Dates to remember
Dates to Remember for 2012
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January
New Year's Day (Public Holiday) - January 2
Chinese New Year - January 23
Burns Night - January 25
Chinese New Year - January 23
Burns Night - January 25
February
Valentine's Day - February 14
London Fashion Week - February 17-22
Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) - February 21
London Fashion Week - February 17-22
Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) - February 21
March
St David's Day (Wales National Day) - March 1
Crufts, NEC Birmingham - March 8-11
Commonwealth Day - March 12
Cheltenham Festival Races - March 13-16
St Patrick's Day (Irish National Day) - March 17
Mothering Sunday (Mother's Day) - March 18
British Summer Time (BST) begins - March 25
Crufts, NEC Birmingham - March 8-11
Commonwealth Day - March 12
Cheltenham Festival Races - March 13-16
St Patrick's Day (Irish National Day) - March 17
Mothering Sunday (Mother's Day) - March 18
British Summer Time (BST) begins - March 25
April
Good Friday (Public Holiday) - April 6
The Boat Race (Oxford & Cambridge), London - April 7
Easter Monday (Public Holiday) - April 9
Grand National (Aintree) - April 14
RHS Flower Show Cardiff - April 20-22
Queen Elizabeth's Birthday - April 21
London Marathon - April 22
St George's Day - April 23
The Boat Race (Oxford & Cambridge), London - April 7
Easter Monday (Public Holiday) - April 9
Grand National (Aintree) - April 14
RHS Flower Show Cardiff - April 20-22
Queen Elizabeth's Birthday - April 21
London Marathon - April 22
St George's Day - April 23
May
May Bank Holiday - May 7
FA Cup Final (Wembley Stadium, London) - May 12
RHS Chelsea Flower Show - May 22-26
(Unofficial) Cheese Rolling Event, Gloucestershire - May 28
FA Cup Final (Wembley Stadium, London) - May 12
RHS Chelsea Flower Show - May 22-26
(Unofficial) Cheese Rolling Event, Gloucestershire - May 28
June
Diamond Jubilee Celebrations - June 2-5
Spring Bank Holiday - June 4
Queen's Diamond Jubilee - June 5
BBC Gardeners' World Live (NEC, Birmingham) - June 13-17
Trooping the Colour, London (Queen's Birthday Parade) - June 14
Father's Day - June 17
Royal Ascot - June 19-23
Wimbledon (London) - June 25-July 8
Midsummer's Day - June 24
Henley Royal Regatta, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire - June 27-July 1
Glorious Goodwood - June 29-July 3
Spring Bank Holiday - June 4
Queen's Diamond Jubilee - June 5
BBC Gardeners' World Live (NEC, Birmingham) - June 13-17
Trooping the Colour, London (Queen's Birthday Parade) - June 14
Father's Day - June 17
Royal Ascot - June 19-23
Wimbledon (London) - June 25-July 8
Midsummer's Day - June 24
Henley Royal Regatta, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire - June 27-July 1
Glorious Goodwood - June 29-July 3
July
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show - July 3-8
Wireless Festival (Hyde Park, London) - July 6-8
British Grand Prix, Silverstone - July 6-8
St. Swithun's Day - July 15
RHS Garden Show Tatton Park - July 18-22
London 2012 Olympic Games - July 27-August 12
Wireless Festival (Hyde Park, London) - July 6-8
British Grand Prix, Silverstone - July 6-8
St. Swithun's Day - July 15
RHS Garden Show Tatton Park - July 18-22
London 2012 Olympic Games - July 27-August 12
August
The Big Chill (Ledbury, Herefordshire) - August 3-5
Edinburgh Fringe Festival - August 3-27
Great British Beer Festival (Earls Court, London) - August 7-11
Edinburgh International Festival - August 10-September 2
V Festival (Chelmsford & Staffordshire) - August 18-19
Leeds Festival - August 24-26
Reading Festival - August 26-28
Notting Hill Carnival, London - August 26-27
Summer Bank Holiday - August 27
Paralympic Games - August 29-September 9
Edinburgh Fringe Festival - August 3-27
Great British Beer Festival (Earls Court, London) - August 7-11
Edinburgh International Festival - August 10-September 2
V Festival (Chelmsford & Staffordshire) - August 18-19
Leeds Festival - August 24-26
Reading Festival - August 26-28
Notting Hill Carnival, London - August 26-27
Summer Bank Holiday - August 27
Paralympic Games - August 29-September 9
September
London Fashion Week - September 21-26
Great North Run, Newcastle/Gateshead - September 16
Great North Run, Newcastle/Gateshead - September 16
October
Ascot Beer Festival (Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire) - October 5-6
British Summer Time (BST) ends - October 28
Halloween - October 31
British Summer Time (BST) ends - October 28
Halloween - October 31
November
All Saints Day - November 1
Guy Fawkes Night - November 5
London Jazz Festival - November 9-18
Lord Mayor's Parade - November 10
Armistice Day - November 11
Remembrance Sunday - November 11
Ice at the Palace (Hampton Court Palace, Greater London) - tba
St Andrew's Day - November 30
Guy Fawkes Night - November 5
London Jazz Festival - November 9-18
Lord Mayor's Parade - November 10
Armistice Day - November 11
Remembrance Sunday - November 11
Ice at the Palace (Hampton Court Palace, Greater London) - tba
St Andrew's Day - November 30
December
Christmas Day - December 25
Boxing Day (Public Holiday) - December 26
Boxing Day (Public Holiday) - December 26
