Forthcoming Events for your PR
Do you need some ideas for press releases? Think about tying a release into a forthcoming event or awareness week. The list below comes courtesy of Expert Sources, a great site to subscribe to if you are trying to raise your profile as an expert.
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MARCH 2010
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Monday March 01
St David’s Day
Thursday March 04 – Sunday March 14
Geneva International Motor Show
Sunday March 07
OSCARS Awards Ceremony
Thursday March 11 – Sunday March 14
Crufts Championship Dog Show, NEC
Friday March 12 – Tuesday March 16
Cricket: 1st Test Bangladesh v England, Chittagong
Sunday March 14
UK: Mothering Sunday
Sunday March 14
1st F1 Grand Prix of Season: Bahrain
Tuesday March 16 – Friday March 19
Horse Racing: The Cheltenham Festival
Wednesday March 17
St Patrick’s Day
Friday March 19
Sport Relief
Saturday March 20 – Wednesday March 24
Cricket: 2nd Test Bangladesh v England, Mirpur
Sunday March 28
BST: Clocks Forward 1 Hour
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APRIL 2010
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Friday April 02
Good Friday
Saturday April 03
Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race
Sunday April 04
Easter Sunday
Saturday April 10
Grand National, Aintree
Saturday April 17
Scottish Grand National, Ayr
Wednesday April 21
Queen’s Birthday
Friday April 23
St George’s Day
Sunday April 25
London Marathon
Friday April 30 – Monday May 03
Badminton Horse Trials
Friday April 30 – Sunday May 16
Cricket Twenty20 World Cup, West Indies
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MAY 2010
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Monday May 03
UK: May Bank Holiday
Wednesday May 12 – Sunday May 23
Cannes International Film Festival
Saturday May 15
FA & Scottish Cup Finals
Sunday May 16
Formula One Monaco Grand Prix
Saturday May 22
Champions League Final, Madrid
Saturday May 22
Heineken Cup Final, Paris
Sunday May 23
Cannes Film Festival: Palme d’Or Award
Sunday May 23
F1 Monaco Grand Prix
Sunday May 23 – Sunday June 06
Tennis: French Open
Thursday May 27 – Monday May 31
Cricket: 1st Test England v Bangladesh, Lords
Monday May 31:
UK: Spring Bank Holiday
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JUNE 2010
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Friday June 04 – Tuesday June 08
Cricket: 2nd Test England v Bangladesh, Old Trafford
Saturday June 05
Derby Day, Epsom
Sunday June 06
London to Brighton Classic Car Run
Friday June 11 – Sunday July 11
World Cup Finals, South Africa
Saturday June 12
World Cup: England v USA
Saturday June 12
Queen’s Birthday: Trooping The Colour
Tuesday June 15 – Saturday June 19
Royal Ascot
Wednesday June 16 – Sunday June 27
Edinburgh International Film festival
Friday June 18
World Cup: England v Algeria
Sunday June 20
UK: Fathers’ Day
Monday June 21 – Sunday July 04
Wimbledon Tennis Championships
Wednesday June 23
World Cup: England v Slovenia
Wednesday June 23 – Sunday June 27
Glastonbury Music Festival
Thursday June 24 – Sunday June 27
Royal Highland Show
Wednesday June 30 – Sunday July 04
Henley Royal Regatta
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JULY 2010
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Saturday July 03 – Sunday July 25
Cycling: Tour De France
Sunday July 11
F1 British Grand Prix, Silverstone
Sunday July 11
Football: World Cup Final, South Africa
Thursday July 15 – Sunday July 18
Golf: The Open, St Andrews
Monday July 26 – Sunday August 01
European Athletics Championships, Barcelona
Thursday July 29 – Monday August 02
Cricket: England v Pakistan 1st Test, Trent Bridge
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AUGUST 2010
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Friday August 06 – Tuesday August 10
Cricket: England v Pakistan 2nd Test, Edgbaston
Friday August 06 – Saturday August 28
Edinburgh Tattoo
Saturday August 07 – Sunday August 08
London Triathlon
Tuesday August 12
Glorious Twelfth: Start of Shooting Season
Wednesday August 11 – Friday September 10
Islamic Festival of Ramadan
Thursday August 12 – Sunday August 15
US PGA Championships, Wisconsin
Tuesday August 17 – Friday August 20
Horse Racing: Ebor Festival, York
Thursday August 18 – Sunday August 22
Cricket: England v Pakistan 3rd Test, Oval
Friday August 19 – Sunday August 22
British Transplant Games, Bath
Thursday August 26 – Monday August 30
Cricket: England v Pakistan 4th Test, Lords
Saturday August 28
Challenge Cup Final, Wembley
Sunday August 29 – Monday August 20
Notting Hill Carnival
Monday August 30
Summer Bank Holiday
Monday August 30 – Sunday September 12
Tennis: US Open, Flushing Meadow
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SEPTEMBER 2010
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Saturday September 04 – Sunday November 07
Blackpool Illuminations
Thursday September 09 – Saturday September 11
Plaid Cymru Conference, Aberystwyth
Friday September 10 – Sunday September 19
Commonwealth Conference, Kenya
Saturday September 18 – Wednesday September 22
Liberal Democrats Party Conference, Liverpool
Wednesday September 22
BBC Last Night of the Proms
Sunday September 26 – Thursday September 30
Labour Party Conference, Manchester
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OCTOBER 2010
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Saturday October 02 – Sunday October 17
Paris Motor Show
Sunday October 03 – Thursday October 14
Commonwealth Games, Delhi
Monday October 04 – Thursday October 07
Conservative Party Conference, Birmingham
Saturday October 23
Launch of UK Poppy Appeal
Sunday October 31
UK: Halloween
Sunday October 31
2am: UK End of BST: Clocks Back 1 Hour
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NOVEMBER 2010
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Friday November 05
Guy Fawkes Night
Sunday November 07
London To Brighton Veteran Car Run
Thursday November 11
Armistice Day
Sunday November 14
Remembrance Sunday Cenotaph Service
Thursday November 25 – Monday November 29
Cricket: Australia v England 1st Test, Brisbane
Tuesday November 30
St Andrew’s Day
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DECEMBER 2010
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Friday December 03 – Tuesday December 07
Cricket: Australia v England 2nd Test, Adelaide
Friday December 10
Nobel Peace Prize
Thursday December 16 – Monday December 20
Cricket: Australia v England 3rd Test, Perth
Sunday December 26 – Thursday December 30
Cricket: Australia v England 4th Test, Melbourne