Key dates for your diary: A yearly calendar of events relating to the arts, culture, philanthropy, fashion, food and wine, sport and popular culture…
| When | What | Where |
| January | Japanese New Year (December 31-January 1) | Japan |
| January | Taste Festival (late December-early January) | Hobart |
| January | London Art Fair | London |
| January | UNICEF Ball | LA |
| January | Winter Jazzfest (early-mid January) | New York |
| January | Golden Globes (early-mid January) | LA |
| January | New Orleans Mardi Gras | New Orleans |
| January | Palm Springs International Film Festival (mid-late January) | Palm Springs |
| January | Sundance Film Festival (mid-late January) | Utah |
| January | Cayman Cookout | Cayman Islands |
| January | Fashion week – Autumn-Winter: Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| January | Fashion week – Autumn-Winter: Berlin | Berlin |
| January | Fashion week – Autumn-Winter: Stockholm | Stockholm |
| January | Boston Wine Festival | Boston |
| January | Napa Truffle Festival (mid January) | Napa |
| January | Santa Barbara International Film Festival | Santa Barbara |
| January | SAG Awards (late January) | LA |
| January | Australian Open tennis (mid-late January) | Melbourne |
| January | Grammy Awards (late January) | LA |
| January | Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards | Melbourne |
| January | Australia Day (January 26) | Australia |
| January | Palm Beach Wine Auction | Palm Beach |
| January | Fashion week – Autumn-Winter: Barcelona | Barcelona |
| January | Fashion week – Autumn-Winter: Copenhagen (late January-early February) | Copenhagen |
| January | Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week | Paris |
| January | Midsumma Festival (January-February) | Melbourne |
| January | Chinese New Year (January-February) | Various |
| February | Fashion week – Autumn-Winter: Copenhagen (late January-early February) | Copenhagen |
| February | Midsumma Festival (January-February) | Melbourne |
| February | Chinese New Year (January-February) | Various |
| February | Venice Carnival | Venice |
| February | Nice Carnival | Nice |
| February | Super Bowl | United States |
| February | Writers Guild of America Award | LA |
| February | BAFTAs (early February) | London |
| February | Berlinale – Berlin Film Festival (early-mid February) | Berlin |
| February | Valentine’s Day (February 14) | Various |
| February | Fashion week – Autumn-Winter: New York (early-mid February) | New York |
| February | Fashion week – Autumn-Winter: London (mid February) | London |
| February | Fashion week – Autumn-Winter: Milan (mid-late February) | Milan |
| February | BRIT Awards | London |
| February | Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show | New York |
| February | Academy Awards (late February) | LA |
| February | South Beach Wine & Food Festival | Miami |
| February | Victoires de la Musique | Paris |
| February | Paris Carnival | Paris |
| February | César Awards | Paris |
| February | Fashion week – Autumn-Winter: Paris (late February-early March) | Paris |
| February | Fashion week – Autumn-Winter: Buenos Aires (late February) | Buenos Aires |
| February | Perth International Arts Festival (February-March) | Perth |
| February | Rio Carnival | Rio de Janeiro |
| February | Melbourne Food and Wine Festival (end February-mid March) | Melbourne |
| March | Fashion week – Autumn-Winter: Paris (late February-early March) | Paris |
| March | Melbourne Food and Wine Festival (end February-mid March) | Melbourne |
| March | Miami Intenational Film Festival | Miami |
| March | Sydney Mardi Gras | Sydney |
| March | Perth International Arts Festival (February-March) | Perth |
| March | Dubai International Horse Fair and Arabian Horse Championship | Dubai |
| March | Mother’s Day (UK, Ireland) | Various |
| March | Fashion week: Melbourne (mid March) | Melbourne |
| March | Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Joburg – Autumn Winter | Johannesburg |
| March | South by Southwest – Film, Music and Interactive Conferences (mid March) | Texas |
| March | St Patrick’s Day (March 17) | Ireland |
| March | Fashion week – Autumn-Winter: Toronto (mid March) | Toronto |
| March | Fashion week: Lisbon and Porto | Lisbon and Porto |
| March | Adelaide Festival | Adelaide |
| March | Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo | Tokyo |
| March | The Boat Race (Oxford/Cambridge) (late March or early April) | London |
| March | Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia (late March-mid April) | Moscow |
| March | Melbourne International Comedy Festival (late March-mid April) | Melbourne |
| March | Sakura cherry blossom season (late March-early May) | Japan |
| March | Fashion week – Spring-Summer: Sao Paulo | Sao Paulo |
| April | Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia (late March-mid April) | Moscow |
| April | Melbourne International Comedy Festival (late March-mid April) | Melbourne |
| April | Sakura cherry blossom season (late March-early May) | Japan |
| April | Cornwall Spring Flower Show (early April) | Cornwall |
| April | Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show | Melbourne |
| April | Tribeca Film Festival (mid-late April) | New York |
| April | Milan Furniture Fair | Milan |
| April | New York City Jazz Festival | New York |
| April | Fashion Forward 2014 | Dubai |
| April | Fashion week – Autumn-Winter: Dubai | Dubai |
| April | Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia | Sydney |
| April | Fashion week – Fashion Rio | Rio de Janeiro |
| April | French Quarter Wine Festival | New Orleans |
| April | Freedom Day (April 27) | South Africa |
| April | Beverly Hills Film Festival | LA |
| April | San Francisco International Film Festival (late April-early May) | San Francisco |
| May | Sakura cherry blossom season (late March-early May) | Japan |
| May | San Francisco International Film Festival (late April-early May) | San Francisco |
| May | White House Correspondents’ Dinner | Washington DC |
| May | MET Gala (early May) | New York |
| May | Badminton Horse Trials (early May) | Gloucestershire |
| May | Eurovision | Various |
| May | Mother’s Day (Australia, NZ, US, Canada) | Various |
| May | Royal Windsor Horse Show (mid-May) | Berkshire |
| May | Glyndebourne Festival (mid-May to August) | East Sussex |
| May | Nantucket Wine Festival | Nantucket |
| May | Cannes (mid-late May) | Cannes |
| May | Asia Fashion Exchange: Audi Fashion Festival | Singapore |
| May | Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo | Tokyo |
| May | Sydney Writers’ Festival | Sydney |
| May | The Manhattan Cocktail Classic | New York |
| May | Seattle International Film Festival (mid-May to early June) | Seattle |
| May | French Open tennis (late May-early June) | Paris |
| May | The Lord’s One Day International Match (late May) | London |
| May | Pulitzer Prizewinners in journalism and the arts luncheon | New York |
| May | Annual High Line Spring Benefit | New York |
| May | Hamptons season (Memorial Day in May until Labor Day in September) | Hamptons |
| May | New Orleans Wine & Food Experience | New Orleans |
| May | Atlanta Food and Wine Festival | Atlanta |
| May | Chelsea Flower Show (late May) | London |
| May | Art Basel Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| May | Monaco Grand Prix | Monaco |
| May | Melbourne International Jazz Festival (late May-early June) | Melbourne |
| May | Carnaval San Francisco | San Francisco |
| May | Charlottetown Festival (late May-mid October) | Prince Edward Island |
| June | Seattle International Film Festival (mid-May to early June) | Seattle |
| June | French Open tennis (late May-early June) | Paris |
| June | Hamptons season (Memorial Day in May until Labor Day in September) | Hamptons |
| June | Festa della Repubblica (June 2) | Italy |
| June | London International Wine Fair | London |
| June | Tony Awards (early June) | New York |
| June | Sydney Film Festival (early-mid June) | Sydney |
| June | Aegon International Tennis | East Sussex |
| June | Royal Academy summer exhibition (June-August) | London |
| June | Royal Ascot week (mid-late June) | Berkshire |
| June | Art Basel | Basel |
| June | Father’s Day (US, Canada, UK, Ireland) | Various |
| June | The Lord’s Test Match (mid June) | London |
| June | Los Angeles Film Festival | LA |
| June | Museum Mile Festival | New York |
| June | Charlottetown Festival (late May-mid October) | Prince Edward Island |
| June | Miles Franklin Award | Sydney |
| June | Edinburgh International Film Festival (mid-late June) | Edinburgh |
| June | Veuve Cliquot Gold Cup Polo | Cowdray Park |
| June | Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction | London |
| June | Wimbledon (late June-early July) | London |
| June | Man Booker International Prize | London |
| June | Paris Cinema Film Festival (late June-early July) | Paris |
| June | Glyndebourne Festival (mid-May to August) | East Sussex |
| June | Vancouver International Jazz Festival (late June-early July) | Vancouver |
| July | Canada Day (July 1) | Canada |
| July | Vancouver International Jazz Festival (late June-early July) | Vancouver |
| July | Paris Cinema Film Festival (late June-early July) | Paris |
| July | Wimbledon (late June-early July) | London |
| July | Independence Day (July 4) | US |
| July | Henley Royal Regatta (early July) | Henley-on-Thames |
| July | Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week | Paris |
| July | Hamptons season (Memorial Day in May until Labor Day in September) | Hamptons |
| July | Bastille Day (July 14) | France |
| July | Charlottetown Festival (late May-mid October) | Prince Edward Island |
| July | California Wine Festival | Santa Barbara |
| July | Glyndebourne Festival (mid-May to August) | East Sussex |
| July | Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival | Montreal |
| July | Fashion week – Spring-Summer: Berlin | Berlin |
| July | Fashion week: Capetown | Capetown |
| July | Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Amsterdam | Amsterdam |
| July | Royal Academy summer exhibition (June-August) | London |
| July | The Lord’s Test Match (mid July) | London |
| July | Hurlingham Polo Association’s International Day | Berkshire |
| July | Glorious Goodwood (late July-early August) | West Sussex |
| July | Melbourne International Film Festival (late July-early August) | Melbourne |
| August | National Day (August 9) | Singapore |
| August | Melbourne International Film Festival (late July-early August) | Melbourne |
| August | Newport Jazz Festival | Rhode Island |
| August | Hamptons season (Memorial Day in May until Labor Day in September) | Hamptons |
| August | Cowes Week (early August) | The Solent |
| August | Glyndebourne Festival (mid-May to August) | East Sussex |
| August | Glorious Goodwood (late July-early August) | West Sussex |
| August | Edinburgh Comedy Festival | Edinburgh |
| August | Royal Academy summer exhibition (June-August) | London |
| August | The Glorious Twelfth – start of the grouse season (August 12-December 10) | UK and Ireland |
| August | Charlottetown Festival (late May-mid October) | Prince Edward Island |
| August | Fashion week – Spring-Summer: Stockholm | Stockholm |
| August | US Open tennis (late August-early September) | New York |
| August | La Biennale di Venezia, Venice Film Festival (late August-early September) | Venice |
| August | Emmy Awards | LA |
| August | Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival | LA |
| August | Telluride Film Festival (late August-early September) | Colorado |
| August | Hampton Classic Horse Show (late August-early September) | Hamptons |
| August | Sonoma Wine Country Weekend | Sonoma |
| August | Melbourne Writers Festival (August-September) | Melbourne |
| August | Festival of Dangerous Ideas | Sydney |
| September | Deauville Film Festival (early-mid September) | Deauville |
| September | US Open tennis (late August-early September) | New York |
| September | La Biennale di Venezia, Venice Film Festival (late August-early September) | Venice |
| September | Melbourne Writers Festival (August-September) | Melbourne |
| September | Hamptons season (Memorial Day in May until Labor Day in September) | Hamptons |
| September | Last night at The Proms (early September) | London |
| September | Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest | Rhinebeck |
| September | Charlottetown Festival (late May-mid October) | Prince Edward Island |
| September | Toronto International Film Festival (early-mid September) | Toronto |
| September | Fashion week – Spring-Summer: New York (early-mid September) | New York |
| September | Father’s Day (Australia, NZ) | Various |
| September | Metropolitan Opera season (September-May) | New York |
| September | Fashion week – Spring-Summer: London (mid September) | London |
| September | New York Film Festival (September-October) | New York |
| September | Fashion week – Spring-Summer: Milan (mid-late September) | Milan |
| September | Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival | Newport |
| September | Vancouver International Film Festival | Vancouver |
| September | Fashion week – Spring-Summer: Paris (late September-early October) | Paris |
| October | Fashion week – Spring-Summer: Paris (late September-early October) | Paris |
| October | German Unity Day (October 3) | Germany |
| October | Fashion week – Spring-Summer: Los Angeles (early-mid October) | LA |
| October | Fiesta Nacional de España (October 12) | Spain |
| October | London Film Festival | London |
| October | The Man Booker Prize for Fiction | London |
| October | Charlottetown Festival (late May-mid October) | Prince Edward Island |
| October | Fashion week – Spring-Summer: Miami | Miami |
| October | Fashion week: Lisbon and Porto | Lisbon and Porto |
| October | Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo | Tokyo |
| October | Melbourne International Arts Festival | Melbourne |
| October | American Red Cross Gala | New York |
| October | New York City Wine and Food Festival | New York |
| October | UNICEF Masquerade Ball | New York |
| October | UNICEF Children’s Champion Award Dinner | Boston |
| October | Chicago International Film Festival (mid October) | Chicago |
| October | Fashion week – Autumn-Winter: Sao Paulo | Sao Paulo |
| October | Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia | Moscow |
| October | Wangaratta Festival of Jazz (late October-early November) | Wangaratta |
| November | Wangaratta Festival of Jazz (late October-early November) | Wangaratta |
| November | Rome Film Festival | Rome |
| November | Big Sur Food & Wine Festival | Big Sur |
| November | Spring Racing Carnival (October-November) and Melbourne Cup (November) | Melbourne |
| November | Fashion week – Autumn-Winter: Rio | Rio de Janeiro |
| November | Fashion week – Spring-Summer: Dubai | Dubai |
| November | Le Bal des Débutantes (Crillon Ball) | Paris |
| November | Torino Film Festival | Turin |
| November | Barbados Food and Wine and Rum Festival | Barbados |
| November | AFI Los Angeles Film Festival | LA |
| December | National Day (December 2) | United Arab Emirates |
| December | Art Basel Miami Beach (early December) | Miami |
| December | LIFE’s Lady in Red Gala | Palm Beach |
| December | UNICEF Snowflake Ball | New York |
| December | International Debutante Ball (every second year) | New York |
| December | Nobel Prize Week | Stockholm |
| December | Dubai Film Festival | Dubai |
| December | Taste Festival (late December-early January) | Hobart |
| All year | West End and Broadway theatre openings | |
| Film, exhibition and ballet openings | ||
| Openings for restaurants, bars, hotels, stores, and book launches | ||
| Other film, arts, music, writers, fashion, comedy festivals and concerts | ||
| Other tennis, equestrian, polo, skiing, yachting, and sporting events | ||
| Charity breakfasts, lunches, dinners, balls | ||
| Embassy dinners, conferences and professional events | ||
| Antique and furniture fairs, country fairs, food and wine events | ||
| University events, school and university reunions | ||
| Art, fashion student shows | ||
| Family and friends’ weddings, royal weddings, celebrities weddings | ||
| Birthday parties, wedding anniversaries | ||
| Other events | Olympics – summer and winter | |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
What do you think is missing? Or is something incorrect? Leave a comment to let me know.
Natasha xx
