| September 2008 | |
| 3rd | 5th NatWest ODI, England v South Africa (Cardiff) |
| 4th – 7th | Burghley Horse Trials (Burghley) |
| 10th - 13th | St Leger Meeting (Doncaster) |
| 13th | BBC Proms in the Park (Hyde Park) |
| 14th | Andrew Lloyd Webber's 60th Birthday (Hyde Park) |
| 15th - 19th | London Fashion Week (Natural History Museum, London) |
| 16th – 21st | The Ryder Cup – Europe v USA (Valhalla GC, Kentucky, USA) |
| 19th – 21st | Goodwood Revival Weekend |
| 29th | The Mile Championships (Ascot) |
| October | |
| 2nd - 4th | Cambridgeshire Meeting (Newmarket) |
| 5th | Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe (Longchamps, Paris) |
| 7th - 10th | London Bierfest (Old Billingsgate Market) |
| 11th | Willmott Dixon Day (Ascot) |
| 27th - 29th | Hennessy Gold Cup (Newbury) |
| November | |
| 8th | Wales v South Africa Rugby International (Millennium Stadium) |
| 8th | Scotland v New Zealand Rugby International (Murrayfield) |
| 14th - 16th | Open Meeting (Cheltenham) |
| 14th | Wales v Canada International Rugby (Millennium Stadium) |
| 15th | Scotland v South Africa Rugby International (Murrayfield) |
| 15th | England v Australia Rugby International (Twickenham) |
| 22nd | England v South Africa Rugby International (Twickenham) |
| 22nd | Wales v New Zealand Rugby International (Millennium Stadium) |
| 27th – 29th | Hennessy Festival (Newbury) |
| 29th | England v New Zealand Rugby International (Twickenham) |
| 29th | Wales v Australia Rugby International (Millennium Stadium) |
| December | |
| 2nd - 7th | Black Rock Tennis Masters (Royal Albert Hall) |
| 11th | Varsity Match, Oxford v Cambridge (Twickenham) |
| 26th - 27th | King George VI Meeting (Kempton Park) |
| January 2009 | |
| 8th - 14th | Quidam - Cirque du Soleil (Royal Albert Hall) |
| February | |
| 7th | RBS 6 Nations: England v Italy (Twickenham) |
| 7th | RBS 6 Nations: Ireland v France (Croke Park) |
| 8th | RBS 6 Nations: Scotland v Wales (Murrayfield) |
| 14th | RBS 6 Nations: France v Scotland (Stade de France) |
| 14th | RBS 6 Nations: Wales v England (Millennium Stadium) |
| 15th | RBS 6 Nations: Italy v Ireland (Stadio Flaminio) |
| 27th | RBS 6 Nations: France v Wales (Stade de France) |
| 28th | RBS 6 Nations: Scotland v Italy (Murrayfield) |
| 28th | RBS 6 Nations: Ireland v England (Croke Park) |
| March | |
| 10th -13th | National Hunt Festival (Cheltenham) |
| 14th | RBS 6 Nations: Scotland v Ireland (Murrayfield) |
| 14th | RBS 6 Nations: Italy v Wales (Stadio Flaminio) |
| 15th | RBS 6 Nations: England v France (Twickenham) |
| 21st | RBS 6 Nations: England v Scotland (Twickenham) |
| 21st | RBS 6 Nations: Wales v Ireland (Millennium Stadium) |
| 21st | RBS 6 Nations: Italy v France (Stadio Flaminio) |
| April | |
| 2nd - 4th | John Smith's Grand National (Aintree) |
| May | |
| 7th - 11th | 1st Test Match, England v Sri Lanka (Lord's) |
| 15th - 19th | 2nd Test Match, England v Sri Lanka (Chester le Street) |
| 19th - 23rd | Chelsea Flower Show (Royal Hospital Chelsea) |
| 24th | 1st ODI, England v Sri Lanka (Chester le Street) |
| 27th | 2nd ODI, England v Sri Lanka (Edgbaston) |
| 30th | 3rd ODI, England v Sri Lanka (Headingley) |
| June | |
| 8th - 14th | British Tennis Championships (Queens Club, London) |
| 16th - 20th | Royal Ascot (Ascot) |
| 21st | British Grand Prix (Silverstone) |
| 22nd June - 5th July | Wimbledon Championships (Wimbledon) |
| July | |
| 1st - 5th | Henley Royal Regatta (Henley) |
| 7th - 12th | Hampton Court Flower Show (Hampton Court Palace) |
| 8th - 12th | 1st Ashes Test, England v Australia (Cardiff) |
| 16th - 19th | The Open Championships (Turnberry, Scotland) |
| 16th - 20th | 2nd Ashes Test, England v Australia (Lord's) |
| 22nd - 26th | Tatton Park Flower Show (Tatton Park) |
| 3rd Ashes Test, England v Australia (Edgbaston) | |
| August | |
| 7th - 11th | 4th Ashes Test, England v Australia (Headingley) |
| 20th - 24th | 5th Ashes Test, England v Australia (Oval) |
