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Monte Carlo, Monaco 26th May 2013 Nico Rosberg, Mercedes W04, leads at the start, Monaco Grand Prix

Musim · Maret–Mei

Spring Social Season

March to May: the art trade, the great race meetings, Geneva, Augusta and the run to Cannes

Spring is when the year starts to move in earnest, and it is the season with the widest geography: Maastricht, Hong Kong, Cheltenham, Dubai, Geneva, Augusta, Milan, Venice, Louisville, New York and Cannes all have their defining week between the first of March and the end of May. The art trade sets the pace. TEFAF Maastricht in mid-March is the fair the old-master and antiques world is built around, Art Basel Hong Kong follows in the last week of the month, and the Venice Biennale's vernissage in early May opens the exhibition the whole art year refers back to. Racing gives spring its second spine: Cheltenham's four days in mid-March, the Dubai World Cup at the end of the month, the Masters in the second week of April, the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday of May and the Prix de Diane and Epsom in the weeks that follow.

Around those fixed points the rest of the season arranges itself. Geneva hosts Watches and Wonders in April and its spring auctions in May. Milan has the Salone del Mobile in April. New York stacks the Met Gala, Frieze New York, TEFAF New York and the spring auctions into three weeks of May. Then Cannes takes the second half of the month and the season stops being spring.

01Destinasi-destinasi tersebut

In Maastricht; Views of ENCI Quarry Netherlands Maastricht The Dutch city TEFAF calls home each March, now secured there through 2036. TVB City, Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Asia's art and auction capital, at its busiest each March and again each autumn. Dubai Water Canal on the side of BusinessBay United Arab Emirates Dubai The Gulf's commercial and hospitality hub, busiest from November to April. Taken at PortMiami United States Miami A subtropical port city, busiest for Art Week in December and the Grand Prix each May. Palm Beach Town Hall, looking N.W., from County Road, Palm Beach, Florida, USA United States Palm Beach An American winter resort island, in season from Thanksgiving to the U.S. Open Polo final. This is the The Jessye Norman Amphitheater, which is located along the riverwalk in Augusta, Georgia United States Augusta A mid-sized Georgia city whose one April week is golf's most watched. Photograph of Monaco Monaco Monaco A sovereign principality, at its busiest for the Grand Prix in June and in September. Le Suquet is the old quarter of Cannes, probably best known to tourists as the climbing, winding cobbled lane lined with France Cannes A festival and trade-fair city on the Croisette, busiest in May, June and September. Castello Sforzesco, Milan Italy Milan Italy's design and fashion capital, busiest for Salone del Mobile and two fashion weeks. North facade of the Royal Palace and view of the Sabatini Gardens, Madrid, Spain Spain Madrid Spain's capital, its spring calendar now joined by a new September Formula 1 race. 2018 show from the upstream side of the bridge on the Indiana shore of the Ohio River Photo Credit Aroun Kesavaraj, Louisville United States Louisville Kentucky's largest city, transformed each spring by two weeks of Derby Festival. Palazzo Ferro Fini in Venice Italy Venice A lagoon city on stilts, its calendar set by the Biennale's six-month run and the tides. Queensboro Bridge, viewed from Roosevelt Island, New York City United States New York The commercial capital, busiest in May's fairs and September's fashion and UN weeks. Aerial photographs of the canton of Geneva Switzerland Geneva The watch trade's fixed address: a fair each April, auction weeks in May and November. Entrances to Abbesses metro station, Paris France Paris France's capital: two fashion weeks, a Grand Slam in June, an autumn art season. Villa Melzi (Bellagio), on Lake Como, Italy Italy Lake Como An Alpine lake of villa gardens, busiest each May for the Concorso d'Eleganza.
Maastricht Hong Kong Dubai Miami Palm Beach Augusta Monaco Cannes Milan Madrid Louisville Venice New York Geneva Paris Lake Como

02Cara bergerak

March begins in the north and ends in the desert. TEFAF and Cheltenham share the middle of the month; Indian Wells and then the Miami Open carry tennis through the same weeks; the Palm Beach boat show and the St. Barths Bucket occupy the end of the Caribbean season. Art Basel Hong Kong and the Dubai World Cup close the month within days of each other, and Hong Kong's spring auctions run alongside the fair. Monaco's year opens with the Bal de la Rose, and the Amelia Concours in Florida opens the American concours season.

April belongs to Geneva, Augusta and Milan. Watches and Wonders fills Geneva's Palexpo in the first half of the month; the Masters is always the second full week in April; the Salone del Mobile turns Milan over to design for six days in the middle of the month; the Monte-Carlo Masters brings tennis to the Riviera. Sailing returns to the Caribbean with Les Voiles de St. Barth and then Antigua Sailing Week at the end of the month, and the Goodwood Members' Meeting opens the British motoring year.

May is the busiest month of the spring and the one with the clearest sequence. Badminton and the Kentucky Derby open it on the same weekend; the Met Gala follows on the first Monday; New York's art weeks run through the middle of the month; Cannes begins in the second week and holds the Riviera for twelve days; the Chelsea Flower Show and the Concorso d'Eleganza at Villa d'Este share the last week; Roland-Garros starts on the final Sunday. Ibiza's clubs open in May, Salzburg's Whitsun Festival falls wherever Pentecost lands, and the Monaco Grand Prix, which from 2026 sits in the first week of June, is what everyone at Cannes is about to leave for.

03Acara-acara

  1. 13Mar
    MaastrichtTEFAF Maastricht Dikonfirmasi
  2. 25Mar
    Hong KongArt Basel Hong Kong Dikonfirmasi
  3. 27Mar
    DubaiDubai World Cup · 31st running Perkiraan
  4. 14Mar
    Miami GardensMiami Open Dikonfirmasi
  5. 28Feb
    Indian WellsBNP Paribas Open Dikonfirmasi
  6. 17Mar
    GustaviaSt Barths Bucket Regatta Dikonfirmasi
  7. 8Apr
    AugustaThe Masters Perkiraan
  8. 5Apr
    GenevaWatches and Wonders Geneva Dikonfirmasi
  9. 13Apr
    MilanSalone del Mobile.Milano · 65th edition Dikonfirmasi
  10. 3Apr
    Roquebrune-Cap-MartinRolex Monte-Carlo Masters Dikonfirmasi
  11. 30Apr
    LouisvilleKentucky Derby · 153rd running Dikonfirmasi
  12. 3May
    New YorkThe Met Gala Perkiraan
  13. 12May
    New YorkFrieze New York Dikonfirmasi
  14. 11May
    New YorkNew York Spring Marquee Auctions Perkiraan
  15. 9May
    VeniceVenice Biennale · 61st International Art Exhibition Dikonfirmasi
  16. 11May
    CannesCannes Film Festival · 80th edition Dikonfirmasi
  17. 1Apr
    Monte CarloGrand Prix de Monaco Historique Tanggal tertunda
  18. 30Apr
    Miami GardensMiami Grand Prix Perkiraan
  19. 18May
    LondonRHS Chelsea Flower Show Dikonfirmasi
  20. 21May
    CernobbioConcorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este Dikonfirmasi
  21. 23May
    ParisRoland-Garros Perkiraan
  22. 1Mar
    ParisParis Fashion Week · Autumn/Winter 2027-2028 Dikonfirmasi
  23. 14Mar
    Los AngelesAcademy Awards · 99th Academy Awards Dikonfirmasi
  24. 16Mar
    CheltenhamCheltenham Festival Dikonfirmasi
  25. 5May
    BadmintonMARS Badminton Horse Trials Dikonfirmasi
  26. 2May
    Beverly HillsMilken Institute Global Conference Dikonfirmasi
  27. 1Apr
    DubaiArt Dubai Tanggal tertunda
  28. 16Mar
    CannesMIPIM Dikonfirmasi
  29. 1May
    MontrealCanadian Grand Prix Tanggal tertunda
  30. 4Mar
    Amelia IslandThe Amelia · 32nd Amelia Concours d'Elegance Dikonfirmasi
  31. 1Apr
    GustaviaLes Voiles de Saint-Barth Richard Mille Tanggal tertunda
  32. 22Apr
    SingaporeSingapore Yachting Festival Perkiraan
  33. 23Apr
    IbizaIbiza Opening Season · 2027 openings Perkiraan
  34. 21Apr
    IbizaInternational Music Summit Perkiraan
  35. 11Mar
    Ponte Vedra BeachThe Players Championship Dikonfirmasi
  36. 30Apr
    OmahaBerkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting Dikonfirmasi
  37. 10Apr
    GoodwoodGoodwood Members' Meeting · 84th Members' Meeting (84MM) Dikonfirmasi
  38. 6Nov
    GenevaGeneva Watch and Jewelry Auction Weeks · Autumn (November) auction week Perkiraan
  39. 1Apr
    WellingtonU.S. Open Polo Championship Perkiraan
  40. 1Mar
    VancouverTED · TED2027 Dikonfirmasi
  41. 1Apr
    Pebble BeachPebble Beach Food & Wine Dikonfirmasi
  42. 1Mar
    MelbourneAustralian Grand Prix Tanggal tertunda
  43. 8Apr
    ChicagoEXPO CHICAGO Perkiraan
  44. 3Mar
    MadridARCOmadrid · 46th edition Dikonfirmasi
  45. 18May
    IndianapolisIndianapolis 500 · 111th running Dikonfirmasi
  46. 19Apr
    MadridMutua Madrid Open Dikonfirmasi
  47. 13May
    New YorkNYCxDESIGN · 15th festival Perkiraan
  48. 22May
    Brescia1000 Miglia · Centenary edition Dikonfirmasi
  49. 15Mar
    AustinSXSW Dikonfirmasi
  50. 13May
    rotatingPGA Championship · Aronimink Perkiraan
  51. 13May
    WindsorRoyal Windsor Horse Show Dikonfirmasi
  52. 10May
    New YorkRobin Hood Benefit Perkiraan
  53. 28Apr
    PalmaPalma International Boat Show Dikonfirmasi
  54. 3Jun
    Monte CarloMonaco Grand Prix Dikonfirmasi
  55. 19Apr
    BordeauxBordeaux En Primeur Week · 2026 vintage Dikonfirmasi
  56. 20May
    Cap d'AntibesamfAR Gala Cannes · 33rd edition Perkiraan
  57. 27Apr
    RomeInternazionali BNL d'Italia Dikonfirmasi
  58. 1Jun
    Liberty State ParkVeuve Clicquot Polo Classic Tanggal tertunda
  59. 20Mar
    Monte CarloBal de la Rose Perkiraan
  60. 14May
    New YorkTEFAF New York Perkiraan
  61. 21Apr
    English HarbourAntigua Sailing Week · 58th edition Dikonfirmasi
  62. 22Mar
    Hong KongHong Kong Spring Auctions Perkiraan
  63. 9Apr
    Hong KongHong Kong Sevens Dikonfirmasi
  64. 8May
    VeniceVenice Architecture Biennale · 20th International Architecture Exhibition Dikonfirmasi
  65. 17Mar
    West Palm BeachPalm Beach International Boat Show Dikonfirmasi
  66. 15May
    Monte CarloMonaco E-Prix Dikonfirmasi

04Cuaca

March is unsettled almost everywhere the season goes: Cheltenham can be run in rain or sun, Maastricht is cold, and Hong Kong's spring humidity is already rising. Dubai is warm but not yet hot, and the World Cup meeting is timed for exactly that. April is cool and bright in Geneva and Milan, changeable in Augusta (the Masters has had its weather delays), and genuinely pleasant in Monaco. May is the first reliably warm month on the Riviera, although Cannes has had cold, wet festivals, and it is the month New York, London and Paris are at their most comfortable. The Caribbean's dry season ends in May, which is why the sailing calendar there stops after Antigua.

05Ke mana selanjutnya

The spring runs directly into the European summer without a pause: Cannes hands the Riviera to Monaco for the Grand Prix in the first week of June, Roland-Garros hands Paris to Chantilly for the Prix de Diane, and Chelsea hands London to Epsom and then Royal Ascot. Le Mans and Art Basel share the middle of June. Anyone following the art line goes from Venice to Basel; anyone following racing goes from Louisville to Epsom; anyone following the coast goes from Cannes to Monaco and then, in July, to Saint-Tropez, Sardinia and the islands.