What’s On in London 2009

There are exciting events all year round in London, so keep this calendar handy to help plan your visit.

September

Thames Festival (12 & 13 Sep)

Great River Race

Along River Thames, from Ham TW10 to Greenwich SE10, greatriverrace.co.uk

London Fashion Weekend

Duke of York’s HQ SW3, londonfashionweekend.co.uk

Tour of Britain

tourofbritain.co.uk

Open House London

Various venues in London, londonopenhouse.org

October

Black History Month

black-history-months.co.uk

World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

The O2

Frieze Art Fair

Regent’s Park NW1, friezeartfair.com

Metro Ski & Snowboard Show (21-25 Oct)

Olympia W14, metrosnow.co.uk

Trafalgar Day Parade

Trafalgar Sq WC2

London Bierfest

Old Billingsgate EC3, londonbierfest.com

Turner Prize Exhibition

Tate Britain SW1

November

Lord Mayor’s Show & Fireworks Display

City of London, River Thames, lordmayorsshow.org

Festival of Remembrance

Royal Albert Hall SW7

The London BBC Good Food Show

Olympia W14, londonbbcgoodfoodshow.com

Remembrance Day Service & Parade

Cenotaph SW1

December

The Black Rock Masters Tennis

Royal Albert Hall SW7, theblackrockmasters.com

Christmas Tree

Until first week Jan 2009, Trafalgar Sq WC2

Winter Wonderland

Hyde Park

Bankside Frost Fair

Riverside Bankside SE1, visitsouthwark.com

New Year’s Eve (31 Dec)

- 2009 Past Events -

January

New Year’s Day Parade (1 Jan)

From Parliament Sq SW1, londonparade.co.uk

London Boat Show (9-18 Jan)

ExCeL London E16, londonboatshow.com

London Art Fair (14-18 Jan)

Business Design Centre N11, londonartfair.co.uk

Charles I Commemoration (27 Jan)

Banqueting House SW1

MCN London Motorcycle Show (29 Jan – 1 Feb)

ExCeL London E16, londonmotorcycleshow.co.uk

February

Chinese New Year Celebrations

Soho W1

London Fashion Weekend

Duke of York’s HQ SW3, londonfashionweekend.co.uk

March

The Homebuyer Show (6-8 Mar)

ExCel London E16, excel-london.co.uk

TNT Travel Show (7 Mar)

St Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival (17 Mar)

Various venues in London, londonstpatricksday.org.uk

Ideal Home Show (20 Mar – 13 Apr)

Earl’s Court SW5, idealhomeshow.co.uk

Head of the River Race (21 Mar)

The Thames, Mortlake to Putney, horr.co.uk

The Vitality Show (26-29 Mar)

Earls Court SW5, thevitalityshow.co.uk

Oxford & Cambridge University Boat Race (29 Mar)

River Thames, Putney to Mortlake, theboatrace.org

April

St George’s Day Events (18-25 Apr)

Sikh New Year Celebration ‘Vaisakhi’ (25 Apr)

Flora Marathon (26 Apr)

From Greenwich SE10 to The Mall SW1

May

London Golf Show (1-3 May)

ExCeL London E16

Chelsea Flower Show (19-23 May)

Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London SW3 4SR

Clothes Show London (29-31 May)

ExCeL London E16

June

Hampton Court Palace Festival (2-13 Jun)

Hampton Court

BP Opera and Ballet Screens (3 & 30 Jun, 15 July)

Trafalgar Square & Canada Square, Canary Wharf

Charlotte Street Festival (6 Jun)

Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia

Trooping the Colour – The Queen’s Birthday Parade (13 Jun)

Horse Guards parade SW1

The London International Music Show (11-14 Jun)

ExCeL London E16

Royal Ascot (16-20 Jun)

Ascot Racecourse SL5

Taste of London (18-21 Jun)

Regents park NW1

City of London Festival (19 Jun- 7 Aug)

St Paul’s Cathedral, Liverpool Street Station and various other locations in London

Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships (22 Jun-5Jul)

All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club SW19

Toast Festival (26-28 Jun)

Clapham Common SW4

Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition (Jun/Jul/Aug)

Royal Academy of Arts W1

July

iTunes Live London Festival (1-31 July)

Roundhouse, Camden

Pride London (4 Jul)

Oxford Street, Regent Street, Trafalgar Square and Soho

London Literature Festival (2-16 Jul)

Southbank Centre

O2 Wireless Festival (4 & 5 July)

Hyde Park

Hampton Court Palace Flower Show (7-12 Jul)

Hampton Court Palace KT8

Rhythm of London Festival (10 & 11 July)

venues across London

BBC Proms 2009 (17 July – 12 Sep)

Royal Albert Hall

Lovebox Festival (18 & 19 Jul)

Victoria Park, E9

August

Buckingham Palace Summer Opening (Aug & Sep)

Buckingham Palace SW1

London Triathlon (1 & 2 Aug)

thelondontriathlon.com

Notting Hill Carnival (30 & 31 Aug)