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WHAT'S ON - 2005
All dates listed are given in good faith but should be checked
MONTH
DATE
EVENT
JANUARY 1st New Year's Day Meeting, Catterick Racecourse 1st - 9th Embassy World Professional Darts Championships, Camberley, Surrey 6th - 16th London Boat Show www.schroderslondonboatshow.com 18th - 19th Royal Horticultural Society, London Flower Show, London www.rhs.org.uk 19th - 23rd The National Fine Art And Antiques Fair, NEC, Birmingham 20th Salmon Fishing Season starts in Scotland 21st - 23rd Vive La France at Olympia UK's biggest celebration of French lifestyle, property and travel. 25th Burns' Night 28th - 30th Viva Espana - celebration of all things Spanish
FEBRUARY 1st End of shooting season. 5th Six Nations Rugby - France v Scotland, Wales v England 6th Six National Rugby - Italy v Ireland 9th Chinese New Year (Year of the Rooster) 12th Six National Rugby - Italy v Wales and Scotland v Ireland 13th Chinese New Year celebrations in London. Fireworks in Leicester Square. 13th Six National Rugby - England v France 15th End of red and sika hind season and fallow doe season in Scotland. 26th Six Nations Rugby - Scotland v Italy and France v Wales 27th Six National Rugby - Ireland v England 28th End of red and sika hind season and fallow doe season in England and Wales. 27th Carling Cup Final - Cardiff MARCH 1st - 6th Olympia Fine Art and Antiques Spring Fair 2nd - 28th March Ideal Home Exhibition - Earl's Court 5th and 6th London International Dive Show 6th F1 Grand Prix - Melbourne, Australia 7th Royal Shakespeare Company (Stratford-upon-Avon) theatre season starts. www.rsc.org.uk
10th - 13th Crufts Dog Show - NEC 12th Six Nations Rugby - Ireland v France and England v Italy 13th Six Nations Rugby - Scotland v Wales
15th - 18th Cheltenham National Hunt Festival www.cheltenham.co.uk 17th - 24th July International Arts and Crafts Exhibition - Victoria & Albert Museum 19th Head of the River Race - Mortlake to Putney, London. 19th Six Nations Rugby - Italy v France, Wales v Ireland and England v Scotland 19th - 20th Shire Horse Show, Peterborough Cambridgeshire 20th Malaysian F1 Grand Prix at Sepang (motor racing) 26th Flat Racing season begins Kempton Park Racecourse. 27th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race 31st End of roe doe season in Scotland APRIL
1st Salmon and trout fishing begins in England 3rd - 4th F1 Grand Prix in Bahrain, Sakhir (motor racing) 7th - 9th John Smith's Grand National Meeting 8th Marriage of HRH Prince Charles to Mrs. Camilla Parker-Bowles at Windsor Castle 15th - 16th Scottish Grand National, Ayr 17th Flora London Marathon www.london-marathon.co.uk 21st - 24th London Golf Show 24th F1 Grand Prix, San Marino, Imola 22nd - 23rd Sandown (Betfred) Gold Cup meeting 22nd - 24th Royal Horticultural Society Flower Show, Cardiff. 30th 2000 Guineas, Newmarket MAY 1st 1000 Guineas, Newmarket 4th - 6th May Festival Chester Races 5th - 8th Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials - Badminton 8th Spanish F1 Grand Prix at Barcelona (motor racing) 7th - 21st Newbury International Spring Festival. 12th - 15th Royal Windsor Horse Show 14th - 15th Chatsworth Horse Trials 19th May - 28th August Glyndebourne Opera Festival 20th - 24th 1st Test - England v New Zealand - Lords Cricket Ground (Cricket) 21st FA Cup Final - Cardiff 22nd Heineken Cup Final - Rugby Union - Murrayfield 22nd May F1 Monaco Grand Prix - Monaco (motor racing) 23rd May - 5th June French Open Tennis - Paris 24th - 28th Chelsea Flower Show 26th - 29th Windsor Horse Trials, Windsor 26th - 29th Volvo PGA Championship - Wentworth Golf Club, Surrey 27th May – 5th June Hay Festival - Hay-on-Wye 29th F1 European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring (motor racing) 29th - 11th September Summer Shakespeare season opens - London JUNE 19th May - 28th August Glyndebourne Opera Festival 23rd May - 5th June French Open Tennis - Paris 27th May - 5th June Hay Festival 1st - 5th Royal Bath and West of England Show www.bathandwest.co.uk 3rd The Oaks, Epsom Downs 4th Vodafone Derby - Epsom 6th - 12th Stella Artois Grass Court Championships - Queens Club 9th - 11th South of England Show, Ardingly 9th - 11th Royal Cornwall Show, Wadebridge 11th Queen's Birthday Parade - Trooping the Colour 12th F1 Canadian Grand Prix at Montreal (motor racing) 14th - 18th Royal Ascot - this year moves to York as Ascot is being redeveloped. 16th Ladies' Day - Royal Ascot - this year at YORK 16th - 22nd Grosvenor House Art and Antiques Fair 17th - 19th Three Counties Show, Malvern 17th - 19th East of England Show, Cambridgeshire 19th F1 American Grand Prix at Indianapolis (motor racing) 20th June - 3rd July Wimbledon Tennis Championships 23rd - 26th Royal Highland Show, Edinburgh 24th - 26th Goodwood Festival of Speed - Goodwood (Motor racing) 24th - 26th Glastonbury Festival 29th June - 3rd July Henley Royal Regatta JULY 19th May - 28th August Glyndebourne Opera Festival 20th June - 3rd July Wimbledon Tennis Championships 29th June - 3rd July Henley Royal Regatta 1st Red and sika stag season opens in Scotland. 1st - 17th Cheltenham International Festival of Music. 3rd F1 French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours (motor racing) 3rd - 6th The Royal Agricultural Show, Warwickshire 5th - 10th RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 10th F1 British Grand Prix - Silverstone (motor racing) 14th - 17th Open Golf Championship, Royal Troon 15th - 10th September BBC Proms concert season - Royal Albert Hall 18th - 21st Royal Welsh Show, Powys 21st - 25th Ashes - England v Australia - Lords Cricket Groud 24th F1 German Grand Prix at Hockenheim (motor racing) 26th - 30th Glorious Goodwood at Goodwood Racecourse (horseracing) 27th - 31st Hickstead Royal International Horse Show, Sussex 30th - 6th August Cowes Week, Isle of Wight (sailing) 30th July - 27th September Buckingham Palace open to Public 31st July F1 Hungarian Grand Prix - Hungaroring AUGUST 19th May - 28th August Glyndebourne Opera Festival 15th July - 10th September BBC Proms concert season - Royal Albert Hall 30th July - 27th September Buckingham Palace open to public 4th - 8th Ashes England v Australia - Edgbaston 5th - 27th Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Scotland 11th - 15th Ashes England v Australia, Old Trafford 12th Start of grouse shooting season 14th - 4th September Edinburgh International Festival, Scotland. 18th - 21st Jumping Derby - Hickstead 21st F1 Turkish Grand Prix, Istanbul 25th - 29th Ashes England v Australia, Trent Bridge 28th - 29th August Notting Hill Carnival SEPTEMBER 15th July - 10th September BBC Proms concert season, Royal Albert Hall 30th July - 27th September Buckingham Palace open to public 14th August - 4th September Edinburgh Festival 1st Start of partridge shooting season. 1st - 4th Burghley Horse Trials, Lincolnshire 3rd Braemar Gathering 3rd - 4th Biggin Hill International Air Show, Kent. 4th F1 Italian Grand Prix - Monza 5th Natwest Challenge - England v India at Lords Cricket Ground 8th - 11th St. Leger Festival at Doncaster Racecourse (horseracing) 8th - 12th Ashes England v Australia, Oval 10th Last Night of the Proms, Royal Albert Hall 10th Proms in the Park - Hyde Park 11th F1 Belgian Grand Prix, Spa 16th - 18th National Championship Horse Trials, Windsor Great Park 16th - 18th Goodwood Revival, Goodwood Motor Circuit, Sussex 25th F1 Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos (motor racing) 30th Salmon and trout season closes in England OCTOBER 1st Pheasant shooting season starts in England, Scotland and Wales 1st - 2nd Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe, Longchamp, France 9th F1 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka (motor racing) 12th - 16th Horse of the Year Show - NEC 16th F1 Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai 20th Red and sika stag season closes in Scotland NOVEMBER 5th International Rugby Wales v New Zealand - Millenium stadium, Cardiff, Wales
5th France v Australia - Stade de France, Paris, France 6th London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 7th - 13th Olympia Fine Art and Antiques Winter Fair, London 11th International Rugby Wales v Fiji - Millenium stadium, Cardiff, Wales
12th International Rugby England v Australia - Twickenham, England
France v South Africa - Stade de France, Paris, France Ireland v New Zealand - Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland Italy v Tonga - Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy Scotland v Argentina - Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland 12th Lord Mayor's Show 19th International Rugby England v New Zealand - Twickenham, England
France v Tonga - Stade de France, Paris, France Ireland v Australia - Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland Italy v Argentina - Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy Wales v South Africa - Millenium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales 20th Scotland v Samoa - Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland 25th - 27th Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup, Berkshire 26th International Rugby England v Samoa - Twickenham, England
France v Canada - Stade de France, Paris, France Ireland v Romania - Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland Italy v Fiji - Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy Scotland v New Zealand - Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland Wales v Australia - Millenium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales To be confirmed State Opening of Parliament DECEMBER 6th Varsity Match, Twickenham 11th National Cat Club Show, London 13th - 19th International Show Jumping Championships, Olympia, London 26th Boxing Day Meeting, Kempton Park Racecourse. These dates are subject to confirmation – please check.