MAJOR EVENTS LONDON

Major Events in London for 2024

JANUARY
Through 21 Jan 2024: Franz Hals Retrospective (The National Gallery)
Through 10 Mar 2024: Impressionists on Paper: Degas to Toulouse-Lautrec (Royal Academy of Arts)
17 – 21 Jan: London Art Fair (Business Design Center)
19 – 28 Jan: London Short Film Festival
23 – 25 Jan: The Toy Fair London (Olympia London)

FEBRUARY
10 Feb: Chinese New Year Festival
12 – 16 Feb: Spring Half-Term (School Holiday)
14 Feb: Valentine’s Day
16 – 20 Feb: London Fashion Week
18 Feb: BAFTA Awards
Dates TBD: London Classic Car Show

MARCH
10 Mar: Mother’s Day
12 – 14 Mar: London Book Fair (Olympia London)
17 Mar: St Patrick’s Day and Parade
29 Mar: Bank Holiday (Good Friday)
29 Mar – 12 Apr: Easter/Spring Holidays (School)
31 Mar: Easter

APRIL
01 Apr: Easter Monday (Bank Holiday)
09 – 25 Apr: London Games Festival
14 Apr: Olivier Awards (Royal Albert Hall)
21 Apr: London Marathon
23 Apr: St George’s Day

MAY
01 – 05 May: Royal Windsor Horse Show (Windsor)
06 May: Early May Bank Holiday
08 May: VE Day Celebration
21– 25 May: RHS Chelsea Flower Show
27 May: Spring Bank Holiday
27 – 31 May: Summer Half-Term (School Holiday)

JUNE
01 Jun: The Emirates FA Cup Final (Soccer, Wembley Stadium)
08 Jun: Trooping the Colour, The King’s Birthday Parade (Horse Guards)
08 – 09 Jun: Open Garden Squares London
16 Jun: Father’s Day
18 Jun – 18 Aug: Royal Academy of Art Summer Exhibition (Burlington House, Piccadilly)
18 – 22 Jun: Royal Ascot
29 Jun: Gay Pride

JULY
01 – 14 Jul: Wimbledon
02 – 07 Jul: Hampton Court Garden Festival (East Molesey)
05 Jul – 13 Sep: BBC Proms Classical Music Festival (Royal Albert Hall)
11 Jul – 29 Sep: Buckingham Palace open
28 Jul: London Triathlon

AUGUST
21 – 25 Aug: Women’s Open, (British) St Andrews
25 Aug: Notting Hill Carnival
26 Aug: Summer Bank Holiday

SEPTEMBER
14 Sep 2024 – 19 Jan 2025: Van Gogh Exhibit (National Gallery)
15 – 19 Sep: London Fashion Week
14 – 22 Sep: London Design Festival

OCTOBER
01 – 31 Oct: Black History Month
02 – 13 Oct: BFI London Film Festival (estimated dates)
28 Oct – 01 Nov: Autumn Half-Term (School Holiday)

NOVEMBER
05 Nov: Guy Fawkes
08 – 17 Nov: London Jazz Festival (estimated dates)
09 Nov: Lord Mayor’s Show
10 Nov: Remembrance Day (Cenotaph)

DECEMBER
25 Dec: Christmas Day
26 Dec: Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)