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  • BBC Promenade Concerts

    The most extensive concert series in the world. The famous last concert is relayed live to adjacent Hyde Park, whenLand of Hope and Glory rocks the Royal Albert Hall to its foundations.

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  • Chelsea Flower Show
    Chelsea Flower Show

    As much a society outing as a horticultural event, this is the Royal Horticultural Society’s prestigious annual show. Beautiful and imaginative gardens are created especially for the event.

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  • Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy Final

    The climax of the cricket season.

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  • Chinese New Year

    Chinatown is taken over by dancing dragons breathing fire during this vibrant, colourful festival. Food and craft stalls are authentically oriental.

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  • Doggett’s Coat and Badge

    Guildsmen from the Company of Watermen compete in a single sculls race

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  • Great British Beer Festival

    Organized by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), this annual festival in a major west London exhibition hall is a chance to sample the best beers and ciders produced in Britain.

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  • Guy Fawkes Night

    Effigies of Guy Fawkes, who attempted to blow up Parliament in 1605, are burned on bonfires across the country, with accompanying firework extravaganzas. Children make dummy Guys and ask for pennies to pay for their little arsenals.

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  • Head of the River Race

    A day-long event in which some 400 rowing boats struggle for supremacy.

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  • Horse of the Year Show

    A six-day event puts show jumpers through their paces.

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  • London Film Festival

    Scores of international films are shown in this three-week festival when cinemas, including the National Film Theatre, reduce prices. A booth is set up in Leicester Square to take bookings and distribute programmes.

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