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    • As One in the Park at Victoria Park

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      Music Festival

      26 May 2013

      Victoria Park E9 7DD [map]

      A new LGBT festival for London, headlined by Rita Ora.

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    • Field Day Festival 2013 at Victoria Park

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      25 May 2013

      Victoria Park E9 7DD [map]

      Join East London's cool kids for the popular Field Day music festival in Victoria Park.

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    • Hard Rock Calling at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

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      From 29 June 2013 to 30 June 2013

      Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2ST [map]

      Hard Rock Calling comes to London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, with a line-up including Bruce Springsteen, Kasabian, Paul Weller and many more rock greats.

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    • Sainsbury's Anniversary Games 2013

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      From 26 July 2013 to 28 July 2013

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      Watch top-class athletics in Crystal Palace at the hotly contested British Athletics London Grand Prix .

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    • Yahoo! Wireless Festival 2013 at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

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      From 12 July 2013 to 14 July 2013

      Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2ST [map]

      Justin Timberlake and Jay Z headline this year's Wireless festival.

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    • Lovebox Festival 2013 at Victoria Park

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      From 19 July 2013 to 21 July 2013

      Victoria Park E9 7DD [map]

      Goldfrapp, Plan B and Hurts are all on the line-up.

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    • Badminton London Grand Prix 2013

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      Racquet Sports and Tennis

      From 1 October 2013 to 6 October 2013

      Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park: The Copper Box E20 2ST [map]

      Badminton's London Grand Prix 2013 will see some of the world's best players return to London for to compete at the Copper Box in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

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    • BP Big Screens

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      Special Event

      From 13 June 2013 to 18 July 2013

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      Experience ballet and opera al fresco this summer, as BP Big Screens returns, screening world class productions to 22 locations across the UK.

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    • Equestrian: Global Champions Tour

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      From 6 June 2013 to 9 June 2013

      Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2ST [map]

      Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park hosts the world’s leading show jumping Championship series in London just a year after the Olympic Games.

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    • IPC Athletics World Championships 2017

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      July 2017
      (exact dates to be confirmed)

      Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park: Stadium E20 2ST [map]

      See the world's best para-athletes compete in the Olympic Stadium at the 2017 IPC Athletics World Championships.

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    • IAAF World Athletics Championships 2017

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      August 2017
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      Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park: Stadium E20 2ST [map]

      Watch the world's best athletes compete in London’s majestic Olympic Stadium at the 2017 World Athletics Championships.

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    • Motown's Greatest Hits - How Sweet It Is at The Queen's Theatre

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      Soul

      From 31 May 2013 to 1 June 2013

      Queen's Theatre Hornchurch RM11 1QT [map]

      Show featuring songs from artists such as The Temptations, Lionel Richie and The Four Tops.

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    • Electric Daisy Carnival

      Electronica

      20 July 2013

      Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2ST [map]

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    • Ben And Holly's Little Kingdom at Hackney Empire

      Kids Theatre

      From 6 July 2013 to 7 July 2013

      Hackney Empire Theatre E8 1EJ [map]

      Adaptation of the award-winning television animation.

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    • Jimmy Carr: Gagging Order at Hackney Empire

      Comedy

      6 October 2013

      Hackney Empire Theatre E8 1EJ [map]

      Acerbic wit from the 8 Out Of 10 Cats host.

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    • LolliBop Festival at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

      Family Activity

      From 16 August 2013 to 18 August 2013

      Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2ST [map]

      LolliBop, The Big Bash for Little People, is returning for 2013 to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park,

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    • Powerboat: Venture Cup Prologue

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      From 5 June 2013 to 8 June 2013

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      See the prologue of the world's longest, toughest and most prestigious powerboat race set off from Tower Bridge, and visit the Fan Village in Canary Wharf.

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    • Accountex at ExCeL London

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      From 6 June 2013 to 7 June 2013

      ExCeL London E16 1XL [map]

      Accountex is the UK's only national exhibition for accountants and finance directors.

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    • Accountex at ExCel, Royal Victoria Dock

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      From 6 June 2013 to 7 June 2013

      ExCeL London E16 1XL [map]

      An exhibition for accountants and finance directors.

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    • The Autism Show at ExCel, Royal Victoria Dock

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      From 14 June 2013 to 15 June 2013

      ExCeL London E16 1XL [map]

      Advice and guidance about the developmental disability.

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