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Photo guides to various festivals in the UK. Those marked (*) sometimes occur in different months
Jan: Hogmanay ; New Year's Day Parade ; Twelfth Night ; Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival
Feb: Clown Service ; London Pancake Races (*) ; Olney Pancake Race (*) ; Chinese New Year (Chinese) (*)
Mar: Crufts ; Red Nose Day (every 2 years) ; St Patrick's Day (Irish)
Apr: London Marathon ; St George's Day ; Vaisakhi (*) (Sikh) ; Alternative Fashion Week (*) ; Good Friday (*) ; Easter Sunday (*) ; Harness Horse Parade (*) ; State Opening of Parliament (*)
May: Brighton Festival ; Jack-in-the-Green ; Morris Dancing ; May Fayre & Puppet Festival ; Chelsea Flower Show
Jun: Derby Day ; Trooping the Colour ; Garter Day ; Royal Ascot ; West End Live
Summer: Proms (*) ; Village Fete (*) ; County Show (*) ; Highland Games (*)
Jul: Pride London (*) ; Hampton Court Flower Show
Aug: Carnaval del Pueblo (Latin American) ; Edinburgh Military Tattoo ; Notting Hill Carnival (Caribbean)
Sep: Liberty ; Thames Festival
Oct: Eid (Muslim) (*) ; October Plenty ; Diwali (Hindu) (*)
Nov: Veteran Car Run ; Christmas Lights ; Lord Mayor's Show ; Remembrance Sunday
Dec: Great Christmas Pudding Race ; Christmas
Occasional sports events: Sweet Chariot Parade ; 6 Nations ; Parade of the Heroes ; London 2012 ; Ashes Parade
Occasional national cultural events: Turkish Fest ; Korean Festival ; Pakistan Independence Day ; Simcha (Jewish)
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