Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace
Daily in summer, alternate days in autumn
Buckingham Palace, Westminster, London, SW1A 1AA
Events
London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom, is a world-class city and a great place to visit for a major event. There are hundreds of events taking place in London each month. With that in mind, below is a list of the best London events on offer.
From parades to festivals to sports and new art exhibitions, this is your month-by-month guide to all of the best events happening in London that you definitely won’t want to miss this year. Use the list as the inspiration for visiting London, also to get ahead of the game when it comes to booking tickets, plus check out the range of guided tours of London offered by visiting our Tours page.
Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition
22 September 2021 - 2 January 2022
Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BD
The Lord Mayor’s Show
13 November 2021
Central London close to Blackfriars, St Paul's Cathedral and Mansion House
Remembrance Sunday in London
14 November 2021
Cenotaph, Whitehall, Westminster, London, SW1A 2ET
London’s New Year’s Day Parade
1 January 2022
Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Whitehall and Parliament Street
London Chinese New Year Celebrations
1 February 2022
London Chinatown, Trafalgar Square and the West End
The Boat Race: Oxford and Cambridge Boat Clubs
TBC - March 2022
River Thames between Putney and Mortlake
London St Patrick’s Day Festival
17 March 2022
Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN
The Emirates FA Cup Final
14 May 2022
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, HA9 0WS
RHS Chelsea Flower Show
24 - 28 May 2022
Royal Hospital Chelsea, Royal Hospital Road, London, SW3 4SR
Trooping the Colour – The Queen’s Birthday Parade
2 June 2022
Horse Guards Parade, 4 Whitehall Pl, Westminster, London, SW1A 2AX
Wimbledon Championships
27 June - 10 July 2022
All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, Church Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 5AE
Pride in London Parade
TBD - July 2022
Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square
RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival
4 - 10 July 2022
Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 9AU
BBC Proms Classical Music Festival
30 July - 10 September 2022
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London, SW7 2AP
Notting Hill Carnival in London
28 & 29 August 2022
Notting Hill, London
Totally Thames Festival
1- 30 September 2022
River Thames
Virgin Money London Marathon
2 October 2022
Blackheath to Central London
NFL International Series
2nd October & 30th October 2022
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, HA9 0WS
London New Year’s Eve Fireworks
31 December 2022
Thames Riverside, London, SE1