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Traditionally, St. George's Day is celebrated each year on April 23. In August, the Notting Hill Carnival is a popular event. The London Design Festival in February has become very trendy and for eight weeks in the summer, the BBC Proms presents a daily concert of classical music in London.
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Traditional English Festivals
Saint George oil painting by Raphael. St Georges Day is celebrated on April 23 by several nations, including England, whose patron saint is St. George. St George's Day is also England's National Day which makes it one of England's most important traditional celebrations.
The Notting Hill Carnival
The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual event which takes place in Notting Hill, London, England each August, over three days (a weekend and a bank holiday). The carnival attracts up to 1.5 million people every year, making it the largest street festival in Europe.
London Festivals
Energy, ideas and outstanding glamour – welcome to London Fashion Week. In February the capital played host to over fifty trend setting designers on the catwalk, and many, many more at the exhibition.
Art Festivals
The BBC Proms is an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts held annually in Central London, predominantly in the Royal Albert Hall in South Kensington.
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