'The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival' is an annual music festival running from mid-July to mid-September and comprising over 70 Prom concerts, held mainly in London's Royal Albert Hall. There is also a series of Proms Chamber Music concerts at the nearby Cadogan Hall. During the season there is a least one Prom concert every evening, some of which are preceded by a related pre-Prom talk. International orchestras, conductors and soloists perform a wide range of music from the Middle Ages to the present day.

The Last Night of the Proms is one of the most popular classical music concerts in the world, watched and listened to by an audience of many millions around the globe. While it lives up to its reputation of a fun Last Night party celebrating British tradition, it equally encapsulates the spirit of the Proms, with leading international artists and an all-embracing programme, introducing new works alongside much-loved classics and bringing together the different themes of the season.

Proms in the Park now takes the Last Night party to Belfast, Swansea, Manchester and Glasgow as well as London, reflecting the increased interest in the Proms from around the UK.

The BBC Proms are promoted and broadcast by BBC Radio 3.