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2012 Dates for Social Events – Calendar
2012 is a year studded with the classic fashion events in Milan and Paris but also the magnificent and racecourse festivals taking place across the UK. What Best to Wear will keep you updated on the social events that give you excuses to dress that extra bit special and glamorous. On our social events calendar we present you with the 2012 dates for the events you will want to follow or even attend graced by your favorite dress and most precious accessories.
| 2012 Dates | Social Event | Location |
| January | ||
| 6-15th January | The Tullett Prebon London Boat Show | Excel, London |
| 10th Jan-18th February | Strictly Gershwin | London Coliseum |
| 16-19th January | Hong Kong Fashion Week | Hong Kong, Japan |
| 18-22nd January | National Fine Art & Antiques Fair | NEC, Birmingham |
| 18-22nd January | London Art Fair | Business Design Centre, Islington |
| February | ||
| 17-22 February | London Fashion Week | Somerset House, London |
| 18th February | Betfair Ascot Chase Day | Ascot Racecourse |
| 24th February | Gaucho International Polo | 02 Arena |
| March | ||
| 8-11th March | Crufts Dog Show | NEC, Birmingham |
| 13-16th March | National Hunt Festival | Cheltenham |
| 16th March | Gold Cup Day | Royal Albert Hall, London |
| 16-18th March | Shire Horse Show | East of England, Peterborough |
| 22nd March | Madam Butterfly | Royal Albert Hall, London |
| 21-27th March | BADA Antiques & Fine Arts Fair | Duke of York Square, Sloane Square, London |
| April | ||
| 7th April | University Boat Race | East of England, Peterborough |
| 12-14th April | Grand National | Aintree, Sefton |
| 19-21st April | Scottish Grand National Meeting | Ayr Racecourse |
| 20-22nd April | RHS Show | Bute Park, Cardiff |
| 22nd April | The London Marathon | London |
| 27th April | Royal Caledonian Ball | Grosvenor, Park Lane, London |
| 27-28th April | Bet365 Gold Cup Meeting | Sandown Park, Surrey |
| May | ||
| 3-7th May | Badminton Horse Trials | Badminton |
| 5-6th May | Guineas Festival | Newmarket, Cambridge |
| 9-13th May | Royal Windsor Horse Show | Royal Mews, Windsor Castle, Windsor |
| 10-13th May | Malvern Spring Gardening Show | Malvern Showground, Worcestershire |
| 12-13th May | Emirates Airline London Sevens | Twickenham, London |
| 16-27th May | Cannes Film Festival | Cannes, France |
| 20th May-26th Aug | Glyndebourne Opera Festival | Lewes, East Sussex |
| 22-24th May | Tatton Park Flower Show | Tatton Park Gardens, Cheshire |
| 22nd May-17th June | The Cartier Queen’s Cup | Guards Polo Club, Berkshire |
| 22-26th May | RHS Chelsea Flower Show | Chelsea, London |
| 24 – 27th May | BMW PGA Championship 2011 | Wentworth Club, Surrey |
| 26-27th May | Blair Atholl Highland Gathering | Blair, Castle |
| 28th May-7th July | Julius Caesar – Royal Shakespeare Company | Roundhouse Theatre, Chalk Farm Road, London |
| 30th May-10th June | Bath International Music Festival | Bath, Somerset |
| 30th May-2nd June | Royal Bath & West of England Show | Somerset, The Premier Showground |
| 31st May-10 June | Hay Festival | Hay-On-Vye |
| June | ||
| 1-2nd June | Investec Derby Festival | Epsom Racecourse |
| 1-24th June | Al Habtoor Royal Windsor, Mountbatten & Prince Phillip Cups | Guards Polo Club, Berkshire |
| 2nd June-3rd July | Garsington Opera Festival | Wormsley Park, Oxfordshire |
| 2-5th June | Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee | Around the UK |
| 4th June-12th August | The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition | Burlington House, Piccadilly |
| 6th June-1st July | The Archie David, Caterham & Claude Pert Cups | Guards Polo Club, Berkshire |
| 7-9th June | Royal Cornwall Show | Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge |
| 8-10th June | Holker Garden Festival | Holker Estate, Cumbria |
| 11-17th June | AEGON Championships | Queen’s Club |
| 11-17th June | London Jewellery Week | London |
| 13 – 17th June | BBC Gardeners’ World | NEC, Birmingham |
| 16th June | Trooping The Colour – Queen Elizabeth II Official Birthday | House Guards Parade, London |
| 16-23rd June | AEGON International | Devonshire Park, Eastbourne |
| 19-23rd June | Royal Ascot | Ascot Racecourse |
| 19-23rd June | Fortis Tennis | Hurlingham Club, London |
| 23-26th June | Paris Fashion Week: Menswear | Paris, France |
| 25 June-8 July | Wimbledon Tennis | Wimbledon, London |
| 26th June | Irish Derby | Curragh |
| 29 June-2 July | Cheltenham Music Festival | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
| 27th June-1st July | Henley Royal Regatta | Temple Island Enclosure |
| 28th June-1st July | Goodwood Festival of Speed | Goodwood Park, Chichester, West Sussex |
| July | ||
| 3-8th July | Hampton Court Palace Flower Show | Hampton Court, London |
| 4-8th July | Henley Festival | Henley-on-Thames, Oxon |
| 6-8th July | Silverstone Grand Prix | Silverstone, Towcester |
| 11 – 18th July | Cowes Week | Cowes |
| 12-14th July | July Festival | Newmarket, Cambridge |
| 12-14th July | The Duke of Essex Polo | Gaynes Park Essex |
| 15-22nd July | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | St Andrews, Scotland |
| 23-26th July | Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week | Paris, France |
| TBA | Mercedes Benz Fashion Week | Berlin, Germany |
| TBA | Mercedes Benz Fashion Week | Amsterdam, Holland |
| TBA | Mercedes Benz Fashion Week – Swim | Miami, Florida |
| 13 – 15 July | Festival of British Eventing | Gatcombe Park |
| 25th July | Cartier International Polo | Guards Polo Club, Berkshire |
| 31st July – 4th August | Glorious Goodwood | Goodwood Park, West Sussex |
| 17 – 22nd July | Longines Royal International Horse Show | Hickstead |
| August | ||
| 9th August-2nd September | Edinburgh International Festival | The Hub, Castlehill Edinburgh |
| 3 – 25th August | The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo | Edinburgh Castle |
| 11-12nd August | Lowther Horse Driving Trials & Country Fair | Lowther, Cumbria |
| 22-25th August | Ebor Festival | York |
| September | ||
| 5th – 7th September | Salon Prive | Syon Park, Isleworth |
| 30 August – September 2012 | Burghley Horse Trials | Rutland, Stamford |
| 21st Aug – 2nd September | Chatsworth Country Fair | Chatsworth, Derbyshire |
| 1st September | Braemar Royal Highland Gathering | Memorial Park, Braemar |
| 8th September | Last Night of The Proms | Royal Albert Hall, London |
| 12th – 15th September | Ladbrokes St Leger Festival | Doncaster |
| 14-16th September | Goodwood Revival Meeting | Goodwood Park, Chichester, West Sussex |
| 14-21st September | London Fashion Week | Somerset House, London |
| 21-28th September | Milan Fashion Week | Milan, Italy |
| 27-29th September | Cambridgeshire Meeting | Newmarket |
| 29-30th September | Malvern Autumn Show | Three Counties Showground, Malvern |
| 28th September-5th October | Paris Fashion Week | Paris, France |
| October | ||
| 3 – 7th October | Horse Of The Year Show | NEC, Birmingham |
| 20th October | British Champions Day | Newmarket |
| 24th October – 4th November | Wexford Opera Festival | Wexford, Ireland |
| November | ||
| 10th November | The Lord Mayor’s Show | Bank, London |
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