UK Dates for your Diary in 2005
(Includes Bank Holidays, Exhibitions & The Season)
NB: If you have an event you would like to see included in the "Dates for your Diary" section please email details to editoruk@deskdemon.com
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January
| Date |
Event |
Details |
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Point to Point season starts - until June |
|
thejockeyclub.co.uk |
| 3 |
Bank Holiday |
UK, Republic of Ireland |
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| 4 |
Bank Holiday |
Scotland |
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| 6-16 |
Shroeders International Boat Show: |
ExCel Royal Victoria Dock - London |
0870 060 0246
londonboatshow.net |
| 10 |
Adam's Birthday |
DeskDemon Designer |
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| 11 |
Salmon Fishing Season |
Scotland |
salmon-trout.org |
| 25 |
Burns Night |
Scotland |
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| 26-28 |
The Event Show |
Earls Court & Olympia, London |
eventshow.co.uk |
| 27 |
Holocaust Memorial Day |
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February
| Date |
Event |
Details |
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| 1 |
St. Valentine's Day |
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| 1-3 |
Business Travel Show - Olympia |
London |
businesstravelshow.com |
| 2 |
St. Bridget's Day |
Ireland |
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| 8 |
Shrove Tuesday |
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| 9 |
Chinese New Year - Year of the Rooster |
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| 14 |
St. Valentines Day |
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| 15-17 |
Confex Exhibition |
Earl's Court 1, London |
international-confex.com |
| 22 |
International Direct Marketing Fair |
Earls Court 2, London |
|
March
| Date |
Event |
Details |
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| |
Flat racing season starts |
|
thejockeyclub.co.uk |
| |
Royal Shakespeare Company season starts |
Stratford upon Avon |
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| 1 |
St. David's Day |
Wales |
rsc.org.uk |
| 2-28 |
The Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition |
|
idealhomeshow.co.uk |
| 6 |
Mother's Day |
|
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| 10-11 |
Moving & Handling People |
Business Design Centre, London |
|
| 10-13 |
Crufts - NEC |
Birmingham |
0870 606 6750 crufts.org.uk |
| 11 |
Red Nose Day |
|
rednoseday.com |
| 14 |
International Women's Day |
|
internationalwomensday.com |
| 16-17 |
Business Continuity, The Risk Management
Expo |
ExCel, London |
businesscontinuityexpo.com |
| 15-18 |
The Cheltenham Festival |
National Hunt |
01242 513014 cheltenham.co.uk |
| 17 |
St. Patrick's Day |
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| 19-20 |
East of England Show |
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
eastofengland.org.uk |
| 20 |
First Day of Spring |
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| 25 |
Good Friday |
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| 27 |
Easter Sunday |
|
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| 27 |
British Summer Time begins |
|
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| 27 |
Oxford vs Cambridge Boat Race - Putney to Mortlake |
London |
theboatrace.org |
| 28 |
Easter Monday |
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April
| Date |
Event |
Details |
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| 1 |
April Fool's Day |
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| 5-8 |
May Badmington Horse Trials - Badmington Estate,
- |
Glos |
0870 2423436
badminton-horse.co.uk |
| 6-7 |
RSVP - Olympia |
London |
rsvpevent.co.uk |
| 7-9 |
John Smith's Grand National |
Aintree |
0151 522 2929 aintree.co.uk |
| 12-14 |
HRD |
Olympia |
cipd.co.uk |
| 15 |
Bev's Birthday - Sales Manager, DeskDemon.com |
|
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| 15-16 |
Scottish Grand National, Ayr Racecourse |
|
ayr-racecourse.co.uk |
| 17 |
London Marathon |
. |
london-marathon.co.uk |
| 23-30 |
Professional Secretaries Week / Office Professionals
week |
|
|
| 27 |
Professional Secretaries Day / Office Professionals
day |
|
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| 27-28 |
Business Ireland |
Odyssey Arena, Belfast |
business2businessshows.com |
| 28th-1th May |
Harrogate Spring Flower Festival |
Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate |
flowershow.org.uk |
May
June
| Date |
Event |
Details |
More... |
| 1-4 |
Royal Bath & West of England Show |
Shepton Mallet - Somerset |
bathandwest.co.uk/bathandwestshow |
| 3-4 |
Vodafone Derby |
Epsom racecourse, Surrey |
epsomderby.co.uk |
| 6 |
Bank Holiday |
Ireland |
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| 6-12 |
Stella Artois Championship Tennis |
Queens Club, London |
queensclub.co.uk |
| 6-5thJul |
Grange Park Opera |
Alresford, Hants |
grangeparkopera.co.uk |
| 7-15thAug |
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition |
Burlington House, Picadilly, London |
royalacademy.org.uk |
| 8-10 |
Goodwood Festival of Speed |
Chichester, West Sussex |
goodwood.co.uk |
| 6-12 |
Stella Artois Championship Tennis |
Queens Club, London |
queensclub.co.uk |
| 6-5thJuly |
Grange Park Opera |
Alresford, Hants |
grangeparkopera.co.uk |
| 7-15thAug |
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition |
Burlington House, Picadilly, London |
royalacademy.org.uk |
| 8-10 |
Goodwood Festival of Speed ww |
Chichester, West Sussex |
goodwood.co.uk |
| 9-11 |
Royal Cornwall Show |
Wadebridge, Cornwall |
royalcornwall.co.uk |
| 24 |
Royal Highland Show (to 27th June) |
Edinburgh |
royalhighlandshow.org |
| 9-12 |
The Guardian BramhamInternational Horse Trials |
Wetherby. West Yorkshire |
bramham-horse.co.uk |
| 11 |
Trooping of the Colour |
Horse Guards Parade, London SW1 |
royal.gov.uk |
| 11-9thJul |
Garsington Opera |
Garsington Manor, Oxfordshire |
garsingtonopera.org |
| 14-18 |
Royal Ascot at York |
York Racecourses, North Yorkshire |
royalascot.co.uk |
| 16 |
Clare's Birthday |
DeskDemon Editor |
|
| 17 |
East of England Show |
|
eastofengland.org.uk |
| 17-19 |
The Three Counties Summer Show |
|
threecounties.co.uk |
| 18 |
Round the Island Race |
Cowes, Isle of Wight |
roundtheisland.org.uk |
| 19 |
Father's Day |
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| 24 |
Midsummers Day |
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| 23-26 |
Royal Highland Show |
Ingliston, Edinburgh |
royalhighlandshow.org.uk |
| 21 |
Longest Day |
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| 20-3rdJul |
Wimbledon Tennis Championships |
London, SW19 |
wimbledon.org |
| 21 |
Lords Vs Commons Tug of War |
Abingdon Green, London |
macmillan.org.uk |
| 29-30 |
Royal Norfolk Show |
Norwich |
royalnorfolkshow.co.uk |
| 29-30 |
London Venue Expo - Excel |
London |
|
| 29-30 |
The Exhibiting Show - Excel |
London |
exhibitingshow.co.uk |
| 29-3rdJul |
Henley Royal Regatta |
Oxfordshire |
hrr.co.uk |
July
| Date |
Event |
Details |
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| 1-17 |
The Cheltenham International Festival of Music |
|
cheltenhamfestivals.co.uk |
| 3-6 |
Royal Agricultural Show |
Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire |
royalshow.org.uk |
| 6 |
Jane's Birthday - Sales & Marketing Director,
DeskDemon.com |
|
|
| 5-10 |
Hampton court Palace Flower Show |
Surrey |
rhs.org.uk |
| 8-24 |
Buxton Opera & Music Festival |
Derbyshire |
buxtonfestival.co.uk |
| 12 |
Battle of the Boyne |
N. Ireland |
|
| 12 |
Great Yorkshire Show (to 15th July) |
Harrogate |
greatyorkshireshow.org |
| 14-17th |
Open Golf Championship |
|
opengolf.com |
| 15-10th Sept |
The Henry Wood promenade concerts season |
|
www.bbc.co.uk/proms |
| 18-21 |
Royal Welsh - Show Llanelwedd |
Builth Wells, Powys |
rwas.co.uk |
| 2o |
Udi's Birthday |
DeskDemon Designer |
|
| 26-30 |
Glorious Goodwood |
Chichester, West Sussex |
goodwood.co.uk |
| 27-31 |
Royal International Horse Show - Hickstead |
West Sussex |
hickstead.co.uk |
| 30-6th August |
Skandia Cowes Week Sailing Regatta |
|
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August
| Date |
Event |
Details |
More... |
| 1 |
Summer Bank Holiday (Northern Ireland) |
Scotland / Ireland |
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| 1-6 |
Royal National Eisteddfod |
Powys, Wales |
eisteddfod.org.uk |
| 5-7 |
Festival of British Evening |
Gatcombe Park, Michinhampton, Glos |
gatcombe-horse.co.uk |
| 5-27 |
Edinburgh Military Tattoo |
Edinburgh Castle, Scotland |
edinburgh-tattoo.co.uk |
| 7-29 |
Edinburgh Fringe Festival |
|
edfringe.com |
| 8 |
Ballater Highland Games |
Ballater, Royal Deeside, Scotland |
01339 755771 |
| 14 |
Edinburgh International Festival (to 4th September) |
Edinburgh |
eif.co.uk |
| 28-29 |
Notting Hill Carnival |
London |
lnhc.org.uk |
| 29 |
Summer Bank Holiday |
UK |
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September
October
| Date |
Event |
Details |
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| 5 |
Sheila's Birthday |
DeskDemon Administrator |
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| 5-6 |
Business Travel Show |
NEC, Birmingham |
businesstravelshow.com |
| 7-16 |
Ideal Home Autumn Show |
Earls Court, London |
autumnidealhomeshow.co.uk |
| 12-16 |
Horse of the Year Show |
Wembley Arena |
hoys.co.uk |
| 30 |
British Summer time ends |
|
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| 31 |
Halloween |
|
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November
| Date |
Event |
Details |
More... |
| 5 |
Guy Fawke's Night |
|
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| 6 |
London to Brighton Veteran Car Run |
|
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| 12 |
Lord Mayor's Show |
|
lordmayorsshow.org |
| 14 |
Remembrance Day |
|
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| 30 |
St. Andrew' Day |
Scotland |
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December
| Date |
Event |
Details |
More... |
| 6 |
St. Nicholas Day |
Europe |
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| 14-20 |
International Show Jumping Championships |
Olympia |
olympiahorseshow.com |
| 21 |
Shortest Day |
|
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| 25 |
Christmas Day |
|
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| 26 |
Boxing Day |
|
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| 26 |
Claire's Birthday |
DeskDemon Lifestyle |
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