Berth

A yacht's place in a marina; the scarce resource of Monaco in Grand Prix and Yacht Show weeks. Monaco Grand Prix

Biennale

An exhibition held every two years; Venice's art edition runs in even years and its architecture edition in odd ones. Venice Biennale

Car week

A cluster of concours, auctions and historic races in one place over a week; Monterey Car Week in August is the largest. Monterey Car Week

Charter show

A trade event at which charter yachts are shown to brokers before the season; Antigua's in December opens the Caribbean. Antigua Charter Yacht Show

Circuit

A sequence of events that a recognizable crowd attends in order across the year. The site's circuits — European Summer, Art Collector, International Yachting and others — each have a page with stops, dates and a route map. Cannes Film Festival

Circuit Score

An editorial 0–100 importance rating built from eight weighted factors. Labelled provisional; the method is published, the component scores are not.

Concours d'elegance

A judged exhibition of collector cars, scored on condition, authenticity and history — Pebble Beach and Villa d'Este are the two most important. Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

Confirmed

A date the organizer or governing body has published. Every other status is an estimate.

Downhill classic

One of the historic Alpine World Cup downhills — Wengen's Lauberhorn and Kitzbühel's Hahnenkamm — around which the resort's winter peaks. Hahnenkamm Races

Edition

One staging of a recurring event — the 2027 Monaco Grand Prix, the Spring/Summer 2027 Paris shows. Dates live on editions, not on events. Monaco Grand Prix

Enclosure

A ticketed area of a racecourse with its own facilities and dress code — Ascot's Royal, Queen Anne and Village enclosures, for example. Royal Ascot

Expected

A date projected from an event's fixed pattern because the organizer has not yet announced it. Treat as provisional.

FBO

A fixed-base operator: the terminal and handling service for private aircraft at an airport. Destination pages name them where they matter.

Fashion week

The week in which a city's designers show a season's collections to buyers and press; New York, London, Milan and Paris run in that order twice a year. Paris Fashion Week

Fuorisalone

The city-wide programme of exhibitions and openings around Salone del Mobile in Milan, most of it free. Salone del Mobile.Milano

Haute couture

Made-to-measure fashion shown in Paris in January and July under rules set by the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode. Paris Haute Couture Week

High goal

Polo played at the highest handicap level; the Queen's Cup and the Gold Cup are England's two high-goal finals. Cartier Queen's Cup

Hospitality

Official packages sold by an event's organizer or appointed agents — suites, enclosures, paddock access, dining — at published prices. Distinct from the private programme around an event. The Championships, Wimbledon

Marquee sale

An auction house's flagship evening sale of the season; New York's in May and November set the market's tone. New York Spring Marquee Auctions

Overlap

Two events in the same destination, within a radius or within a few days of each other; the overlap engine finds them. Monaco Yacht Show

Paddock Club

Formula 1's official hospitality programme, sited above the pit lane at every Grand Prix. Monaco Grand Prix

Preview day

The day or days before an art fair opens to the public, reserved for invited collectors, press and the trade. The public days follow. Art Basel

Regatta

A series of yacht races over several days, usually with a shore programme; the Bucket in St. Barts and Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez are the season's two ends. St Barths Bucket Regatta

Royal Enclosure

The most formal enclosure at Royal Ascot, with a published dress code; access is by sponsorship from an existing badge-holder and application. Royal Ascot

Season

The period of the year during which a place or a social world is at its most active — the London season from May to July, the Caribbean season from December to April. On this site a season is a first-class page combining destinations and events. Royal Ascot

Season Line

The site's signature component: the season's next stops in date order, one per destination, with the current position marked.

Shoulder season

The weeks either side of a destination's peak, when the place is open and the crowd is elsewhere.

Skijoring

Skiers pulled by riderless horses across a frozen lake; the signature race of White Turf in St. Moritz. White Turf St. Moritz

Superyacht

A yacht over roughly 24 metres with professional crew; the fleet the yacht shows and the Bucket exist for. Monaco Yacht Show

Weekend index

The site's ranking of Friday-to-Sunday spans by the combined importance of the events active over them.