London Events

New Year's Day Parade
January
Parliament Square, SW1, to Berkeley Square, W1
Website: www.londonparade.co.uk

Chinese
New Year Celebrations
Late January/February
Gerrard Street, Chinatown, WC2
Website: www.london.gov.uk/mayor/chinese_ny/index.jsp

The
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
Late March-early April
River Thames from Mortlake, SW14, to Putney, SW15
Website: www.theboatrace.org

Flora
London Marathon
April
Blackheath, SE3, to the Mall, SW1
Website: www.london-marathon.co.uk

Chelsea
Flower Show
May
Show gardens and flowers aplenty at this popular spring show.
Royal Hospital Chelsea, SW1
Website: www.rhs.org.uk/chelsea

Meltdown

June
Music festival with a different famous curator choosing the line-up each year.
Royal Festival Hall, South Bank, SE1
Website: www.rfh.org.uk/meltdown

Trooping the Colour
Queen's Birthday parade.
June
Buckingham Palace, the Mall and Horse Guards' Parade, SW1
Website: www.royal.gov.uk

Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships
June-early July
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Church Road, Wimbledon, SW19
Website: www.wimbledon.org

London Pride
July
Gay and lesbian pride parade and festival, Hyde Park and central London.
Website: www.pridelondon.org

Promenade Concerts (The Proms)
July-mid September
Royal Albert Hall, SW7
Website: www.bbc.co.uk/proms

Mela
August
A one-day festival aimed at celebrating south Asian culture and creativity.
Gunnersbury Park, Ealing
Website: www.london.gov.uk/mayor/asian_london/index.jsp

Notting Hill Carnival
August
Notting Hill, W8
Website: www.lnhc.org.uk

London
Fashion Week
September
Website: www.londonfashionweek.co.uk

Lord Mayor's Show
Celebratory parade.
November
City of London, EC1

London Film Festival
Late October-early November
National Film Theatre, South Bank, SE1, and other cinemas around London
Website: www.lff.org.uk
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