The Queen’s Year, 1 August - 28 September 2010:
The special exhibition at the Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace in 2010 will give visitors a lively insight into the principal national and ceremonial events in the royal year.
The Queen’s Year will include displays of ceremonial robes, gifts, uniforms, dresses and jewellery, as well as archive photography and film to evoke the many and varied aspects of the sovereign’s work.
The exhibition will illustrate the pageantry, tradition and ceremony of the State Opening of Parliament, the historic Garter Day ceremony at Windsor Castle and Trooping the Colour, as well as investitures, garden parties and State Visits.

Victoria & Albert: Art & Love, 19 March – 31 October 2010:
This new exhibition in the Queens Gallery, is the first exhibition ever to focus on Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s shared enthusiasm for art.
Bringing together over 400 items from the Royal Collection, this wide-ranging exhibition challenges the popular image of Victoria – the melancholy widow of 40 years – and reveals her as a passionate and open-minded young woman.

Marcus Adams: Royal Photographer 24 April 2010 – 6 February 2011:
A special exhibition of royal portraits by Marcus Adams, who photographed four generations of the Royal Family between 1926 and 1956, will be shown in the Drawings Gallery at Windsor Castle.
The centrepiece of the exhibition is a charming group of photographs of the very young Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret taken in the late 1920s and 1930s. This exhibition is available to all day visitors.

Easter
Feel the heat of battle as Warwick Castle becomes the scene of the great Easter Siege! Experience life hands-on in the middle age village and meet a host of colourful characters along the way.
April 23 – 25: The Great British Food Fair
The perfect opportunity to try and buy the cream of local produce, and learn how to whip up your own culinary delights. Groups will enjoy sampling, demonstrations and entertainment within the grounds of Britain’s Ultimate Castle.
June 20: The Castle Classic Car Show
This summer we’re all geared up for a celebration of motors and the open road as over 200 classic cars park up in Warwick Castle. Smell the leather and polish! A must-see for all petrol-heads and motor enthusiasts this Father’s Day.
Summer
The Great Warwick Joust returns for the Summer. Daily live jousts and stunting knights wow audiences on the River Island. Evening jousts on selected dates.
July 17-18: Summer Concerts
Celebrate the very ‘Best of British’ at our summer concerts. The show kicks off with The Music of Queen on Saturday July 17th followed by The Great British Summer Proms on Sunday 18th. Group picnic packages available.
Halloween
Lift the lid on the darker side of Warwick Castle’s history with a visit to the Haunted Castle! Creepy capers and thrilling scares keep everyone on their toes, young and old. Meet characters and experience attractions exclusive to Halloween. Can’t wait? Group trips to the Castle Dungeon available year round.
Nov 27-28: Crafts at the Castle
Start the festive season with an unforgettable Christmas market experience at Warwick Castle. Shop for hand made gifts, sample mulled wine and Christmas treats and marvel at the Castle beautifully decorated for Christmas.
Christmas
Celebrate Christmas with friends and family at Britain’s Ultimate Castle. Enjoy carol singing, Christmas storytelling and sack loads of surprises.

N.B. All dates and information is correct as of DEC 2009, but are liable to change.

Warwick Castle has spilt the naughty secrets of its colourful past with the relaunch of the ultimate in pleasure-seeking house parties: The Royal Weekend Party – Secret Lives.
The Royal Weekend Party, Warwick Castle’s longest running attraction has undergone a revamp to bring to life the forbidden passions, drunken debauchery and royal bed-hopping of the most scandalous periods in the Castle’s history.
The new experience transports guests back to June 1898 and to the weekend party of the Marlborough House Set, and seeks to unravel the sex, scandal and secrets of the Victorian elite, hosted by Castle beauty, Daisy, Countess of Warwick, who, it would seem, isn’t as pure as her alabaster skin would indicate.
Guests will be introduced to the party by Warwick Castle’s chief butler and will meet Lady Curzon, a fellow guest and good friend to the Countess.
Visitors will then tour the private chambers of the Prince of Wales and sees Daisy’s own quarters, where she changed into her most provocative outfits designed to seduced her lovers.
The Castle’s loose-lipped servants are dotted around the house, spilling the beans on all the scandals of the day.
The new tour aims to uncover the truth on Victorian aristocratic life and is based on true accounts and historical facts recorded at the time, including Daisy’s own personal diary.
Sue Kemp, general manager of Warwick Castle, said: “People think of the Victorians as prim and proper but amongst the aristocracy at least, nothing could have been further from the truth. On the surface, their ‘gentile’ weekend parties were drug and alcohol fuelled sessions with adultery rife. “People will be shocked by what they see and hear – but we are merely reporting historical fact based on reports that have emerged over more recent years.”
The new Royal Weekend Party – Secret Lives attraction is now open.

Two of the world’s leading entertainment brands - Madame Tussauds, part of the Merlin Entertainments Group, and Marvel Entertainment, LLC - have announced they have joined forces to create a unique new visitor experience at the leading London attraction.
Scheduled to open in early summer 2010, “Marvel Super Heroes 4D” will bring to life some of the world’s best loved Super Heroes through a mix of 4D animation, interactive themed areas and startlingly realistic Madame Tussauds wax figures.
Atmospheric sets will conjure up the high-tech Super Hero world of S.H.I.E.L.D (Supreme Headquarters International Espionage Law-enforcement Division) and guests will be able to get up close to wax figures of six of Marvel’s most famous names – Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Wolverine, Nick Fury and The Invisible Woman.
There will also be the chance for the public to “turn hero” themselves in a series of interactive experiences including walking on the ceiling with Spider-Man and stepping into Iron Man’s chest shield.
Taking up 900 sq metres over three floors the experience will culminate in a new animated 4D ‘short’ cinema presentation from world leaders in CGI feature films and 4D attractions, Threshold Animation Studios.
Complete with high impact special effects the eight minute presentation, screened in Madame Tussauds’ famous domed auditorium, will be a full surround, totally immersive 360º presentation.
The story, scripted by Threshold President Joshua Wexler and Robert Henry, unites a crack team of Super Heroes including Hulk, Spider-Man and Captain America battling against one of Marvel’s most villainous baddies in an all new adventure.
Marvel Super Heroes 4D is not included in standard trade tickets for Madame Tussauds London.

The London Dungeon is celebrating its 35th birthday this year and to celebrate they have declared a ‘Summer of Scare’ - a 35 day fest of fear-injected fun.
Scare experts will be treating guests to some special birthday surprises - with a Dungeon’s twist.
Play Pass the Putrid Parcel with a plague infested peasant, try and stay deathly still in their Musi-Kill Statues game or see how low you can go in Limb-o-less; the back-breaking dance game!!
Plus added anniversary scares, gory giveaways and on the Dungeon's actual birthday on 2 August, the first 35 guests at the doors will receive free entry!

Bloody brilliant for 35 years and still the original scare attraction in the UK, The London Dungeon promises a whole host of frightening fun bringing centuries of history’s horrible bits to life.
Bloody Mary: Killer Queen is the stunning new experience for 2010, featuring one of England’s most feared rulers – Mary Tudor, the deadliest daughter of Henry VIII.
With thirteen other twisted experiences from Jack the Ripper to Sweeney Todd - PLUS two chilling rides – there is fun, history and wicked live theatre in store for all!