Special Offers & World Events Calendar

World Events Calendar

• Here’s a list of events that might be going on in your destination while you’re away.
• January
  01: New Year's Day
  02 - 02 Feb: Dubai Shopping Festival - Dubai 
  05 - 28: Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival - China
  13 - 26: Australian Open tennis - Melbourne, Australia
  14: Jaipur Kite Festival - India
  20: Martin Luther King Day – USA
  26: Australia Day
  31: Chinese New Year

• February
  05 - 11: Yuki Matsuri Snow Festival - Japan
  06: Waitangi Day - New Zealand
  06 – 13: New York Fashion Week
  07 – 02 Mar: Sydney Mardi Gras - Australia
  14: Valentine’s Day
  15 – 14 Mar: Venice Carnevale - Italy 
  17: Washington’s Birthday / President’s Day - USA
  27 – 05 Mar: Barcelona Carnival - Spain
  27 - 04 Mar: Cologne Carnival - Germany
  28 – 04 Mar: Rio De Janeiro Carnival - Brazil

• March
  04: New Orleans Mardi Gras – USA
  05: Ash Wednesday
  07 – 16: SXSW Music Festival – Texas 
  17: St Patrick’s Day - Ireland
  17: Holi Colour Festival – India
  21 - 30: Winter Music Conference - Miami Beach USA
  26 – 20 April: Melbourne International Comedy Festival - Australia

• April
  01: April Fool’s Day
  11 – 20: Coachella Valley Music Festival - USA
  13 - 15: Thai New Year (Songkran) – Thailand
  18: Good Friday
  20: Easter Sunday 
  25: ANZAC Day – Australia, New Zealand, Turkey
  30: Koninginnedag ‘Queens Birthday’ - The Netherlands

• May
  01: May Day – (westernised countries in the northern hemisphere)
  05: Bank Holiday - UK
  12 – 03 June: Prague Spring International Music Festival - Czech Republic 
  14 - 25: Cannes Film Festival - France
  22 – 02 June: Bath International Music Festival – England
  26: Bank Holiday - UK
  26: Memorial Day - USA

• June
  25 – 29: Glastonbury Festival – UK 
  29 – 06 July: Roskilde Festival – Copenhagen, Denmark

• July 
  01: Canada Day
  04: Independence Day - USA
  04 - 06: Wireless Music Festival - England
  04 - 13: Calgary Stampede - Canada 
  04 - 19: Montreux International Jazz Festival – Switzerland 
  06 - 15: San Fermin Festival (running with bulls) – Pamplona, Spain
  14: Bastille Day – France

• August

  01 – 03: Lollapalooza – Chicago, USA
  01 - 25: Edinburgh Fringe Festival – Scotland
  08 - 31: Edinburgh International Festival - Scotland
  25: Bank Holiday – UK
  25 – 1 Sept: Burning Man Festival – USA
  27: La Tomatina Festival - Spain

• September

  01: Labor Day - USA
  04 - 07: Bestival - Isle of Wight, UK 
  16: Mexican Independence Day
  20 – 05 Oct: Oktoberfest - Munich, Germany*

• October 
  13: Columbus Day - USA
  23: Diwali - Festival of Lights; Hindu communities
  31: Halloween

• November
  01-02: Day of the Dead Festival – Mexico
  04: Melbourne Cup Day
  11: Remembrance Day – Australia
  11: Veterans Day – USA
  27: Thanksgiving Day - USA

• December
  25: Christmas Day
  29 - 31: Rhythm and Vines Festival - New Zealand
  30 – 01 Jan: Hogmanay Street Festival – Edinburgh, Scotland
  31: New Years Eve - WORLDWIDE