UK Dates for your Diary in 2009
(Includes Bank Holidays, Exhibitions & The Season)
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January
| Date | Event | Details | More... |
| 9-18 | London Boat Show | ExCel, Royal Victoria Dock | View Website |
| 25 | Burns Night | Scotland | - |
| 21-22 | The Event Show | Earls Court and Olympia, London | View Website |
| 27 | Holocaust Memorial Day | - | - |
| 29-30 | Moving and Handling People | Business Design Centre, London | View Website |
February
| Date | Event | Details | More... |
| 1 | Chinese New Year | - | - |
| 10-12 | Business Travel Show | Earl’s Court, London | View Website |
| 24-26 | Confex Exhibition | Earl's Court 1, London | View Website |
| 14 | St Valentines Day | - | - |
| 20-24 | London Fashion Week | Natural History Museum | View Website |
| 24 | Shrove Tuesday |
March
| Date | Event | Details | More... |
| - | Flat racing season starts | - | View Website |
| - | Royal Shakespeare Company Season Starts |
Stratford upon Avon | View
Website View Website |
| 1 | St David's Day | Wales | - |
| 4-5 | Business South | -St. Mary’s Statium Southampton |
View Website |
| 5-8 | Crufts | -NEC, Birmingham | View Website |
| Sat 7 | World Health Day | ||
| Mon 8 | Queen’s Birthday | ||
| 8 | International Women's Day | - | View Website |
| Mon 9 | Commonwealth Day | - | View Website |
| 20 – 13 April | Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition | Earls Court | View Website |
| 10-13 | Cheltenham Festival & Gold Cup | Horse racing | View Website |
| Wed 11 | No Smoking Day | - | View Website |
| 13 | Red Nose Day | View Website | |
| 17 | St.Patrick's Day | -Ireland | - |
| Thu 18 | Royal Ascot, Ladies Day | - | View Website |
| 22 | Mother’s Day | - | - |
| Tue 24 | Boss’s DayJune 2009 | ||
| 24-25 | Business Continuity, The Risk Management Expo | Excel, London | View Website |
| 29 | British Summer Time begins | The clocks go forward an hour | |
| 29 | Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race | Putney to Mortlake, London | View Website |
April
| Date | Event | Details | More... |
| 1 | April Fool's Day | - | - |
| 1-2 | RSVP | Business Design Centre, London | View Website |
| 2-4 | John Smith's Grand National | Aintree | View Website |
| 10 | Good Friday | Bank Holiday | |
| 13 | Easter Monday (except Scotland) | Bank Holiday | |
| 17-18 | Scottish Grand National | Ayr Racecourse | View Website |
| 21 - 23 | HRD 2008, Learning and Development Conference and Exhibition | ExCel, London | View Website |
| 23 | St George’s Day | ||
| 24-25 | Sandown Park Gold Cup | Surrey | View Website |
| 26 | London Marathon | View Website | |
| 22 | Administrative Professionals Day | View Website | |
| 23-26 | Harrogate Spring Flower Festival | Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate | View Website |
| 28 – 4 May | Cheltenham Jazz Festival | Cheltenham | View Website |
| 29 | UK Gift Card & Voucher Association Conference 2009 |
The Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London |
View Website |
May
| Date | Event | Details | More... |
| - | Polo season starts | Hurlingham Polo Association |
View Website |
| - | Shakespeare's Globe - Season Starts |
London, Until October | View Website |
| Badminton Horse Trials | Gloucestershire | View Website | |
| 1-31 (tbc) | Mind, Body & Spirit Exhibition | Royal Horticultural Halls London |
- |
| 3 | Great Edinburgh Run | ||
| 4 | May Day | Bank Holiday | - |
| 13-17 | Royal Windsor Horse Show | Windsor | View Website |
| 12-14 | The Times Crème. The Executive Secretary and PA Event | Olympia, London | View Website |
| 12-14 | The Facilities Show | NEC, Birmingham | View Website |
| 21-23 | Devon County Show | West Point, Exeter | View Website |
| 22 – 6 June | Bath International Music Festival | - | View Website |
| 21-30 August | Glyndebourne Festival | East Sussex | View Website |
| 19-23 | Chelsea Flower Show | Chelsea, London | View Website |
| 21-31 | The Hay Festival | Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire | View Website |
| 22 - 7 June | Bath Fringe Festival | Bath | View Website |
| 25 | Spring Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday | |
| 27-30 | Royal Bath and West of England Show | Shepton Mallet, Somerset | View Website |
June
| Date | Event | Details | More... |
| 2-13 | Hampton Court Palace Festival | Hampton Court | View Website |
| 3 - 5 July | Garsington Opera | Garsington Manor, Oxfordshire | View Website |
| 4-6 | Royal Cornwall Show | Wadebridge, Cornwall | View Website |
| 6 | Derby Day | Epsom racecourse, Surrey | View Website |
| 8-14 | AEGON Championships Tennis | Tennis. Queens Club, London | View Website |
| 9 | Lords Vs Commons Tug of War | Westminster, London | View Website |
| 11-14 | Bramham International Horse Trials | Wetherby, Yorkshire | View Website |
| 13 | Trooping of the Colour | Horse Guards Parade, London | View Website |
| 16-20 | Royal Ascot | -York Racecourses, Yorkshire | View Website |
| 19-21 | East of England Show | -- | View Website |
| 19-21 | The Three Counties Summer Show | -- | - |
| 20 | Round the Island Race | Cowes, Isle of Wight | View Website |
| 21 | Father's Day | - | - |
| 21 | London to Brighton Bike ride | - | View Website |
| 21 | Summer Solstice | Longest Day | - |
| 22 – 5 July | Wimbledon Tennis Championships | London | View Website |
| 23-24 | Business Scotland | Royal Concert Halls, Glasgow | View Website |
| 24-25 | The Exhibiting Show | Earls Court, London | View Website |
| 25–26 | Royal Highland Show | Edinburgh | View Website |
July
| Date | Event | Details | More... |
| 1-2 | Royal Norfolk Show | Norwich | View Website |
| 1-5 | Henley Royal Regatta | Oxfordshire | View Website |
| 7-10 | Royal Agricultural Show | Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire | View Website |
| 3-5 | Goodwood Festival of Speed | Chichester, West Sussex | View Website |
| 3-8 | The Cheltenham International Festival of Music | Cheltenham | View Website |
| 7-12 | Hampton Court Palace Flower Show | Surrey | View Website |
| 10-28 | Buxton Opera and Music Festival | Derbyshire | View Website |
| 13 | Battle of the Boyne | Bank holiday (N. Ireland) | |
| 14-16 | Great Yorkshire Show | Harrogate | View Website |
| 16-19 | Open Golf Championship | St Andrews | View Website |
| 17 | BBC Proms season begins | Runs into September | View Website |
| 19 | Veuve Clicquot Gold Cup finals | Cowdray Park | |
| 20-23 | Royal Welsh Show | Powys | View Website |
| 12 | Rise Festival | London | |
| 18-26 | Whistable Oyster Festival | Whistable | |
| 22-26 | Royal International Horse Show | Hickstead, Sussex | View Website |
| 25-26 | World Highland Games Championships | Inverness | View Website |
| 26 | Cartier International Polo Day | Guards Polo Club, Windsor | View Website |
| 28 – 1 August | Glorious Goodwood | Chichester, Sussex | View Website |
August
| Date | Event | Details | More... |
| 1-8 | Skandia Cowes Week Sailing Regatta | Cowes, Isle of Wight | View Website |
| 1-8 | Royal National Eisteddfod | Wales | View Website |
| 3 | Summer Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday (Scotland) | |
| 7-9 | Festival of British Eventing | Michinhampton, Gloucestershire | View Website |
| 7-29 | Edinburgh Military Tattoo | Edinburgh Castle, Scotland | View Website |
| 14 – 6 September | Edinburgh Fringe Festival | View Website | |
| 7-29 | Edinburgh Military Tattoo | Edinburgh | View Website |
| 23-24 | Notting Hill Carnival | London | View Website |
| 31 | Summer Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday (except Scotland) |
September
| Date | Event | Details | More... |
| 3-6 | The Burghley Horse Trials | Stamford, Lincolnshire | View Website |
| 4-6 | Chatsworth Country Fair | Chatsworth House, Bakewell, Derbyshire | View Website |
| 5 | The Braemar Highland Gathering | Aberdeenshire | View Website |
| 10-13 | The Blenheim International Horse Trials | Woodstock, Oxfordshire | View Website |
| 12 | Last night of the Proms | Royal Albert Hall, London | View Website |
| 16-17 | National Venue Show | NEC, Birmingham | View Website |
| 16-18 | National Incentive Show | NEC, Birmingham | View Website |
| 18-20 | Harrogate Autumn Flower Show | Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate | View Website |
October
| Date | Event | Details | More... |
| 7-11 | Horse of the Year Show | NEC Birmingham | View Website |
| 16 | Boss Day | - | |
| 23-25 | The Wine Show | -London | View Website |
| 25 | British Summer time ends | Clocks go back | - |
| 16-17 | Business South West | Westpoint Arena, Exeter | View Website |
| 31 | Halloween | - | - |
November
| Date | Event | Details | More... |
| 1 | London to Brighton Veteran Car Run |
- | View Website |
| 5 | Guy Fawke's Night | - | - |
| 8 | Remembrance Day | - | - |
| 11-15 | Country Living Christmas Fair | Business Design Centre, London | View Website |
| 14 | Lord Mayor's Show | London | View Website |
| 30 | St Andrew's Day | Scotland | - |
December
| Date | Event | Details | More... |
| 1 | World Aids Day | - | - |
| 1 | London International Horse Show |
Olympia, London | View Website |
| 6 | St Nicholas Day | Europe | - |
| 21 | Winter Solstice | Shortest Day | - |
| 25 | Christmas Day | - | - |
| 28 | Boxing Day | In lieu | - |
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