The City of London and the Livery Companies organise and host a huge variety of events throughout the year. You can view upcoming and past events, or browse by month. You can also see the time of year of all the annual events.
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Ironmongers’ Hall,
Shaftesbury Place
London, EC2Y 8AA United Kingdom
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Watermen’s Hall,
St Mary at Hill
London, EC3R 8EF United Kingdom
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Square Mile Spectacular: Fairs, Theatre, Adventures
A one-day spectacular of theatre, games, and performance to fill the Square Mile with art and events this autumn.
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Free
City of London,
Guildhall via Mansion House and Royal Courts
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Ironmongers’ Hall,
Shaftesbury Place
London, EC2Y 8AA United Kingdom
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Ironmongers’ Hall,
Shaftesbury Place
London, EC2Y 8AA United Kingdom
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Ironmongers’ Hall,
Shaftesbury Place
London, EC2Y 8AA United Kingdom
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Guildhall,
Gresham Street
London, EC2V 7HH United Kingdom
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Garden of Remembrance Service
The Opening of the Garden of Remembrance for the City & Liveries in the Garden of St Paul's cathedral. Attended by civic party and dignitaries, City services, Associations and Livery Companies.
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Free
St Paul’s Cathedral,
St Paul's Churchyard
London, EC4M 8AD
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Ironmongers’ Hall,
Shaftesbury Place
London, EC2Y 8AA United Kingdom
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Watermen’s Hall,
St Mary at Hill
London, EC3R 8EF United Kingdom
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Election of the Lord Mayor: Common Hall
Election of the Lord Mayor: Common Hall
PDF of 2019 ceremonial attached for guidance only. 2022 arrangements to be issued closer to the date.
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Musicians’ Company Evensong
Musicians’ Company Evensong
Evensong at St Paul's Cathedral, attended by the Musicians' Company. Masters, Wardens and Clerks of all Companies will be invited to attend and process. The service is followed by a wine-and-canape reception in the Crypt.
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Inter-Livery Golf Challenge
Inter-Livery Golf Challenge
At: Tandridge Golf Club, Godstone Road, Oxted RH8 9NQ on Thursday October 20th 2022 Arrive 08:00 AM: Format - Four-ball better ball from 08:40 13:00 - Two course carvery Lunch PM Format - 9 holes Foursomes from 15:00 Approx 17:30…
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Election of the Lord Mayor: Common Hall
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Musicians’ Company Evensong
Musicians’ Company Evensong
Evensong at St Paul's Cathedral, attended by the Musicians' Company. Masters, Wardens and Clerks of all Companies will be invited to attend and process. The service is followed by a wine-and-canape reception in the Crypt.
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Inter-Livery Golf Challenge
Inter-Livery Golf Challenge
At: Tandridge Golf Club, Godstone Road, Oxted RH8 9NQ on Thursday October 20th 2022 Arrive 08:00 AM: Format - Four-ball better ball from 08:40 13:00 - Two course carvery Lunch PM Format - 9 holes Foursomes from 15:00 Approx 17:30…
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Civic events & ceremonies |
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| Lord Mayor’s Children’s Party | Mansion House, early-Jan (Invitation only) |
| Lord Mayor ‘Meet the Masters’ dinner | March, night before United Guilds Service |
| Her Majesty the Queen’s Garden Parties | Buckingham Palace, May |
| Election of Sheriffs | Common Hall, June Midsummer Day |
| Swan Upping | River Thames, mid-July (Vintners, Dyers) |
| Admission of Sheriffs | Guildhall, late-Sept |
| Quit Rents ceremony | Royal Courts of Justice, mid Oct – mid Nov. |
| Election of Lord Mayor | Common Hall, Michaelmas Day |
| Silent ceremony | Guildhall, mid-November |
| Lord Mayor’s Show | City-wide, mid- November |
| Lord Mayor’s Banquet | Monday following the LM Show |
| Knolly’s Rose ceremony | Seething Lane & Mansion House, early June |
| Sheriffs’ Ball | Guildhall, mid-Sept (Lord Mayor’s Appeal) |
| Garden of Remembrance | St Paul’s Churchyard, first Monday Nov (RBL) |
Notable Livery events |
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| Livery Weekend | Ironbridge Gorge Museum, Fri-Sun early June |
| Brigantes Northern Liverymen | Variable venues, June & December |
| Livery Education conference | Staple Inn, Livery Schools Link, June |
| Livery Showcase event | Guildhall, Livery Schools Link, end June |
| City Beerfest | Guildhall Yard, July (Brewers) |
| Doggett’s Coat & Badge Race | River Thames, early Sept (Fishmongers) |
| Walk of all Livery Halls for Masters | City, early Sept (Envir. Cleaners) |
| Modern Companies Dinner | Variable venue, March, rotating organiser |
| Sheep Drive | Southwark Bridge, end-Sept (Woolmen) |
| Remembrance Sunday | St Paul’s & Royal Exchange, first Sunday Nov (Fruiterers) |
| Lord Mayor’s Briefing; Masters, Prime Wardens & Clerks | Mansion House, mid-Nov (Livery Committee) |
Inter-Livery events |
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| Inter-Livery Ski Championship | Morzine, early Jan (Ironmongers) |
| Playing Card Games Evening | Variable venue, early-Feb (Playing Card Makers) |
| Inter-Livery Pancake Race | Guildhall Yard, Shrove Tuesday (Poulters) |
| Inter-Livery Bridge Competition | Drapers’ Hall, early March (Playing Card Makers) |
| Inter-Livery Clay Shoot | Holland & Holland, mid-May (Envr. Cleaners) |
| Inter-Livery Sailing Regatta | Cowes, IoW, mid-May (City Livery Yacht Club) |
| Inter-Livery Golf | Walton Heath, late May (Coachmakers) |
| Great XII Sailing Challenge | Seaview, IoW, end of May |
| Inter-Livery Rifle Shoot | Bisley, early June (Bakers) |
| Inter-Livery Croquet | Variable venue, June (Founders) |
| Inter-Livery Golf Day | Verulam, St Albans, July (Marketors) |
| Ray Jeffs Golf | Hartley Wintney, end July (Livery Schools Link) |
| Inter-Livery Tennis | Queen’s Club, early Sept (Feltmakers) |
| Inter-Livery Quiz | Guildhall Club, late-Oct (Tax Advisers) |
| Inter-Livery Real Tennis | Queen’s Club, late-Oct (Brewers) |
Livery Committee meetings & courses |
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| Clerks’ Forum | Guildhall Livery Hall, January |
| After Dinner Speaking course | Guildhall Livery Hall mid-Feb |
| City Briefings | Guildhall Livery Hall, Feb, May, Sept, Oct |
| Wardens’ & Assistants’ Course | Guildhall Livery Hall, late-Sept |
Clerks’ Associations meetings |
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| Fellowship of Clerks AGM & dinner | Variable venue, late March |
| Fellowship of Clerks Spring meeting | Variable venue, late May |
| Fellowship of Clerks Autumn meeting | Variable venue, late October |
Livery lectures, exhibitions & receptions |
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| City Food lecture | Guildhall, mid-Feb (Invitation only) |
| Tacitus lecture | Guildhall, late-Feb (World Traders) |
| Lynn Painter-Stainers Art prize | Mall Galleries, March (Painters) |
| Cobham Lecture | RAF Club, late April (Air Pilots) |
| Pewter Live exhibition | Pewterers’ Hall, mid-May |
| City Debate | Vintners’ Hall, mid May (Distillers) |
| Milo annual lecture | Chartered Architects, early June |
| City of London Church Walk | July (Plumbers) |
| Cart Marking | Guildhall Yard, mid-July (Carmen) |
| Spirits Tasting & Master classes | Vintners’ Hall, late July (Distillers) |
| Goldsmiths’ Fair (2 weeks) | Goldsmiths’ Hall, Sept (Goldsmiths) |
| Actuaries’ lecture | Staple Inn Hall, late-Sept (Actuaries) |
| Frederick Tymms lecture | RAF Club, late-Sept (Air Pilots) |
| Art in the City | Painters’ Hall, early-Oct (PDFAS) |
| Mithras lecture | Variable venues, mid-Oct (Arts Scholars) |
| Musicians’ Company Evensong | St Paul’s Cathedral, early-Oct (Musicians) |
| Wizardry in Wood | Carpenters’ Hall, mid-Oct (Turners) |
| Ralph Anderson lecture | Royal Soc. Medicine, early-Nov (Horners) |
| Rayeigh lecture | Drapers’ Hall (Entrepreneurs) |
| Denny lecture | Barber Surgeons’ Hall, Nov (Barbers) |
Notable City Church services & events |
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| Spital Sermon | St Lawrence Jewry, March |
| United Guilds Service | St Paul’s Cathedral, late-March (UGS Trustees) |
| Festival of the Sons of the Clergy | St Paul’s Cathedral, mid-May (Festival Charity) |
| Beating the Bounds | Ascension Day, All Hallows by the Tower |
| Summer Music Festival | St Lawrence Jewry, August |
Connected Military events |
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| Armed Forces Flag Raising Day | Guildhall Yard, June mid-Summer Day |
| Beating Retreat | Horseguards, bi-annual June, RMRNC |
Notable City Charity & London Cultural events |
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| Lord Mayor’s visit to Treloars | Alton Hants, with Masters, March |
| Trial & Error Theatrical Shows (4 performances) | Old Bailey, mid-March, (S&R Fund, Pan Intercultural Arts) |
| Lord Mayor’s Big Curry Lunch | Guildhall, April, Army Benevolent Fund |
| Bart’s View Day | St Bartholomew the Great & Barts Hospt. May |
| British Red Cross Collection Day | London Bridge mid-May |
| British Red Cross Jailed & Bailed | Mansion House/Old Bailey, Tower early July |
| Open House London Weekend | London-wide, late-Sept, (Open-City Charity) |
| Treloar’s Gala Dinner | Mansion House, Sept (Treloars Trust) |
| City Giving Day | City-wide, late-Sept (Lord Mayor’s Appeal) |
| Children’s Magical Taxi Tour | Canary Wharf, early-Oct (Hackney Carriage Dr) |
| The London Marathon | Blackheath – The Mall, mid-April |
| Help Musicians UK | Rotating Cathedrals/Abbey, November |
| Wellbeing of Women Christmas Fair | Drapers’ Hall, early-December |
Public Holidays & Events |
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| New Year’s Day | 1 January |
| Early May Bank Holiday | Monday, early May |
| Spring Bank Holiday | Monday, late May |
| British Summer Time Starts | Last Sunday March |
| Summer Bank Holiday | Monday, end August |
| British Summer Time ends | Last Sunday October |
| Christmas Day | 25 December |
| Boxing Day | 26 December |
The tables below show the month of installation of Masters, Prime Wardens (§), Upper Bailiffs (#) and Foremen (**).
| January | February | March | April | May | June |
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| Freemen, Guild | Clockmakers | Air Pilots | Env. Cleaners | Arts Scholars | Armourers & Brasiers |
| Gold & Silver Wyre | Fan Makers | Pattenmakers | Fletchers | Broderers | City Solicitors |
| Marketors | Fruiterers | Paviors | Framework Knitters | Engineers | Coopers |
| Loriners | Horners | Poulters | Master Mariners | Furniture Makers | Educators |
| Shipwrights | Goldsmiths § | Fishmongers § | |||
| Woolmen | Nurses | Launderers | |||
| Upholders | Turners | Masons | |||
| Wales Livery Co, | Young Freemen, Guild | Salters | |||
| Security Profs | |||||
| Tobacco Pipe Makers | |||||
| July | August | September | October | November | December |
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| Actuaries | Apothecaries | Butchers | Chartered Accountants | Bakers | Glass Sellers |
| Blacksmiths § | Barbers | Chartered Architects | Arbitrators | Communicators | Wheelwrights |
| Bowyers | Carpenters | Coachmakers | Basketmakers § | Cooks | |
| Brewers | Joiners & Ceilers | Farriers | Builders Merchants | Distillers | |
| Clothworkers | Wax Chandlers | Hackney Carriage | Carmen | Dyers § | |
| Cordwainers | International Bankers | Chartered Secretaries | Entrepreneurs, Guild | ||
| Cutlers | Needlemakers | Chartered Surveyors | Glaziers | ||
| Drapers | Pewterers | Constructors | Glovers | ||
| Firefighters | Tax Advisers | Curriers | Gunmakers | ||
| Gardeners | Cutlers, Hallamshire | Haberdashers | |||
| Girdlers | Farmers | Lightmongers | |||
| Grocers | Feltmakers | Makers of Playing Cards | |||
| Investment Mgrs, Guild | Founders | Musicians | |||
| Ironmongers | Fuellers | Guildable Manor Southwark ** | |||
| Leathersellers | Inholders | ||||
| Mercers | Insurers | ||||
| Merchant Taylors | Information Techs | ||||
| Parish Clerks | Mgt Consultants | ||||
| Plaisterers | Painter-Stainers | ||||
| Saddlers | Plumbers | ||||
| Scriveners | Scientific Instrument | ||||
| Skinners | Spectacle Makers | ||||
| Stationers | Tylers & Bricklayers | ||||
| Tallow Chandlers | Weavers# | ||||
| Tin Plate Workers alias Wire Workers | World Traders | ||||
| Vintners | |||||
| Water Conservators | |||||
| Watermen & Lightermen | |||||