Sept |
World Shakespeare Festival |
London, Stratford-upon-Avon, Newcastle |
| May 3 - 7 |
Badminton Horse Trials |
Wiltshire, England |
| May 3 - 7 |
Spirit of Speyside - Scotland's Whisky Festival |
Speyside, Scotland |
| May 7 |
Early May Bank Holiday |
|
| May 9 - 13 |
Royal Windsor Horse Show |
Windsor, England |
| May 12 |
FA Cup Final |
Wembley Stadium, London |
| May 17 |
Ascension Day |
|
| May 18 - July 27 |
Olympic Torch Relay |
Across UK |
| May 20 - Aug 26 |
Glyndebourne Opera Festival |
East Sussex, England |
| May 22 - 26 |
RHS Chelsea Flower Show |
Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London |
| June 2 - 5 |
Diamond Jubilee Celebrations |
London and rest of UK |
| June 4 - 5 |
Spring Bank Holiday |
|
| June 16 |
Trooping the Colour: The Queens Official Birthday |
Horse Guards Parade, London, UK |
| June 11 - July 8 |
London International Festivalof Theatre
| London |
| June 19 - 23 |
Royal Ascot Horse Races |
Berkshire, England |
| June 21 - 24 |
Taste of London Food Festival |
Regents Park, London |
| June 21 - 24 |
Royal Highland Agricultural Show |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
| June 21 - 30 |
Greenwich and Docklands International Festival |
East End, London |
| June 21 - Sept 9 |
London 2012 Festival |
London |
| June 23 - July 8 |
World Pride |
London |
| June 25 - July 8 |
All England Lawn Tennis Championships |
Wimbledon, London |
| June 27 - July 1 |
Henley Royal Regatta, Henley-on-Thames |
Oxfordshire, England |
| July 3 - 8 |
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show |
Hampton Court Palace |
| July 8 |
Wireless Music Festival |
Hyde Park, London |
| July 8 - 10 |
British Formula 1 Grand Prix |
Silverstone, England |
| July 15 - 22 |
British Open Golf Championship |
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, Lytham |
| July 18 - 22 |
RHS Flower Show Tatton Park |
Tatton Park, knutsford, Cheshire |
| July 27 - Aug 12 |
London 2012 Olympic Games |
London and UK |
| Aug 3 - 25 |
Edinburgh Military Tattoo |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Aug 6 - 12 |
Piping Live 2012 (International Piping Festival) |
Glasgow, Scotland |
| Aug 10 - Sept 2 |
Edinburgh International Festival |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Aug 11 - 18 |
Cowes Week |
Isle of Wight |
| Aug 22 - Aug 28 |
International Beatles week |
Liverpool, England |
| Aug 26 - 27 |
Notting Hill Carnival |
Notting Hill, London, England |
| Aug 27 |
Summer Bank Holiday |
|
| Aug 29 - Sept 9 |
London 2012 Paralympics Games |
London |
| Sept 1 |
The Braemar Gathering (Highland Games) |
Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Sept 6 - 9 |
Wisley Flower Show |
Wisley Garden, Surrey |
| Sept 8 |
Last Night of the Proms |
Royal Albert Hall, London |
| Sept 14 - 16 |
Goodwood Revival |
Goodwood Motor Circuit, West Sussex, England |
| Sept 17 - 18 |
Abergavenny Food and Drink Festival |
Abergavenny, Wales |
| Sept 21 - 26 |
London Fashion Week (Spring/Summer 2013) |
London |
| Sept 22 - 23 |
London Open House |
London |
| Oct 11 - 14 |
FRIEZE Art Fair |
Regents Park, London |
| Oct 31 |
Halloween |
|
| Nov 4 |
London to Brighton Veteran Car Run |
London - Brighton |
| Nov 5 |
Guy Fawkes Night, Fireworks and Bonfires |
Countrywide |
| Nov 5 - 7 |
World Travel Market |
ExCel Exhibition Centre, London |
| Nov 10 |
Lord Mayor's Show - Traditional Parade |
City of London |
| Nov 11 |
Remembrance Day |
|
| Dec 25 |
Christmas Day |
|
| Dec 26 |
Boxing Day |
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| Dec 31 |
New Year's Eve Fireworks |
Central London |
