Chinese New Year Celebrations
THIS ARCHIVED EVENT ENDED ON THE 29TH JANUARY 2012
ADDRESS
Trafalgar Square, Central London, Westminster, London WC2N 5DS
Dates:
29th January 2012
OPENING TIMES
Parade starts at 10am | Performances on Trafalgar Square & Shaftesbury Avenue stages 12noon-6pm
PRICES
FREE
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Chinese New Year in London is one of the most spectacular in the West with over 300,000 people taking part in the celebrations across the capital last year. This year, the Year of the Dragon, Chinese New Year falls on 23rd January 2012 but the London celebrations are on 29th January. Festivities begin at 10am with the parade which passes through Chinatown, Shaftesbury Avenue, Charing Cross Road and Rupert Street, reaching its final destination of Trafalgar Square at 12pm. An official opening ceremony then takes place in the square with speeches from special guests including Boris Johnson and the Chinese Ambassador to London, Mr. Liu Xiaoming. Once officially opened, the real celebrations kick off with Dragon dancing, music and performances on the Trafalgar Square stage from 12pm to 6pm. A second stage on Shaftesbury Avenue, also open from 12pm to 6pm, hosts performances from local community groups and schools. Join the throng in a stall-covered Chinatown for fun and firecrackers on and around Gerrard Street and Lisle Street where there are impromptu parties, food stalls and lion dancing.About Trafalgar Square
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Canada celebrates its birthday with a day of free music, food and fun in London's Trafalgar Square on 1st July 2012. With Canada House overlooking Nelson, the fountains and the historic square, this is an appropriate place - as well as a conveniently central spot - to celebrate Canada Day. Attracting a crowd of over 75,000, there will be a mixture ... More about this event
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Canada celebrates its birthday with a day of free music, food and fun in London's Trafalgar Square on 1st July 2012. With Canada House overlooking Nelson, the fountains and the historic square, this is an appropriate place - as well as a conveniently central spot - to celebrate Canada Day. Attracting a crowd of over 75,000, there will be a mixture ... More about this event
Pride London 2012Pride London 2012For the past few years London's Pride Parade has been growing in scale and ambition, and now it's reached the ultimate; with Pride London hosting the WorldPride Festival for 2012. The festival will take place from 23rd June to 8th July, with two weeks of festivities and more than a million visitors expected to flock to the capital and celebra7th July 2012Saturday 7th July 2012
Where:
Trafalgar Square,
Central London
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Saturday 7th July 2012
VENUE Trafalgar Square
For the past few years London's Pride Parade has been growing in scale and ambition, and now it's reached the ultimate; with Pride London hosting the WorldPride Festival for 2012. The festival will take place from 23rd June to 8th July, with two weeks of festivities and more than a million visitors expected to flock to the capital and celebra... More about this event
VENUE Trafalgar Square
For the past few years London's Pride Parade has been growing in scale and ambition, and now it's reached the ultimate; with Pride London hosting the WorldPride Festival for 2012. The festival will take place from 23rd June to 8th July, with two weeks of festivities and more than a million visitors expected to flock to the capital and celebra... More about this event
Big Dance 2012 - Trafalgar SquareBig Dance 2012 - Trafalgar SquareThe finale of Big Dance 2012 features 2,000 dancers in a large-scale performance in Trafalgar Square, with the support of English National Ballet, performers and choreographers from across London, directed by Wayne McGregor - Resident Choreographer at The Royal Ballet and Artistic Director of Wayne McGregor | Random Dance. The New York Times recent14th July 2012Saturday 14th July 2012
Where:
Trafalgar Square,
Central London
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Saturday 14th July 2012
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The finale of Big Dance 2012 features 2,000 dancers in a large-scale performance in Trafalgar Square, with the support of English National Ballet, performers and choreographers from across London, directed by Wayne McGregor - Resident Choreographer at The Royal Ballet and Artistic Director of Wayne McGregor | Random Dance. The New York Times recent... More about this event
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The finale of Big Dance 2012 features 2,000 dancers in a large-scale performance in Trafalgar Square, with the support of English National Ballet, performers and choreographers from across London, directed by Wayne McGregor - Resident Choreographer at The Royal Ballet and Artistic Director of Wayne McGregor | Random Dance. The New York Times recent... More about this event
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What's On Today Near Trafalgar Square Rubens: The Birth Of Venus: Talk Exhibitions | On 14th February 2012 National Gallery 2 minutes walk from Trafalgar Square A talk about the artist's painting....More Love Stories: Beloved Or Betrayed': Guided Tour Tours | On 14th February 2012 National Gallery 2 minutes walk from Trafalgar Square A tour of paintings from the collection....More National Gallery - Permanent Collection Exhibitions | Until 31st December 2012 National Gallery 2 minutes walk from Trafalgar Square Located on Trafalgar Square, The National Gallery houses one of the greatest collections of European paintings in the world. Masterpieces ...More Isabel Villanueva And Sophie Rahman Concerts | On 14th February 2012 St Martin-in-the-Fields 2 minutes walk from Trafalgar Square The viola player and pianist perform Enescu's Concert Piece For Viola And Piano, Hindemith's Sonata For Viola And Piano, Prokofiev's ...More Love Stories: Talk Exhibitions | On 14th February 2012 National Portrait Gallery 2 minutes walk from Trafalgar Square Alan Read discusses romance's depiction in paintings....More Victorian Connections Exhibitions | Until 17th June 2012 National Portrait Gallery 2 minutes walk from Trafalgar Square A photographic exploration evaluating the impact made by prominent Victorians such as Charles Darwin and Robert Browning on the lives ...More  Lucian Freud Portraits Exhibitions | Until 27th May 2012 National Portrait Gallery 2 minutes walk from Trafalgar Square More than 100 of Lucian Freud's realist portrait paintings are shown in this blockbuster 2012 National Portrait Gallery show which ...More Beautiful Souls Exhibitions | Until 7th August 2012 National Portrait Gallery 2 minutes walk from Trafalgar Square Photographs and prints of the group of 19th-century aristocrats and socialites known as The Souls, which included former-Prime Minister Arthur ...More William Dobson 1611-46 Exhibitions | Until 18th March 2012 National Portrait Gallery 2 minutes walk from Trafalgar Square Four oil paintings by the esteemed portrait painter that examine his relationship with printmaker William Faithorne featured alongside examples of ...More Herbert George Ponting: Scott Of The Antarctic Exhibitions | Until 22nd April 2012 National Portrait Gallery 2 minutes walk from Trafalgar Square This display brings together four of Ponting's photographs of the expedition, for which he acted as official photographer and cinematographer. ...More 
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