Events of the Year

Awards & Prizes

• ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES - the Oscars.
• ACE AWARDS - the ACE Awards was created in 1996 to pay homage to those individuals and groups that have made great strides in raising the awareness of the accessories industry.
• AFI | AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE AWARDS
• AFI | LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS
• AMERICA'S CUP - the most prestigious regatta and match race in the sport of sailing, and the oldest active trophy in international sport, predating the Modern Olympics by 45 years.
• AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS
• ANNA POLITKOVSKAYA AWARD
• AWARDS WATCH - by Hollywood Reporter.
• BAFTA AWARDS | BRITISH ACADEMY OF FILM AND TELEVISION ARTS
• BAMBI AWARD - Germany's most important media award.
• BET AWARDS - Black Entertainment Television.
• BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS
• BMI AWARDS - music awards.
• BOCUSE D'OR - World Cuisine Contest.
• BOOKER PRIZE - promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the year.
• BRANDNEW AWARDS - "Innovation in sports."
• BRIT AWARDS - the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards.
• BRITISH FASHION AWARDS - the ultimate industry accolades for British designers and fashion industry.
• BROADCAST FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARD - commonly called the Critics' Choice Awards.
• CAR of the YEAR AWARDS - ICOTY | International Car of the Year Awards
• CARNEGIE ART AWARD - to promote Nordic contemporary painting.
• CFDA FASHION AWARDS - Council of Fashion Designers of America.
• CHEF'S CHOICE AWARD
• CNBC EUROPEAN BUSINESS LEADERS AWARDS
• CRIME THRILLER AWARDS - British awards ceremony dedicated to crime thriller fiction.
• CRITIC'S CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS - Broadcast Film Critics Association.
• DAS GOLDENE LENKRAD - yearly German car awards.
• DIVA | Deutscher Entertainment Preis - yearly German entertainment awards.
• EFFIE AWARDS - mission: to recognize, educate and encourage effectiveness among the marketing communications industry.
• EIGA | EUROPEAN INNOVATIVE GAMES AWARD
• EISA AWARDS - European Imaging and Sound Association.
• ELLE STYLE AWARDS
• EMMY AWARDS - a television production award focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards.
• ESPY AWARDS - an annual awards event created and broadcast by American cable television network ESPN to celebrate their legacy as a sport channel.
• EUROPEAN UNION PRIZE FOR CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE - Mies van der Rohe Award.
• FIFI AWARDS - each year, The Fragrance Foundation celebrates the "FiFi," the "Oscars" of the fragrance world.
• FRISBEE DOG WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
• GLOBAL MOBILE AWARDS - awarded yearly by Mobile World Congress.
• GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS - are presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to recognize outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry, both domestic and foreign.
• GOLDEN LION - the highest prize given to a film at the Biennale Venice Film Festival.
• GOLDEN RASPBERRY AWARD - The Razzie Award for Worst Actor is an award presented at the annual Golden Raspberry Awards to the worst actor of the previous year.
• GRAMMY AWARDS - are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry.
• HALL OF FAME - lists of halls and walks of fame.
• HEISMAN TROPHY - the most prestigious award in college football.
• IG NOBEL PRIZE - for achievements that first make people LAUGH then make them THINK.
• INDEX AWARD - design to improve life.
• ISPO BRANDNEW AWARDS - "Innovation in sports."
• KENNEDY CENTER HONORS - awarded annually for exemplary lifetime achievement in the performing arts.
• LUXURIA AWARDS - the European luxury awards.
• MALKO PRIZE - for young conductors.
• MIES VAN DER ROHE AWARD - European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture.
• MONTE-CARLO TELEVISION FESTIVAL - the best programmes are awarded with the prestigious Golden Nymph.
• MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS
• MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS
• NAACP IMAGE AWARDS
• NATIONAL TELEVISION AWARDS - a British television awards ceremony, broadcast by the ITV network.
• PEABODY AWARDS - are annual, international awards for excellence in radio and television broadcasting.
• PENTAWARDS
• PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS - an awards show recognizing the people and the work of popular culture.
• SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS
• SONNING PRIZE - Denmark's largest cultural award.
• SUSHI SAMURAI AWARDS
• TEEN CHOICE AWARDS
• THE EDGAR AWARDS - named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. They honor the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television, film, and theatre published or produced in the previous year.
• THE GERSHWIN PRIZE FOR POLULAR SONG
• THE GOLDEN NEEDLE FASHION AWARD
• THE GOLDEN RASBERRY AWARD - aka 'The Razzie Awards'. Intended to counterpoint the Academy Awards' Oscars by dishonoring (or honoring) the worst acting, screenwriting, songwriting, directing, and films.
• THE LIBERTY MEDAL - awarded annually by the National Constitution Center to men and women of courage and conviction who have strived to secure the blessings of liberty to people the world over.
• THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE - promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the year.
• THE OSCARS - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards.
• THE PULITZER PRIZES - honoring excellence in journalism and the arts since 1917.
• TONY AWARDS - recognize achievement in live American theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League[1] at an annual ceremony in New York City.
• WOMEN'S WORLD AWARDS
• WORLD AIRLINE AWARDS
• WORLD CAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS
• WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS
• WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA AWARDS - for outstanding achievements in film, television, and radio.

Events of the Year

• 33rd AMERICA'S CUP - official site.
• 62ND, 63RD & 64TH FILM FESTIVALS DE CANNES
• 2010 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE CALENDAR
• A LITTLE WHITE WEDDING CHAPEL - on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada has been the site of many "quickie" celebrity weddings. It is noted for its Drive-Thru Tunnel of Vows. It was established in 1951, and has married about 800,000 couples.
• ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES - the Oscar awards.
• 24 HOURS OF DAYTONA
• ARENA VERONA - yearly opera festival.
• ASPEN FILMFEST
• ATP WORLD TOUR | ASSOCIATION OF TENNIS PROFESSIONALS - most visited web site dedicated to men's professional tennis year.
• BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW - in association with Farnborough International.
• BAYREUTHER FESTSPIELE | BAYREUTH FESTIVAL - Richard Wagner.
• BERGMAN WEEK
• BERLINALE | INTERNATIONALE FILMFESTSPIELE BERLIN - Berlin Film Festival.
• BOSTON MARATHON
• BRAZILIAN CARNAVAL
• BRIDGEHAMPTON POLO TOURNAMENTS
• BRITAINS GOT TALENT - with Susan Boyle!
• CAESARS PALACE (LAS VEGAS) - calendar of events.
• CAMINO DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA - the 1000 year old pilgrimage to the shrine of St. James in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela is known in English as the Way of St. James and in Galician as the Camiño de Santiago.
• CARNEGIE HALL - official site.
• CARNEVAL DI VENEZIA | CARNIVAL OF VENICE - February each year.
• CEO CHALLENGES - when business competition isn't enough.
• CES | CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW - non-public trade show held each January in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
• CHELTEMHAM RACECOURSE
• CHOCOLATE TRENDS FASHION SHOW
• CLARION EVENTS - one of the UK's leading exhibition and event organisers.
• CONCORSO D'ELEGANZA VILLA D'ESTE - the most significant of all events celebrating the mystique of Historic Cars.
• COPENHAGEN DESIGN WEEK - explores design that matters: ideas, concepts, products and services.
• COPENHAGEN FASHION WEEK
• CPH: PIX | COPENHAGEN FILM FESTIVAL
• DAKAR RALLY - annual rally raid type of off-road automobile race.
• DAVIS CUP - the premier international team event in men's tennis.
• DEAUVILLE AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
• DER OPERNBALL | VIENNA OPERA BALL
• DERBY HORSE RACES
• DSEI - Defence Systems & Equipment International.
• DUBAI AIRSHOW - International Aerospace exhibition. The fastest growing air show in the world's fastest growing region.
• EAA AIR VENTURE OSHKOSH - "The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration".
• EDINBURGH FESTIVALS - take place during August each year.
• EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO - takes place annually throughout August.
• EPSOM DERBY (THE DERBY) - a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and fillies. 1st prize: £709,625 (2009).
• EUROVISION SONG CONTEST
• EVENTFUL - find local events: concerts, festivals and more upcoming events.
• EXPO 2010 SHANGHAI CHINA
• FARNBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW - one of the world's most iconic global aviation events held biennially in Hampshire, England.
• FATHER'S DAY
• FIESTA OF SAN FERMIN - Pamplona bull run. "The Running of the Bulls."
• FILM FESTIVAL DE CANNES
• FORMULA 1 - the official Formula 1 website.
• FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR | FRANKFURTER BUCHMESSE
• FRENCH OPEN - billed as the most challenging of all the tennis grand slams.
• FRIDAY THE 13TH - Wikipedia.
• FRIEZE ART FAIR - takes place every October in Regent’s Park, London.
• GAY PRIDE EVENTS
• GENEVA INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW
• GIRO D'ITALIA
• GROUNDHOG DAY - holiday celebrated on February 2. It is held in the United States and Canada.
• GSMA | MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS
• HARBIN SNOW AND ICE FESTIVAL - China.
• HAMPTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
• HI SEOUL FESTIVAL - seasonal cultural festival held four times a year.
• HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | IFF
• IMM COLOGNE - showcases the home interiors of the future.
• INDIANAPOLIS 500
• INTERNATIONAL CES | CONSUMER ELECTRONIC SHOW 2010 - Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
• INTERNATIONAL LEFTHANDERS DAY
• INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW | Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung - world´s leading automotive fair at Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
• INTERNATIONAL TROMBONE FESTIVAL
• INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY - has been observed since in the early 1900's, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.
• IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - for triathletes (Hawaii).
• ISPO - since 1970. International Trade Show for Sports Equipment and Fashion: The Universe of Sports with eleven Worlds of Sports at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre. Twice a year. Trade visitors only.
• ITB BERLIN - the world's leading travel trade show.
• KARLOVY VARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
• KENTUCKY DERBY
• KODAK THEATRE
• LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA
• LA TOMATINA - "The Tomato Party in Valencia, Spain." Yearly tomato fight festival on the last Wednesday of August.
• LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER
• LAS VEGAS EVENTS
• LE MANS
• LEFT HANDERS' DAY - August 13th. "Celebrate your right to be left-handed."
• LIBERATUM - aims to connect Britain’s finest cultural and media minds with the rest of the world through world-class festivals and significant cultural celebrations.
• LONDON FASHION WEEK
• LONDON FILM FESTIVAL
• MACMILLAN CELEBRITY CHRISTMAS STOCKING AUCTION - one of the most glamorous events in the London Special Events calendar.
• MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK - "The World's Most Famous Arena. MSG is located on Seventh Avenue between 31st and 33rd streets in New York City, and is home to the New York Knicks, New York Rangers, New York Liberty, and the best concerts and family events in the Tri-State area."
• MADISON SQUARE GARDEN - calendar of events.
• MALKO COMPETITION - for young conductors.
• MASTERS TOURNAMENT
• MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
• MILAN FASHION WEEK
• MILLIONAIRE FAIR - "Discover a world of maximum enjoyment. Familiarise yourself with the best that the top names of the international luxury goods industry have to offer."
• MISS TEEN INTERNATIONAL
• MISS UNIVERSE
• MISS WORLD
• MONACO EVENTS
• MONACO YACHT SHOW - September 23th-26th, 2009.
• MONTE-CARLO RED CROSS GALA BALL - August.
• MONTE-CARLO TELEVISION FESTIVAL - the best programmes are awarded with the prestigious Golden Nymph.
• MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL
• MOTHER'S DAY
• MUMBAI FILM FESTIVAL
• NEW YORK CITY MARATHON
• NEW YORK COMEDY FESTIVAL
• NEW YORK FASHION WEEK
• NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL
• NOBEL PRIZE
• NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW - Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
• O2 ARENA, LONDON
• OKTOBERFEST 2010 - a 16-day festival held each year in Munich, Germany, running from September 18 to October 3. It is one of the most famous events in Germany and the world's largest fair, with some six million people attending every year.
• OLYMPIC GAMES - IOC official website of the Olympic Movement.
• OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE - a rowing race in England between the Oxford University Boat Club and the Cambridge University Boat Club, rowed between competing eights each spring on the Thames in London.
• PAMPLONA BULL RUN - The Fiesta of San Fermin. "The Running of the Bulls."
• PARIS FASHION WEEK
• PEACE ONE DAY - 21 September: the annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence adopted by the UN as Day of Peace.
• PGA TOUR | THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP - golf.
• PHOTOKINA - the world's leading fair for photography and imaging.
• PIRELLI CALENDAR - famous for its limited availability because it is not sold and is only given as a corporate gift to a restricted number of important Pirelli customers and celebrity VIPs. The Pirelli Calendar is perhaps the world's only prestigious and exclusive "girly" calendar, featuring pictures generally considered glamour photography including artistic nudes. It has become an annual publication that dates back to 1964.
• PMA INTERNATIONAL COVENTION AND TRADE SHOW - The Worldwide Community of Image Associations.
• PORSCHE TENNIS GRAND PRIX
• PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S WEEKLY VIDEO ADDRESS
• PULIZER PRIZES - U.S. award for achievements in newspaper journalism, literature and musical composition.
• QUIGLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY - publishers of the yearly international motion picture, television & video almanacs.
• RADIO CITY HALL, NEW YORK
• RALLYE MONTE-CARLO HISTORIQUE
• RIBA | ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS - the RIBA Stirling Prize award.
• RIO CARNIVAL - February each year.
• ROSKILDE MUSIC FESTIVAL - beginning of July each year.
• ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON - entertaining the world.
• ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE - gala evening held annually in the United Kingdom, which is attended by senior members of the British Royal Family. The performance showcases a variety of family entertainment, including comedy, singing, dance, magic and other speciality acts, with many of the performers and hosts being popular celebrities.
• RYDER CUP - golf.
• SALONE INTERNAZIONALE DEL MOBILE | MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR
• SAO PAULO FASHION WEEK
• SEMA - the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world.
• SINGAPORE AIRSHOW - "Asia's Biggest For Aviation's Finest."
• SPIRIT OF SPEYSIDE WHISKY FESTIVAL
• SPORTS ILLUSTRATED COVERS: - 1964-2008
• ST. MORITZ EVENTS
• ST. MORITZ POLO WORLD CUP ON SNOW
• STAPLES CENTER - located in Los Angeles it has established itself as a world-class arena and the Sports and Entertainment Center of the World.
• STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS - annual address presented before by the President of the United States to the United States Congress.
• SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
• SUPER BOWL XLIV - American football game pitting the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Indianapolis Colts against the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New Orleans Saints to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2009 season.
• SUPER SIX: WORLD BOXING CLASSIC - the super middleweights: Arthur Abraham, Andre "The Matrix" Dirrell, Carl "The Cobra" Froch, Mikkel "Viking Warrior" Kessler, Jermain "Bad Intentions" Taylor, Andre "S.O.G." Ward.
• TENNIS MASTERS CUP
• THANKSGIVING - a harvest festival celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada.
• THE ENVELOPE - the awards insider.
• THE FRENCH OPEN | ROLAND GARROS
• THE GRAND NATIONAL
• The International Men's Day is an international holiday since 1999 and is celebrated worldwide on the first Saturday of November.
• THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TODAY
• THE O2 ARENA LONDON
• THE PALIO HORSE RACE - Siena, Italy.
• THE PROMS - is an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually, predominantly in the ROYAL ALBERT HALL, London.
• THE WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW
• TIME'S PERSON of the YEAR
• TORONTO INTERNATINAL FILM FESTIVAL
• TOUR DE FRANCE
• TOUR DOWN UNDER
• TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
• U.S. & WORLD POPULATION CLOCKS
• U.S. OPEN
• VALENTINE'S DAY
• VENICE FILM FESTIVAL | LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA
• VIENNA OPERA BALL | DER OPERNBALL
• WGC | WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
• WHATS ON WHEN - worldwide event guide and travel inspiration.
• WHEN IS - dates of religious and civil holidays around the world.
• WHITE TURF ST. MORITZ - "International Horse Races since 1907."
• WIMBLEDON TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
• WOMAN OF THE YEAR
• WORLD AIDS DAY
• WORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL
• WORLD ATHLETICS TOUR
• WORLD BARISTA CHAMPIONSHIP | WBC
• WORLD BOOK DAY - designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading.
• WORLD EARTH HOUR
• WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM - World-Class Governance.
• WORLD MEMORY CHAMPIONSHIPS
• WORLD PRESS PHOTO - known for organizing the world's largest and most prestigious press photography contest.
• WORLD OUTGAMES - welcomes participants for sports, the LGBT Human Rights conference and our culture program regardless of their sexual orientation, race, nationality or religious affiliation.
• WORLD WINTER MASTERS GAMES
• WTA WORLD TOUR | WOMEN'S TENNIS ASSOCIATION