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Marching bands and floats parade around the West End on 1st January.
Further information from London Parade

Chinatown celebrates with lion dancing, fire crackers and food in late January.
Further information from Chinatown Online

A unique Church Service attended by clowns in traditional make up, held at the Clown’s Church, Holy Trinity Dalston, on the first Sunday of February.
Further information from Clowns International

Gun salutes in Hyde Park at noon and on Tower Green at 1pm on 6th February marking the Queen's accession.
Further information from The British Monarchy

Marching bands and community groups parade around the West End on 14th March.
Further information from London St Patrick's Day

Processional race for 420 rowing eights on the Thames from Mortlake to Putney on the third Saturday in March.
Further information from Head Of The River Race

Oxford and Cambridge universities rowing battle on the Thames from Putney to Mortlake on the last Saturday in March.
Further information from The Boat Race

Hot cross buns and coins distributed to the widows of the parish in the churchyard at 11.30am on Good Friday.
Further information from Priory Church of St Bartholomew The Great

Bonnets galore with a procession and Fun Fair on Easter Sunday, and horses with period working carts parading on Easter Monday in Battersea Park.
Further information from Battersea Park

Gun salutes in Hyde Park at noon and on Tower Green at 1pm on 21st April marking the Queen's actual birthday.
Further information from The British Monarchy

Costumed procession from Southwark Cathedral to the Tower of London for a medieval Fayre celebrating Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in early April.
Further information from Southwark Cathedral

A programme of celebrations including city walks to Bankside on 23rd April.
Further information from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

Special events at museums and galleries in May.
Further information from Museums & Galleries Month

Commemorates Punch and Judy's first appearance in Britain under the portico of St Paul's Church Covent Garden in 1662 on the second Sunday in May.
Tel: 020 7375 0441
Further information from Covent Garden Life

Brick Lane celebrates with Baishakhi Mela, Europe's largest Asian open air festival, a weekend of music, dance, fashion and sports in mid May.
Further information from Baishakhi Mela

Gun salutes in Hyde Park at noon and on Tower Green at 1pm on 2nd June marking the anniversary of the Queen's coronation.
Further information from The British Monarchy

An opportunity to visit the private gardens in 80 of London's squares on the second weekend in June.
Further information from London Parks & Gardens Trust

The official birthday of the Queen is marked by a military parade and march past on Horse Guards Parade on the second Saturday in June.
Further information from The British Army

A display of music and marching on Horse Guards Parade with the salute being taken by the Queen or another member of the royal family, on two successive evenings in June.
Further information from The British Army

Concerts, walks and talks in historic buildings in the Spitalfields area during the middle two weeks of June.
Further information from Spitalfields Festival

Talks, exhibitions and events celebrating London's diverse architecture in the last week of June.
Further information from Architecture Week

Concerts, walks, talks, visits and exhibitions in historic city buildings from the last week of June to mid July.
Further information from City Of London Festival

A free open air live music festival with all genres of Christian music from rock to reggae on the first weekend in July.
Further information from London Gospel Music Festival

A traditional summer fete with celebrities in attendance in the churchyard of the Actors' Church from noon on the second Sunday in July.
Further information from St Paul’s Covent Garden

Outdoor music, dance, theatre and puppetry events in Greenwich and Docklands during July.
Further information from Greenwich And Docklands Festival

Six waterboatmen take part in one of the oldest rowing contests in the world, racing with the tide from London Bridge to Albert Bridge in competition for the prize of scarlet livery with a silver badge around noon on 22nd July.
Further information from Waterman's Hall

A mini festival of events featuring new talent in music and fashion during the first week of September.
Further information from City Showcase - Spotlight London

An open competition for any kind of vessel propelled by human powered oars or paddles on the Thames from Richmond to Greenwich on the second Saturday in September.
Further information from The Great River Race

The scheme that allows public access to architecturally interesting but usually private buildings on the third weekend in September.
Further information from London Open House

Family activities, street theatre, music and events along the river and in the streets and parks nearby on the third weekend in September.
Further information from Thames Festival

A cavalcade of over 100 horses and riders celebrate horse riding at St John's Church in Hyde Park on the third Sunday in September.
Further information from St John's Hyde Park

A spectacular display as the original Pearly Kings and Queens gather in their buttoned suits for their annual service St Martin-in-the-Fields on the first Sunday in October.
Further information from St Martin-in-the-Fields

The Queen rides in a formal procession to open the new session of Parliament each year in late October or early November.
Further information from The British Army

Pre 1905 cars assemble in Hyde Park prior to setting off for Brighton on the first Saturday in November.
Further information from London To Brighton Veteran Car Run

The newly elected Lord Mayor's parade weaves its way from the Guildhall through the historic streets of the Square Mile on the second Saturday in November.
Further information from The Lord Mayor's Show

Ceremony and march past at the Cenotaph in Whitehall at 11am on the second Sunday in November.
Further information from The British Army

Festive decorations in the main shopping streets from mid November until the New Year.
Further information from Oxford Street
Further information from Regent Street

Concerts, walks and talks in historic buildings in the Spitalfields area during the second week of December.
Further information from Spitalfields Festival

Music, entertainment, workshops, ice sculptures, huskie sled rides and a Thames cutter boat procession, reviving memories of when the Thames froze over in the early 19th century, in Bankside during the third weekend of December.
Further information from Visit Southwark

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