January |
New Year's Day Concert |
Vienna |
New Year's Day classical music concert from the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
January |
London Boat Show |
London |
Large event featuring a wide range of boats and boating equipment |
January |
Monte Carlo Rally |
Monaco |
First race of the World Rally Championship held along the French Riviera |
February |
Six Nations Rugby |
EU |
Europe's equivalent of tri-nations rugby matching England, France, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Italy |
February |
London Fashion Week |
London |
Fashion industry event that showcases fashion designer's latest collections |
March |
Cheltenham Gold Cup |
Cheltenham |
Highlight of the National Hunt horse racing season |
March |
The Boat Race |
London |
Traditional rowing race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities |
April |
Grand National |
Liverpool |
World's greatest steeplechase held at Aintree Racecourse |
April |
London Marathon |
London |
Top class international marathon around the streets of London |
April |
Camden Crawl |
London |
Indie music festival in the small venues of Camden |
April |
Real Food Festival |
London |
Just like a giant farmer's market |
May |
Badminton Horse Trials |
Gloucestershire |
Grand slam of three-day eventing attracting up to a quarter of a million spectators |
May |
Cannes Film Festival |
Cannes |
Prestigious film festival showcasing European films |
May |
Lord's Test Match |
London |
Lord's Cricket Ground is the spiritual home of cricket, the MCC and the Middlesex County Cricket Club |
May |
FA Cup Final |
London |
The Cup Final at Wembley is the culmination of a knock out competition among all Football Association clubs |
May |
Glyndebourne Festival Opera |
East Sussex |
Festival of opera held at a country house and runs through to August |
May |
Heineken Cup Final |
EU |
Europe's premier rugby union club competition |
May |
Chelsea Flower Show |
London |
Royal Horticultural Society garden show |
May |
Champions League Final |
EU |
Europe's premier club football competition final |
May |
Hay Festival |
Hay-On-Wye |
International literary festival celebrating great writing in every medium |
May |
Monaco Grand Prix |
Monaco |
Prestigious Formula One World Championship race around the narrow streets of Monaco |
May |
Isle of Man TT Races |
Isle of Man |
Motorcycle racing around the public roads of the Isle of Man in a time-trial format |
May |
Cheese Rolling |
Gloucestershire |
Competitors chase a Double Gloucester cheese down Cooper's Hill |
May |
French Open Tennis |
Paris |
Grand slam tennis on the red clay of Roland Garros |
June |
The Derby |
London |
Prestigious horse racing meeting held at Epsom |
