Special Events in London
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Zoo Lates at ZSL London Zoo
Special Event
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ZSL London Zoo NW1 4RY [map]
Every Friday night in June and July, London Zoo will open its doors after hours for a night out with a difference.
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Open East Festival at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Special Event
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Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2ST [map]
Celebrate the anniversary of the London 2012 Games and the reopening of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park at the Open East arts festival.
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Changing the Guard
Special Event
Recurring event
Buckingham Palace SW1A 1AA [map]
For a display of British pomp and ceremony, watch the Changing the Guard ceremony outside Buckingham Palace. Changing the Guard or Guard Mounting is the process involving a new guard exchanging duty with the old guard.
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Festival of Neighbourhood at the Southbank Centre
Special Event
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Southbank Centre SE1 8XX [map]
The Southbank Centre is transformed into an urban garden for a three-month festival this summer, celebrating neighbourhoods, communities and exploring what makes a good neighbourhood and what it means to live side by side.
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IncrEdibles at Kew Gardens
Special Event
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew TW9 3AB [map]
Kew Gardens welcome back pleasure boating for the first time in more than 100 years, as part of the IncrEdibles festival, but this is no ordinary boating lake!
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London Ice Sculpting Festival at Canary Wharf
Special Event
January 2014
(exact dates to be confirmed)Canary Wharf - Shops E14 5AB [map]
At this super-cool, free annual event, talented sculptors from around the world compete against the clock to create chilly artworks from two-metre glistening blocks of ice in a nail-biting competition.
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Mayor's New Year's Eve Fireworks at EDF Energy London Eye
Special Event
31 December 2013
EDF Energy London Eye SE1 7PB [map]
London's spectacular New Year's Eve fireworks display at the EDF Energy London Eye is famous around the world.
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RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2013
Special Event
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Hampton Court Palace KT8 9AU [map]
Gardeners rejoice as the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show gets underway in London, with six days of all things horticultural. Hampton Court Palace Flower Show is the world's largest annual flower show.
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BP Big Screens 2013
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Various venues
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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Burns Night in London
Special Event
25 January 2014
Various venues
Celebrate Scotland's favourite son on Burns Night in London. Burns Night is the anniversary of the Scottish poet Robert Burns' birthday. Many London restaurants and bars hold special Burns Night events.
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Chinese New Year in London
Special Event
January 2014
(exact dates to be confirmed)Various venues
London's Chinese New Year celebrations are the largest outside Asia, with parades, performances and fireworks.
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Christmas in London 2013
Special Event
25 December 2013
Various venues
Christmas in London is a special time of winter cheer. See the giant Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square, enjoy a pantomime or Christmas concert, and marvel at London's famous Christmas lights.
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Covent Garden May Fayre and Puppet Festival
Special Event
11 May 2014
The Actors' Church, St Paul's Covent Garden WC2E 9ED [map]
Enjoy a day of traditional British entertainment at the Actor's Church in Covent Garden.
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Father's Day in London
Special Event
15 June 2014
Various venues
Want to give your dad the perfect Father's Day in London? From cultural attractions, to getting active outdoors, to Sunday lunch, there are loads of ways to spoil your dad in London this Father's Day.
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New Year's Eve in London 2013-2014
Special Event
31 December 2013
Various venues
Celebrate New Year's Eve in London. It's one of London's biggest party nights, with a host of festivities, fireworks and fun. On New Year's Eve, London comes alive with celebrations, fireworks and parties in every corner of the capital.
