Singapore Gifts Show (SGS) is Singapore’s dedicated gifts trade event showcasing top gifts, premiums, lifestyle products and services from around the region and beyond. Attended by ready local and international trade buyers and corporate visitors, SGS b
Alles Waltzer! The music capital of the world has embraced a panoply of great composers as well as every musical genre. And yet, only the waltz truly evokes the nostalgic elegance, the charm tinged with melancholy, of the Royal and Imperial metropolis. Th
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Dubai | Events | Equestrian sports
UAE 2000 Guineas
A staple of the illustrious Dubai International Racing Carnival, the UAE 2000 Guineas is a 1600-metre dash on the dirt track at the new Meydan Racecourse. The event is one of the
Carnaval in Mexico wears many masks. In southern San Juan Chamula, for example, villagers run through the streets on flaming brances in a fusion of pre-hispanic tradition and Catholic feast days. But the Mazatlan Carnival bears a closer resemblance to Mar
A galaxy of screen and sports stars, ex-presidents, CEOs and socialites flock yearly to California's Monterey Peninsula to vie for the privilege of partnering Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and the rest round the Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill and Popp
The biannual International Book Fair (odd years) is as famed for its sheer size as for the Aspen Forum, a dialogue amongst leading thinkers from around the world, and for the prestigious Jerusalem Prize. This has been awarded since 1963 to authors such as
White Turf replaces the grassy sort and horses take over from skaters on a frozen lake for the White Turf European Snow Meeting. Against the backdrop of the Engadine Mountains, a series of contests is staged over three weekends, with crowds of 25,000 lini
From Norah Jones to Madonna – all the stars get a chance to shine at the Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy’s annual over-the-top ceremony at the Staples Center is as famous for its risqué gowns and backstage rumours as for the awards themselves. W
Madurai | Events | Folklore & Traditions, Religious festivals
The Float Festival
The ancient city of Madurai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu is one of the oldest cities in South Asia. The magnificent shrines and temples devoted to the Hindu gods com
Organised by the Global Art Agency, the city of Oxford played host to the first edition of the Oxford International Art Fair in February 2014. After the fair's successful launch, it now annually gathers a fine selection of art works by aspiring contempora
Extrovert artists flock to Rotterdam once a year to disclose their contemporary works, including anything from a speared porcelain skull to a wooden replica of the famous lunar space capsule that shuttled man to the moon in 1969. The capsule was given an