Richard III - WSF22 March 2012 - 15 September 2012
Power-hungry Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots, manipulates and murders his way to the throne in Shakespeare’s brilliant exposé of this infamous monarch
King John - WSF06 April 2012 - 15 September 2012
King John’s claim to the throne is challenged by France, which threatens war unless he steps aside in favour of his nephew, Arthur. A bitter, political struggle ensues as a weakened king clings to power, no matter what the cost
World Shakespeare Festival Begins23 April 2012 - 20 October 2012
The World Shakespeare Festival is a celebration of Shakespeare as the world’s playwright, produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company in an unprecedented collaboration with leading UK and international arts organisations
London 2012 Live Site Opens01 May 2012 - 30 September 2012
Coventry's Big Screen is officially opened as a Live Site for London 2012 with events, films and interactive games for the public to enjoy and be part of London 2012
London 2012 Festival Begins21 June 2012 - 09 September 2012
It's the hottest ticket of the year – the most exciting festival the UK has ever seen, bringing more than 10 million opportunities to see 1,000 performances and events across the UK
Pedals to Medals - A Summer of Cycling22 June 2012 - 14 October 2012
Coventry Transport Museum presents an extraordinary new exhibition that celebrates the history and heroes of all kinds of competitive cycling
Twelfth Night -WSF12 July 2012 - 06 October 2012
Shipwrecked on the shores of a strange land, Viola believes her twin brother Sebastian drowned. Disguising herself as a boy to work in the court of Count Orsino, she finds herself a go-between for the man she serves and the woman who refuses to love him
The Tempest - WSF13 July 2012 - 07 October 2012
Prospero is usurped from his position as Duke of Milan and cast naway with his daughter to a remote island. Twelve years later, and intent on revenge, he raises a magical tempest that shipwrecks his enemies on his shores. What begins as a search for retribution develops into a journey of acceptance and compassion in Shakespeare’s final play
The Comedy of Errors - WSF16 July 2012 - 06 October 2012
Shakespeare’s joyful comedy of mistaken identity follows the fortunes of two sets of identical twins, accidentally separated at birth, then miraculously thrown together again. In a town the size of Ephesus, events like these can only lead to confusion
Moving the Goalposts - Women's Football Exhibition23 July 2012 - 12 August 2012
Celebrate Coventry’s participation in the London 2012 Olympic Games with a dynamic, contemporary exhibition Moving the Goalposts
Much Ado About Nothing - WSF26 July 2012 - 15 September 2012
This vibrant and colourful production transposes Shakespeare’s vivacious, and at times unsettling, comedy of love and deceit to an Indian setting
Summer Jam31 July 2012 - 02 August 2012
Don't miss the Summer Jam at the Live Site with a number of skateboarding, BMX and inline events
Cadbury's Mega Medal Minute31 July 2012 - 10 August 2012
Take part in Cadbury Games and receive a Cadbury treat in return for participation
Men's Olympic Football Preliminary matches01 August 2012
London 2012 Olympic Football - City of Coventry Stadium. Men's Preliminary Double Header - Japan v Hondorus and Senegal v UAE
Troilus And Cressida03 August 2012 - 18 August 2012
Shakespeare’s epic Trojan play about love, war and politics. Rupert Goold and Elizabeth LeCompte co-direct an Anglo-American company in a groundbreaking, multi-media collaboration between the RSC and The Wooster Group commissioned for the World Shakespeare Festival
Women's Olympic Football Quaterfinal match03 August 2012
London 2012 Olympic Football - City of Coventry Stadium, Women's Quarterfinal - Team GB V Canada
Give it a Tri04 August 2012 - 07 August 2012
Take part in "Give it a Tri" and experience the next best way to compete in a triathlon event during the London 2012 Olympic Games
Stoneleigh Park Community Games04 August 2012 - 05 August 2012
Come and try over 26 Olympic Sports at the Stoneleigh Park Community Games and open air cinema. Fun for all the family
The End of the Journey - Waltham Forest05 August 2012 - 06 August 2012
Waltham Forest is working with Masquerade 2000 to produce an exciting carnival parade and event to welcome Godiva to London
Women's Olympic Football Bronze Medal match09 August 2012
London 2012 Olympic Football - City of Coventry Stadium. Women's Bronze Medal match - France v Canada
A Midsummer Night's Dream (As You Like It) - WSF10 August 2012 - 18 August 2012
Shakespeare’s magical, shape-shifting play. A joyous combination of incompatible things: dumbstruck actors, suppressed emotions running riot, masterly solecism, divine blundering and, finally, craftsmen transformed into poets…
London 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony12 August 2012
With competition over and the athletes ready to celebrate, the Closing Ceremony has a party atmosphere. However, it also includes moments of great beauty and power, none more so than when the Olympic Flame is extinguished
Join In18 August 2012 - 19 August 2012
From 18-19 August, Join In is a golden opportunity for every sports club to turn the excitement around the 2012 Games into new supporters and members – not just this summer but for years to come
Disability Sport Conference: A vehicle for social change23 August 2012 - 25 August 2012
Coventry University's Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Studies and the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation will be hosting an international, inter-disciplinary conference for academics and practitioners
London 2012 Paralympic Flame Celebration25 August 2012
As part of the London 2012 Paralympic Torch Relay, Coventry will host a Paralympic Flame Celebration event. Come and celebrate disability sport, art and culture and our local Paralympic athletes
London 2012 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony29 August 2012
The Opening Ceremony is a chance for the UK to celebrate the coming together of the world for the Games. It has particular poignancy in the UK as Stoke Mandeville is widely recognised as the birthplace of the Paralympic Games
Post Olympic and International Trade Breakfast30 August 2012
Find out more about opportunities within the Brazilian market due to major infrastructure projects such as the 2016 Olympic & Paralympic Games and 2014 Football World Cup
