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Great Christmas Pudding Race

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Covent Garden Great Christmas Pudding Race © Laura Porter, licensed to About.com, Inc.

About The Great Christmas Pudding Race:

The Great Christmas Pudding Race has been a London annual event since 1980. It's a charity event to raise money for Cancer Research.

Teams of contestants wearing fancy dress have to run around Covent Garden piazza while trying to balance a Christmas pudding on a plate! Obstacles, such as balloons full of flour, are put in their way to make it even more fun to watch.

When:

Saturday 1 December 2012 at 11am.
There are team fancy dress parades, and practice races, as well as other live entertainment. Arrive early as it's very popular!

Where:

West Piazza, Covent Garden Market,
London WC2E 8RF

Nearest Tube Station:

Covent Garden

Cost:

Free!

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