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WHAT'S ON WHEN - 2007
All dates listed are given in good faith but should be checked
Every year I find this page more difficult to compile, deciding what to include and what to leave out is always very difficult.
I have tried to feature a mixture of major events together with some of the lesser known functions which may be of interest.
If you think there is something which should be included please let me know - my email address is june@hintsandthings.com
MONTH
DATE
EVENT
JANUARY 1st New Year's Day Parade, Parliament Square to Berkeley Square, London 5th - 14th International Boat Show, EXCEL, London Docklands 6th - 14th Lakeside World Darts, Lakeside Complex. 14th - 21st The Masters (Snooker), Wembley Arena, London 16th - 17th Royal Horticultural Society London Flower Show. FEBRUARY 3rd RBS 6 Nations Rugby Italy v France (Stadio Flaminio)
England v Scotland (Twickenham)
4th RBS 6 Nations Rugby Wales v Ireland (Millennium stadium)
10th RBS 6 Nations Rugby England v Italy (Twickenham)
Scotland v Wales (Murrayfield)
11th RBS 6 Nations Rugby Ireland v France (Croke Park)
11th - 16th London Fashion Week at the Natural History Museum, London 12th - 18th Welsh Open Snooker, The Newport Centre, Wales 15th - 18th Spring Chester Antiques & Fine Art Show 18th The main event this year will be on Sunday 18 February 2007 For further details, see: http://www.chinatownchinese.co.uk
14th - 18th York Viking Festival, Coppergate, York, UK 15th - 17th NBA All Star Weekend Basketball - Las Vegas 17th - 25th Milan Fashion Week, Milan, Italy 18th Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, Florida 24th RBS 6 Nations Rugby Scotland v Italy (Murrayfield)
Ireland v England (Croke Park)
France v Wales (Stade de France)
MARCH 3rd - 4th March Iron Man New Zealand, Taupo, New Zealand 4th City of Los Angeles Marathon. 4th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Mombassa, Kenya 7th - 11th World Cup Biathlon, Oslo, Norway. 9th March - 1st April Ideal Home Exhibition, Earls Court London 8th - 11th Crufts Dog Show at the NEC Birmingham 10th RBS 6 National Rugby Scotland v Ireland (Murrayfield)
Italy v Wales (Stadio Flaminio)
11th RBS 6 Nations Rugby England v France (Twickenham)
11th March - 28th April Cricket World Cup, West Indies 12th - 18th US Open Snowboarding Championships, Stratton, USA. 13th - 15th National Hunt Festival, Cheltenham 14th - 18th Toronto Sportsmen's Show 14th - 18th Madrid Boat Show 14th - 18th Melbourne March Stitches & Craft Show, Caulfield Racecourse Station Street, Caulfield VIC
15th - 17th Rome Marathon 17th RBS 6 Nations Rugby Italy v Ireland (Stadio Flaminio)
France v Scotland (Stade de France)
Wales v England (Millennium Stadium)
18th F1 Grand Prix , Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne, Australia 22nd - 25th Stitch & Craft 2007, Needlecraft and Cross Stitch Event, Olympia, London 23rd - 2nd April Sand Marathon (Marathon des Sables) Ouarzazate, Morocco 25th March - 1st April China Open (Snooker) -Beijing University Students Gym, China 31st March Dubai World Cup, Dubai 31st March Martial Arts Festival, Paris APRIL 25th March - 1st April China Open (Snooker) -Beijing University Students Gym, China 11th March - 28th April Cricket World Cup, West Indies 29th March - 1st April Portuguese Open, Cascais, Portugal (Golf)
9th March - 1st April Ideal Home Exhibition, Earls Court London 8th F1 Grand Prix (motor racing) - Malaysian Grand Prix, Kuala Lumpur 7th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, Putney to Mortlake, River Thames, London 2nd - 8th Masters Tournament (Golf), Augusta National, Augusta 12th - 14th The Aintree Horse Racing Festival, Aintree (including The Grand National) 15th F1 Bahrain Grand Prix (motor racing) Bahrain 21st April - 7th May 888.com World Snooker Championship, The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, UK 22nd Flora London Marathon, Greenwich to The Mall, London 28th 2007 Cricket World Cup final, Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados MAY 21st April - 7th May 888.com World Snooker Championship, The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, UK 1st - 7th Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Cheltenham, Glos. 3rd - 6th Badminton Horse Trials, Gloucestershire 4th - 5th Kentucky Derby & Oaks, (horse racing), Churchill Downs. Louisville, Kentucky 2nd - 6th May The Brisbane Stitches & Craft Show, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Glenelg Street, South Bank QLD 9th - 11th May Festival Chester Races, Cheshire 13th F1 Spanish Grand Prix (motor racing), Catalunya, Spain 10th - 13th Royal Windsor Horse Show, Windsor Castle 19th FA Football Cup Final (possibly at the new Wembley Stadium!)
19th - 26th August Glyndebourne Opera Festival, Hampshire. 24th - 27th PGA BMW Championship (golf) Wentworth, Surrey 22nd - 26th Chelsea Flower Show, Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London 27th F1 Grand Prix, Monaco (motor racing) 24th May - 3rd June Hay Festival, Hay on Wye 27th Indy 500 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana 30th - 2nd June Royal Bath and West of England Show, Somerset. JUNE 24th May - 3rd June Hay Festival, Hay on Wye 30th - 2nd June Royal Bath and West of England Show, Somerset. 1st The Oaks, Epsom Race Course 2nd Vodaphone Derby Day at Epsom, (Horse Racing) 2nd - 3rd Biggin Hill International Air Fair, Kent. 7th - 9th South Of England Show, Sussex 9th George Michael concert, Wembley (Check venue) 10th F1 Canadian Grand Prix (motor racing), Montreal, Canada 11th - 17th Stella Artois Grass Court Championship, Queen's Club, London 11th - 17th US Open Golf, Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pa. 17th F1 - The American Grand Prix Indianapolis, USA 16th Trooping the Colour, Whitehall 19th - 23rd Ascot Week (Horse Racing), Berkshire 2nd - 24th Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, Glastonbury, UK
22nd - 24th Goodwood Festival of Speed, Goodwood Park, Sussex 22nd - 24th Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, Glastonbury, Somerset. 25th June - 8th July Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships, London 25th June - 12th July City of London Festival, London 28th - 1st July British Jumping Derby, Hickstead, Sussex 30th - 2nd July Totesport Festival Weekend, Royal Windsor Race course, Windsor, Berks. JULY 28th - 1st July British Jumping Derby, Hickstead, Sussex 25th June - 8th July Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships, London 25th June - 12th July City of London Festival, London 30th June - 2nd July Totesport Festival Weekend, Royal Windsor Race course, Windsor, Berks. 4th - 8th Henley Royal Regatta, River Thames, Henley-on-Thames 6th - 29th July Tour de France (cycling), London, Canterbury (UK) then onto France. 1st F1 French Grand Prix (motor racing), Magny-Cours, France 3rd - 8th Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, Hampton Court Palace, Surrey 6th - 22nd Buxton Festival, 6th - 21st Cheltenham Music Festival, Cheltenham, Gloucester. 8th F1 British Grand Prix (motor racing), Silverstone, UK 11th - 15th Scottish Open Golf, Loch Lomond, Scotland. 11th - 15th Henley Festival, Henley on Thames, Oxon. 13th July - 8th September BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London 19th - 23rd NP Test Match Series (cricket) England v India, Lords, London 19th - 22nd The British Open Golf Championship, Carnoustie, Scotland. 22nd F1 German Grand Prix (motor racing) Nurburgring, Germany 27th - 31st NP Test Match Series (cricket) England v India, Trent Bridge, Nottingham AUGUST 13th July - 8th September BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London 4th - 11th National Eisteddfod of Wales, Flintshire, Wales 4th Royal Windsor Race Course, Windsor, Berks. - Family Fun Day 5th - 27th Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland 5th F1 Hungarian Grand Prix (motor racing) Budapest, Hungary 6th - 12th PGA Championship Golf, Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Olklahoma. 9th - 13th NP Test Match Series (cricket) England v India, Brit Oval, London 10th August - 3rd September Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland 22nd - 26th Sydney August Stitches & Craft Show, Rosehill Gardens Event Centre Unwin Street, Rosehill NSW 25th - 2nd September 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Osaka, Japan 25th Royal Windsor Race Course, Windsor, Berks. - End of Season Extravaganza. 26th F1 Turkish Grand Prix (motor racing), Istanbul, Turkey 26th - 27th Notting Hill Carnival, London 27th August - 9th September US Open Tennis Championship, Flushing Meadows, New York. SEPTEMBER 10th August - 3rd September Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland 25th - 2nd September 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Osaka, Japan 13th July - 8th September BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London 27th August - 9th September US Open Tennis Championship, Flushing Meadows, New York 1st The Braemar Gathering 5th - 9th September Melbourne September Stitches & Craft Show, Caulfield Racecourse Station Street, Caulfield VIC 9th F1 Italian Grand Prix (motor racing), Monza, Italy 16th F1 Belgian Grand Prix (motor racing), Spa, Belgium 15th - 16th Thames Festival, River Thames. London 29th - 30th NHL (Ice Hockey) Anaheim Ducks v LA Kings at London's new O2 Arena, formerly the Millennium Dome. 30th F1 Japanese Grand Prix, Fuji Speedway, Japan OCTOBER 7th F1 Chinese Grand Prix (motor racing), Shanghai, China 3rd - 7th The Horse of the Year Show, NEC Arena, Birmingham, UK 5th - 14th 57th Cheltenham Literature Festival, Cheltenham, Glos. 18th - 2nd November 50th London Film Festival 21st F1 Brazilian Grand Prix (motor racing), Sao Paolo, Brazil 28th NFL - Miami Dolphins v New York Giants in London at the new Wembley stadium. NOVEMBER tba Christmas Lights turned on, Regent Street, London 3rd Royal Windsor Race Course, Windsor, Berks. - Fireworks Display 4th London to Brighton Veteran Car Run starting in Hyde Park, London 10th Lord Mayor's Show, London 11th Remembrance Sunday, Whitehall, London tba Christmas Lights turned on, Oxford Street, London tba Christmas Tree goes up in Trafalgar Square DECEMBER 1st Air and Style Snowboard Contest, Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany 1st (tbc) Homebake, Sydney, Australia (50 Australian bands on 4 stages) 2nd - 3rd Chichibu Yomatsuri - Tokyo, Japan spectacular night festival of fireworks, traditional performing arts, parade of huge, illuminated floats. These dates are subject to confirmation – please check.