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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
| Raleigh lecture |
Drapers’ Hall (Entrepreneurs) |
| Denny lecture |
Barber Surgeons’ Hall, Nov (Barbers) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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