In celebration of DANO, the annual summer festival in Korea, Trafalgar Square hosts a variety of Korean food stalls, craft workshops and live music performances. One of the biggest Korean rockbands, YB (Yoon-Do Hyun Band), are just one of the bands providing the live music while street performance group Noridan get involved by making musical instruments out of recycled rubbish. It's a Korean tradition to celebrate DANO by giving specially decorated fans called DANOSUN to friends and family. The whole family can learn weaving and paper folding techniques to make their own fan at workshops taking place from 2pm to 6pm. Pick up some traditional food including Kimchi (a fermented vegetable dish), Bibimbap (rice, veg and beef) or Bulgogi (thin slices of marinated beef) and enjoy the photography exhibition showing pictures of Korea taken by Magnum Photographers.
St Martin-in-the-Fields Valentine's Day Concert
St Martin-in-the-Fields, WC2N 4JJ
Valentine's Day, 14th February 2008
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National Gallery Valentine's Day Tour
National Gallery, WC2N 5DN
14th February 2010
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New Year's Day Parade
Parliament Square, SW1P 3JX
1st January 2010
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Chinese New Year Celebrations
Trafalgar Square, WC2N 5DS
21st February 2010
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St Patrick's Day Parade & Festival
Trafalgar Square, WC2N 5DS
14th March 2010
London's Irish community have always celebrated St Patrick's Day in the traditional manner, with church... More
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Lord Nelson, Britain's greatest military hero, and the mighty lions that surround him, pay testament to the position of Trafalgar Square at the heart of ... More
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Belgium's finest export, the first Godiva was opened in Brussels approximately 75 years ago by master chocolatier Joseph Draps and named after the legendary Lady ... More
The National Gallery's National Dining Rooms restaurant won Time Out's Best British Restaurant Award in 2007 for good reasons - they do all sorts of ... More
The Courtauld is one of the most prestigious art schools in the country, affiliated with the Oxbridge system and boasting a huge private location and ... More
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Hotel bar on Trafalgar Square with public roof terrace.
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In celebration of DANO, the annual summer festival in Korea, Trafalgar Square hosts a variety of Korean food stalls, craft workshops and live music performances. One of the biggest Korean rockbands, YB (Yoon-Do Hyun Band), are just one of the bands providing the live music while street performance group Noridan get involved by making musical instruments out of recycled rubbish. It's a Korean tradition to celebrate DANO by giving specially decorated fans called DANOSUN to friends and family. The whole family can learn weaving and paper folding techniques to make their own fan at workshops taking place from 2pm to 6pm. Pick up some traditional food including Kimchi (a fermented vegetable dish), Bibimbap (rice, veg and beef) or Bulgogi (thin slices of marinated beef) and enjoy the photography exhibition showing pictures of Korea taken by Magnum Photographers.
