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Events / Festivals, London Marathon

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The first London Marathon took place on the 29th March 1981. Since this first event it has grown in size and now over 46,000 people take place every year, jeered on by hundreds of thousands of people that line the streets of its 26 mile long course. Many of the athletes that take part do so to raise money for charities and there are several other events associated with the London Marathon, these include a mini marathon and a half marathon.

Events / Festivals, Winter Wonderland

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Every year the area of Hyde Park Corner in London's Hyde Park is transformed into a Winter Wonderland. The event lasts from end of November throughout the whole festive season until the beginning of January. During this time you can visit London's largest outdoor ice rink (admission fee applies, reservation is recommended), take a ride in the 60 m high giant ferris wheel with its glass floors, enjoy fun fair rides like roller coasters, wave swingers, carousels, cups and saucer, reindeer expre [more]

Events / Festivals, Ceremony of the Keys

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The Ceremony of the Keys takes place nightly in the Tower of London. The 700 year old ceremony sees the Yeomen Warders locking up each of the Tower gates in turn with the Queen’s Keys. At Traitors’ Gate there is a traditional challenge of “Who goes there?” When all is locked the guard is inspected on Tower Green. The whole procedure takes exactly 7 minutes, ending as the clock chimes 10pm with the sounding of the Last Post. It is now largely, though not entirely, ceremonial, as the Crown Je [more]

Events / Festivals, RHS Chelsea Flower Show

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The Chelsea Flower Shower is a four-day event that takes place during May. It is organised by the Royal Horticultural Society and is held in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. The origins of this event date back to 1852 and today it is attended by 157,000 visitors, which is the maximum number of visitors allowed inside the grounds. There are four different grades of awards presented for each category, these are gold, silver-gilt, silver and bronze. The main award categories are F [more]

Events / Festivals, Bankside Frost Fair

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The Bankside Frost Fair reminds of the times when the Thames froze over and Londoners took to the ice with the first fair of this kind having occurred in 1607. The Fair features a Christmas Market, food stalls, open-air theatre and music events, ice sculptures, a Thames Cutters Boat race, lantern parade and activities such as Hug a husky. The event lasts for 3 days and is held at the riverwalk in front of the Tate Modern and the Globe Theatre. For exact date please visit the website.

Events / Festivals, The Changing of the Guard

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The Changing of the Guard (properly called "Guard Mounting") takes place in two locations in Central London. The most well known is the change over of the foot guards on sentry duty outside Buckingham Palace accompanied by a military band. The second ceremony is that of the mounted cavalry units at Horse Guard's Parade. Full dress uniforms are worn. Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace: Spring and Summer: Daily at 11:30 am Autumn and Winter: Alternate days: 11:30 am Horse Guards [more]

Events / Festivals, Notting Hill Carnival

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Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966, originally set up as a local festival by the West Indian Immigrants, local to the area. Notting Hill Carnival is now a full-blooded Caribbean Carnival, attracting millions of people, from around the globe. At the carnival, you will find massive "sound systems", floats, steel drum bands, street performers, live stages, where international artists, local top bands & other world music is played, and hundereds of stalls of Caribbean food and drink s [more]

Events / Festivals, State Opening of Parliament

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The State Opening of Parliament takes place annually in London at the beginning of the new parliamentary session, usually in November or December. MPs are summoned to hear the Queen’s Speech which sets out proposed government legislation for the coming year. MPs are summoned to the House of Lords by the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, who finds the door of the Commons slammed in his face as a symbol of their independence. Other rituals associated with the ceremony include a search of the cella [more]

Events / Festivals, Trooping The Colour

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The ceremony of Trooping the Colour takes place in London every year on the sovereign’s official birthday in June, and is also called the Queen’s Birthday Parade. Its origins lie in the parading of regimental flags to troops before battle, so that they would recognise them as a rallying point. After the battle they would be paraded again to show they were still intact. As a ceremony to mark the sovereign’s official birthday it dates from 1748 and has been held annually since 1820. Today, of cour [more]

Events / Festivals, Baishakhi Mela

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Baishakhi Mela is the Bengali New Year Festival. It is Europe's largest Asian open-air festival, a global mix of music, food, history and culture. Baishakhi Mela is based in Brick Lane (the heart of London's Bangladeshi community), a short walk from Aldgate East, Aldgate, Liverpool Street, Whitechapel or Shorditch (due to open around 2010) station, or alternatively, there are a large number of buses that will take you directly there. The first Baishakhi Mela festival was in 1997, when the [more]

Events / Festivals, Relentless Freeze Festival

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The Relentless Freeze Festival, formerly known only as Freeze Festival, was founded in 2008 and has since been held every year at London's Battersea Power Station. The festival, a combination of winter sport and music events, attracts around 20.000 spectators each year and is the largest of its kind in the UK. Top winter sports athletes compete for the titles in snowboarding and freestyle on an especially erected real snow ramp that is 100m long and towers 32m above the festival grounds wh [more]

Events / Festivals, Wireless Festival

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The Wireless Festival is an annually held musical event that takes place in the Eastern Side of London's Hyde Park. The festival, which has been held for the last 7 years, offers you a programme of rock, pop and dance music set on several stages. Artists who have performed during the event in the past include international superstars such as Kanye West, Fat Boy Slim, Morrissey, Depeche Mode and Massive Attack. During the event visitors will also have access to a variety of amenities such as [more]

Events / Festivals, MoonWalk London

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The MoonWalk London is a yearly held charity event which started back in 1997 when 13 woman had the idea to walk the New York City marathon dressed in their bras to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer reserach. The MoonWalk event in London nowadays attracts thousands of participants and spectators and consists of a 26.2 mile long route that starts and ends in Hyde Park and leads along some of the cities' main attractions. All participants, men and women, have the chance to chose in be [more]

Events / Festivals, Goldsmiths Fair

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The Goldsmiths' Fair is an annual event that has been held in the Goldsmiths Hall, London since 1983. It is the showcase for contemporary designer jewellery, gold and silverware, enamelware and decorative objects from Britain and around the world. It also gives the public access to the hall and an opportunity to meet and talk to the designers, workers in precious metals and silversmiths. Exhibits are available for purchase and new pieces may be commissioned. A hot or cold lunch is served in the [more]

Events / Festivals, Kids Week

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Every year, starting at the end of July and running through to the end of August, young people (aged 5-16) can watch theatre shows for free! Every full paying adult is entitled to one free child's ticket, and a further two child tickets at half price. There are a range of activities for young people, such as dance workshops, behind the scenes tours & much much more, there are even activities for the younger members of the families too. Free accommodation and travel is also offered via the [more]

Events / Festivals, Lambs Conduit Street Festival

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The Lambs conduit Street Fair is a Christmas market that is held every year in December in one of Londons most historical neighbourhoods. Visitors can expect stalls with gift ideas and food, street entertainment and games. For children there will be a Santas Grotto, storytelling events, puppet shows and more. For the exact dates of this event please visit the website. Public transport: Holborne or Russell Square Tube

Events / Festivals, BBC Proms

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The BBC Proms, short for Promenade Concerts, take place every summer in London from mid July to mid September. A series of over 70 concerts is performed, mostly in the Royal Albert Hall, although some chamber recitals and pre-performance talks are held in smaller venues. The Proms attracts world-class musicians and aims to cover all types of music including the classical repertoire, modern pieces, and new works specially commissioned. The first Prom concerts were in 1895, the brainchild of [more]

Events / Festivals, Palestine Film Festival

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Events / Festivals, Xchanging Boat Race

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The Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging, is an annual rowing race on the Thames tideway between rowing eights from Oxford and Cambridge Universities. It has been a fixture since 1829 and an annual event since 1856, except for the first and second world war years. Since 1845 the course has been fixed at 4 miles 374 yards between Putney and Mortlake. It is a challenging event, with crews having to contend with three bends, the tide, the flow of the river and the prevailing weather. The standard [more]

Events / Festivals, London Children's Film Festival

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The London Children’s Film Festival takes place every year since 2005 around November and is based at the Barbican Centre, although the film festival takes place in up to 12 different locations throughout the Capital. It presents films from around the world and the jury is composed of children aged between seven and eleven. It is the biggest film festival of its kind showing the best of current children's world cinema and special preview screenings of films not yet released in the UK. Apart f [more]

Events / Festivals, Cologne Christmas Market at Southbank Centre

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The Cologne Christmas Market at Southbank Centre offers you the chance to experience an authentic German Christmas Market in the middle of London, directly under the London Eye and up along Queen's Way until Southbank Centre. There are around 60 seasonally decorated wooden chalets where you will find a range of continental style presents, or keepsakes, like glass ornaments for your Christmas Tree, wooden toys, candles, ceramics and tatted laces - all hand-made. Further you will also be able t [more]

Events / Festivals, Lord Mayor's Show

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The Lord Mayor’s Show in the City of London takes place annually in early November. It claims to be the “world’s oldest civic procession”. The ceremony dates from 1215 when, in return for free elections to the position, the Lord Mayor had to go to Westminster to pledge allegiance to the King. Today this pledge is still given at the Royal Courts of Justice, at the boundary of the City of London. The office of Mayor goes back to 1189 and the title of Lord Mayor to 1540. It is now largely ceremo [more]

Events / Festivals London

Events / Festivals, London Marathon

Events / Festivals, Winter Wonderland

Events / Festivals, Ceremony of the Keys

Events / Festivals, RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Events / Festivals, Bankside Frost Fair

Events / Festivals, The Changing of the Guard

Events / Festivals, Notting Hill Carnival

Events / Festivals, State Opening of Parliament

Events / Festivals, Trooping The Colour

Events / Festivals, Baishakhi Mela

Events / Festivals, Relentless Freeze Festival

Events / Festivals, Wireless Festival

Events / Festivals, MoonWalk London

Events / Festivals, Goldsmiths Fair

Events / Festivals, Kids Week

Events / Festivals, Lambs Conduit Street Festival

Events / Festivals, BBC Proms

Events / Festivals, Palestine Film Festival

Events / Festivals, Xchanging Boat Race

Events / Festivals, London Children's Film Festival

Events / Festivals, Cologne Christmas Market at Southbank Centre

Events / Festivals, Lord Mayor's Show

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