Key dates & milestones
There are many important milestones and events happening in the run up to the Games. Familiarise yourself with these and consider whether you could get involved and how your business could benefit.
January 2012
6th Jan - Olympic and Paralympic ticket resale programme opens (until 3 Feb)
9th Jan - 200 days to go to the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
27th Jan - six months to go to the Olympic Games
February 2012
11th Feb - 200 days to go to the London 2012 Paralympic Games
29th Feb - six months to go to the Paralympic Games
March 2012
3rd - 4th Mar - London 2012 Festival 'Music Nation' weekend across UK
April 2012
18th Apr - 100 days to the London 2012 Olympic Games
23th Apr - London 2012 Festival World Shakespeare Festival opens
May 2012
18th May -Olympic Torch arrives in the UK
19th May - Olympic Torch Relay starts at Land's End
21st May - 100 days to go to the London 2012 Paralympic Games
25th May - Olympic Torch Relay reaches Wales
June 2012
3rd June - Olympic Torch Relay reaches Northern Ireland
6th June - Olympic Torch Relay reaches Dublin
8th June - Olympic Torch Relay reaches Scotland
21st June - Start of London 2012 Festival
23rd -24th June London 2012 Festival Radio 1 Big Weekend event, Hackney Marshes
25th June - London 2012 World Sports Day celebrations in UK schools
July 2012
20th July - Olympic Flame arrives in London
21st - 22nd July - London 2012 Festival River of Music concerts along River Thames
25th July - First Olympic Games sports events (Women's Football Preliminary matches at Cardiff, Glasgow and Coventry)
27th July -London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
August 2012
12th Aug - Olympic Games Closing Ceremony
24th Aug - Paralympic Flame lighting and flame festival in London
25th Aug - Paralympic Flame lighting and flame festival in Belfast
26th Aug - Paralympic Flame lighting and flame festival in Edinburgh
27th Aug - Paralympic Flame lighting and flame festival in Cardiff
28th Aug - Paralympic Flame festival in Stoke Mandeville, start of the 24 hour Paralympic Torch Relay to London
29th Aug - Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony
September 2012
9th Sept -Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony
For more information on the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games visit, london2012.com