Mind Body Spirit Festival 2009
Date: 20th - 25th May 2009
Location: Royal Horticultural Halls and Conference Centre, Greycoat Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 2PE

The Mind Body Spirit Festival in London Royal Horticultural Halls promises a quality time spent on a list of activities that will help you explore the potential of an empowered lifestyle. Nurture your personal development with the world's leading teachers, artists and musicians offering a 6 day of self exploration and fun.

For more information, please visit www.mindbodyspirit.co.uk/london

Clothes Show 2009 London
Date: 29th - 31st May, 2009
Location: ExCeL Exhibition Centre, One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, London, E16 1XL.

Clothes Show at London ExCeL, a fashion and beauty extravaganza promises to ooze allure and glamour and is a place to see and be seen. Find out about the newest fashionable style trends from leading industry figures and get ideas on how to re-fresh your look with hair and make-up demonstration shows. Exhibitors at the Clothes Show in London include SpecSavers, Rimmel, Danielle Morgan and many more.

For more information, please visit www.clothesshowlondon.com

Trooping the Colour 2009 London

Date: 13th June, 2009
Location: Horse Guards Parade, Westminster, London, SW1A 2AX

To spot the second of the Queen's two birthdays (this is the official one, her actual birthday is on 21st April), Trooping the Colour features a lively display of military and history ceremony. Long established and very colourful, the event is the highlight of the London Summer calendar. With a full display of ceremony carried out by several troops of well-organized armed forces in complete dress uniform it is truly an amazing celebration.

:Cost: Free to watch from the Mall
TIme: 11:00

Royal Ascot 2009 London
Date: 16th - 20th June, 2009
Location: Ascot, SL5 7JX

Located in the village of Ascot, Berkshire, the Ascot Racecourse is one of the leading racecourses in the UK. There are few sporting events that can match the rich heritage and history of the Ascot Racecourse. Since 1768, the Royal Meeting has established itself as a national institution and the centre piece of the British summer social calendar as well as being the ultimate stage for the best horseracing in the world.

For more information, please visit www.ascot.co.uk/index.html

Taste of London 2009
Date: 18th - 21st June, 2009
Location: Regent's Park, Camden, London NW1 4NR

Food is definitely fashionable at the Taste of London 2009 at Regent's Park! London's best chefs will come out of their kitchens just to give you an idea of what good food tastes like. For full three days, famous kitchen masters from London's leading restaurants will serve their signature dishes and distribute their secrets about the cooking art while 150 star food and drink producers dish out the samples and top up your glasses.

For more information, please visit www.tastefestivals.com

BP Portraits Award 2009 London
Date: 18th June - 20th September 2009
Location: National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, Westminster, London, WC2H 0HE

For many young artists, the £25,000 BP Portrait Award in London is the springboard to the real fine art world. The wonderful competition, conducted yearly at the London National Portrait Gallery, is open to everybody from the age of 18 to submit their work for an exhibition. Sponsored by the British Petroleum for the twentieth year, the BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery in London is one of the most prestigious competitions of this kind worldwide.

For more information, please visit www.npg.org.uk/index.php?id=2705

Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship 2009 London
Date: 22nd June - 5th July 2009
Location: The All England Lawn Tennis Club, Church Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 5AE

Prestigious Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship 2009 promises exciting moments for all tennis fans at London Wimbledon, a home to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Tennis tournament held in the last week of June and first week of July is the one of the most viewed tennis event both on TV and live.

For more information, please visit www.wimbledon.org

Henley Royal Regatta 2009 London
Date: 1st July - 5 July 2009
Location: Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 2LY

Henley Royal Regatta 09 in London Oxfordshire is the annual event held in every summer. With its beginning from the Tudor love of boating on the River Thames, the Royal Henley Regatta has run since 1839, transforming from a small, local event to a major international sporting event. Today's Henley Royal Regatta at Henley-on-Thames in London features crews at international level and is captured by the media across the world.

For more information, please visit www.hrr.co.uk

Summer Swing at Kew Gardens in London
Date: 7th - 11th July '09
Location: Kew Gardens, Richmond upon Thames, London, TW9 3AB

The Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew will be featuring the annual Summer Swing concert in one of London's most wonderful settings for summer - with Gipsy King, BeeGees, Jools Holland and more performing live this July. From Dancing Queen to Night Fever - you will be grooving at this year's all-dancing, all-singing, Summer Swing at Kew Gardens in London.

Shoreditch Festival 2009 London
Date: 17th - 22nd July 2009
Location: Shoreditch Park, Shoreditch, Hackney, London, N1 6TA

The 2009 Shoreditch Festival at London's Shoreditch Park will celebrate the Earthly Delights with a range of performances and engaging activities.

The festival will start with Proms in Shoreditch Park with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and a firework finale. As every year, you can expect to find dedicated children areas, live music, English National Ballet, literature marquee and much more!

For more information, please visit www.shoreditchfestival.org.uk

The State Rooms, Buckingham Palace Summer Opening
Date: July - September 2009 (annual)
Location: Buckingham Palace, Westminster, London, SW1A 1AA

It is that point in the year again when visitors have the chance to walk around the State Rooms in Buckingham Palace London, which are normally closed to the public and gain some better impression of how the Royal Family and their entourage live Buckingham Palace - officially the Queen's main royal palace.

For more information, please visit www.royal.gov.uk