Eid in the Square

Eid in the Square
Status	Active
Genre	Festival
Date(s)	First Saturday after Eid al-Fitr
Frequency	Annually
Venue	Trafalgar Square
Location(s)	Westminster, London, England
Country	United Kingdom
Years active	2006–present
Inaugurated	2006
Most recent	2014
Next event	2016
Attendance	25,000
Organised by	Mayor's Office and Eid Committee

Eid in the Square is an annual Muslim festival held the first Saturday after the Islamic religious holiday of Eid al-Fitr at Trafalgar Square in Westminster, London, England. The event has grown to become one of the key cultural highlights of London's events calendar and sees attendances of over 25,000.

Eid in the Park is a free event/festival for people of all faiths inaugurated in 2006 and hosted by the Mayor of London on the first Saturday after the Islamic religious holiday of Eid al-Fitr which marks and celebrates the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at the Trafalgar Square in Westminster, London, England from 12 noon to 6 pm.

The first event took place on Saturday 28 October 2006 from 1 pm to 5 pm, and was organised by the Muslim Council of Britain and the Mayor of London Ken Livingstone. The event is now organised by the Mayor of London with the support of the Eid Committee (a voluntary organisation which represents various Muslim community groups and organisations in London),Lycamobile and the official media partner for the event is Zee TV. Partners of the festival have included the Muslim Council of Britain, Transport for London, Muslim Aid, Islamic Relief,Islam Channel and UNISON.

The event has grown to become one of the key cultural highlights of London's events calendar and sees crowds of over 25,000 attending.

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