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Kid’s Week

On: Held during mid August

Since 10 years, Theatreland has been organizing Kids Week to give them an insight of a West End theatre performance. It has been running to packed houses every year, so don’t promise your child about the event unless you have done an advance booking. Children aged between 5 to 16 get to see free all West End theatre performances at Theatreland provided that the adults accompany them and they pay for their own ticket. Children get to know what goes into making a theatre/dance/comedy act finally come on to the stage, like the backstage work, make up, costumes, rehearsals, scripts, technical set up, etc. Kids also get to snack free of cost at the child friendly restaurants along with other freebies.

Address: Theatreland, West-End, Westminster, London, WC2H 7BPR, UK

Tel No: +44 870 4000800

Website: Kids Week

Radiance Film Festival

Radiance Film Festival is UK’s largest film festival showcasing some of the most memorable short feature films with directorial debuts. It is different from all the regular film festival due to its rock and roll attitude and therefore is extremely popular among London’s West End goers. For the last 15 years more than 90 feature films and 160 short films have been screened with names like Judi Dench and Ewan McGregor attending the festival.

Address: 81 Berwick St, London W1F 8TW, UK

Tel No: +44 20 7439 2243

Fax No: +44 20 7287 3833

Website: Radiance Film Festival

Innocent Village Fete

On: From 11 am to 7 pm during the first week of August

A complete fun and frolic festival the 2 day Innocent Village Fete at the Regent’s Park, the Innocent Village Fete will be filled with happy, jumping with joy people who are slurping on their Innocent smoothie drinks. Alternative Live music and entertaining events like tambola, coconut shy, dog agility shy, and fun fair ride add to the excitement. For the shoppers and foodies one can go and have a round at the farmer’s market and many food stalls. This fete is held with a honest intention as the money proceeds to institutions like Samaritans, Friends of the Earth, Wellchild, etc.

Address: Regent’s Park, London, UK

Tel No: +44 20 7486 7905

Fax No: +44 20 7224 1895

Website: Regent’s Park

Regent Street Festival

On: 3rd September

On the 3rd of September, Regent’s Street remains closed to traffic as a theatrical and musical extravaganza goes live. Every year there’s a different theme, sometimes it may be a ‘Great British Experience’ or like in 2006 it may be the ‘A Walk Through Spain’. A huge street party is organized with events, food stalls, live music and entertainment based on that year’s theme. Workshops, Puppet show, music, dance, mouth watering food and a perfect dose of entertainment is guaranteed. Also it is one of those days when the street is closed for traffic so you can this odd day out.

Address: Regent’s Street, London, UK

Tel No: +44 20 7038 3178

Fax No: +44 20 7038 3708

Website: Regent’s Street

Christmas Light Switch-On in Regent Street

Christmas is welcome by the London people is their own style by switching on the Christmas lights at the Regent Street. It’s like an official announcement that yes, Christmas has yesterday and everybody be geared up for all the fun, shopping and the prayers. Every year a well known celebrity/personality is called to do the honors. Once the proceedings are over, the street is closed from 4.00 pm so that the town people can enjoy the beauty of the street.

Address: Regent’s Street, London, UK

Tel No: +44 20 7038 3178

Fax No: +44 20 7038 3708

Website: Regent’s Street

Handel’s Messiah by Candlelight

Every year, during the Christmas season at the beautiful location of the Georgian St.James’s Church in Piccadilly, the group of Joyful Company of Singers and the Georgian Camerata conducted by Peter Broadbent, bring alive Handel’s masterpiece ‘Messiah’. The ‘Messiah’ has been instrumental in charity work from the year 1741 and is a icon of dedication on Handel’s part which he continued inspite of his continued blindness.

Address: 197 Piccadilly W1J 0LL, London, UK

Tel No: +44 20 7734 4511

Fax No: +44 20 7734 7449

Website: St. James’s Church

London New Year Day Parade

London’s New Year Parade is the biggest celebrated event in England with more than 10, 000 performers taking part in various concerts, events, parades, marching bands, dance troupes and music groups. This spectacular event is London’s heart where people from various continents and countries come together for three hours of non-stop celebration and splendor. The Parade starts from Parliament Square at noon when the Big Ben gives the signal, marching towards Whitehall, Trafalgar Square, Cockspur St, Pall Mall, Lower Regent St, Piccadilly Circus and finally to Piccadilly.

Address: The New Year's Day Parade – London, Research House, Fraser Road, Greenford, Middlesex, UB6 7AQ, UK

Tel No: +44 20 8566 8586

Fax No: +44 20 8566 8494

Website: London New Year Day Parade