Visiting London? Start planning your trip right here. This guide tells you the must-see events that take place in London throughout the year.
1. Change the Guard at Buckingham Palace |
2. British Summer Time Music Festival |
Changing the Guard or Guard Mounting includes an exchange of guard duties(换岗) at Buckingham Palace. Watch the ceremony as each set of guards dressed in traditional coats and hats takes over from their brothers-in-arms. Address: Buckingham Palace, London SWIA1AA Public Transport: Green Park Tube Station Opening Hours: 11.30 am daily at Buckingham Palace, 11.00 am(10.00 am on Sundays) daily at Horse Guards Parade. Tickets: Free to enter Internet:www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/event-8725947-changing-the guard |
The Barclaycard British Summer Time Music Festival take place every year in Central London’s Hyde Park. The week-long event covers many musical tastes, from pop to rock to dance. The acts so far confirmed(确认) for 2015 include Taylor Swift, The Who, Paul Weller, Ellie Goulding, Kaiser Chiefs and John Newman. Address: Hyde Park, London, W2 2UH Public Transport: Marble Arch, Hyde Park Corner, or Green Park Opening Hours: 26-27 June 2015 Internet:www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/whats-on/music/music-festival |
3. Totally Thames Festival |
4. NFL American Football |
In September, London’s Totally Thames Festival celebrates the city’s famous river over 30 days, spreading 42 miles, and more than 100 separate arts and cultural events. In 2014 the festival was filled with walks, tours, rowing-boat races, theatre, cinema, the many other exciting ways to enjoy London, all taking place on or next to the River Thames. Address: Different locations along the river Opening Hours: Throughout September Internet: totallythames.org |
London’s Wembley Stadium, seating 90,000, will host three games in the NFL International Series. In 2015 the teams that will be visiting London from the USA include the Buffalo Bills, the Jacksoville Jaguars, the Detroit Lions, the Kansas City Chiefs, the New Yorks Jets an the Miami Dolphins. Address: Wembley Stadium, Empire Way, Wembley, London, HA9 OWS Public Transport: Wembley Park Opening Hours: 4 Oct, 25 Oct and 1 Nov 2015 Internet:www.visitlondon.com/tag/nfl-london |
You can enjoy the ceremony of Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace at ____.
A. 11.30 am every day
B. 11.00 am every day
C. 10.00 am on Sundays
In the late June, a music fan would probably go to London to watch ____.
A. British Summer Time Music Festival
B. London’s Totally Thames Festival
C. NFL American Football
The opening hours for Totally Thames Festival is ____ NFL American Football.
A. as long as B. longer than C. shorter than
The 2015 NFL American Football will be held in ____.
A. Hyde B. Wembley Park C. Wembley Stadium
The passage is probably taken from a ____.
A. diary B. geography book C. guidebook