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City Guide > Europe > England > Liverpool | |
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Special Events Chinese New Year, Jan or Feb, Liverpool’s large Chinese community welcome in the New Year with festivities and parties in Chinatown (website: www.liverpool.gov.uk) The Grand National, Apr, one of the biggest and best-loved horse racing meetings in the UK attracting thousands of visitors from all over the world, Aintree racecourse (website: www.aintree.co.uk) Mersey International Shanty Festival, Jun, a packed programme that includes musical performances and maritime displays of tall ships, yachts and military vessels, Albert Dock, Pier Head and across the Mersey and Birkenhead (website: www.merseyshanty.co.uk) Liverpool Comedy Festival, Jul, brings together established acts and newcomers for a two-week comedy festival (website: www.liverpoolcomedyfestival.com) International Beatles Week Festival, Aug, the city celebrates its most famous musical sons with a special programme of tribute bands, films and memorabilia sales all dedicated to the Fab Four (website: www.caverncitytours.com) Creamfields, Aug Bank Holiday weekend, clubbers from up and down the country head to a disused airfield on the edge of the city for a weekend dance party (website: www.cream.co.uk/creamfields) |