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European Events<br />
18<br />
Denmark continued.......<br />
May<br />
08-09 Copenhagen-Marathon www.copenhagenmarathon.<br />
dk<br />
08-09 Copenhagen: UCI BMX Supercorss World Cup –<br />
www.bmxcopenhagen.com<br />
15 -16 Odense - Iron Age Market, Visitors go back 2000<br />
years.<br />
21 – 24 Odense Folk Festival - presents a mix of unknown<br />
and well-known Danish and foreign folk artists.<br />
www.odensefolkfestival.dk<br />
21-29 Aalborg - Carnival: the largest carnival in Northern<br />
Europe attracting over 100,000 visitors and 25,000<br />
participants in Sunday’s Grand Parade. The theme is<br />
will be “La Dolce Vita”.<br />
28-30 Copenhagen-Carnival: a major cultural event takes<br />
place in Fælledparken with about 80 bands www.<br />
karneval.dk<br />
June<br />
23 National-Midsummer Eve: Bonfires on beaches and<br />
parks when the sun never truly sets<br />
23 - 27 Silkeborg-Riverboat Jazz Festival: The only river in<br />
Denmark passes through Silkeborg. www.riverboat.<br />
dk/ info@riverboat.dk<br />
27 West Jutland - North Sea Beach Marathon: one of<br />
the world’s unusual runs, in that it all happens on<br />
sand. www.beachmarathon.com<br />
July<br />
01-04 Roskilde - Rock Festival www.roskilde-festival.dk<br />
02-11 Copenhagen Jazz Festival www.festival.jazz.dk<br />
11-18 Arhus : 21st International Jazz Festival www.jazzfest.dk<br />
21-24 Aalborg : Tall Ships Races at the Harbour. www.<br />
tsr10.dk<br />
August<br />
06 -08 Copenhagen - Cultural Harbour free with over 650<br />
participants www.kulturhavn.dk<br />
07- 08 Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix. Classic cars race<br />
around Copenhageners, Fælledparken<br />
18-22 Odense Flower Festival More than 180.000 flowers,<br />
plants and vegetables arranged in various beautiful<br />
fanciful tableaux and arrangements www.blomsterfestival.dk<br />
27 - 28 Horsens- Medieval Festival: over 100,000 participants,<br />
The European Festival represent all aspects<br />
of medieval society. www.middelalderfestival.dk<br />
27 – 5 Sept Århus Festival: A festival of major importance to<br />
all of Scandinavia Theatre, concerts, opera, ballet,<br />
music and sport for all ages. Some performances are<br />
free. www.aarhusfestuge.dk<br />
September<br />
09-11 Odense Robot Festival www.robotfestival.dk/english<br />
October<br />
15 Copenhagen, Horsens, Esbjerg, Aalborg and Århus-<br />
More than 750 cultural sites will be open to the public<br />
from 6 to 12 pm normally not open to the public<br />
www.kulturnatten.dk<br />
November<br />
End Nov - Dec Copenhagen Christmas Tables at Royal Copenhagen<br />
One of the nicest recurring events in Copenhagen<br />
is the showing of the Christmas tables at the<br />
Royal Copenhagen store at Amagertorv Christmas<br />
markets see www.christmas-markets.org<br />
England<br />
April<br />
April – Oct Chatsworth Duchess of Devonshire 90th Birthday<br />
now Dowager Duchess of Devonshire and the last<br />
surviving member of the famous Mitford sisters,<br />
marking the nine eventful decades of her life www.<br />
chatsworth.org<br />
12 - 28 Battle - The Battle of Hastings. Re-enactment of<br />
The Battle of Hastings at Battle Abbey - the site<br />
where it took place.<br />
25 London – Virgin London Marathon www.virginlondonmarathon.com<br />
May<br />
01 - 23 Brighton - Festival Fringe Held in over 240 venues.<br />
Runs alongside Brighton Festival.<br />
01-02 London - Camden Crawl More than 150 cutting<br />
edge and established International music talents<br />
take over 40 neighbouring Camden Town venues.<br />
07 - 10<br />
www.thecamdencrawl.com<br />
London - Real Food Festival Earls Court SW5<br />
09 London - Covent Garden May Fayre & Puppet Festival<br />
St Paul’s Church Garden, Showcase for Punch<br />
and Judy puppetry.<br />
13 - 22 Cornwall - The Daphne du Maurier Festival of Arts<br />
& Literature Celebrates the life and work of Daphne<br />
du Maurier. 150 events take place in the St Austell<br />
Bay and Fowey Estuary<br />
15 Wembley Stadium - The FA Cup Final<br />
19 - 22 Liverpool - SoundCity Over 400 bands play in over<br />
30 venues. Includes conference and The John Peel<br />
World Cup.<br />
20 - 29 Aug Lewes - Glyndebourne Festival Opera Features<br />
world premieres, new productions and revivals.<br />
www.glyndebourne.com<br />
22 – 23 Twickenham Stadium – Emirates Airline London<br />
Sevens Rugby<br />
25 - 29 London RHS Chelsea Flower Show unique and<br />
undeniably wonderful,<br />
26 - 06 June Bath - International Music Festival line-up of classical,<br />
world, folk, contemporary and jazz music.<br />
www.bathmusicfest.org.uk<br />
28 – 13 June Bath - Fringe Festival - various venues. Over 200<br />
performances alongside children’s events. www.<br />
bathfringe.co.uk<br />
29 - 30<br />
June<br />
Birmingham - Gay Pride various venues. Includes a<br />
parade, live music and entertainment.<br />
02 13 July Hampshire - Grange Park Opera Festival, www.<br />
grangeparkopera.co.uk<br />
05 Epsom – Derby Day: www.epsomderby.co.uk<br />
07 - 28 Aug London - Summer Shakespeare Season www.<br />
openairtheatre.org<br />
08 - 19 Hampton Court - Palace Festival well known artists<br />
perform in Base Court setting<br />
11 -13 Isle of Wight Festival Seaclose Park - Event featuring<br />
over 40 performances<br />
11 - 27 Suffolk - 63rd Aldeburgh Festival Of Music And The<br />
Arts www.aldeburgh.co.uk<br />
12 London – Trooping the Colour on her birthday the<br />
Queen leaves Buckingham Palace at 10 a.m. and<br />
arrives at Horse Guards Parade at 11 a.m. There is a<br />
flypast of the Battle of Britain Flight at 1 p.m.<br />
12 -13 Althorp - House Literary Festival featuring author<br />
signings.<br />
14 – 22 Aug London – The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition<br />
The worlds largest open contemporary art exhibition<br />
showing a wide range of new work by living artists.<br />
Many exhibits for sale.<br />
15 – 19 Berkshire – Royal Ascot The worlds most famous<br />
race is steeped in history.<br />
19 - 21 Silverstone – Formula 1 British Santander<br />
Grand Prix 2009<br />
21 - 04 July Wimbledon - Lawn Tennis Championship www.<br />
wimbledon.org<br />
23 - 27 Glastonbury Festival (AKA Festival of Contemporary<br />
Performing Arts) www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk<br />
25 - 11 July Chichester Festivities various venues. Orchestras<br />
and soloists performing classical music, jazz, cabaret<br />
also celebrity talks, literature, films and theatre<br />
26 – 21 Aug London - Kenwood House Picnic Concerts Saturday<br />
night concert to be enjoyed with a picnic and champagne<br />
30 – 04 July Henley Royal Regatta Running since 1839, one of<br />
the biggest meetings in International rowing,<br />
July<br />
02 - 17 Cheltenham - Music Festival Inspiring classical<br />
music.<br />
03 – 30 Oct London - Houses of Parliament opens to the public.<br />
www.parliament.uk<br />
03 London Pride Day various venues. Celebration of<br />
sexual diversity includes the Pride parade, party,<br />
rally and cabaret events.<br />
06 - 11 Hampton Court Palace - RHS Flower Show<br />
06 - 11 Kew Gardens - Summer Swing at Kew Outdoor summer<br />
music festival.<br />
07 - 11 Henley - Festival Of Music & The Arts - floating<br />
stage performances of jazz, classical and operatic<br />
acts, firework displays, as well as visual arts, comedy<br />
and street theatre.<br />
07 - 25 Buxton Festival - Buxton Opera House. Seven operas<br />
and around 100 daytime events, including 17 literary<br />
talks.<br />
16 - 25 Birmingham - International Jazz Festival Over 200<br />
events at around 60 venues.<br />
16 - 11 Sept London - BBC Proms & Proms in The Park - Royal<br />
Albert Hall, and various venues. Over 70 performances<br />
by world class orchestras.<br />
19 – 25 Farnborough - International Airshow<br />
You can see all editions of the Guide and magazine at www.ontheroad.co.uk
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