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From the latest gigs to upcoming sporting events we will keep you up to date with all of major and not so well known events taking place throughout the UK this year.

Cadogan Hall, with its fine Byzantine tower

Maria Friedman sings Sondheim

Having already wowed a packed Cadogan Hall in the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's Stephen Sondheim 80th birthday celebration, Maria Friedman returns for her one-woman tribute. She sings songs from West Side Story to Sondheim's latest, Road Show.

5 - 6 Aug 2010 - Cadogan Hall, London, England

Paul Lewis, performing the complete Beethoven piano concerto cycle at the BBC Proms 2010

BBC Proms - Week Three

Those Germanic late-Romantics Wagner, Mahler and Strauss hold sway in the BBC Proms' third week at the Royal Albert Hall, although Berlioz does fly the flag for France. Conductors range from Rattle and Runnicles to Nott, Gergiev, Elder and Bychkov.

1 - 7 Aug 2010 (annual) - Royal Albert Hall, London, England

The Great British Beer Festival, London. Courtesy of CAMRA

The Great British Beer Festival

The Great British Beer Festival returns to Earls Court. Anyone attending this event will no doubt find themselves encountering scores of Hooray Henrys and the odd White Bishop. Don't be surprised if your fate is sealed by the Umpire's Finger.

3 - 7 Aug 2010 (annual) - Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England

The Big Chill Summer Festival. Photo by Noah Da Costa

The Big Chill Summer Festival

The Big Chill summer festival celebrates another glorious weekend in the lush surroundings of Eastnor Castle deer park in the Malvern Hills. One of the country's most relaxed festivals, it continues to attract the biggest names in laid-back dance music.

5 - 8 Aug 2010 (annual) - Eastnor Castle, Ledbury, England

Roy Hargrove. Courtesy of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival

Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival

Every year the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival presents top-quality performers in venues around the city. Founded in 1978 when jazz guitarist Mike Hart booked a weekend of bands, it is now the longest-running jazz festival in the country.

30 Jul - 8 Aug 2010 (annual) - Edinburgh, Scotland

Henry Moore's Reclining Figure 1939. Courtesy of The Henry Moore Foundation

Henry Moore Exhibition

As one of Britain's greatest artists, Henry Moore (1898-1986) carved the way in 20th-century sculpture. The Tate Britain's major exhibition presents over 150 of his seminal works, from wood carvings and stone sculptures to a selection of bronzes and drawings.

24 Feb - 8 Aug 2010 - Tate Britain, London, England

Fireworks. Photo by Claudia Fogg, © Whatsonwhen

Riverside Festival

Nottingham's largest outdoor festival features live music, street theatre and fabulous fireworks. The Riverside Festival attracts 100,000 visitors to Victoria Embankment every year, embracing the city's communities during three days of colourful entertainment.

6 - 8 Aug 2010 (annual) - Victoria Embankment, Nottingham, England

Robin Hood and his Merry Men. Photo courtesy Nottinghamshire County Council

Robin Hood Festival

In honour of its most famous outlaw, Nottingham holds an annual Robin Hood Festival in Sherwood Forest. Throughout the week visitors are entertained by jugglers and jesters, strolling minstrels and street theatre performers, a falconer and experts in medieval combat.

2 - 8 Aug 2010 (annual) - Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre, Mansfield, England

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