Where the season lands

The small bar chart beside each destination shows how its year is shaped by the events actually on its calendar — taller bars, busier months.

Middle East

United Arab Emirates · 3 events Abu Dhabi The UAE capital: Formula 1's finale and a state-built museum island, each Gulf winter. Next: Abu Dhabi Art · Nov 18–22

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United Arab Emirates · 6 events Dubai The Gulf's commercial and hospitality hub, busiest from November to April. Next: DP World Tour Championship, Dubai · Nov 12–15

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Qatar · 2 events Doha Qatar's capital, building a racing and art calendar on its 2022 World Cup infrastructure. Next: Qatar Grand Prix · Nov 27–29

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Southern Europe

Italy · 1 events Amalfi Coast A cliffside coast road of resort towns, quietest outside Easter to October.

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Italy · 1 events Capri A cliff-top island off Naples, closed to most cars, quiet outside April to November. Next: Capri, Hollywood International Film Festival · Dec 26 – Jan 2

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Italy · 3 events Costa Smeralda Sardinia's planned yacht coast, built from 1962, busiest from June to September.

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Spain · 2 events Ibiza A Balearic island built around a licensed club industry, running late April to mid-October. Next: International Music Summit · Apr 21–23, 2027

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Italy · 5 events Milan Italy's design and fashion capital, busiest for Salone del Mobile and two fashion weeks. Next: Teatro alla Scala Opening Night · Dec 7

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Greece Mykonos A Cycladic island beside ancient Delos, its beach-club coast open late April to October.

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Italy · 6 events Venice A lagoon city on stilts, its calendar set by the Biennale's six-month run and the tides. Next: Carnival of Venice · Jan 23 – Feb 9, 2027

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Italy · 1 events Florence The Renaissance's home city, busiest each January and June for Pitti Uomo. Next: Pitti Immagine Uomo · Jan 12–15, 2027

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Italy · 1 events Lake Como An Alpine lake of villa gardens, busiest each May for the Concorso d'Eleganza.

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Spain · 3 events Madrid Spain's capital, its spring calendar now joined by a new September Formula 1 race. Next: ARCOmadrid · Mar 3–7, 2027

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Spain · 2 events Mallorca The Balearics' largest island, its capital Palma a year-round yachting and refit hub. Next: Palma International Boat Show · Apr 28 – May 1, 2027

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Italy · 1 events Rome Italy's capital, a heritage city with one clay-court fixture each May: the Italian Open. Next: Internazionali BNL d'Italia · Apr 27 – May 16, 2027

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North America

United States · 4 events Aspen A Colorado mining town, rebuilt after 1945 around skiing and ideas, busy in two seasons. Next: Winter X Games Aspen · Jan 22–24, 2027

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United States · 4 events Las Vegas A desert resort city, running on trade shows year-round rather than one social season. Next: Las Vegas Grand Prix · Nov 19–21

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United States · 5 events Los Angeles The film industry's home, busiest during its own January-to-March awards season. Next: LACMA Art+Film Gala · Nov 7

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United States · 7 events Miami A subtropical port city, busiest for Art Week in December and the Grand Prix each May. Next: Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show · Oct 28 – Nov 1

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United States · 15 events New York The commercial capital, busiest in May's fairs and September's fashion and UN weeks. Next: CFDA Fashion Awards · Nov 2

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United States · 6 events Palm Beach An American winter resort island, in season from Thanksgiving to the U.S. Open Polo final. Next: Winter Equestrian Festival · Jan 6 – Mar 28, 2027

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United States · 1 events The Hamptons Long Island's summer resort string, open roughly Memorial Day to Labor Day.

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United States · 1 events Augusta A mid-sized Georgia city whose one April week is golf's most watched. Next: The Masters · Apr 8–11, 2027

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United States · 2 events Austin Texas's capital and tech hub, bracketed by SXSW in March and Formula 1 in October. Next: United States Grand Prix · Oct 23–25

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United States · 1 events Louisville Kentucky's largest city, transformed each spring by two weeks of Derby Festival. Next: Kentucky Derby · Apr 30 – May 1, 2027

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Mexico · 2 events Mexico City A high-altitude capital, busiest for Zona Maco in February and the Grand Prix in October. Next: Mexico City Grand Prix · Oct 30 – Nov 1

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Canada · 1 events Montreal Quebec's francophone metropolis, its Grand Prix weekend the year's single busiest. Next: Canadian Grand Prix · May 1, 2027

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United States · 2 events Newport The Gilded Age's preserved summer city, with a yachting and motoring week each autumn.

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United States · 1 events Park City A Utah mining town with two large ski resorts, and Sundance's host through January 2026.

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United States · 4 events Pebble Beach A private golf community, busiest for Monterey Car Week each August. Next: Pebble Beach Food & Wine · Apr 1–4, 2027

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United States · 1 events Sun Valley The first purpose-built destination ski resort in the US, opened by a railroad in 1936.

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Canada · 1 events Toronto Canada's financial and cultural capital, busiest each September for its film festival.

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Western Europe

Switzerland · 2 events Basel A Rhine city split in two, given over to contemporary art each June.

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France · 6 events Cannes A festival and trade-fair city on the Croisette, busiest in May, June and September. Next: MIPIM · Mar 16–19, 2027

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Switzerland · 6 events Geneva The watch trade's fixed address: a fair each April, auction weeks in May and November. Next: Geneva Watch and Jewelry Auction Weeks · Nov 6–9

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United Kingdom · 31 events London Capital where Britain's social season runs each summer, and Frieze each October. Next: The Fashion Awards · Nov 30

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Monaco · 9 events Monaco A sovereign principality, at its busiest for the Grand Prix in June and in September. Next: Rallye Monte-Carlo · Jan 18–24, 2027

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France · 14 events Paris France's capital: two fashion weeks, a Grand Slam in June, an autumn art season. Next: Art Basel Paris · Oct 23–25

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France · 2 events Saint-Tropez A Riviera fishing port turned yacht harbor, busiest from July through early October.

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France · 1 events Bordeaux The Atlantic wine capital, busiest each spring during En Primeur tasting week. Next: Bordeaux En Primeur Week · Apr 19–22, 2027

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Switzerland · 1 events Davos The Alpine town of 11,000 that hosts the World Economic Forum each January. Next: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting · Jan 18–22, 2027

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United Kingdom · 1 events Edinburgh Scotland's capital, taken over each August by two festivals sharing one city.

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France · 1 events Le Mans A Sarthe city defined by one week each June: the 24 Hours endurance race.

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Netherlands · 1 events Maastricht The Dutch city TEFAF calls home each March, now secured there through 2036. Next: TEFAF Maastricht · Mar 13–18, 2027

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Alps

France · 1 events Courchevel A purpose-built French resort of four villages, the best-known gate to the Three Valleys. Next: Courchevel International Fireworks Festival · Feb 7, 2027

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Switzerland · 3 events Gstaad A Bernese Oberland village built on skiing since the 1920s and music since 1957. Next: Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad · Jan 29 – Feb 6, 2027

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Switzerland · 4 events St. Moritz The Engadine resort where Alpine winter tourism began in 1864, quiet outside two seasons. Next: Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz · Jan 22–24, 2027

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Austria · 1 events Kitzbühel A medieval Tyrolean town known for the hardest downhill in ski racing each January. Next: Hahnenkamm Races · Jan 18–24, 2027

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Asia-Pacific

Hong Kong · 4 events Hong Kong Asia's art and auction capital, at its busiest each March and again each autumn. Next: Hong Kong Spring Auctions · Mar 22–31, 2027

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Australia · 3 events Melbourne Australia's sporting capital: a Grand Slam, a Grand Prix and a Cup carnival in one year. Next: Melbourne Cup Carnival · Oct 31 – Nov 7

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Singapore · 4 events Singapore Southeast Asia's financial hub, with its own Grand Prix, art week and yacht show. Next: ART SG · Jan 21–24, 2027

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South Korea · 1 events Seoul South Korea's capital, host each September to Asia's other major Frieze fair.

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Australia · 2 events Sydney Australia's harbor city: a Boxing Day yacht race and one of the world's first New Year fireworks. Next: Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race · Dec 26 – Jan 2

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Caribbean

Saint Barthélemy · 4 events St. Barts A French Caribbean island, in season December to April, hurricane season June to November. Next: Saint-Barth Gourmet Festival · Nov 9–15

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Antigua and Barbuda · 2 events Antigua A Caribbean yachting base, in season December to April, hurricane season June to November. Next: Antigua Charter Yacht Show · Dec 4–9

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Central Europe

Germany · 2 events Berlin Germany's capital, its February film festival and June finance week bracketing the year. Next: Berlin International Film Festival · Feb 10–21, 2027

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Austria · 1 events Salzburg Mozart's birthplace, shaped by Mozart Week in January and the Festival each summer.

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Austria · 1 events Vienna Austria's capital, its winter ball season concentrated around the February Opera Ball. Next: Vienna Opera Ball · Feb 4, 2027

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