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