I often create a calendar for the year ahead in December or January. This year, 2023, I am doing it in February because the Covid situation has changed and improved. The opening up of mask free transport and collection of trace together devices in the week starting Monday Feb 13th 2023 and other encouragements to travel has made visiting exhibitions more attractive.
If you go to Excel in Singapore you will see links or ads to shows around Asia and Europe.
For the UK, Olympia is in the west of London and Excel is in the East.
JAN Concert from Vienna on TV in UK and elsewhere. Parades in USA.
FEB 14 Valentine's Day, (See previous post including Tanglin Club.)
MAR
March 1st St David's day Wales. Flower yellow daffodil. (I suggest Welsh lamb and Welsh cakes, which are like triple height pancakes .with currants, about the width of a muffin, served hot with butter, fabulous. Bought cold on a train from Paddinton to Wales, not so good.
March 16-19 Food & Beverage fair, Singapore.
March 17th St Patrick's Day Irish bars are decorated. Green beer, high green hats. Big in the UK, USA, Singapore, Belize in central America. Drinking and singing Irish songs. Expect to see revellers with green hats on trains.
March 26 Oxford and Cambridge - Gemini Boat Race. Men's. Women's 4 pm. (Singapore 11 pm).
APR FHA Food and beverage including
Apr 25-28 ProWine, at Expo, Tuesday 25 to Thursday 27th 10 am to 6 pm. Friday 28th April 10 am to 4 pm. Prowine Hall 4. Food and drink hall 3-6. Food technology Hall 2. Restaurant bar and cafe Hall 2.
Apr 25-28 HoReca - hospitality. Food and Beverage.
MAY
May 24 International Pow Wow, the American travel show, at San Antonio, Texas.
JUN
Jun 22-25, Yummy Food at Expo, Singapore.
JUL
AUG
SEPT
Sept 29 Sukkot (Harvest festival with lean-to open sided awning open to the sky, like the old time tents of watchmen, hung with fruit where meals are served with prayers, recitations and singing and appropriate food. 7 days until Oct
Sept 29 Mid Autumn Festival (eat mooncakes which you can buy online and worldwide from manfacturer, shops, supermarkets, restaurants, hotels, ice cream parlours).
| Mid-Autumn Festival | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) "Mid-Autumn Festival" in traditional (top) and simplified (bottom) Chinese characters | |||
| Traditional Chinese | 中秋節 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 中秋节 | ||
| Literal meaning | "Mid-Autumn Festival" | ||
| |||
| Min Chinese alternate name | |||
| Traditional Chinese | 八月節 | ||
| Literal meaning | "Festival of the Eighth Month" | ||
OCT
Oct last day of Jewish festival of Sukkot, Friday dusk/sundown.
NOV
World Travel Market London 2023 on 6 – 8 November at ExCeL Big show with costumes, singig and dancing and foods from countries around the world. Breakfasts, lunches and dinners by invitation.
DEC
Thursday Dec 7th Thursday first evening of Hanukah continues 8 days with one extra candle until evening of Dec 15 2023. Foods with oil
Xmas Eve Dec 24
Xmas decorations, street lights, Xmas trees, reindeer, Santas in red costumes and festive menus.
Dec 25 Xmas Day menus, Champagne, Xmas crackers, hangings, paperchains, Xmas cards, carols, . 3 pm UK time King's speech.
UK Turkey or other fowl, baked potatoes, sprouts, cranberry sauce, Xmas pudding, hot or cold mince pies and custard. Xmas cakes (iced fruit cakes with decorations. From France Yule log cakes. From Germany stollen (marzipan centre of sweet bread). From Italy, Spain, Venezuela, domed pannetone and pandoro.
Dec 26 Boxing Day (UK)
Dec New Year's Eve. Champagne. Fireworks on TV and in ticketed places outdoors worldwide.
Useful Websites
https://olympia.london/whatson
https://www.excel.london/visitor/whats-on
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