2. Olympics In London
London has hosted the Olympic Games on past two occasions , in
1908 and 1948, with a third scheduled for 2012. The planned 2012 Summer
Olympics will make London the first city to have hosted the modern Games of
three Olympiads. London is the only city in the United Kingdom to have ever
hosted the Olympics; the United States is the only country to have hosted Summer
Olympics on more occasions than the UK. No city in the UK has hosted the Winter
Olympic Games.
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics are planned to take place between 27 July
2012 and 12 August 2012. The London 2012 Olympic bid was announced as
the winner of the bidding process on 6 July 2005. The planning for the
Games is still ongoing, with many announcements and developments
taking place.

3. Cultures of London
London has a rich cultural heritage.
Many colorful, vibrant, and joyful
festivals are celebrated by the people
of London. London is widely believed
to be the culture capital of the world.
London is also home to notable
cultural attractions such as the
British Museum, the Tate Galleries,
the National Gallery, the Notting Hill
Carnival and The O2.A variety of
landmarks and objects are cultural
icons associated with London, such
as Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and
the tube map.

4. Festivals
JANUARY
New Year's Day Parade
The New Year's Day Parade is a
parade of 10,000 performers
from all around the world
through the streets of the West
End of London from Parliament
Square to Piccadilly, which
takes place annually on 1
January . The first year the
The London International Mime Festival1987.
parade took place was
The parade was renamed in
The London International Mime .
2000 as the Millennium Parade
Festival is an annual festival of
contemporary visual theatre
which takes place every January
. LIMF features live art, new
circus, clown, object and
physical theatre at various
central London venues. It was

5. FEBRUARY
Chinese New Year Festival
The Chinese New Year
festival to mark the start of
the Chinese New Year, the
date varies from late January
to mid-February . The
Chinese New Year is often
referred to as the "Lunar
New Year ". In China, it is
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known as "Spring Festival".
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St Patrick's Day Parade
The Parade is in commemoration
of St Patrick where bands from
the UK, Ireland and USA,
community groups, and others
take to the streets of central
London for a spectacular march.
Saint Patrick's Day is a cultural
and religious holiday celebrated
on 17 March. The tradition came

6. APRIL
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
Cambridge and Oxford
University boat clubs race
annually each Spring on the
Thames river along 4.25
miles. The event is very
popular, not only with the
alumni of the universities
also with rowers in general
and the public who wants
participate . The Oxford and
London Marathon
Cambridge Boat Race is a
truly historic occasion The London Marathon is
started from 1829. the second largest
marathon race . The race
is along a course of 42.195
km (26 miles and 385
yards). Runners stretches
from Greenwich Park and
Black Heath to the
Buckingham Palace Mall. It

7. MAY
The Chelsea Flower Show
The Chelsea Flower Show,
formally known as the
Great Spring Show, is a
garden show held for five
days in May by the Royal
Horticultural Society (RHS)
in the grounds of the Royal
Hospital Chelsea in
Chelsea, London. The show
is the most famous flower
JUNE
show in the United Kingdom
.
City of London Festival
The City of London Festival is
an annual arts festival that
takes place in the City of
London, England, over two to
three weeks in June and July.
The Festival is strongly
geared towards classical
music, but also offers a

8. JULY
Greenwich + Docklands Festival
The annual Greenwich +
Docklands International
Festival is an extended
Midsummer weekend of
ravishing free outdoor
performances from major
international companies,
and pioneering new work
from UK artists . The
Greenwich and Docklands
Festival presents a free
program of outdoor
performances and
exciting street
entertainment . It is one of
London’s most
spectacular open air
theatre events.

9. AUGUST
Notting Hill Carnival
The Notting Hill Carnival is a
large street festival and
celebration of the
Caribbean culture, with
parades of costumed
dancers and colorfully
decorated floats. The
Notting Hill Carnival is an
annual event which since
1964 has taken place on
Coin Street Festival Notting Hill,
the streets of
Royal Borough of
The Coin Street Festival ,
Kensington and Chelsea
takes place each August.
London, UK at Coin Street
and celebrates the co-
operation in its many forms
and is held on the South
Bank between the National
Theatre and Tate Modern.
This festival is adopted from
a Turkish tradition. During

10. OCTOBER
Pearly Kings And Queens Festival
Henry Croft started the tradition
of sewing buttons on clothes
back in 1875 so he could draw
attention to himself to raise
money for charities . The clothes
have often been passed down
the generations of Pearly
Families or are remade by the
The London Film Festival
successors.
The BFI London Film Festival is
the UK's largest public film
event, screening more than
300 features, documentaries
and shorts from almost 50
countries. The festival, runs
every year in the second half of
October under the umbrella of
the British Film Institute. The
Festival showcases the best of
world cinema to champion
creativity, originality, vision and

11. NOVEMBER
The London to Brighton Veteran Car Run
The London to Brighton Veteran
Car Run is the longest-running
motoring event in the world. The
first run was in 1896, and has
taken place most years since
then. To qualify, the cars must
have been built before 1905.
Guy Fawkes Night
Guy Fawkes Night, also known as
Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night and
Firework Night, is an annual
commemoration observed on 5
November, primarily in England. Its
history begins with the events of 5
November 1605, when Guy Fawkes,
Lord member of the Gunpowder Plot,
a Mayor's Show
was arrested.
The Lord Mayor's Show is one of the
longest established and best known
annual events in
London which dates back to 1535.A
new Lord
Mayor is appointed every year and
the public parade

12. DECEMBER
The Trafalgar square Christmas tree
The Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is the name
for the famous Christmas tree donated to the
people of London by the city of Oslo each year
since 1947.The tree is prominently displayed in
Trafalgar Square during the Christmas season. The
tree has provided a central focus for the Trafalgar
Square traditional carol-singing program,
performed by different groups raising money for
voluntary or charitable organizations . The tree
remains until just before the Twelfth Night of
Christmas. The Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is
typically a 50- to 60-year-old Norway spruce,
generally over 20 meters tall.

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