Major Annual Events in London

• The top winter events in London are the New Year’s Eve Fireworks, New Year’s Day Parade and the Chinese New Year Parade.
• The top summer events are the London Marathon, the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and the Notting Hill Carnival.

January

• 1st Jan. New Year’s Day Parade.
• Chinese New Year Parade and Festival (varies between 21st Jan-20th Feb)
• London Boat Show.
  • ExCel: Exhibition Centre London

February

• London Fashion Week (Part of the ‘Big Four’ with NY, Milan, Paris)
  • London Fashion Week

March

• Ideal Home Show, Olympia Exhibition Centre.
  • Ideal Home Show
• Head of the River Race. River Thames from Mortlake to Putney.
  • Head of the River Race
• The Boat Race. Held between Oxford and Cambridge Universities from Putney to Mortlake on the River Thames.
  • The Boat Race.

April

• The London Marathon.
  • The London Marathon
• The London Book Fair. Olympia Exhibition Centre.
  • The London Book Fair

May

• Chelsea Flower Show. Royal Hospital Chelsea.
  • The Chelsea Flower Show

June

• Trooping the Colour. Horse Guards Parade, Westminster.
  • Trooping the Colour
• The City of London Festival.
  • City of London Festival
• Motorexpo. Canary Wharf.
  • Motorexpo.
• London Festival of Architecture.
  • The London Festival of Architecture.
• Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
  • Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Club
• London to Brighton Bike Ride.
  • BHF London to Brighton

July

• Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. Hampton Court.
  • Hampton Court Flower Show
• Farnborough Airshow. Farnborough. (Held every two years and alternates with the Paris Airshow)
  • Farnborough Air Show
• Henley Rowing Regatta. Henley.
  • Henley Regatta.

August

• The Proms. Royal Albert Hall.
  • BBC Proms.
• Carnaval Del Pueblo. Latin American Festival held in Burgess Park.
  • Carnaval Del Pueblo.
• Notting Hill Carnival. Notting Hill.
  • Notting Hill Carnival

September

• London Fashion Week.
• Open House London.
  • Third Weekend in September.
• Ride London.
  • 2 day cycling Event held around the City of London and Westminster.

October

• London Film Festival. British Film Institute.
  • BFI Southbank (National Film Centre Southbank)
  • London Film Festival

November

• London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. Hyde Park.
  • Veteran Car Run
• Lord Mayor’s Show. City of London.
  • Lord Mayor’s Show.
• Winter Wonderland. Hyde Park.
  • Winter Wonderland.
• Oxford Street Christmas Lights.

December

• 31 Dec. New Year’s Eve Fireworks. Victoria Embankment.

Photo: Tottenham Court Road Underground Station