Top Awards, High-End Events & Prizes of the Year
"Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away." - Marcus Aurelius (Roman emperor, AD 121-180).
EVENTS can refer to types of gatherings such as: a ceremony, for example, a marriage; society-wide ceremonies may mark annual or seasonal or recurrent events; a sports competition; a convention; an award ceremony; a happening, a performance or situation meant to be considered as art; a festival, for example, a musical event; a media event, a happening that attracts coverage by mass media; a party; a sporting event.
- EARTH CALENDAR - "A daybook of holidays and celebrations around the world. Holidays are listed by date, country, and religion."
- EGOT - an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony award.
- EVENTOGO - "The smartest way to find out all current events and upcoming events, including international trade shows, exhibitions, conventions, conferences, seminars, corporate events, company events, business events, entertainment events or personal events, etc."
- U.S. & WORLD POPULATION CLOCKS.
- WHATS ON WHEN - "The worldwide events guide from Frommer's." Events, festivals and parties.
- WORLD EVENTS CALENDAR - "The Traveler's Guide to the World's Greatest Events."
- WORLD EVENTS CALENDAR - published by the Council on Foreign Relations.
- WORLD EVENTS GUIDE - find an event by country, place, theme, date.
- ZAPADAY - "The open news agenda and global public calendar." Lets you see the future with day-by-day events, news stories, facts and trivia.
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 - 50 WORLD'S BEST RESTAURANTS - organised by Restaurant Magazine.
- ACADÉMIE DES CÉSAR | ACADÉMIE DES ARTS ET TECHNIQUES DU CINÉMA - the César Award is the national film award of France.
- 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
- AGA KHAN AWARD FOR ARCHITECTURE
- ALMA AWARDS - a distinction awarded to Latino performers. The word alma means spirit or soul.
- 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 ART AWARDS - "Honoring the Creative Force in Art."
- AMERICAN BOOK AWARD - established in 1978 by the Before Columbus Foundation. It seeks to recognize outstanding literary achievement by contemporary American authors, without restriction to race, sex, ethnic background, or genre.
- AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS
- ANDREW HARPER READERS' CHOICE AWARDS
- ANNA POLITKOVSKAYA AWARD
- APS | ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE AWARDS AND HONORS - United States.
- ASC AWARDS | THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS
- ASIAN FILM AWARDS
- Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award - Swedish children's literature award.
- AUSTRALIAN GOURMET TRAVELLER RESTAURANT GUIDE AWARDS
- AUTEUR AWARD - by International Press Academy.
- AVN AWARDS - called the "Oscars of porn". Movie awards sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine AVN (Adult Video News).
- AWARDS WATCH - by Hollywood Reporter.
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 - BAFTA AWARDS | BRITISH ACADEMY OF FILM AND TELEVISION ARTS
- BAMBI AWARD - Germany's most important media award.
- BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award - given to a sportsperson "who has made a major impact on the world of sport during their lifetime" each December.
- Bernhard Wicki Film Prize
- BET AWARDS - Black Entertainment Television.
- BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS
- BLACK REEL 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.
- BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS AWARDS
- BOWDOIN PRIZE - prestigious award given annually to Harvard University undergraduate and graduate students. It is considered among the highest academic commendations the University can bestow upon a student.
- BRANDNEW AWARDS - "Innovation in sports."
- BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR AWARD - annual award made by the journal Science for the most significant development in scientific research.
- BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR AWARDS - awarded since 2003 by Hollywood Life Magazine.
- BRICK AWARDS - one of the longest established and most widely respected design awards in the U.K. The Awards recognise excellence in design and construction using brick.
- BRIT AWARDS - the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards.
- BRITISH FASHION AWARDS - the ultimate industry accolades for British designers and fashion industry.
- BRITISH TRAVEL AWARDS
- BROADCAST FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARD - commonly called the Critics' Choice Awards.
- BUCKSBAUM AWARD - established in 2000 by the Bucksbaum Family Foundation and the Whitney Museum of American Art. It is awarded biannually "to honor an artist, living and working in the United States, whose work demonstrates a singular combination of talent and imagination." The $100,000 prize is the world's largest award given to an individual visual artist.
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 - CAR OF THE YEAR - yearly European car award.
- CARNEGIE ART AWARD - to promote Nordic contemporary painting.
- CÉSAR AWARD - the national film award of France, first given out in 1975.
- CFDA FASHION AWARDS - Council of Fashion Designers of America. Often called "the Oscars of fashion."
- CHEF'S CHOICE AWARD - The S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants.
- Clay Mathematics Institute Millennium Prizes
- CLAY RESEARCH AWARD - The Clay Mathematics Institute presents the Clay Research Award annually to recognize major breakthroughs in mathematical research.
- CNBC EUROPEAN BUSINESS LEADERS AWARDS
- CONDÉ NAST TRAVELLER - Readers' Spa Awards.
- CONFUCIUS PEACE PRIZE - counter peace prize created by the People's Republic of China in 2010 after dissident Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize.
- COTY AWARDS - the Coty American Fashion Critics' Awards (awarded 1943-1984). Limited to American-based fashion designers. Considered one of the most prestigious awards in the field of fashion.
- COWES WEEK - one of the longest-running regular regattas in the world. Having started in 1826.
- CREATIVE ARTS EMMY AWARDS - presented in recognition of technical and other similar achievements in American television programming.
- CRIME THRILLER AWARDS - British awards ceremony dedicated to crime thriller fiction.
- CRITIC'S CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS - Broadcast Film Critics Association.
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 - DAS GOLDENE LENKRAD - yearly German car awards.
- DILEY AWARD - presented every year since 1992 by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. It is given to the mystery title of the year which the member booksellers have most enjoyed selling.
- DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA AWARDS
- DIVA | Deutscher Entertainment Preis - since 1991. Yearly German entertainment awards.
- D.W. GRIFFITH AWARD - in 1953, the Directors Guild of America instituted the D. W. Griffith Award, its highest honor.
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 - EAT OUT AWARDS - by Time Out.
- Edgar Allan Poe Awards - 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.
- EFFIE AWARDS - mission: to recognize, educate and encourage effectiveness among the marketing communications industry.
- EGOT - an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony award.
- EIGA | EUROPEAN INNOVATIVE GAMES AWARD
- EISA AWARDS - (European Imaging and Sound Association). Audio & home theater awards.
- ELLE STYLE AWARDS
- EMMY AWARDS - since 1949. Television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards.
- EPICA AWARDS - "Europe's Premier Creative Awards."
- ESPY AWARDS | Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award - since 1993. An annual accolade presented by the American cable television network ESPN to recognize individual and team athletic achievement and other sports-related performance during the calendar year preceding a given annual ceremony.
- EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS - since 1988. The "European Oscars." The awards are presented in a total of 17 categories.
- European Powerboat of the Year - Düsseldorf International Boat Show.
- European Yacht of the Year - Düsseldorf International Boat Show.
- EUROPEAN UNION PRIZE FOR CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE - Mies van der Rohe Award.
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 - FIFI AWARDS - each year, The Fragrance Foundation celebrates the "FiFi," the "Oscars" of the fragrance world.
- FIPRESCI PRIZE | THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FILM CRITICS
- FRANK CAPRA ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
- FRISBEE DOG WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- FWA | FAVOURITE WEBSITE AWARDS - industry recognised internet award program and inspirational portal, established in May 2000.
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 - GALAXY BRITISH BOOK AWARDS - the Oscars of the book world.
- GAME CRITICS AWARDS - best of E3.
- GENIE AWARDS - given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
- GLAAD MEDIA AWARD - accolade bestowed by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the issues that affect their lives. In addition to film and television, the Awards also recognize achievements in other branches of the media and arts including theatre, music, print media and advertising.
- GLOBAL MOBILE AWARDS - awarded yearly by Mobile World Congress.
- GOLD DAGGER AWARDS - given annually by the Crime Writers' Association for the best crime novel of the year.
- GOLDEN BEAR - the most important prizes at the Berlinale are the Golden and Silver Bears.
- GOLDEN CLOWN AWARDS - International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
- GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS - presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to recognize outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry, both domestic and foreign.
- GOLDEN GLOBE CECIL B. DEMILLE AWARD
- GOLDEN LION - the highest prize given to a film at the Biennale Venice Film Festival.
- GOLDEN NYMPH - awarded the best television programmes at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival.
- GOLDEN PALM | PALME D'OR - the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival.
- GOLDEN RASPBERRY AWARDS - The Razzie Award for Worst Actor is an award presented at the annual Golden Raspberry Awards to the worst actor of the previous year.
- GOLDENE UNRUH - German award for new watches given on the last Thursday in February each year.
- GOURMAND WORLD COOKBOOK AWARDS - since 1995.
- GRAMMY AWARDS - presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry.
- GRAMOPHONE CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARDS
- Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève - contest between high-end watch manufacturers at the Geneva Watch Festival.
- GREEN PLUS YACHT AWARD - Monaco Yacht Show.
- GUGGENHEIM ART AWARDS
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 - HALL OF FAME - lists of halls and walks of fame.
- HAMPTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS
- Hans Christian Andersen Awards - known as the "Nobel Prize for childen's literature".
- HEISMAN TROPHY - the most prestigious award in college football.
- HOLLYWOOD AWARDS - Hollywood Film Festival.
- HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME - as of January 22, 2010 2,398 stars on The Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- HONG KONG FILM AWARDS | HKFA
- HUMANITARIAN AWARD - by International Press Academy.
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 - ICOTY | INTERNATIONAL CAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS - an annual award from Road & Travel Magazine.
- IG NOBEL PRIZE - for achievements that first make people LAUGH then make them THINK.
- IIFA | INTERNATIONAL INDIAN FILM ACADEMY AWARDS
- IMAGE AWARDS
- INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS - awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Usually awarded on the day before the Academy Awards.
- INDEX AWARD - "Design to Impropve Life."
- INMA AWARDS | International Newsmedia Marketing Association - founded in 1930. "The premier competition rewarding excellence in marketing newsmedia brands worldwide." Often called "the Oscars of newspapers".
- International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam | IDFA AWARDS - world's largest documentary film festival held annually since 1988 in Amsterdam.
- INTERNATIONAL RESTAURANT AND HOTEL AWARDS
- INTERNATIONAL STAR DIAMOND AWARDS - prestigious award of true excellence in hospitality, gastronomy, attitude, quality, cleanliness and above all service.
- IRISH FILM & TELEVISION AWARDS - "Celebrating a wealth of talent."
- IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD
- ISPO BRANDNEW AWARDS - "Innovation in sports."
- IVOR NOVELLO AWARDS - are awards for songwriting and composing. They are presented annually in London by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) and were first introduced in 1955.
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 - JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS - often called "The Oscars of Food."
- James Tait Black Memorial Prizes - founded in 1919. Are among the oldest and most prestigious book prizes awarded for literature written in the English language and are Britain's oldest literary awards.
- JAPAN CAR OF THE YEAR | JCOTY
- JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD
- JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
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 - Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award - WTA Award given by the Women's Tennis Association to players who have done or achieved something remarkable during the season or their career.
- KENNEDY CENTER HONORS - awarded annually for exemplary lifetime achievement in the performing arts.
- KIDS CHOICE AWARDS - as voted by Nickelodeon viewers.
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 - LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA AWARDS
- LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS
- LES DEUX MAGOTS LITERARY PRIZE - awarded to a French novel every year since 1933.
- LÉONIE SONNING MUSICAL PRIZE
- Lifetime Achievement Award - by Restaurant Magazine / The S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants.
- LIONS AWARDS - the most prestigious international advertising awards.
- LONDON FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS
- LONDON RESTAURANT AWARD
- LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZES - the Prizes "currently have nine single-title categories: biography, current interest, fiction, first fiction (the Art Seidenbaum Award added in 1991), history, mystery/thriller (category added in 2000), poetry, science and technology (category added in 1989), and young adult fiction (category added in 1998). In addition, the Robert Kirsch Award is presented annually to a living author with a substantial connection to the American West whose contribution to American letters deserves special recognition."
- Lumière AWARD
- LUXURIA AWARDS - the European luxury awards.
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 - MALKO COMPETITION - since 1965. International competition for young conductors.
- MAN BOOKER PRIZE - promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the year.
- MARCEL DUCHAMP PRIZE - annual award given to a young artist. The winner receives €35,000 personally and up to €30,000 in order to produce an exhibition of their work in the Modern Art museum (Centre Georges Pompidou).
- MARY PICKFORD AWARD - by International Press Academy.
- MaxMara Art Prize for Women in collaboration with the Whitechapel - biannual Art Prize for British-based female artists organized by the MaxMara fashion house and The Whitechapel Gallery in London. The Prize includes a 6 month residency in Italy to realize an Art project which may be exhibited at The Whitechapel Gallery in London and it will be acquired by the Collezione Maramotti (Italy).
- MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
- MERCURY PRIZE | Barclaycard Mercury Prize - annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland.
- MICHELIN GUIDE AWARDS - the guide awards one to three stars to a small number of restaurants of outstanding quality.
- MIES VAN DER ROHE AWARD - European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture.
- MILLENNIUM PRIZE PROBLEMS - Clay Mathematics Institute.
- MONTE-CARLO TELEVISION FESTIVAL AWARDS - the best programmes are awarded with the prestigious Golden Nymph.
- MR. ABBOTT AWARD
- Mr. Blackwell’s Best & Worst Dressed List - (1960-2008).
- MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS
- MTV MOVIE AWARDS
- MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS
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 - NAACP IMAGE AWARDS - a multi-culture awards show, from an African American point of view.
- NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS - a set of American literary awards. Started in 1950, the Awards are presented annually to American authors for literature published in the prior year.
- NATIONAL RESTAURANT AWARDS - London, U.K.
- National Society of Film Critics Awards - "The Truth, Once Every 12 Months."
- NATIONAL TELEVISION AWARDS - a British television awards ceremony, broadcast by the ITV network.
- NAUTICAL DESIGN AWARDS - ADI (Associazione del Design Industriale). Milan, Italy.
- NCS | NATIONAL CARTOONISTS SOCIETY AWARDS
- Neiman Marcus Fashion Award - the Neiman Marcus Award for Distinguished Service in the Field of Fashion was a yearly award created in 1938 by Stanley Marcus. For the final ceremony in 1995, the founder, Stanley Marcus, received one of his own awards.
- NIKOLA TESLA AWARD - by International Press Academy.
- NOBEL PRIZES - established the prizes in 1895. The prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace were first awarded in 1901.
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 - OBIE AWARDS | Off-Broadway Theater Awards
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 - PACE | Premier Automotive Suppliers' Contribution to Excellence Awards - an annual award from Automotive News.
- PALME D'OR | GOLDEN PALM - the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival.
- PEABODY AWARDS - since 1941. Annual, international awards for excellence in radio and television broadcasting.
- PENTA AWARDS - world's best creative ads awards.
- PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS - an awards show recognizing the people and the work of popular culture.
- POLAR MUSIC PRIZE - Swedish international music award founded in 1989 by Stig Anderson, possibly best-known to be the manager of the Swedish pop group ABBA.
- PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS - first awarded in 1949.
- PRINCE OF ASTURIAS AWARDS - annual prizes given in Spain by the Prince of Asturias Foundation to individuals, entities and/or organizations from around the world who make notable achievements in the sciences, humanities, or public affairs.
- PRITZKER ARCHITECTURE PRIZE - considered to be one of the world's premier architecture prizes.
- PRIX ARS ELECTRONICA - often called the Oscar of computer art. One of the most important yearly prizes in the field of electronic and interactive art, computer animation, digital culture and music.
- Prix Cazes brasserie Lipp - awarded to a French novel every year since 1935.
- PRIX DU DESIGN - Monaco Yacht Show.
- PRIX EUROPA - since 1987. "The European Broadcasting Festival." Europe's largest annual tri-medial festival and competition. Its open juries sample and select the best television-, radio- and online productions of each year. The festival takes place in the third week of October in Berlin and Potsdam and is hosted by the German broadcaster Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB).
- PRODUCERS GUILD AWARDS
- PULITZER PRIZES - U.S. award for achievements in newspaper journalism, literature and musical composition.
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 - QUADRIGA AWARDS - annual German award recognizing four people or groups for their commitment to innovation, renewal, and a pioneering spirit through political, economic, and cultural activities.
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 - RAZZIE AWARDS - The Razzie Award for Worst Actor is an award presented at the annual Golden Raspberry Awards to the worst actor of the previous year.
- RED DOT DESIGN AWARD - an international product design prize awarded by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Essen, Germany. There are prize categories for product design, design agencies, and design concepts. Since 1955, designers and producers can apply for the prizes with the winners being presented in an annual ceremony.
- RED HERRING AWARDS - awarding promising startups that will lead the next wave of disruption and innovation.
- REUBEN AWARD - for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year, chosen by a secret ballot of the members of the National Cartoonists Society.
- RIBA | ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS AWARDS
- ROBERT B. ALDRICH AWARD
- Robert F. Kennedy Book Award - since 1980. Annual award presented to the book which "most faithfully and forcefully reflects Robert Kennedy's purposes."
- ROSE D'OR - since 1961. One of the most important international festivals in entertainment television.
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 - SATELLITE AWARDS - by International Press Academy.
- SATURN AWARDS
- SCOTTISH RESTAURANT AWARDS
- SCREAM AWARDS
- SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS
- SHOTS AWARDS
- SILVER BEAR - the most important prizes at the Berlinale are the Golden and Silver Bears.
- SKYTRAX AWARDS - "The world's largest airline review site."
- SONNING PRIZE - Denmark's largest cultural award.
- SPA FINDER MAGAZINE'S READERS' CHOICE AWARDS
- SPIKE GUYS' CHOICE AWARDS
- SPIRIT AWARDS - awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Usually awarded on the day before the Academy Awards.
- STAR DIAMOND AWARDS - prestigious award of true excellence in hospitality, gastronomy, attitude, quality, cleanliness and above all service.
- STREAMY AWARDS - since 2009. Popularly known as the Streamys, are presented annually by the International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV) to recognize excellence in the arts and science of web television production, including directing, acting, producing, and writing.
- SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS - since 1982.
- SUNDAY TIMES AWARD FOR LITERARY EXCELLENCE - Oxford Literary Festival.
- SUSHI AWARDS - Eat-Japan.
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 - TAURUS WORLD STUNT AWARDS
- TED PRIZE - "Wishes Big Enough to Change the World."
- TEEN CHOICE AWARDS
- THE CRIME WRITERS' ASSOCIATION DAGGER 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 ENVELOPE - the awards insider.
- THE GERSHWIN PRIZE FOR POPULAR SONG
- THE GOLDEN MARC'AURELIO AWARD
- THE GOLDEN NEEDLE FASHION AWARDS - the idea to recognize and award emerging design talent was conceived and founded by Mara Beltrami-New.
- 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 HUGO BOSS PRIZE - awarded every other year to an artist (or group of artists) working in any medium, anywhere in the world. The prize is administered by the Guggenheim Museum and sponsored by the Hugo Boss clothing company.
- THE LARRY ALDRICH AWARD - the biennial Larry Aldrich Award honors an American artist whose work has had a significant impact on contemporary visual culture during recent years.
- 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.
- THE SHAMUS AWARDS - awarded by the Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) for the best detective fiction genre novels and short stories of the year.
- THE SHORTY AWARDS - honor the best producers of real-time, short form content on Twitter. "Hollywood has the Oscars. Broadway has the Tonys. Now Twitter has the...Shorty Awards" -The New York Times.
- THOMAS COOK AWARDS
- TONY AWARDS - recognize achievement in live American theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City.
- TRAVEL + LEISURE AWARDS
- TRAVEL WEEKLY MAGELLAN AWARDS
- TRAVELAGE WEST WAVE AWARDS
- TRIPADVISOR TRAVELERS' CHOICE AWARDS
- TURNER PRIZE - annual prize presented to a British visual artist under the age of 50.
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 - VITAL VOICES GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS - honor and celebrate women leaders who are working to strengthen democracy, increase economic opportunity and protect human rights around the world.
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 - WAN AWARDS - World Architecture News.
- WEBSITE AWARDS - Wikipedia.
- White House Correspondents' Dinner Awards - since 1920.
- WINE SPECTATOR RESTAURANT WINE LIST AWARDS
- WOLF PRIZES
- WOMEN'S WORLD AWARDS
- WOMEX AWARDS
- WORLD AIRLINE AWARDS
- WORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL AWARDS
- WORLD CAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS
- WORLD LUXURY AWARD - "Honoring Creative Excellence in Luxury Communication."
- WORLD LUXURY HOTEL AWARDS
- WORLD SUPERYACHT AWARDS - the most anticipated and glamorous event in the superyacht industry calendar. It celebrates the best of the best in superyacht build and design and recognises the dedication and passion of owners and the talents of their builders, naval architects and designers.
- WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS - since 1994. "World Travel Awards serves to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the global travel and tourism industry."
- WORLD YACHT TROPHIES - Cannes International Boat Show. The most prestigious award of its kind.
- WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA AWARDS - for outstanding achievements in film, television, and radio.
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 - 24 HOURS OF DAYTONA
- 24 HOURS OF LE MANS - world's oldest sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since 1923 near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, France.
- 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL
- 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.
- ABU DHABI GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
- ABU DHABI YACHT SHOW | ADYS - set to be one of the world's most exclusive and luxurious Super Yachting events. The event will provide an excellent networking opportunity for some of the world's highest net worth individuals.
- ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES - the Oscar awards.
- AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS
- Al Jenadriyah Heritage and Cultural Festival in Saudi Arabia - yearly event and is also considered as one of the most famous cultural event in the country. The festival gives an insight into the rich history and past of the region and is celebrated and organized by the National Guard, an attempt to keep the Customs and Traditions in Saudi Arabia alive.
- ALBERTA INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW - hosted by Lethbridge County Airport. Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
- ALL ENGLAND OPEN TOURNAMENTS - official site.
- 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.
- ARENA DI VERONA - summer festival of opera, located in the city of Verona, Italy.
- ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL
- ARS ELECTRONICA - based in Linz, Austria and founded in 1979. Festival for art, technology and society.
- ART | BASEL - the world's premier international art show for Modern and contemporary works, Art Basel features nearly 300 leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa. More than 2,500 artists.
- ASB CLASSIC - women's international tennis.
- ASPEN FILMFEST
- ATP WORLD TOUR CALENDAR - Association of Tennis Professionals.
- ATP WORLD TOUR | ASSOCIATION OF TENNIS PROFESSIONALS - most visited web site dedicated to men's professional tennis year.
- ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS - the top eight players in the men's tennis world rankings.
- AUSTRALIAN OPEN - "The Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific." The first of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments held each year. The tournament is held in January at Melbourne Park. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1988, the tournament has been held on hard courts.
- AUTO CHINA | Beijing International Automotive Exhibition - auto show held biennially in Beijing, China since 1990. It has now become one of three top auto shows in the world along with Frankfurt and Detroit.
- AUTO SHANGHAI - biennial international automobile show that alternates with the Beijing Auto Show.
- AUZRUN - "Australia's first and Australias only open road rally."
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 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW - in association with Farnborough International.
- BAL DE LA CROIX ROUGE | RED CROSS BALL - August: Salle des Etoiles at the Monte-Carlo Sporting Club, Monaco.
- balls in Vienna - Wikipedia.
- BASELWORLD - "The World Watch and Jewellery Show."
- Battaglia delle Arance | Battle of the Oranges - carnival and festival in the Northern Italian city of Ivrea, which includes a tradition of throwing of oranges between organized groups. It is the largest food fight in Italy.
- BAYREUTHER FESTSPIELE | BAYREUTH FESTIVAL - Richard Wagner.
- BELMONT STAKES - American grade 1 stakes thoroughbred horse race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The race is the third and final leg of the Triple Crown, following five weeks after the Kentucky Derby, and three weeks after the Preakness Stakes.
- BERGMAN WEEK
- BERLIN FASHION WEEK
- BERLINALE | INTERNATIONALE FILMFESTSPIELE BERLIN - Berlin Film Festival.
- BESTIVAL - music festival. Isle of Wight.
- BEVERLY HILLS FASHION FESTIVAL
- BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL
- BIENNALE DES ANTIQUAIRES - Grand Palais, Paris, France.
- BIG CHILL - music festival. Eastnor Castle, Ledbury, Herefordshire, U.K.
- BLOOMSBURY ART FAIR - London, U.K.
- BNP PARIBAS OPEN - tennis tournament.
- BOB HOPE CLASSIC - golf's best celebrity pro-am event.
- BOCUSE D'OR - the Concours mondial de la cuisine, World Cuisine Contest is a biennial world chef championship since 1987. Named for the chef Paul Bocuse, the event takes place during two days near the end of January in Lyon, France at the SIRHA International Hotel, Catering and Food Trade Exhibition, and is one of the world's most prestigious cooking competitions.
- BOODLES BOXING BALL - London, U.K. Annual high-society charity ball event.
- BOOKER PRIZE - the Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length novel, written in the English language, by a citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland, or Zimbabwe. The winner of the Man Booker Prize is generally assured of international renown and success; therefore, the prize is of great significance for the book trade. It is also a mark of distinction for authors to be selected for inclusion in the shortlist or even to be nominated for the "longlist".
- BOSTON MARATHON
- BRAZILIAN CARNIVAL
- BREEDERS' CUP CLASSIC - a Grade I Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race for 3 year olds and older run at a distance of 1¼ miles (2012 m) on dirt. Location: North America.
- BRIDGEHAMPTON POLO TOURNAMENTS
- BRITISH GRAND PRIX - race in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship. The British and Italian Grands Prix are the oldest continuously staged Formula One World Championship Grands Prix.
- BRITISH OPEN - golf tournament.
- BULLRUN LIVE RALLY - the most glamorous and high profile of the new breed of high-end luxury lifestyle automotive rallies. Each year, a hundred of the world's finest super-cars embark on an epic eight-day rolling party across the U.S.A.
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 - 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.
- CANNES BOAT AND YACHT SHOW - Europe’s leading in-water exhibition.
- CANNES FILM FESTIVAL - since 1946. Among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals. The invitation-only festival is held annually (usually in May) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès.
- Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity - the world's biggest celebration of creativity in communications.
- CAPSULE SHOWS - fashion and lifestyle trade event that fuses the best high-end contemporary brands, directional independent designers and super premium street wear labels.
- CARLING CUP - English football competition.
- CARNAVAL DE QUÉBEC - Canada.
- CARNEGIE HALL - official site.
- CARNEVAL DI VENEZIA | CARNIVAL OF VENICE - February each year.
- CARNIVAL IN RIO - February each year.
- CARNIVAL OF BASEL - the biggest carnival in Switzerland.
- CARNIVAL OF BINCHE - takes place each year in the Belgian town of Binche during the Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday preceding Ash Wednesday. Its history dates back to approximately the 14th century.
- CARTIER INTERNATIONAL POLO CUP
- CeBIT - (Center for Office Automation, Information Technology and Telecommunication). World's largest computer expo. It is held each year on the world's largest fairground in Hanover, Germany since 1970.
- 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. since 1967
- CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW | Great Spring Show - garden show held each year on five days in May by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London, U.K. Perhaps the most famous gardening event in the world and part of London's summer social season.
- CHELTEMHAM RACECOURSE
- CHICAGO AUTO SHOW - held annually in February at Chicago's McCormick Place convention complex. the largest auto show in North America and the third largest in the world (Frankfurt is #1 and Paris is #2, although those shows are biennial).
- CHINA (SHANGHAI) INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW | CIBS - regarded as the largest comprehensive boat show in Asia.
- CHOCOLATE TRENDS FASHION SHOW
- CHRISTMAS EVE MASS AT THE VATICAN
- CHRISTMAS WORLDWIDE - Wikipedia.
- CLARION EVENTS - one of the UK's leading exhibition and event organisers.
- COACHELLA - music festival. Empire Polo Fields in Indio, CA, U.S.A.
- COMMONWEALTH GAMES
- Computex Taipei - (Taipei International Information Technology Show) computer expo held annually in Taipei, Taiwan since 1981.
- CONCORSO D'ELEGANZA VILLA D'ESTE - since 1929. The most significant of all events celebrating the mystique of Historic Cars.
- Copa América - known as South American Championship, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of CONMEBOL. One of the world's most widely viewed sporting events.
- COPA DEL REY - annual cup competition for Spanish football teams.
- COPENHAGEN DESIGN WEEK - explores design that matters: ideas, concepts, products and services.
- COPENHAGEN FASHION WEEK
- Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix - since 2001. Vintage motor sports car race held annually on the grounds of Faelledparken in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- COPENHAGEN MARATHON
- COWES WEEK - one of the longest-running regular regattas in the world. Having started in 1826.
- CPH: PIX | COPENHAGEN FILM FESTIVAL
- CROCUS EXPO - international exhibition center Moscow, Russia.
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 - DAKAR RALLY - annual rally raid type of off-road automobile race.
- Dam Short Film Festival - since 2004.
- DAVIS CUP - the premier international team event in men's tennis.
- DAVOS - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting at Davos, Switzerland.
- DEAUVILLE AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
- DEFCON - one of the world's largest annual hacker conventions, held every year in Las Vegas, Nevada. The first DEF CON took place in June 1993.
- DER OPERNBALL | VIENNA OPERA BALL
- DERBY HORSE RACES
- DETROIT AUTO SHOW - North American International Auto Show. Annual auto show held in Detroit, Michigan at the COBO Center.
- DRESSED TO KILT - sponsored by Friends of Scotland, a non-profit organization founded by Sir Sean Connery dedicated to advancing contemporary Scottish interests in the United States.
- DSEI - Defence Systems & Equipment International.
- DUBAI AIRSHOW - International Aerospace exhibition. The fastest growing air show in the world's fastest growing region.
- DUBAI INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW | DIBS - the most important and established event of its kind in the Middle East region and Indian subcontinent.
- DUBAI INTERNATIONAL JEWELLERY WEEK - since 1995. The region’s largest showcase of jewellery, gold & precious metals, diamonds & colored stones. One of the most glamorous social events in the Dubai calendar.
- DUBAI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - golf tournament.
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 - E3 | ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO - annual trade show for the computer and video games industry presented by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). E3 is widely considered to be the ultimate expo in the video game industry.
- EAA AIR VENTURE OSHKOSH - "The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration".
- EARTH HOUR - the biggest climate awareness campaign ever!
- EDINBURGH FESTIVAL - take place during August each year.
- EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO - takes place annually throughout August.
- EICMA | Milan Motorcycle Exhibition - (Esposizione Internazionale Ciclo Motociclo e Accessori).
- ELECTRIC PICNIC - music festival. Portlaoise, Ireland.
- ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO | E3 EXPO - annual trade show for the computer and video games industry presented by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). It is used by many video game developers to present their upcoming games and game-related hardware.
- EMIRATES BOAT SHOW INTERNATIONAL | EBSI
- END OF THE ROAD FESTIVAL - Larmer Tree Gardens, Dorset, U.K.
- ENTERTAINMENT EXPO HONG KONG - event held by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council.
- 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).
- ESSEN MOTOR SHOW - "Germany’s version of SEMA". The world's biggest car tuning fair.
- EUROCHOCOLATE - since 1993. Annual chocolate festival that takes place in Perugia, Italy.
- EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL - "Europe's Biggest Indie Fest."
- European Powerboat of the Year - Düsseldorf International Boat Show.
- European Yacht of the Year - Düsseldorf International Boat Show.
- EUROVISION SONG CONTEST - an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
- EVENTFUL - find local events: concerts, festivals and more upcoming events.
- EXIT - music festival in the Petrovaradin Fortress of Novi Sad, Serbia.
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 - f8 - yearly event held by Facebook and takes place in San Francisco, California. Its mission is to bring together the developers and entrepreneurs who are building the social web.
- FARNBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW - one of the world's most iconic global aviation events held biennially in Hampshire, England.
- FASHION FRINGE - Covent Garden, London, U.K.
- FANTASIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - genre film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996.
- FATHER'S DAY
- FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE BENICÀSSIM | FIB HEINEKEN - music festival. Benicàssim, Spain.
- FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU CIRQUE DE MONTE-CARLO - since 1974. "The largest and most prestigious circus event in the world."
- FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE CALENDAR
- FIAC | Foire Internationale d'Art Contemporain - Paris, France. One of the world's foremost contemporary-art events.
- FIESTA OF SAN FERMIN - Pamplona bull run. "The Running of the Bulls." Held every year from July 6–14.
- FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP
- FESTIVAL DE CANNES - since 1946.
- FILMFEST MUNICH
- Food & Wine Classic Aspen - Colorado, U.S.A.
- Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival - Florida, U.S.A.
- FORMULA 1 - the official Formula 1 website.
- Formula 1 2011 - world venue map and circuit guide - explore the venues for the 2011 Formula 1 season with BBC Sport's interactive map of the 20 circuits.
- FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR | FRANKFURTER BUCHMESSE - world's largest trade fair for books, based on the number of publishing companies represented.
- FRENCH OPEN | ROLAND-GARROS TOURNAMENT - the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar held over two weeks between late May and early June at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, and the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world. Billed as the most challenging of all the grand slams.
- FRIDAY THE 13TH - Wikipedia.
- FRIEZE ART FAIR - takes place every October in Regent’s Park, London.
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 - Game Developers Conference | GDC - largest annual gathering of professional video game developers.
- GASTONBURY FESTIVAL - "Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts."
- GAY PRIDE EVENTS
- GENEVA INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW - French: Salon International de l'Auto. Annual auto show held in March.
- GENOA INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW
- GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL
- GIRO D'ITALIA - a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May / early June in and around Italy. It is one of the three Grand Tours, and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar.
- GLYDEBOURNE FESTIVAL OPERA - opera festival held at Glyndebourne Opera House, an English country house near Lewes, in East Sussex, England.
- GRAND NATIONAL - world-famous National Hunt horse race which is held annually at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England.
- Great Spring Show | RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW - garden show held each year on five days in May by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London, U.K. Perhaps the most famous gardening event in the world and part of London's summer social season.
- GREENMAN FESTIVAL - music festival. Brecon Beacons, Wales, U.K.
- GROUNDHOG DAY - holiday celebrated on February 2. It is held in the United States and Canada.
- GROUP 1 FLAT HORSE RACES - list of British flat horse races.
- GSMA | MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS
- GUMBALL 3000 - annual 3,000 mile international road rally which takes place on public roads, with a different 3,000 mile route around the world each year.
- GUY FAWKES NIGHT - also known as Guy Fawkes Day and Bonfire Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, primarily in Great Britain.
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 - HALLOWEEN - October 31.
- HARBIN SNOW AND ICE FESTIVAL - China.
- HAMPTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
- HANSEBOOT | HAMBURG INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW
- Hawaii Food & Wine Festival - Honolulu, HI, U.S.A.
- HENLEY ROYAL REGATTA - since 1839. Rowing event held every year on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. The regatta lasts for 5 days (Wednesday to Sunday) over the first weekend in July.
- HI SEOUL FESTIVAL - seasonal cultural festival held four times a year.
- HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL
- HONG KONG BOOK FAIR - organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, held annually (usually in the middle of July) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
- HONG KONG DERBY - thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1873. Restricted to horses four-years-old only since 1981.
- HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | HKIFF
- HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL JEWELLERY SHOW - Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
- HONG KONG MARATHON
- HOPE FASHION SHOW - hosted by the American Cancer Society Auxiliary.
- HOVE FESTIVAL - music festival. Arendal, Norway.
- HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | IFF
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 - ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP
- IDEX | International Defence Exhibition - biennial arms and defense technology sales exhibition.
- IFA - (Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin) world's largest public consumer electronics and home appliances trade fair. Berlin, Germany since 1924.
- IMM COLOGNE - showcases the home interiors of the future.
- Independent Games Festival | IGF - annual festival at the Game Developers Conference, the largest annual gathering of the indie video game industry.
- INDIANAPOLIS 500 - American automobile race, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The event lends its name to the IndyCar class, or formula, of open-wheel race cars that have competed in it. The event, billed as The Greatest Spectacle in Racing, is considered one of the three most significant motorsports events in the world.
- INTERNATIONAL CES | CONSUMER ELECTRONIC SHOW - non-public trade show held each January in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
- INTERNATIONAL CIRCUS FESTIVAL OF MONTE-CARLO - since 1974. "The largest and most prestigious circus event in the world."
- INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL AMSTERDAM | IDFA - world's largest documentary film festival.
- INTERNATIONAL FASHION WEEK CALENDAR - Fashions.org.
- INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM | IFFR - held at the end of January since 1972. Approximately comparable in size to other major European festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Berlin, and Locarno.
- INTERNATIONAL LEFTHANDERS DAY
- INTERNATIONAL MEN'S DAY - annual international event celebrated on November 19. Inaugurated in 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago, the day and its events find support from a variety of individuals and groups in Australia, the Caribbean, North America, Asia, Europe, Africa, and the United Nations.
- INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW | Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung - world´s leading automotive fair at Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
- International Prize for Arabic Fiction - literary prize managed in association with the Booker Prize Foundation in London, and supported by the Emirates Foundation in Abu Dhabi.
- INTERNATIONAL TROMBONE FESTIVAL
- INTERNATIONAL WATCH FAIRS - "London's new exclusive collectors' fair, to be held in one of the most dynamic and important financial and fashion destinations in the world."
- 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.
- IRISH DERBY - a group 1 flat horse race in Ireland which is open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres).
- 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.
- ITALIAN GRAND PRIX - (Gran Premio d'Italia) is one of the longest running events on the motor racing calendar. The first Italian Grand Prix motor racing championship took place on 4 September 1921 at Brescia. However, the race is more closely associated with the course at Monza, which was built in 1922 in time for that year's race, and has been the location for most of the races over the years.
- ITB BERLIN - the world's leading travel trade show.
- ITUNES FESTIVAL - since 2007. Annual music festival and concert series which is held in London at The Roundhouse art centre and sponsored by Apple Inc.
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 - KARLOVY VARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
- KENTUCKY DERBY - American grade 1 stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually since 1875 in Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
- KODAK THEATRE
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 - LA AUTO SHOW - Los Angeles Auto Show. Annual auto show held at the Los Angeles Convention Center in late November/early December.
- LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA
- LA TOMATINA - "The Tomato Party in Bunõl (Valencia), Spain." Yearly tomato fight festival on the last Wednesday of August.
- LABOR DAY - a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September.
- LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER
- LAS VEGAS EVENTS
- LAS VEGAS FILM FESTIVAL
- LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS - since 1895. Royal Albert Hall, London, U.K.
- LATITUDE FESTIVAL - music festival. Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk, U.K.
- LE MANS
- LE BAL DE ROSE | THE ROSE BALL - March: Salle des Etoiles at the Monte-Carlo Sporting Club, Monaco.
- LEFT HANDERS' DAY - August 13th. "Celebrate your right to be left-handed."
- LEIPZIG BOOK FAIR - second largest book fair in Germany after the Frankfurt Book Fair.
- 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.
- Linares chess tournament - sometimes described as the Wimbledon of chess.
- List of balls in Vienna - Wikipedia.
- LOLLAPALOOZA - Grant Park, Chicago, IL, U.S.A. Annual music festival featuring heavy metal, alternative rock, hip hop, and punk rock bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths.
- LONDON BOOK FAIR - large book-publishing trade fair held annually, usually in April.
- LONDON FASHION WEEK - since 1960. Starting each the season as no. 2.
- LONDON FILM FESTIVAL
- LONDON MARATHON
- LONDON SEASON - Wikipedia.
- Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival - California, U.S.A.
- LOS ANGELES JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
- LOVEBOX - music festival. Victoria Park, London, U.K.
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 - 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 - since 1965. International competition for young conductors.
- MARATHON DES SABLES
- MARDI GRAS - Wikipedia.
- MARDI GRAS - New Orleans, LA, U.S.A.
- Marrakech International Film Festival
- MASTERS TOURNAMENT - official site. The 1st of the four major prestigious annual tournaments (The Majors) in professional golf (April).
- MELBOURNE CUP - Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Billed as The race that stops a nation, it is a race for three-year-olds and over, over a distance of 3,200 metres. It is the richest and most prestigious "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races in the world.
- MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
- MELT! FESTIVAL - music festival. Ferropolis, Gräfenhainichen Germany.
- MEMORIAL DAY - United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May.
- MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK - New York, Berlin and Miami.
- MET BALL - (Costume Institute Gala or Costume Institute Ball). Since 1948. Nicknamed the "Oscars of the East Coast", is an annual ball that celebrates the annual opening of the New York City's Metropolitan Museum's (The Met) fashion exhibit at the Costume Institute.
- MIAMI INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW - Miami Beach Convention Center.
- MIAMI YACHT & BROKERAGE SHOW - a multi-million dollar presentation of yachts including the world's most extraordinary and uniquely designed yachts and superyachts from the world's foremost custom boat builders.
- MILAN FASHION WEEK - since 1958. Starting each the season as no. 3.
- MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR | SALONE INTERNAZIONALE DEL MOBILE
- MILLE MIGLIA IN THE WORLD - "La Corsa più bella del Mondo."
- MILLE MIGLIA NORTH AMERICA TRIBUTE - historic and world renowned automotive driving event.
- 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."
- MIPEL - launched in 1962. "The Bag Show." Milan, Italy.
- MISS CIVILIZATION OF THE WORLD
- MISS EARTH - annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness.
- MISS TEEN INTERNATIONAL
- MISS TEEN USA INTERNATIONAL
- MISS UNIVERSE - annual international beauty contest run by the Miss Universe Organization acquired by Donald Trump in 1996.
- MISS USA
- MISS WORLD - the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant.
- MONACO EVENTS
- MONACO GRAND PRIX - a Formula 1 race held each year on the Circuit de Monaco. Run since 1929, it is widely considered to be one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world, alongside the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans (informally known as the Triple Crown of Motorsport).
- MONACO RED CROSS BALL | BAL DE LA CROIX ROUGE - August: Salle des Etoiles at the Monte-Carlo Sporting Club, Monaco.
- MONACO YACHT SHOW | MYS - brings together professionals from the international luxury yachting sector; ship-builders and designers, equipment suppliers, brokers and service providers.
- MONTE-CARLO TELEVISION FESTIVAL
- MONTEREY INTERNATIONAL POP MUSIC FESTIVAL - June 16-18, 1967.
- MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL
- MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL BOAT & YACHT SHOW | MIBS - Russia’s best known exhibition for the boat and yacht industry. Features a wide range of products from the smallest accessory to world-class super yachts.
- MOTHER'S DAY - in the United States, it is celebrated on the second Sunday in May.
- MUMBAI FILM FESTIVAL
- MUNICH FILMFEST
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 - NEW YEAR'S EVE WORLDWIDE - Wikipedia.
- NEW YORK | MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK - since 1943. Starting the season as no. 1.
- New York City Food Network Wine & Food Festival - New York, U.S.A.
- NEW YORK CITY MARATHON
- NEW YORK COMEDY FESTIVAL
- NEW YORK FASHION WEEK
- NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL
- NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW - usually held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center.
- NOBEL PRIZE
- NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW | NAIAS - Detroit Auto Show. Annual auto show held in Detroit, Michigan at the COBO Center.
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 - O2 ARENA - London, U.K.
- OKTOBERFEST - 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.
- OPEN'ER FESTIVAL - music festival. Gdynia, Poland.
- ORANGE BOWL - annual American college football bowl game played at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, U.S.A.
- 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.
- OXFORD LITERARY FESTIVAL
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 - PAMPLONA BULL RUN - The Fiesta of San Fermin. "The Running of the Bulls."
- PARIS COOKBOOK FAIR
- PARIS FASHION WEEK - since 1973. Starting each the season as no. 4.
- PARIS MOTOR SHOW - French: Mondial de l'Automobile. Biennial auto show in Paris, France.
- PEACE ONE DAY - 21 September: the annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence adopted by the UN as Day of Peace.
- PEBBLE BEACH CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE - first conducted in 1950, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is often said to be the world’s premier celebration of the automobile.
- PGA CHAMPIONSHIP - official site. The 4th of the four major prestigious annual tournaments (The Majors) in professional golf (August).
- PHOTOKINA - "world of imaging." The world's leading fair for photography and imaging. Cologne, Germany since 1950.
- 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.
- PITCH '11 - "Meet the latest startups." September 8, 2011. San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
- PITTI IMMAGINE - Florence: fashion trade shows & events.
- PMA INTERNATIONAL COVENTION AND TRADE SHOW - The Worldwide Community of Image Associations.
- PORSCHE TENNIS GRAND PRIX
- PORTOBELLO FILM FESTIVAL - independent international film festival based in London.
- PREAKNESS STAKES - American grade 1 stakes race 1-3/16 mile (1.91 km) thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses, held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
- PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S WEEKLY VIDEO ADDRESS
- PRIX ARS ELECTRONICA - often called the Oscar of computer art. One of the most important yearly prizes in the field of electronic and interactive art, computer animation, digital culture and music.
- PRIX EUROPA - since 1987. "The European Broadcasting Festival." Europe's largest annual tri-medial festival and competition. Its open juries sample and select the best television-, radio- and online productions of each year. The festival takes place in the third week of October in Berlin and Potsdam and is hosted by the German broadcaster Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB).
- PROCESSION OF THE LORD OF MIRACLES - Lima, Peru.
- PULIZER PRIZES - U.S. award for achievements in newspaper journalism, literature and musical composition.
- PUSHKAR CAMEL FAIR - Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
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 - QUEEN'S CUP - at Guards Polo Club, Windsor, England.
- QUIGLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY - publishers of the yearly international motion picture, television & video almanacs.
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 - RADIO CITY HALL - New York City, NY, U.S.A.
- RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL - UK's largest independent film festival, showcasing shorts and specialising in directorial debuts.
- RALLYE MONTE-CARLO HISTORIQUE
- RED BULL AIR RACE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - aka "Formula 1 of the Sky."
- REEPERBAHN FESTIVAL - new international music festival.
- RIBA | ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS - the RIBA Stirling Prize award.
- RIO CARNIVAL - February each year.
- ROCKNESS - music festival. Loch Ness, Scotland.
- ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA - formerly known as the 24 Hours of Daytona, is a 24-hour sports car endurance race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is run on a 3.56-mile (5.73 km) combined road course.
- ROME FILM FESTIVAL
- ROSE BALL | LE BAL DE ROSE - March; Salle des Etoiles at the Monte-Carlo Sporting Club, Monaco.
- ROSEMOUNT AUSTRALIAN FASHION WEEK - Sydney, Australia.
- ROSKILDE FESTIVAL - the largest North European culture and music festival and has existed since 1971. Roskilde, Denmark.
- ROYAL ALBERT HALL - London, England. "Entertaining the world."
- ROYAL ASCOT - for almost 250 years, Royal Ascot has established itself as a national institution and the centrepiece of the British social calendar as well as being the ultimate stage for the best racehorses in 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.
- ROYAL WINDSOR HORSE SHOW - horse show held annually since 1943 for five days in May or June in Windsor Home Park.
- RUGBY World Cup
- RUNNING OF THE BULLS - San Fermin Encierro, Pamplona bull run. Held every year from July 6–14.
- RYDER CUP 2012 - golf tournament.
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 - SAINT PATRICK'S DAY - March 17.
- Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie | SIHH - dedicated to the promotion of Fine Watchmaking and to serving an elite circle of distributors.
- SALON PRIVÉ - the luxury super car event & Concours d'Elégance. "Salon Privé has grown to become one of the London season’s most eagerly anticipated social events and an absolute 'must' for enthusiasts, collectors and buyers of modern and classic super & luxury cars."
- SALONE INTERNAZIONALE DEL MOBILE | MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR
- SALZBURG FESTIVAL - prominent festival of music and drama. It is held each summer (for five weeks starting in late July) within the Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- SAN FERMIN FESTIVAL - Pamplona bull run. "The Running of the Bulls." Held every year from July 6–14.
- San Luis Obispo International film festival | SLOIFF - founded in 1993.
- SAN SEBASTIAN FILM FESTIVAL
- SANTA BARBARA FILM FESTIVAL | SBIFF - established 1985. Showcases independent American and international films.
- SAO PAULO FASHION WEEK - Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- SECRET GARDEN PARTY - music festival. Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, U.K.
- SEMA | Specialty Equipment Market Association SHOW - "The premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world. It draws the industry’s brightest minds and hottest products to one place, the Las Vegas Convention Center."
- SINGAPORE AIRSHOW - "Asia's Biggest For Aviation's Finest."
- SITGES FILM FESTIVAL - "The number one fantasy film festival in the world."
- SOCIAL SEASON - Wikipedia.
- SÓNAR - annual three-day music festival held in Barcelona, Spain, usually starting on a Thursday in the third week of June. It is described officially as a festival of Advanced Music and Multimedia Art.
- SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST | SXSW - one of the largest music festivals in the United States usually in March in Austin, Texas with more than 2,000 performers.
- Spa 24 Hours - endurance racing event held annually in Belgium at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.
- SPIRIT OF SPEYSIDE WHISKY FESTIVAL
- SPORTS ILLUSTRATED COVERS: - 1964-2008
- SPRING GALA OF AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE - annual high-society black-tie dinner dance in May in the Tent at Lincoln Center, New York City, NY, U.S.A.
- ST. MORITZ EVENTS
- ST. MORITZ POLO WORLD CUP ON SNOW - Cartier Polo World Cup.
- 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.
- SUMMER TIME
- SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
- SUPER BOAT INTERNATIONAL - "Boat Racing Of The Rich And Famous."
- SUPER BOAT RACING EVENTS CALENDAR - "Boat Racing Of The Rich And Famous."
- SUPER BOWL - official website.
- SXSW | SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST - one of the largest music festivals in the United States usually in March in Austin, Texas with more than 2,000 performers.
- SZIGET - music festival. Budapest, Hungary.
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 - TALL SHIPS' RACES - are races for sail training "tall ships" (sailing ships).
- TARGA FLORIO - open road endurance automobile race held in the mountains of Sicily near Palermo. Founded in 1906, it used to be the oldest sports car racing event, part of the World Championship until 1973. After 1973, it was a national sports car event until it was discontinued in 1977 due to safety concerns. It is since run as a rallying event, and is part of the Campionato Italiano Rally, the Italian national rally championship.
- TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL - Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.
- TEDX EVENTS
- TEFAF MAASTRICHT 2012 - "The World's Leading Art and Antiques Fair." Genuine masterpieces from 260 of the world’s most prestigious art and antiques dealers from 16 countries on display.
- TELECRUNCH DISRUPT - September 12-14, 2011: San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
- TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL
- TENNIS MASTERS CUP
- THANKSGIVING - a harvest festival celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada.
- THE BIG SMOKE - annual event held around the United States every year sponsored by Cigar Aficionado magazine.
- THE ENVELOPE - the awards insider.
- THE FRENCH OPEN | ROLAND GARROS
- THE GRAND NATIONAL - world famous National Hunt horse race which is held at Aintree in the United Kingdom. It is a handicap chase containing thirty fences which is run over a distance of 4 miles and 856 yards (7,242 m).
- THE GREAT WALL MARATHON
- 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 OSCARS - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards.
- THE PALIO HORSE RACE - known locally simply as Il Palio, is a horse race held twice each year on July 2 and August 16 in Siena, Italy, in which ten horses and riders, bareback and dressed in the appropriate colours, represent ten of the seventeen Contrade, or city wards. 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 ROSE BALL | LE BAL DE ROSE - March: Salle des Etoiles at the Monte-Carlo Sporting Club, Monaco.
- THE WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW
- TICKER-TAPE PARADE
- TIME'S PERSON of the YEAR
- TIMES SQUARE NEW YEARS EVE - December 31 (Times Square, New York City, NY, U.S.A.)
- TOKYO AUTO SALON - annual auto show held in January at the Makuhari Messe, Chiba City, Japan.
- TOMATINA - "The Tomato Party in Bunõl (Valencia), Spain." Yearly tomato fight festival on the last Wednesday of August.
- TOP MARQUES MONACO - "The Only Live Supercar Show in the World."
- TORONTO INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW
- TORONTO INTERNATINAL FILM FESTIVAL
- TOUR DE FRANCE - annual bicycle race that covers approximately 3,600 kilometres (2,200 mi) throughout France and bordering countries. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages. Individual times to finish each stage are totalled to determine the overall winner at the end of the race. The rider with the lowest aggregate time at the end of each day wears a yellow jersey. The course changes every year but it has always finished in Paris. The Tour de France is the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours".
- TOUR DE SKI - cross-country skiing event held annually since 2006 (2006/2007 season) in Central Europe, modeled on the Tour de France of cycling.
- TOUR DOWN UNDER
- TOUR OF IRELAND
- TOUR OMAN
- TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL - Lower Manhattan, NY, U.S.A.
- TRUCK FESTIVAL - music festival. Hill Farm, Steventon, Oxfordshire, U.K.
- turin international book fair | Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino - Italy's biggest bookshop. One of the largest book fairs in the world.
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 - UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHES
- U.S. & WORLD POPULATION CLOCKS
- U.S. OPEN - official site. The 2nd of the four major prestigious annual tournaments (The Majors) in professional golf (June).
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 - V FESTIVAL - annual music festival held in the United Kingdom during the penultimate weekend in August: Hylands Park in Chelmsford and Weston Park in South Staffordshire.
- VALENTINE'S DAY - February 14.
- VASALOPPET - annual long distance (90 km) cross-country ski race (ski marathon) held on the first Sunday of March in northwestern Dalarna, Sweden between the village of Sälen and town of Mora. It is the oldest, the longest, and in popular consideration the biggest cross-country ski race in the world.
- VENICE FILM FESTIVAL | LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA
- VERBIER FESTIVAL - international music festival that takes place annually for 2 weeks in late July and early August in the mountain resort of Verbier, Switzerland.
- VIENNA OPERA BALL | DER OPERNBALL
- Viennese balls - Wikipedia.
- VOLVO OCEAN RACE
- Vuelta a España - a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages. Individual times to finish each stage are totalled to determine the overall winner at the end of the race. The rider with the lowest aggregate time at the end of each day wears the Golden Jersey.
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 - WEMBLEY STADIUM
- WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW - the first Westminster show was first held on May 8, 1877, making it the second-longest continuously held sporting event in the United States behind only the Kentucky Derby, which was first held in 1875. Its entry limit of 2,500 dogs featured all 179 breeds and varieties recognized by the American Kennel Club for competition in conformation shows.
- WGC | WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
- WHATS ON WHEN - worldwide event guide and travel inspiration.
- WHEN IS - dates of religious and civil holidays around the world.
- WGC | WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
- White House Correspondents' Dinner - (since 1920- Wikipedia). Known as Washington, D.C.'s 'Oscar weekend'.
- WHITE TURF HORSE RACE ST. MORITZ - "International Horse Races since 1907." Every winter this alpine village hosts the "White Turf" horse race on the frozen Lake St. Moritz, Switzerland on the first three Sundays in February.
- WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS - the tournament takes place over two weeks in late June and early July and is the third of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar. It is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is generally considered the most prestigious and also the only Major still played on grass. It has been held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in the London suburb of Wimbledon (London Borough of Merton) since 1877.
- WOMAD | WORLD OF MUSIC, ARTS AND DANCE - music festival. Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, U.K.
- WOMAN OF THE YEAR
- WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL - August 15-18, 1969.
- 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 CAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS | WCOTY - French: Prix mondial de la Voiture de l’année. An automobile award selected by a jury of 48 international automotive journalists from 22 countries.
- WORLD CONSUMER RIGHTS DAY - March 15.
- WORLD CRUISING CLUB - global sailing event organisers World Cruising Club (WCC) are best known for the ARC, the world’s largest annual trans-ocean sailing event. The Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, to use its official title, is the originator of the many WCC cruising rallies now taking place around the globe.
- WORLD EARTH HOUR
- WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM - annual meeting at Davos, Switzerland.
- WORLD MATCH RACING TOUR - professional sailing series, featuring 9 World Championship events across the globe, sanctioned by the International Sailing Federation with "Special Event" status. The tour currently spans 3 continents.
- WORLD MEMORY CHAMPIONSHIPS
- World Presentation of Haute Horlogerie & Jewellery | WPHH - by Franck Muller Group.
- 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 SERIES - official website.
- WORLD WINTER MASTERS GAMES
- WORLDWIDE FESTIVAL - music festival. Sète, France.
- WSOP | WORLD SERIES OF POKER - official World Series of Poker Online.
- WTA WORLD TOUR | WOMEN'S TENNIS ASSOCIATION
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 - YACHTSXL.COM - "The World's Number One Online Boat Show."
- Yonex All England Badminton Championships
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