Eid Al Fitr festivities will be held around the UK as Muslims celebrate the end of Ramadan.
Eid al Fitr translates as "the festival of the breaking of the fast" and is one of the major holidays in the Muslim calendar.
In central London, Trafalgar Square will on May 7 host the Mayor of London's 17th Eid in the Square, a festival developed by grassroots Muslim organisations.
For the first time this year, the international Edgbaston cricket stadium in Birmingham is being used to celebrate Eid Al Fitr with 2,000 people on Monday.
Organisers at the Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre, will also host another Eid celebration in Small Heath Park and welcome an estimated 20,000 people.
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'Eid in the Square 2022' celebrations will be taking place in Trafalgar Square in London on May 7. Getty Images -
The London Eid Festival will take place at Westfield in Shepherds Bush, London, on May 7 and 8. Getty Images -
Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre will host Eid prayers and celebrations at Edgbaston cricket stadium in Birmingham on either May 1 or 2. Photo: Green Lane Masjid & Community Centre / Twitter -
On May 2 the crescent moon will be visible in the sky over the city and the London Eye will amplify the sighting. The Eye will light up at 7.25pm, displaying the crescent at exactly the time it emerges in London. Getty Images -
'A Welcome To Shawwal & Eid' celebrations will be held at the Northala Fields View Point in London on May 1. Getty Images -
The Eid Comedy Jam will be hosted at the Library at Willesden Green, above, on Sunday evening. There will also be a Comedy Jam in Manchester at the Pakistani Community Centre. Photo: Wikimedia Commons -
The 1 Eid Festival will be taking place in Ilford, East London, on the weekend beginning April 30. Photo: 1Eid Festival/Facebook -
Manchester will host a number of Eid celebrations, with 'Eid in the Park Manchester' at Platt Fields Park, on both May 1 and May 2. Getty Images
“We have worked with the Edgbaston team on a number of projects and have been impressed by their professionalism and genuine commitment to support the local community,” said Kamran Hussain, chief executive of Green Lane Masjid, a leading UK mosque in Birmingham.
In Manchester, more than 10,000 people at Eid in the Park, which has become of the fastest growing events and is now, at Platt Fields Park, in its seventh year.
Two other events are being held in Ilford, East London, and another at Shepherd's Bush in West London.
The Ilford event is back at Goodmayes Park for its 16th year and the Shepherd’s Bush event at Westfield Shopping Centre is now in its third year.
