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Covent Garden's 180th Anniversary Weekend

Published 14 June 10 2:6 PM | charlotte

18 June 2010 to 20 June 2010 Covent Garden Piazza , Covent Garden, WC2E 8HA - +44 (0)20 7395 3765 Celebrate Covent Garden's 180th birthday with a huge, free, two-day party in the heart of London's cultural quarter. The weekend of 18-20 June marks the 180th anniversary of the opening of Covent Garden's iconic Market Building. Situated in the centre of Covent Garden's Piazza, the Market Building is a structure so recognisable it has become a hub for the worlds of fashion, design, food...

Filed under: Food, design, London, piazza, fashion, stalls, covent garden, entertainment, free, 180th anniversary weekend, market building, cultural quarter, party

London International Boat Show

Published 5 January 9 10:15 AM | charlotte

9 January 2009 to 18 January 2009 ExCel Exhibition Centre Royal Victoria Dock London E16 1XL With more than 500 exhibitors displaying their products, the London International Boat Show is London's largest marine show. Now in its 55th year, the London International Boat Show 2009 promises to be bigger and better than ever. There's fun for all the family and plenty of opportunity to experience the thrills and spills of boating. From power and sail boats to gadgets and fashion, sailing holidays...

Filed under: Racing, London, fashion, gadgets, masterclasses, royal navy vessels, indoor pool, excel exhibition centre, sailing regatta, 500 exhibitors, 55th year, sailors, experts, courses, sailing holidays, power, navigation, london international boat show, plumbing, electrics, marine show, paint, sail boats, demonstrations, deck games, royal victoria dock, boating problems

Merchant City Festival - Glasgow - 25th - 28th Sep 08

Published 26 September 8 9:19 AM | charlotte

THEATRE, MUSIC, COMEDY, FILM, VISUAL ARTS, OPERA, DANCE, FASHION & LITERATURE Merchant City Festival returns to the architecturally rich area of Glasgow for its seventh year. This year’s programme has an urban feel with world class parkour in The Urban Playground in Merchant Square, the Brand New You’re Retro Catwalk Show featuring Scotland’s hottest new designers, King Street and Parnie Street scaled in Two Urbanologists and dynamic dancing courtesy of maverick Liz Aggiss’ Guerrilla Dances....

Filed under: Dance, Theatre, Opera, music, film, Glasgow, 25th-28th sep 08, fashion, visual arts, comedy, jenny eclair, jeremy hardy, jim jeffries, merchant city festival, literature