What’s on in 2014Enjoy the best of London by taking part in these unmissable events. There is always so much going on in London. JanuaryNew Year’s Day Parade1 JanuaryFrom Piccadilly W1 to Parliament Square SW1 londonparade.co.uk

Tullett PrebonLondon Boat Show4-12 JanuaryExCeL London E16londonboatshow.com

London Art Fair15-19 JanuaryBusiness Design Centre N1londonartfair.co.uk

NBA Global Games16 JanuaryAtlanta Hawks v Brooklyn Nets The O2 Arenatheo2.co.uk

February Chinese New Year2 February Central London chinatownlondon.org

The Carole Nash MCN LondonMotorcycle Show14-16 FebruaryExCeL London E16 londonmotorcycleshow.com

London Fashion WeekendSomerset House WC2 londonfashionweekend.co.uk

Children’s Festival15-23 FebruaryVarious locationslondon.gov.uk

MarchMaslenitsa Russian Festival2 MarchTrafalgar Square WC2maslenitsa.co.uk

Ideal Home Show14-30 March Earls Court SW5idealhomeshow.co.uk

St Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival16 March From Green Park W1 to Trafalgar Square WC2 london.gov.uk

BADA Antiques & Fine Art Fair19-25 March The Duke of York Square SW3 bada-antiques-fair.co.uk

AprilBNY Mellon Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race6 April On the Thames, from Putney SW15 to Mortlake SW14theboatrace.org

Virgin London Marathon13 April From Greenwich SE10 to the Mall SW1 virginlondonmarathon.com

Feast of St George21 AprilTrafalgar Square WC2St George’s Day Events Around 23 April Various locationslondon.gov.uk

MayGrand Designs Live London 20143-11 May ExCeL London E16 granddesignslive.com

Vaisakhi 4 MayTrafalgar Squarelondon.gov.uk

FA Cup Final17 May Wembley Stadium HA9 wembleystadium.com

RHS Chelsea Flower Show20-24 May Royal Hospital Chelsea SW3 rhs.org.uk

June West End Live – Theatre ShowcaseTrafalgar Square WC2westendlive.co.uk

MINT Polo in the ParkHurlingham Park SW6 polointheparklondon.com

Jewellery Week6-15 Junejewelleryweek.com

Royal Ascot17-21 June Ascot Racecourse SL5ascot.co.uk

Taste of London19-22 June Regent’s Park W1 tastefestivals.com/london

Wimbledon23 June-6 July All England Lawn Tennis Club SW19 wimbledon.org

Masterpiece London 201426 June-2 July Royal Hospital Chelsea SW3 masterpiecefair.com

Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition June-August royalacademy.org.uk

Pride London28 Junelondoncommunitypride.org

For up-to-date

information on these

events and many

more, see the

Events Calendar on

visitlondon.com

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www.londonparade.co.ukwww.londonboatshow.comwww.londonartfair.co.ukwww.theo2.co.ukwww.chinatownlondon.orgwww.londonmotorcycleshow.comwww.londonfashionweekend.co.ukwww.london.gov.ukwww.maslenitsa.co.ukwww.idealhomeshow.co.ukwww.london.gov.ukhttp://www.bada-antiques-fair.co.ukwww.theboatrace.orgwww.virginlondonmarathon.comwww.london.gov.ukwww.granddesignslive.comwww.london.gov.ukwww.wembleystadium.comwww.rhs.org.ukwww.westendlive.co.ukwww.polointheparklondon.comwww.jewelleryweek.comwww.ascot.co.ukwww.tastefestivals.com/londonwww.wimbledon.orgwww.masterpiecefair.comwww.royalacademy.org.ukhttp://londoncommunitypride.org

JulyTour de France Grand Depart 7 July East & Central London

Hampton Court Palace Flower Show8-13 Julyrhs.org.uk

The Proms July-September bbc.co.uk/proms

AugustRideLondon9-10 August Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 and across London ridelondon.co.uk

Buckingham Palace Summer OpeningAugust-September (dates tbc)royalcollection.org.uk

The Tetley Challenge Cup FinalWembley Stadium HA9 rugbyleaguetickets.co.uk

Notting Hill Carnival24-25 Augustthelondonnottinghill carnival.com

EidTrafalgar Squarelondon.gov.uk

SeptemberThe Mayor’s Thames Festival/ River Month1-30 September thamesfestival.org

Falmouth to Royal Greenwich Tall Ships Regatta5-9 September,royalgreenwich.gov.uk/tallships

Cake & Bake Show 12-14 September Earls Court Brompton Hall SW5 thecakeandbakeshow.co.uk

Great River Race27 September From Docklands E14 greatriverrace.co.uk

London Fashion Weekend Somerset House WC2 londonfashionweekend.co.uk

Open House Londonopenhouselondon.org.uk

London Design Festival Various locations londondesignfestival.com

Liberty Festivallondon.gov.uk

October Chocolate Week chocolateweek.co.uk

London Restaurant Festivallondonrestaurantfestival.com

Black History Monthblack-history-month.co.uk

Frieze Art FairRegent’s Park NW1friezeartfair.com

BFI London Film Festivalbfi.org.uk/lff

NFL International Series Game and Fan Activity Wembley Stadiumwembleystadium.com

Diwali FestivalTrafalgar Squarelondon.gov.uk

November Lord Mayor’s Show City of London lordmayorsshow.org

Bonfire NightVarious locations visitlondon.com

Barclays ATP World Tour FinalsStarts 10 NovemberThe O2 SE10visitlondon.com

Taste of Christmas21-24 November Tobacco Docktasteofchristmas.com

Winter Wonderland November-JanuaryHyde Park W1hydeparkwinterwonderland.com

December Ice skating Various locations visitlondon.com

Christmas at Kew Royal Botanic GardensKew TW9 kew.org

Statoil Masters Tennis Royal Albert Hall SW7 statoilmasterstennis.com

New Year’s Eve Fireworkslondon.gov.uk visitlondon.com

For details of all royal ceremonies, see royal.gov.uk

Always check the date and venue with the organisers. Where no date is marked, go to visitlondon.com for details

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