· Twelfth Night (Epiphany), all of the UK Christmas decorations are taken down on 6th January (Twelfth Night), which is 12 days after Christmas Day.

· London International Boat Show, Jan 11-20 London
Boat show at ExCeL in Docklands
www.londonboatshow.net.

· Burns Night, Scotland. Traditional celebrations of the birth of the most famous Scottish poet (Robert Burns) on 25th January 1759. www.rabbie-burns.com/burnssupper.