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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Webinar: Peasant’s Revolt 1381
Webinar: Peasant’s Revolt 1381
A webinar arranged by the Master Fletcher, Professor Anne Curry on the Peasant's Revolt 1381. Speakers will be expert historians on the subject. Open to all Livery companies. There will be a small charge for attendance and proceeds will be…
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2 events,
The Becket Pageant for London and Livery Crafts Fair – CANCELLED
Unfortunately, this event has had to be cancelled due to COVID. It will take place in 2022. Taking its inspiration from a historic London Becket Pageant of 1519, the Pageant of 2021 presents a playful, musical re-imagining of Becket’s life…
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2 events,
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Service of Reflection and Hope
Service of Reflection and Hope
Contact email: MHEvents@cityoflondon.gov.uk for additional information.
3 events,
Inter Livery Clay Shoot
Over five hundred liverymen and guest competing for charity prizes over the two days in its 28th Year.
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Fellowship Business Meeting and Reception
Fellowship Business Meeting and Reception
17:00-18:00. Business Meeting 18:00-20:00. Wine and Premium Canapés Reception All Serving Clerks, All Serving Deputy/Assistant Clerks
4 events,
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Armed Forces Flag Raising Ceremony (Virtual / Hybrid TBC)
Armed Forces Flag Raising Ceremony (Virtual / Hybrid TBC)
The format of this event is as yet undecided, but the hope is to at the very least give a virtual offering. NOTE: Time given is a guide and is yet to be confirmed.
2 events,
2 events,
London Careers Festival
London Careers Festival is an annual summer event which seeks to connect pupils with the world of work.
3 events,
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Pan Livery Initiative Steering Group Meeting
Pan Livery Initiative Steering Group Meeting
Meeting of the Pan Livery Initiative Steering Group. TIME TO BE DECIDED.
3 events,
- There are no events on this day.
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) |
| 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 |
| Milo annual lecture | Chartered Architects, early June |
| City Debate | Vintners’ Hall, early July (Distillers) |
| City of London Church Walk | July (Plumbers) |
| Cart Marking | Guildhall Yard, mid-July (Carmen) |
| Spirits Tasting & Master classes | Vintners’ Hall, mid Sept (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 | |||
| 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 | |||||