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With public holidays on the Mondays beginning and ending the month, May has a holiday vibe. Traditional fairs like Covent Garden's May Fayre and Puppet Festival add to the fun. Music-wise it's a busy month too with Celine Dion, Bruce Springstein and Girls Aloud putting on Blockbuster shows. 

Covent Garden May Fayre and Puppetry Festival 2008 - 11th May 2008
He may be nearing his 350th birthday but Mr Punch is showing no signs of slowing down. This 33rd show celebrates the red nosed stick-wielding puppet, bringing together dozens of puppeteers in a colourful, highly entertaining afternoon. The day's events start with a toast to Mr Punch, and a brass band-led Grand Procession starting at Church Garden, followed by a special church service at St Paul's Church with a sermon administered by Rev Mark Oakley and Mr Punch himself.
Venue: St Paul's Church Garden, Bedford Street, WC2E 9ED
Time: Grand Procession 10:30. Church Service 11:30, Puppet Shows 12:00 - 17:30
Nearest Tube: Covent Garden Tube
May Fayre and Puppetry Festival 2008 - Information

Chelsea Flower Show - 22nd May 2008 - 24 May 2008
Founded in 1913, the Chelsea Flower Show is famous around the world as the premier event of its kind. Eight hundred of the greatest exponents of imaginative garden design spend nearly a month creating a wonderland over an 11-acre site in Chelsea's Royal Hospital Gardens.
Venue: Royal Hospital Chelsea, Royal Hospital Road, SW3 4SR
Time: Tue to Fri 08:00 - 20:00, Sat 08:00 - 17:30
Nearest Station: Sloane Square Tube
Chelsea Flower Show - Information

Museums and Galleries Month - 1st May 2008 - 31st May 2008
London's wealth of museums and galleries - and the fact they're mostly free - is a major attraction, upholding the city's worldwide reputation for culture and the arts. Venues like the National Gallery and the Victoria & Albert Museum join in this UK-wide annual event for a month full of activities and events. This year the theme is 'Ideas and Innovation'.
Venue: Various Venues Across London
Museums and Galleries Month - Information

Marguerite - 6th May 2008 - 1st November 2008
Marguerite is the new musical from Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg and Herbert Kretzmer, the trio behind Les Mis. Set in Nazi-occupied Paris it follows young musician Armand and his dangerous obsession with the mistress of a senior German officer. Ruthie Henshall stars as the eponymous femme fatale.
Venue: Theatre Royal, Haymarket, SW1Y 4HT
Time: Previews from 6th May | Mon to Sat 19:30, matinees Wed & Sat 14:30
Nearest Station: Piccadilly Circus Tube
Marguerite - Information

Pygmalion - 7th May 2008 - 2nd August 2008
Professor of phonetics Henry Higgins makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he can convince society cockney flowergirl Eliza Doolittle is an authentic Duchess, in the sharp-edged tragicomedy that provided the plot for 'My Fair Lady'.
Venue: Old Vic Theatre, Waterloo Road, SE1 8NB
Time: Mon to Sat 19:30. Wed and Sat matinees  14:30
Nearest Station: Charing Cross Tube / Rail
Pygmalion - Information