Events calendar – 2010

Important dates in 2010

New Year’s Day – 1st January
Valentine’s Day – 14th February
Chinese New Year (Tiger) – 14th February
St. David’s Day (Welsh Saint) – 1st March
Mothering Sunday – 14th March
St. Patrick’s Day (Irish Saint) – 17th March
Start of Spring – 20th March
Clocks go forward 1 hour– 28th March
April Fools Day– 1st April
Good Friday – 2nd April
Easter Sunday – 4th April
St. George’s Day (English Saint) – 23rd April
Father’s Day– 20th June
Start of Summer (longest day) – 21st June
Start of Autumn – 23rd September
Clocks go back 1 hour– 31st October
Halloween – 31st October
Guy Fawke’s Night – 5th November
Remembrance Sunday – 14th November
St. Andrew’s Day (Scottish Saint) – 30th November
Start of Winter (shortest day) – 21st December
Christmas Day – 25th December
Boxing Day – 26th December
New Year’s Eve – 31st December

National holidays / Bank holidays

The UK’s national and bank holidays in 2010:

New Years Day – 1st January
Good Friday – 2nd April
Easter Monday – 5th April
May Bank holiday – 3rd May
Spring Bank holiday – 31st May
Summer Bank holiday – 30th August
Christmas Day Bank holiday – 27th December
Boxing Day Bank holiday– 28th December

School holidays

School holidays vary greatly all over London, so this should be taken as a rough guide only:

Spring half-term – last week of February
Easter holiday – one week either side of Easter Sunday
Summer half-term – last week of May
Summer holiday – late July to early September
Autumn half-term – last week of October
Christmas holiday – Mid-December to 1st week of January

Religious dates

Some important religious dates for your diary:

Epiphany (Christian) – 3rd January
Guru Gobind Singh Jr’s birthday (Sikh) – 5th January
Nirvana Day (Buddhist) – 8th February
Maha Shivaratri (Hindu) – 12th February
Shrove Tuesday (Christian) – 16th February
Ash Wednesday (Christian) – 17th February
Holi (Hindu) – 28th February
Purim (Jewish) – 28th February
Rama Navami (Hindu) – 24th March
Palm Sunday (Christian) – 28th March
Pesach (Jewish) – 30th March
Sangha Day (Buddhist) – 30th March
Good Friday (Christian) – 2nd April
Easter Sunday (Christian) – 4th April
Vaisakhi (Sikh) – 13th April
Ascension Day (Christian) – 13th May
Shavuot (Jewish) – 19th May
Whit Sunday (Christian) – 23rd May
Buddha Day (Buddhist) – 27th May
Trinity Sunday (Christian) – 30th May
Corpus Christi (Christian) – 3rd June
Guru Arjan Dev Jr’s martyrdom (Sikh) – 16th June
Dhamma Day (Buddhist) – 26th July
First day of Ramadan (Muslim) – 12th August
Rosh Hashanah (Jewish) – 9th September
Eid Al-Fitr (Muslim) – 10th September
Yom Kippur (Jewish) – 18th September
Sukkot (Jewish) – 23rd September
Navaratri (Hindu) – 8th October
All Saint’s Day (Christian) – 1st November
Diwali (Sikh) – 5th November
Eid Al-Adha (Muslim) – 17th November
Guru Nanak Dev Jr’s birthday (Sikh) – 21st November
Guru Tegh Bahadur Jr’s martyrdom (Sikh) – 24th November
Advent Sunday (Christian) – 28th November
Hanukkah (Jewish) – 2nd December
Al-Hijrah (Muslim) – 7th December
Christmas Day (Christian) – 25th December

Upcoming events in 2010

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Lee Mack, at the Hammersmith Apollo12th – 13th Mar 2010
BAFTA Award winning comedian Lee Mack returns to the live stage with his biggest ever live stand-up tour. Lee will be bringing his well-crafted gags, sharp one-liners and high energy banter to the Hammersmith Apollo on the 12/13 March.

Disney Live! Three Classic Fairy Tales12th – 14th Mar 2010
Here is your chance to see “Disney Live” when Mickey Mouse and Minnie stumble upon a magical storybook hidden amongst a treasure trove of clothes. When they open it to see what’s inside, three classic fairy tales come to life in front of their eyes — “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, “Cinderella” and “Beauty and the Beast”.

Welsh soprano Katherine Jenkins, at the O213th Mar 2010
Welsh soprano Katherine Jenkins is officially Britain’s prettiest singer, and has performed for everyone from the president to the pope. She has now announced a string of UK dates starting at The O2 arena in March.

Chris Rea — Still So Far To Go Tour14th Mar 2010
Chris Rea is a singer-songwriter who has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. He’s probably most famous for his song “Road To Hell”, but will be doing a stack of others when he brings his “Still So Far To Go” tour to the Hammersmith Apollo.

The Hollies — Sunday Night at the London Palladium14th Mar 2010
As part of their upcoming UK tour, 60s group The Hollies will be playing “Sunday Night at the London Palladium” in March. Expect to hear some recent material alongside all the old favourites like “The Air That I Breathe” and “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother”.

Champions League — Chelsea v Inter Milan16th Mar 2010
Chelsea continue their UEFA Champions League campaign with a game against the Italian side Inter Milan at Stamford Bridge. Members can buy tickets for this game and other football matches through Chelsea Football Club.

Felicity Kendal in “Mrs Warren’s Profession”16th Mar – 19th Jun 2010
Felicity Kendall stars in “Mrs Warren’s Profession” — George Bernard Shaw’s ultimate test of the mother-daughter relationship. How will the prim daughter react when she finds out that her privaleged upbringing was financed from the proceeds of the world’s oldest profession?

Sir Alan Sugar talks about being an entrepreneur17th Mar 2010
Here is your chance to put questions to Sir Alan Sugar about all aspects of his amazing personal and business journey. Learn what it takes to be a true entrepreneur, and how to battle against the odds to build a successful business.

Julian Clary celebrates 25 years of being camp18th – 21st Mar 2010
Believe it or not, Julian Clary is 50. Fifty years old! But happily he shows no signs of growing up. So if you’re looking for an intimate evening’s entertainment celebrating his twenty-five years in the camp spotlight, then get yourself a ticket to his show at the Leicester Square Theatre.

Europa League: Fulham v Juventus18th Mar 2010
Fulham will be playing a Europa League game against the mighty Italian side Juventus at Craven Cottage on the 18th March. Members can buy tickets for this football match and other football fixtures through FulhamFC.com.