April

Becoming Picasso: Paris 1901   

Where: The Courtauld Gallery  
When: 14^th February to 26^th May 
About: This exhibition tells the remarkable story of Pablo Picasso's breakthrough year as an artist, in which he launched his career and reputation in Paris.
Website: http://www.courtauld.ac.uk/gallery/exhibitions/2013/becoming-picasso 

Murillo: Painting of the Spanish Golden Age   

Where: The Wallace Collection   
When: until 20^th May 
About: The Wallace Collection is displaying an exceptional group of works by the Spanish 17^th century painter Murillo.
Website: http://www.wallacecollection.org/collections/exhibition/98

London Marathon   

Where: Blackheath Park/ Greenwich Common to The Mall    
When: Sunday 21^st April 
About: The UK's most famous road race returns for 2013 promising to beat even last year's amazing event! This year the race route will be going around the newly restored Cutty Sark.
Website: http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com/

London Coffee Festival    

Where: Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London    
When: 25^th to 28^th April 
About: The London Coffee Festival is the flagship event of UK Coffee Week™. The festival will feature artisan coffee and gourmet food stalls, tastings, demonstrations from world-class Baristas, live entertainment and music in the uniquely themed zones.
Website: http://www.londoncoffeefestival.com/

David Bowie is…    

Where: Victoria & Albert Museum    
When: until 28^th July 
About: This exhibition will explore the creative processes of Bowie as a musical innovator and cultural icon, tracing his shifting style and sustained reinvention across five decades.
Website: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/david-bowie-is/

May

Life and death Pompeii and Herculaneum

Where: The British Museum 
When: until 29^th September
About: you will be transported into the lives of ordinary Romans nearly 2,000 years ago, before devastation struck. From the atrium to the garden, bedroom and dining room, this personal journey will reveal parallels with our own lives today.

Website: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/exhibitions/pompeii_and_herculaneum.aspx

Grand Designs Live

Where: ExCel London 
When: 4^th – 12^th May
About: Based on the Channel 4 TV series, and presented by design guru Kevin McCloud, the event will be packed with over 500 exhibitors, across six different sections, covering interiors, gardens, home improvement, self-build, renovations, technology and shopping

Website: http://www.wimbledon.org/

Murillo: Painting of the Spanish Golden Age

Where: The Wallace Collection 
When: until 20^th May
About: The Wallace Collection is displaying an exceptional group of works by the Spanish 17^th century painter Murillo.

Website: http://www.wallacecollection.org/collections/exhibition/98

Lichtenstein: A Retrospective

Where: Tate Modern 
When: until 27^th May
About: Renowned for his works based on comic strips and advertising imagery, coloured with his signature hand-painted Benday dots, this exhibition is the first full-scale retrospective of this artist in over twenty years. Co-organised by The Art Institute of Chicago and Tate Modern, it brings together 125 of his most definitive paintings and sculptures and will reassess his enduring legacy.

Website: http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/lichtenstein

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 

Where: Grounds of The Royal Hospital, Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London 
When: 21^st to 25^th May
About: The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is the top event in the gardening calendar and presents the ultimate pilgrimage for all green-fingered enthusiasts!

Website: http://www.rhs.org.uk/ 

Becoming Picasso: Paris 1901 

Where: The Courtauld Gallery  
When: 14^th February to 26^th May
About: This exhibition tells the remarkable story of Pablo Picasso's breakthrough year as an artist, in which he launched his career and reputation in Paris.

Website: http://www.courtauld.ac.uk/gallery/exhibitions/2013/becoming-picasso/ 

June

David Bowie is…  

Where: Victoria & Albert Museum  
When: until 28^th July
About: This exhibition tells the remarkable story of Pablo Picasso's breakthrough year as an artist, in which he launched his career and reputation in Paris.

Website: http://www.courtauld.ac.uk/gallery/exhibitions/2013/becoming-picasso/ 

The London Wonderground - Summer Festival 

Where: Southbank Centre, Jubilee Gardens    
When: until 29^th September
About: London Wonderground returns for its second spectacular year at Southbank Centre, with a superlative line-up of circus, cabaret and family shows to delight and amaze, alongside bars, sideshows and outdoor performance spaces.

Website: https://www.londonwonderground.co.uk/ 

Spitalfields Music Summer Festival

Where: Different locations around Spitafields     
When: 7^th to 22^nd June
About: Spitalfields Music Summer Festival returns for a fortnight of high quality evening concerts, family weekends and open air music in the market at lunchtimes, combining an eclectic programme of music with unexpected locations.

Website: http://www.spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk/whats-on/summer-festival-2013/ 

Wimbledon Tennis 2013

Where: Wimbledon     
When: 24^th June to 7^th July
About: The world's most famous and prestigious lawn tennis event is upon us once again, and all eyes this year will be on British contenders such as Andy Murray... Every one keep their fingers crossed for some good weather!

Website: http://www.wimbledon.org/ 

Trooping the Colour (Queen's Birthday Parade) 

Where: Horse Guards Parade, St James      
When: Saturday 15^th June 
About: This impressive display of pageantry will be held on the occasion of the Queen's Official Birthday. It takes place in June each year to celebrate the official Birthday of the Sovereign and is carried out by her personal troops, the Household Division, on Horse Guards Parade, with the Queen herself attending and taking the salute.

Website: http://www.royal.gov.uk/royaleventsandceremonies/troopingthecolour/troopingthecolour.aspx 

July

The Coronation Festival at Buckingham Palace

Where: Buckingham Palace 
When: 11^th to 14^th July
About: The Gardens of Buckingham Palace will be opened to the public in this unique summer festival to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of The Queen’s Coronation. Over 200 companies will offer interactive entertainment in the fields of Food & Drink, Design & Technology, Homes & Gardens and Style, Pursuits and Pastimes. In the evening, the Palace Gardens will host a magnificent Coronation Gala featuring a range of home grown UK music and dance talent as well as performers from across the Commonwealth

Website: https://www.coronationfestival.com/

City of London Festival 2013

Where: Various Venues 
When: 23^rd June to 26^th July
About: Each summer the City of London Festival brings the City's unique buildings and outdoor spaces to life with an extensive artistic programme of music, visual arts, film, walks and talks, much of it free to the public. The Festival entertains all those that live, work and visit this special location with unique events and world-class artists in beautiful surroundings.

Website: http://www.colf.org/

London Anniversary Games 2013

Where: The Olympic Park, Stratford 
When: 26^th to 28^th July
About: The London Anniversary Games will span three days of athletics, with IAAF Diamond League action on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon, featuring the return of many Olympic champions, with a third day of action on the Sunday dedicated to showcasing the Paralympic champions of 2012.

Website: http://www.diamondleague-london.com/en/Home/

Lowry and the Painting of Modern Life

Where: Tate Britain, Millbank 
When: 25th June to 20th October
About: Lowry and the Painting of Modern Life results from an invitation extended to the distinguished art historians T.J. Clark and Anne M. Wagner to reappraise Lowry for a new, extended audience. The exhibition re-assesses his contribution as part of a wider art history, showing how he engaged fruitfully with the French tradition, and argues for his achievement as Britain’s pre-eminent painter of the industrial city.

Website: http://www.tate.org.uk/

Alien Revolution

Where: Royal Observatory, Greenwich 
When: until 8^th August
About: the Royal Observatory Greenwich explores a subject that has been obsessing us for hundreds of years in Alien Revolution, an intimate look at the history of our relationship with extra-terrestrial life through science and culture

Website: http://www1.rmg.co.uk/

Life and death Pompeii and Herculaneum

Where: The British Museum

When: until 29^th September
About: you will be transported into the lives of ordinary Romans nearly 2,000 years ago, before devastation struck. From the atrium to the garden, bedroom and dining room, this personal journey will reveal parallels with our own lives today  

Website: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/exhibitions/pompeii_and_herculaneum.aspx