Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
This list includes selected festivals in London, plus national holidays observed throughout
Great Britain. Many sights and banks close on national holidays—keep this in mind
when planning your itinerary. Before planning a trip around a festival, make sure to
verify its dates by checking the festival's website or TI sites (
www.visitlondon.com
and
In London, hotels get booked up on major holidays—New Year's Day, Easter week-
end, Christmas, and Boxing Day—and on Fridays and Saturdays year-round. Some hotels
require you to book the full three-day weekend around Bank Holiday Mondays.
Included in this list are major events in the nearby towns of Windsor and Cambridge.
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Feb 14-18
London Fashion Week (
www.londonfashionweek.co.uk
)
April 3
Good Friday
April 5-6
Easter Sunday and Monday
May 4
Early May Bank Holiday (first Monday in May)
May 25
Spring Bank Holiday (last Monday in May)
Late May
Chelsea Flower Show, London (book tickets ahead for this popular event
June 14
Trooping the Colour, London (military bands and pageantry, Queen's
birthday parade;
www.trooping-the-colour.co.uk
)
Late June
Royal Ascot Horse Race (
www.ascot.co.uk
)
, Ascot (near Windsor)
Late June-
early July
Wimbledon Tennis Championship, London (
www.wimbledon.com
)
Late July-
early Aug
Cambridge Folk Festival, Cambridge (buy tickets early at
Late Aug
Notting Hill Carnival, London (costumes, Caribbean music,
Aug 31
Late Summer Bank Holiday (last Monday in August)
Sept (one
week)
London Fashion Week (
www.londonfashionweek.co.uk
)