www.til.com @thisislondonmag THIS IS LONDON CULTURAL CALENDAR 2021 has a comprehensive selection of exhibitions, theatre, music, sport and events taking place over the next few months as restrictions are eased and we are able to enjoy the Capital again. The list will be updated as reopenings, rescheduled events and performance dates are announced. ROYAL OPERA HOUSE TO REOPEN ITS DOORS The Royal Opera House is to reopen its doors to audiences on 17 May, with a full schedule of in-person performances from both The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera, brand new work available to stream online, and the world’s first opera in hyper-reality. This suite of activity will take place on the Royal Opera House's historic Main Stage, in the state-of-the-art Linbury Theatre, or streamed online as part of their #OurHouseToYourHouse programme. VAN GOGH ALIVE BLOOMS IN LONDON The new Van Gogh Alive multi-sensory experience completely immerses you in the life and work of Vincent van Gogh as you travel through periods of his life that defined him as an artist. State-of-the-art immersive gallery technology immaculately displays Van Gogh’s work in a kaleidoscope of colour. Set to an evocative classical score that is delivered via a high-fidelity 3D sound system, this combination of sound, visuals and aromas of Provence will give visitors the sensation of walking right into his paintings as if they are living and breathing. ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS REVISED EXHIBITION PROGRAMME The Royal Academy intends to reopen on Tuesday 18 May 2021. Following the temporary closure, the exhibition programme for the remainder of the year has changed. Upon reopening, Tracey Emin/Edvard Munch: The Loneliness of the Soul will continue until 30 May. Michael Armitage: Paradise Edict will open on 22 May and David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020 will open in the Main Galleries on 23 May. The Summer Exhibition 2021 has been rescheduled for autumn with a planned start in September. Late Constable will open in October. LONDON & REGIONAL 12 JUNE: HER MAJESTY THE 2 QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION EVENTS – Trooping the Colour will not go ahead this year in its traditional form in Central London. Options for an alternative APRIL parade, in the quadrangle at Windsor Castle, are being considered. 3 APRIL: THE BOAT RACE between 10 JUNE TO 18 JULY: GRANGE Oxford and Cambridge will be held on PARK OPERA – Always enterprising the Great Ouse at Ely, without spectators. venue presents Bryn Terfel in Verdi’s 10 APRIL: GRAND NATIONAL Falstaff, with Anthony Bolton’s new The 11 APRIL: ROYAL PARKS HALF Life and Death of Alexander Litvinenko, MARATHON – Online plus La Boheme and Ivan the Terrible. 13 APRIL: VAISAKHI Festival. 13 JUNE: UEFA EURO 2020 MATCH 23 APRIL: ST GEORGE’S DAY (ENGLAND V CROATIA) – Wembley. 15 TO 19 JUNE: ROYAL ASCOT – Tickets not currently on sale. MAY 18 JUNE: UEFA EURO 2020 MATCH 8 TO 23 MAY: FIH PRO LEAGUE 16 MAY: BBL PLAY-OFF FINALS – (ENGLAND V SCOTLAND) – (FIELD HOCKEY) – Lee Valley Hockey British Basketball League at The O2. Wembley Stadium. and Tennis Centre, Queen Elizabeth 20 MAY TO 29 AUGUST: 22 JUNE: UEFA EURO 2020 MATCH Olympic Park. GLYNDEBOURNE – Programme (CZECH REPUBLIC V ENGLAND) – 11 MAY: THE BRIT AWARDS – The O2 comprises Janacek: Kát’a Kabanová; Wembley Stadium. Rossini: Il turco in Italia; Verdi: Luisa 12 TO 13 MAY: EID AL FITR 28 TO 11 JULY: WIMBLEDON LAWN Miller; Mozart: Cosi fan tutte; and TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS – 13 MAY TO 16 MAY: PHOTO Warner: Tristan und Isolde. Wimbledon. The Grand Slam tennis LONDON – Somerset House. 27 MAY TO 6 JUNE: HAY FESTIVAL tournament that takes place at the All 15 MAY: THE EMIRATES FA CUP 29 MAY TO 6 JUNE: VITALITY England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. FINAL (FOOTBALL) – Wembley LONDON 10K – St James's Park, 29 JUNE TO 4 JULY: HENLEY Stadium. Westminster and City of London (Live REGATTA event 31 May, virtual 29 May to 6 June). TBC: WEST END LIVE. 30 MAY: VITALITY WESTMINSTER MILE – St James's Park, Westminster. JULY JUNE 2 TO 4 JULY: WIRELESS FESTIVAL – Finsbury Park. 1 JUNE TO 7 AUGUST: OPERA 6 JULY: UEFA EURO 2020 SEMI- HOLLAND PARK – Remodelled seating, FINAL 1 (FOOTBALL) – Wembley. presenting The Marriage of Figaro, La 6 TO 11 JULY: RHS HAMPTON Traviata, L’amico Fritz, The Cunning COURT PALACE GARDEN FESTIVAL Little Vixen and The Pirates of Penzance. – Hampton Court Palace. Booking from 14 April. 7 JULY: UEFA EURO 2020 SEMI- 1 TO 27 JUNE: LONDON DESIGN FINAL 2 (FOOTBALL) – Wembley BIENNALE – Somerset House. Stadium. 4 & 5 JUNE: THE DERBY – Epsom 9 TO 11 JULY: BST HYDE PARK – Downs Racecourse. Hyde Park. 11 JUNE TO 11 JULY: UEFA EURO 11 JULY: EURO 2020 FINAL 2020 (FOOTBALL) (FOOTBALL) – Wembley Stadium. Bhanu the Asiatic Lion at ZSL London Zoo. THIS IS LONDON MAGAZINE • THIS IS LONDON ONLINE • www.til.com • @thisislondonmag 13 JULY: MÜLLER ANNIVERSARY GAMES (ATHLETICS – IAAF 3 DIAMOND LEAGUE) – London Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. 17 JULY: CORAL CHALLENGE CUP FINAL (RUGBY LEAGUE) – Wembley Stadium. JULY TO SEPTEMBER: BBC PROMS – An eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually. AUGUST 7 TO 8 AUGUST: THE LONDON TRIATHLON – ExCeL London, Victoria Docks and Central London. 6 TO 30 AUGUST: EDINBURGH The Barbershop Chronicles at the National Theatre. Photo: Marc Brenner. FESTIVAL – Various venues. 13 TO 15 AUGUST: 27 TO 29 AUGUST: SOUTH WEST OCTOBER LONGINES GLOBAL CHAMPIONS FOUR WEEKENDER – Clapham TOUR (SHOW JUMPING) – Royal Common 3 OCTOBER: VIRGIN MONEY Hospital Chelsea. 29 TO 30 AUGUST: NOTTING HILL LONDON MARATHON – Central 22 AUGUST: THE VITALITY BIG CARNIVAL – Annual street festival London. HALF – Canary Wharf, Tower Bridge, featuring parade bands which has taken 26 TO 31 OCTOBER: SIX DAY Greenwich. place in London since the mid 1960s. LONDON (CYCLING) – Lee 28 AUGUST: ALL POINTS EAST – Valley VeloPark (QEOP). Victoria Park. 6 TO 17 OCTOBER: BFI LONDON 27 AUGUST TO 11 SEPTEMBER: SEPTEMBER FILM FESTIVAL – Central London. GREENWICH & DOCKLANDS 13 TO 17 OCTOBER: FRIEZE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL (GDIF) 5 SEPTEMBER: CANCER LONDON – Regent’s Park. – Greenwich, Woolwich, Canary Wharf, RESEARCH UK LONDON WINTER TBC: NFL LONDON GAMES Whitechapel and Bow. RUN – Central London. (AMERICAN FOOTBALL) – Tottenham 11 SEPTEMBER: PRIDE LONDON – Hotspur Stadium and Wembley. The UK's biggest, most diverse Pride, a home for every part of London's LGBT+ community. NOVEMBER 17 TO 21 SEPTEMBER: LONDON FASHION WEEK – Various Venues. 13 NOVEMBER: LORD MAYOR'S 18 TO 26 SEPTEMBER: LONDON SHOW – City of London DESIGN FESTIVAL – City-wide. 14 NOVEMBER: REMEMBRANCE 21 TO 26 SEPTEMBER: RHS SUNDAY – Cenotaph, Whitehall CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW – Royal 12 TO 21 NOVEMBER: EFG Hospital Chelsea. LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL – Various TBC: TOTALLY THAMES FESTIVAL Venues – City-wide. 23 TO 27 NOVEMBER: RUGBY The Mountbatten Festival of Music is 26 SEPTEMBER: HACKNEY MOVES LEAGUE WORLD CUP ENGLAND traditionally held at the Royal Albert FESTIVAL INCLUDING HACKNEY 2021 – Emirates Stadium and Copper Hall. It will take place from 5 to 6 March, HALF MARATHON – Hackney. Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic 2022. Park. 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