London Ceremonies

	LONDON CEREMONIES
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Dates are given where known but you are advised to check these nearer the time

DATE	EVENT	MORE INFO
January 6th	TWELFTH NIGHT Traditional celebration at Bankside	[website]
not 2109	TWELFTH NIGHT Traditional celebration in the garden of the Geffrye Museum	Tel: 020 7739 9893 [website]
January 10th	BLESSING THE RIVER CEREMONY Undertaken on London Bridge by the congregations of Southwark Cathedral and St Magnus the Martyr Church at 12:30pm on the first Sunday after Epiphany.	Tel 020 7367 6700 [website]
January 27th	CHARLES I COMMEMORATION Procession by the English Civil War Society from Marlborough Gate (11am) along the Mall to Whitehall.	[website]
February 6th	COMMEMORATION OF SIR JOHN CASS Red Feather Day service at St Botolph without Aldgate at 11:30am	Tel: 020 7480 5884 [website]
February 3rd	GRIMALDI MEMORIAL SERVICE Clowns in costume hold a service at All Saints Church, Haggerston E8 at 3pm	Tel: 020 7254 5062 [website]
February 6th	ROYAL GUN SALUTE In Hyde Park (NE) at noon to mark Accession Day (fired following day if 6th is a Sunday). Also at the Tower of London at 1pm.	[website]
March 7th	SPITAL SERMON Attended by the Lord Mayor at St Lawrence Jewry Church at noon	Tel: 020 7600 9478 [website]
March 21st	ORANGES & LEMONS SERVICE At St Clement Danes in the Strand at 11am	Tel: 020 7242 8282
April	JOHN STOW'S quill pen ceremony Performed by the Lord Mayor at St Andrew's Undershaft in Leadenhall Street	Tel : 020 7932 1100
April 19th	BUTTERWORTH CHARITY Distribution of hot cross buns at 11:30am outside St Bartholomew the Great Church	Tel: 020 7606 5171
April	INSPECTION OF THE HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY Mounted regiments and bands parade in Hyde Park
April	INSPECTION OF THE ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY Held on the east side of Regent's Park. The Royal Artillery band play.	Tel: 020 7414 4603
April 21st	ROYAL GUN SALUTE In Hyde Park (NE) at noon to mark the Queen's birthday (fired following day if 21st is a Sunday). Also at the Tower of London at 1pm.	[website]
May	TYBURN WALK From Old Bailey to Marble Arch	Tel: 020 7723 7262 [website]
May 13th	COMBINED CAVALRY OLD COMRADES PARADE & SERVICE Parade on Broad Walk, Hyde Park followed by service at the Cavalry Memorial (11am)	[website]
May 8th	MAY FAYRE & PUPPET FESTIVAL Procession around Covent Garden at 10:30am followed by a service at St Pauls Church	Tel: 020 7836 5221 [website]
May	STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT Queen travels from Buckingham Palace to make a speech in Parliament	[website]
May 30th	BEATING OF THE BOUNDS Takes place around City Churches and Wards of the City on Ascension Day
May	SAMUEL PEPYS COMMEMORATION Takes place at the diarist's church & burial place (St Olave's, Hart Street) at noon. A distinguished speaker gives an address on some aspect of Pepys's life	Tel: 020 7488 4318 [website]
June 3rd	GOVERNOR'S REVIEW At the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Rehearsal for Founder's Day (also known as Oak Apple Day). From 10:15 - noon approx. Tickets required.	Tel: 020 7881 5298 [website]
June 2nd	ROYAL GUN SALUTE In Hyde Park (NE) at noon to mark the Queen's coronation (fired following day if 2nd is a Sunday). Also at the Tower of London at 1pm.	[website]
June 8th	TROOPING THE COLOUR Attended by the Queen on Horse Guards Parade	[website]
June 10th	ROYAL GUN SALUTE In Hyde Park (NE) at noon to mark Duke of Edinburgh's birthday (fired following day if 10th is a Sunday). Also at the Tower of London at 1pm.	[website]
June 14th	ROYAL GUN SALUTE In Hyde Park (NE) at noon to mark the Queen's official birthday (fired following day if 14th is a Sunday). Also at the Tower of London at 1pm.	[website]
June	THE KNOLLYS ROSE RENT Churchwardens of All-Hallows-by-the-Tower process to the Mansion House to make this payment to the Lord Mayor on Midsummer Day.	Tel: 020 7481 2928 [webpage]

July 10th	CART MARKING CEREMONY Cavalcade of about 40 vehicles through Guildhall Yard from 10:35am	Tel:020 7489 8289 [webpage] [website]
July 16th - 20th	SWAN UPPING The Royal Swan keeper with the Dyers and Vintners record and mark new birds on the River Thames	Tel: 0118 953 5000- [website]
September	OLIVER CROMWELL COMMEMORATION A short service is held by the statue outside Westminster Hall.	[website]
September 9th	FIREFIGHTER'S PROCESSION Service at St Sepulchre-without-Newgate at 12:15 with procession to 'Blitz' memorial on south side of St Paul's Cathedral about 1:50	[website]
September 23rd	HORSEMAN'S SUNDAY At St John's Church, Hyde Park Crescent W2 from 11:30am for noon service.	Tel: 020 7262 3791 [website]
September 21st	CHRIST'S HOSPITAL SCHOOL PROCESSION Uniformed scholars with their band process from St Andrew Holborn to Guildhall	Tel: 01403 247 405
September 30th	WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF WOOLMAN'S SHEEP DRIVE Across London Bridge from 11am	[website]
September 29th	PEARLY COSTERMONGERS' HARVEST FESTIVAL Pearlies assemble in Guildhall Yard from 1pm then leave at 2pm for 3pm service at St-Mary-le-Bow	Tel: 020 8989 1994 [website]
October 7th	PEARLY HARVEST OF THE SEA FESTIVAL At St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square 10am - 2pm	Tel: 020 7766 1100 [website]
October	WINE HARVEST At St Olave's Hart Street	Tel: 020 7488 4318 [website]
October 18th	LION SERMON At St Katherine Cree, Leadenhall Street at 1pm. Service followed by refreshments	Tel: 020 7488 4318
October 5th	CEREMONY OF QUIT RENTS & SERVICES At the Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand (no cameras allowed)	Tel: 020 7947 8877 [website]
October 20th	TRAFALGAR DAY PARADE A parade and displays by Sea Cadets in Trafalgar Square 11-12:30.	[website]
October 24th	BASKETMAKERS' PROCESSION To St Margaret Pattens	Tel: 014 2872 7307 [website]
November 4th	SUBMARINERS' PARADE & SERVICE From HMS President to the memorial on Victoria Embankment for a service at 11am. Members of the public can apply for tickets.	[webpage]
November 8th	ROYAL BRITISH LEGION GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE SERVICE In the churchyard of St Paul's Cathedral at 11am	0808 802 8080 [website]
November 9th	LORD MAYOR'S SHOW Morning & afternoon parades followed by fireworks at 6pm	[website]
November 10th	ROYAL GUN SALUTE In Hyde Park (NE) at noon to mark Remembrance Sunday. Also at the Tower of London at 1pm.	[website]
November 10th	REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY Service at the Cenotaph in Whitehall at 11am	[website]
November 10th	REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY Service at St Paul's Cathedral at 10:15am	[website]
November 14th	ROYAL GUN SALUTE In Hyde Park (NE) at noon to mark the Prince of Wales' birthday. Also at the Tower of London at 1pm.	[website]
November 21st	FESTIVAL OF ST CECILIA Service at Westminster Abbey at 11am preceded by a procession of livery companies.	Tel: 020 7239 9100
December	BOAR'S HEAD PROCESSION The Worshipful Company of Butchers process from Pewterers' Hall to the Mansion House at 3pm.	Tel: 020 7600 4106 [website]

Some additional events associated with City Livery Companies can be found on www.london-footprints.co.uk/artliverycos.htm#Ceremonies

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