For the Sporty & Traditional:

Event

Where

When

Oxford/Cambridge University Boat Race

Held in London on the River Thames

In late March/early April

The famous but grueling Grand National Steeplechase

Takes place at Aintree, Liverpool

On the first Saturday in April

The FA Cup Soccer Final

Takes place in May

The Lawn Tennis Championships & Wimbledon

Complete with strawberries and cream and great Tennis stars

In late June

The Henley Royal Regatta

At Henley-on-Thames

The Cowes Week Yachting Extravaganza

Pushes off on the Isle of Wight

In late July/early August.

For those uninterested in ball games and fast-moving animals:

The Chelsea Flower Show

At London's Royal Hospital

In May

The Trooping of the Colour pageantry

On the Queen's birthday in London

In mid-June

The Glastonbury Festival music extravaganza

Which swamps Glastonbury's paddocks

In June

The Caribbean Carnival

Takes place In London's Notting Hill

Late August.