Articles tagged ‘Alexandra Palace’
Guy Fawkes Night Fireworks Displays
By Chris | October 30th, 2007 |
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November 5 is the annual Guy Fawkes Night celebration in Britain (also known as Bonfire Night), when up and down the country you’ll see and hear fireworks being fired off all night at both large public displays and private homes.
It marks the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot of November 5 1605 when a group [...]
Notting Hill Carnival Costume Splash
By Chris | August 14th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The three day Notting Hill Carnival takes place towards the end of August filling the streets of that part of west London with hundreds of thousands of people who come to enjoy the music and parades with participants in their fantastic carnival costumes.
This weekend, 18-19 August, the Notting Hill Mas Bands Association are holding an [...]
Chinese State Circus London shows
By Chris | April 5th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
The Chinese State Circus starts an eleven day run of performances at Alexandra Palace in North London today. The circus features only human performers and first toured the UK in 1996.
For this tour acrobats and performers who have been selected from seven different Chinese troupes and are joined by members of the Peking Opera [...]
Classics of the road on show in London
By Chris | February 20th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Any petrolheads in town should get along to Alexandra Palace in North London this coming weekend for the London International Classic Car Show which takes place on the 24-25 February. They’ll be over 200 classic cars that date from pre-1990 brought along by members of over 50 car clubs.
They’ll be stands for trade and dealers, [...]
Guy Fawkes Night
By Chris | October 31st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
This time of year is boom time for anyone selling fireworks, people celebrating Diwali were firing them off for about two weeks and this weekend is Guy Fawkes Night when the rest of the UK build’s bonfires and lights up the night sky.
