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January 2012

New years Day - 1st January (Public Bank Holiday first Monday in the month)
London - International Boat Show - 6th to 15th January
London - Chinatown - Chinese New Year Year of the Dragon - 23rd January (London celebrations start on 29th Jan)
Scotland - Burns Night - celebrating the birth of Robert Burns - 25 January

February 2012

Newark - Antiques Fair - 2nd to 3rd February
York - Jorvik Viking Festival - 11th to 19th February
Shrove Tuesday - Pan Cake Day - 21st February
St Ives - St Columb - Cornish Hurling - Shrove Tuesday (21st) and 3rd March.
Birmingham NEC - Boat and Caravan Show - 21st to 26th February

March 2012

Wales - St Davids's Day - 1st March
Bath - Literature Festival - 2nd to 11th March
Birmingham NEC - Crufts Dog Show - 8th to 11th March
York - Spooksfest - TBA
Oundle - Festival of Literature - 10th to 18 March
St Patrick's Day - 17th March
London Earls Court - Ideal Home Exhibition - 16th March to 1st April
London - Spring Country Living Fair - 21st to 25th March
Birmingham NEC - Miniature 17th & 18th March
London Earls Court - Place in the Sun Live - 30 Mar to 1st April

April 2012

London - Oxford/Cambridge Boat Race - 7th April
London - Maunday Thursday - 5th April
Easter - Good Friday 6th April - Easter Sunday 8th April
Stamford - Burghley House - Fine Food Market - TBD
Liverpool - The Grand National - 12th and 14th April
Cardiff - RHS Flower Show - 20th to 22nd April
London - London Marathon - 22nd April
St George's Day - 23rd April

May 2012

Spalding - Flower Parade - 5th May
May Day (Public Holiday) - 7th May
Oxford - May Morning -
Rochester - Sweeps Festival -
Hastings - Jack-in-the-Green -
Hatfield - Living Craft Fair -
Helston - Furry Dancing Festival -
Brighton - Fringe -
Malvern - Spring Gardening Show - 10th to 13th May
Windsor - Royal Tattoo -
Falmouth - River Fal Festival -
Well Dressing Festivals - Ascension Day, various venues across Britain.
Isle of Wight - Walking Festival - 5th to 20th May.
London - Chelsea Flower Show - 22nd to 26th May
Glyndebourne Festival - Lewes, East Sussex -
International Highland Games - Blair Atholl, Scotland -
Late Spring Bank Holiday - Last Monday in May.
Bath - Royal Bath & West Show - 30th May to 2nd June

June 2012

Spring Bank Holiday - 4th June.
Queen's Diamond Jubilee - 5 June.
Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions - London.
Bath International Festival - various venues.
Beaumaris Festival - various venues.
Trooping of the colour - Saturday closest to 10th June, Whitehall, London.
Somerset- Glastonbury Music Festival - Date to be confirmed
Malvern - Three Counties Show -
Sussex - Litlington Flower Festival -
Suffolk - Adleburgh Festival -
Scotland - Royal Highland Show -
Glasgow - International Jazz Festival - Various venues around Glasgow.
Birmingham NEC - BBC Gardeners' World Live - 13th to 17th June.
Isle of Wight - Music Festival - 23rd to 24th June.
Wales - Hay Festival (Brecon Beacons National Park) - 31st May to 10th June.

July 2012

Wales - International Eisteddfod - Llangollen, North Wales.
London - Hampton Court Palace Flower Show - 3rd to 8th July
Wiltshire - Summer Music Festival - Stourhead -
Henley-on-Thames - Henley Royal Regatta -
Oundle Festival -
Bristol Harbour Festival -
Cambridge Folk Festival - last weekend in July - book tickets early as always a sell out.
Wales - Royal Welsh Show - Builth Wells.
Devon - International Festival of Folk Arts - Sidmouth.
Cheshire - RHS Flower Show Tatton Park - 18th to 22nd July
Suffolk - Orford, Jazz at The Pavilion - 22nd July
Yorkshire - Ryedale Festival - 13th July to 29th July
Yorkshire - Harrogate (International) Festival

August 2012

Taunton Flower Show - Vivary Park, Taunton.
Falmouth - Henri Lloyd Falmouth Week -
Wales - Royal National Eisteddfod - Various locations in Wales.
Leeds Flower, Vegetable and Craft Show -
Edinburgh International Festival & Fringe -
Wales - Brecon jazz -
Liverpool - Beatles Festival -
London - Notting Hill Carnival - last weekend in August.
Herefordshire - Weobley Art Exhibition August Bank Holiday - 27th August.

September 2012

Blackpool Illuminations - Sept to Oct, Blackpool seafront.
Scotland - Royal Highland Gathering - Braemar.
International Sheepdog Trials - Venue changes every year.
Stamford - Burghley Horse Trials - TBD
Yorkshire - Great Autumn Flower Show Harrogate - third weekend in September
London - Wembley Horse of the Year Show - last weekend in September
Essex - Colchester Oyster Festival -
Three Counties - Malvern Autumn Show - 29th to 30th September
Cornwall - World Belly Boarding Championship (WBBC), Chapel Porth Beach - 2nd September
Kent - Royal Tunbridge Wells International Music Festival - Sept, Oct, Nov

October 2012

Cornwall - Falmouth Oyster Festival -
Harvest Festivals - various times of the month, all over Britain.
Nottingham Goose Fair - 5th to 8th October (Unconfirmed)
Isle of Wight - Autumn Walking Weekend - 26th to 29th October.
Canterbury Festival -
Hallowe'en - 31 October, all over Britain.

November 2011

All Saints Day - 1 November, all over Britain.
London - State Opening of Parliament - start of the new parliamentary session.
London - Lord Mayor's Procession and Show - (second Sat).
Remembrance Day - (second Sun) at the Cenotaph, Whitehall, London, and all over Britain.
London - RAC London to Brighton Veteran Car Rally - London to Brighton.
Guy Fawkes Night - 5 Nov, all over Britain.
London Film Festival - (first two weeks), various venues.

December 2011

Christmas Markets - Traditional festive markets held in many major cities and historical towns.
Christmas Day - 25th December.
Boxing Day - 26th December.

Content updated by Susanne Benney