List of annual events in London

List of major annual events in London, England, by month.

Month Event Location Year first run
January New Year's Day Parade Westminster[1] 1987
February Chinese New Year Soho 1985
March Head of the River Race River Thames 1926
St Patrick's Day Parade Westminster 2002
April London Marathon Greenwich, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, City of London, Westminster[2] 1981
Ideal Home Show Olympia London 1908
St George's Day Trafalgar Square
The Boat Race Putney to Mortlake on the River Thames[3] 1829
Vaisakhi Trafalgar Square, Westminster
London Book Fair Olympia London
The Passion of Jesus at Trafalgar Square Trafalgar Square, Westminster 2010
May Chelsea Flower Show Royal Hospital Chelsea[4] 1862
FA Cup Final and Women's FA Cup Final Various 1872 at Oval Kennington[5]

1923 at former Wembly Stadium[6] 1971 at Crystal Palace National Recreation Centre (Women's)[7]

2007 at current Wembly Stadium[8]

June Trooping the Colour Horse Guards Parade, Westminster[9] c.1660-1685
West End LIVE Westminster 2005
Barnes Children's Literature Festival[10] Barnes, London 2015
City of London Festival City of London[11] 1962
Carnival de Cuba Southwark Park[12] 2005
Pride in London Westminster[13] 1972
World Naked Bike Ride Central London 2001
London Festival of Architecture All of Greater London 2004
July Hampton Court Flower Show Hampton Court Park[14] 1990
The Championships, Wimbledon All England Lawn Tennis Club 1877[15]
August The BBC Proms Royal Albert Hall[16] 1895
Carnaval Del Pueblo Burgess Park[17] 1999
Notting Hill Carnival Notting Hill[18] 1964
Formula E (London ePrix) Inaugural event was in street circuit in Battersea, later moving to ExCeL London[19] 2015
The Hundred Oval and Lord's cricket grounds 2021
September London Open House All of Greater London[20] 1992
Black on the Square Trafalgar Square 2023[21]
October London Film Festival BFI Southbank[22] 1957
Diwali Trafalgar Square 2012[23]
November Lord Mayor's Show City of London[24] 1215[25]
Remembrance Sunday Various locations including The Cenotaph and Hyde Park Corner 1919
Winter Wonderland Hyde Park 2008
December New Year's Eve Celebrations Along the River Thames in the boroughs of Lambeth, Westminster and The City

References

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  2. ^ "Home - Virgin Money London Marathon". Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. ^ "The BNY Mellon Boat Races". Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  4. ^ Royal Horticultural Society Archived 2007-04-08 at the Wayback Machine - Chelsea Flower Show
  5. ^ "The first ever FA Cup Final". National Football Museum. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  6. ^ "The White Horse Final: 100 years on". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  7. ^ Association, The Football. "Women's FA Cup Final history". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  8. ^ "ARCHIVE: Beating United to lift the FA Cup 2007". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  9. ^ The British Army Archived 2006-10-03 at the Wayback Machine - Trooping the Colour
  10. ^ "Barnes Children's Literature Festival". Silent Deer. 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  11. ^ Administrator. "City of London Festival". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  12. ^ http://www.carnival-de-cuba.com/ Archived 2008-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ "Squarespace - Claim This Domain". Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  14. ^ Royal Horticultural Society Archived 2007-04-03 at the Wayback Machine - Hampton Court Flower Show
  15. ^ "History". www.wimbledon.com. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  16. ^ BBC - Proms
  17. ^ "Home - Carnavaldelpueblo". Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  18. ^ "londoncarnival.co.uk". Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  19. ^ "First ever Formula E Championship final takes place in London". BBC Newsround. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  20. ^ Jason Badrock/Alastair Cassels. "Open House London". Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  21. ^ "Mayor announces Black on the Square – a major new festival showcasing Black culture and creativity | London City Hall". www.london.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  22. ^ "About London Film Festival". Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  23. ^ "Diwali celebrations return to Trafalgar Square | London City Hall". www.london.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  24. ^ "Lord Mayor's Show -". Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  25. ^ "History of the Lord Mayor's Show". The Lord Mayor's Show. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
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