Top 10 London

Promoting the attractions of the Banglatown and Brick Lane area to an audience of 50,000 people from London and the UK.

International festival of visual theatre staged at venues across the capital. Up to 20,000 people attend.

Prestigious performing arts festival, featuring music, theatre, dance, architecture, literature and visual arts. Held in over 40 venues within the Square Mile, including Guildhall, Mansion House and St. Paul's.

Displays of around 250,000 orchids in the tropical Princess of Wales Conservatory.

Percussion and drumming festival, one of the biggest events of its kind in the world. Includes over 40 performances, workshops, masterclasses and free events for all ages.

Showcase event for puppetry from around the world, which also marks Mr Punch's 344th birthday. Includes a grand procession through Covent Garden and a special church service.

Annual charity event featuring massed bands of the Her Majesty's Royal Marines in a variety of music, including traditional military marches and fanfares, classical overture and music from stage and screen. With over 120 musicians on stage, augmented by the Corps of Drums and Ceremonial Fanfare Trumpeters.

Promoting innovative work by UK and international artists.

Features 8000 corporate guests drinking around 29,000 steins (large German beer mugs). Features Oompah band and cold and hot buffets.

Celebrates the diversity, range and influence of contemporary Latin music. Includes Cuban, Nuyorican, dancehall salsa and Moorish-infused flamenco.