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This is a list of traditional folk customs and scheduled yearly events.
In other words, it doesn't change from year to year.
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January
- Charles I Commemoration Ceremony, St. James’s Palace to Trafalgar Square
- Ice Rink at Natural History Museum, Natural History Museum, South Kensington
- Ice Rink at Somerset House, Somerset House, Strand
- Opening of the Courts of Oyer & Terminer, Old Bailey
- Royal Epiphany GIfts Service, St. James’s Palace
February
- Motorhome, Caravan & Camping Show, Excel, Docklands
- Blessing the Throats, St. Ethelreda’s Church, Ely Place
- Clowns' Service, Holy Trinity church, Beechwood Road, Dalston, East London
- Concert: From Shore to Shore, St Marks Church, Regents Park
- Pancake Races, Across London
March
- Artivist Film Festival, Shaw Theatre, Euston
- Fire Walk in aid of Haven House, Eton Manor Rugby Club, Wanstead
- Ideal Home Show - Spring, Earls Court
- Oranges' and Lemons' Service, St. Clement Dane church, Eastcheap
- Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race, Putney to Mortlake, Putney, Late March or early April
- Waltham Forest Festival of Theatre, Chingford Assembly Hall, Chingford
- Waltham Forest Festival of Theatre , Walthamstow
April
- British Travel Week
- Hot Cross Bun Ceremony, The Widows Son, Bow, Good Friday
- Hot-Cross Bun Service, St.Bartholomew-the-Great church, Smithfield
- John Stow's Quill Pen Ceremony, St.Andrew’s Undershaft, Leadenhall Street, wed/thurs 2nd or 3rd week of april
- London Marathon, Greenwich
- Real Food Festival, Earls Court
- Spital Sermon Procession, Guildhall to St. Lawrence Jewry
- The Boat Race, River Thames, Chiswick
May
- Beating the Bounds, All Hallows-by-the-Tower, Tower Hill, 1st
- Bupa London 10,000, St James' Park, Westminster
- Cavalry Memorial Parade, Hyde Park Bandstand, Hyde Park
- Ceremony of the keys, Tower of London, EC3
- Christian Aid Walk, City, Late May
- FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, Wembley
- Ice Sunday, London Canal Museum, Kings Cross , 20
- Oak Apple Day, The Royal Hospital, Chelsea
- RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Royal Hospital, Chelsea, Late May
- Tower of London Jog, Tower of London, Tower Bridge
June
- ARThouse Open Studios, Various venues, Richmond-upon-Thames
- Bedford Park Festival, Chiswick
- British International Motor Show, ExCel Exhibition Centre
- Cavendish School Summer Fair, Edensor Rd, Chiswick
- Europride, Various Venues in Central London
- Grovestock, St.Paul's Church, Chiswick
- Hard Rock Calling, Hyde Park
- Kew Music Festival, Kew
- London International Music Show, ExCeL London, Docklands
- Meltdown Festival, Southbank Centre, Waterloo
- Motorexpo, Canary Wharf
- Royal Marines Band, Horse Guards Parade, Whitehall
- Summer Exhibition , Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, June - August
- Taste of London Festival, Regents Park
- The Chelsea Pagean, Chelsea
- The Face and Figure of Shakespeare, Orleans House, Richmond upon Thames
- The Knollys Red Rose Rent, Mansion House, City, 15th June
- The Middlesex Town & Country Show, Middlesex Showground, Uxbridge
- The Queen's Birthday Parade, Buckingham Palace, The Mall
- Tottenham Carnival, Tottenham
- Trooping the Colour, Horse Guard Parade, Whitehall, 2nd Saturday in June
- Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship, Wimbledon, Late June to early July
July
- Ben & Jerry's Sundae on the Common, Clapham Common, Clapham, Late July
- Chiswick Summer Fair, Turnham Green, Chiswick
- Doggett's Coat and Badge Race, London Bridge to Chelsea
- Festival of Yoruba Arts, Clissold Park, Stoke Newington, Late July
- House Festival, Chiswick
- Live Fest , The O2, Greenwich, Late July
- London Canal Museum Guided Tunnel Trips, London Canal Museum, Kings Cross , 8th
- London Olympics 2012, Various locations
- London to Cambridge ride for Breakthrough Breast Cancer, Lee Valley Leisure Centre, Pickett's Lock, Edmonton, Late July
- London to Oxford Ride for CLIC Sargent, Walpole Park, Ealing, Early July
- London to Southend Ride for the British Heart Foundation, Victoria Park, Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Mid-July
- Lovebox, Victoria Park, Hackney
- Marie Curie Cancer Care Devoted to Life Walk, Richmond Park, Richmond upon Thames
- Pride London, Trafalgar Square
- SOLO Festival of One Man Shows, Lord Stanley, Camden
- South London Calling, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace
- Summer Exhibition , Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, June - August
- Swan Upping, The Thames from Blackfriars to Abingdon
- The Standard Chartered Great City Race, The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC), London
- Tour de France Opening Ceremony, Trafalgar Square, SW1
- Urban Art, Brixton
- Vintner's Procession, St. James Garlicky, the church, off Upper Thames Street
- Wireless Festival, Hyde Park, Early July
- Woodmansterne School Summer Fair, Streatham
August
- Balham and Tooting Carnival, Tooting Bec Common, Tooting
- Field Day, Victoria Park, Hackney
- Get Loaded In The Park, Clapham Common, Clapham
- Kenwood House Summer House Summer Concerts, Kenwood House, Hampstead
- London Olympics 2012, Various locations
- London to Hastings Bike Ride for the British Heart Foundation, The Terraces, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace, Late August
- Notting Hill Carnival, W11 & W2, Notting Hill, Sun & Mon Bank Holiday
- Paralympic Games 2012, Various locations
- Shoreditch Festival, Shoreditch
- South West Four, Clapham Common, Clapham
- Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, June - August
- The Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court, Early August
- Underage Festival, Victoria Park, Hackney
- Zimfest, Raynes Park, Late August
September
- Acton Food Festival, Acton
- Brick Lane Festival, Brick Lane, E1
- Chelsea Antiques Fair, Chelsea Old Town Hall, Chelsea
- Chiswick Book Festival, Chiswick
- Chiswick House Dog Show, Chiswick
- Countryside Live, Lee Valley Park, Leyton, Late September
- Election of the Lord Mayor, Guildhall Yard
- Great River Race, River Thames
- Great River Race, Chiswick
- Hampstead and Highgate Literary Festival, Golders Green
- Heritage Open Days, Various locations
- Horseman's Sunday, Hyde Park
- Last Night of the Proms, Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington
- Madonna @ Wembley Stadium, Wembley Stadium, Wembley
- Mayor's Thames Festival, Between Blackfriars and Waterloo Bridges
- Open House Weekend, Bank of England Museum, City, 15 & 16
- Paralympic Games 2012, Various locations
- Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall, Twickenham
- This Ain't No Picnic, Kings College, Strand
- Vinopolis Tasting with Maximilian Riedel, South Bank
- West London Literary Festival, Chiswick
- Yellow Umbrella Day, Chiswick Park, Chiswick
October
- Arts Festival, St. Luke's & Christ Church, Chelsea, Last 2 weeks in October
- Chocolate Unwrapped, Vinopolis, Southwark, Mid-October
- Concrete and Grass, Various venues, Shoreditch
- Frieze Art Fair , Regents Park, Mid-October
- Harvest of the Sea Festival, St. Mary-at-Hill church, Lovat Lane
- London Song Festival, Hanover Square, Oxford Street
- Pearly Kings & Queens Festival, St.Martin-in-the-Fields church, Trafalgar Square
- Photomonth Photolounge, Aldgate
- Punch & Judy Festival, Covent Garden
- The Wind in the Willows Centenary, Bank of England Museum, City
- ThisDay Festival, Royal Albert Hall, Kensington
- Trafalgar Parade, West End
- Word Up!, Dulwich, Half-term Holiday
November
- Christmas Lights On and Lantern Parade, Greenwich Market, Greenwich, Late November
- DEUCE in concert, Richmond-upon-Thames
- Ice Rink at Natural History Museum, Natural History Museum, South Kensington
- Ideal Home Show at Christmas, Exhibition Centre, Earls Court
- International Playwriting Festival, Croydon
- Junior League of London's Boutique de Noel, Kensington Town Hall, Kensington
- London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, Hyde Park Corner, Hyde Park, 1st Sunday in November
- Lord Mayor's Show, City, 2nd Saturday in November
- Remembrance Day Service & Parade, Cenotaph, Whitehall
- State Opening of Parliament, Buckingham Palace to the Houses of Parliament, Westminster
- Wine Gang Christmas Fair, Vinopolis, South Bank
- Witchfest UK, Croydon
December
- British Military Tournament, Earls Court One, Earls Court
- Caledoniart, Scottish Contemporary Art, Farringdon
- Chickenshed presents Grimm Nights & Everafter Days, The Rayne Theatre at Chickenshed, Southgate
- Christmas Day Swim, The Serpentine, Hyde Park
- Christmas Pantomime, Chickenshed Theatre, Southgate
- Father Christmas at The Temple, Wanstead Park, Wanstead, Mid-December
- Ice Rink at Natural History Museum, Natural History Museum, South Kensington
- Ice Rink at Somerset House, Somerset House, Strand
- Ice Rink at the Tower, Tower of London, Tower Bridge
- Pan-Asia Film Festival, Apollo Cinema, Piccadilly Circus
- Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree, West End
- Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park
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