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The Nissan Grand Raffle at the Dubai Shopping Festival. Courtesy of Dubai Shopping Festival Office

Dubai Shopping Festival

Jan - Feb 2010 (annual)

Dubai is currently the hot place to shop, and the best time for shopaholics is during the huge, sprawling Dubai Shopping Festival. Reductions are offered across a vast range of must-haves…

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Beautiful costumes at Il Ballo del Doge. Courtesy of Il Ballo del Doge

Venice Carnival

6 - 16 Feb 2010 (annual)

The Venice Carnival is the highlight of the city's year. A two-week series of processions, masquerades, traditional ceremonies, music and all-round festivities fills the canals, squares and…

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Crowds gather round the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival. © AFFIF

Cannes Film Festival

May 2010 (annual)

Cannes is the biggest and most famous film festival in the world. Most of the action takes place at the famous Palais des Festivals, although screenings do take place all over the town.

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The Monaco Grand Prix. Photo by Andy Crawford

Formula One: Monaco Grand Prix

May 2010 (annual)

The Monaco Grand Prix is the glamour event of the Formula One calendar. The circuit winds round some of the most famous streets in motor racing, past the Mairie, the Casino, through the tunnel…

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Galerie Hans Mayer, Düsseldorf. Courtesy of Art Basel, © MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel/Zurich) AG

Art Basel

16 - 20 Jun 2010 (annual)

Art lovers from every continent head to Messezentrum Basel for one of the world's leading art shows, Art Basel. Drawing over 60,000 visitors, the display includes everything from modern…

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Overlooking Courts 14 & 15 during The Championships. Courtesy of www.britainonview.com

Wimbledon Championships

Jun - Jul 2010 (annual)

Widely considered the world's greatest tennis tournament, top-seed players, traditional strawberries and cream and the infamous rain delays set Wimbledon apart from other Grand Slams. Some of…

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Sotheby's 'Magnificent Jewels' Auction

9 Dec 2009 (various dates)

If it's rare, sparkling and for sale, you'll find it at the twice-yearly Magnificent Jewels auction at Sotheby's New York. Bid for beautiful pieces or just sit back and watch the paddles and…

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Above & Beyond play to the crowds as the sun begins to rise at ZoukOut 2008. Courtesy of Zouk

ZoukOut

12 Dec 2009 (annual)

ZoukOut, Singapore's largest dance music festival, keeps trendy crowds partying from dusk till dawn on the palm tree-lined Siloso Beach. The 14-hour music menu is also accompanied by a host of…

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Fireworks fill the Las Vegas sky New Year's on the Strip. Photo by Brian Jones, courtesy of Las Vegas News Bureau

New Year in Las Vegas

31 Dec 2009 (annual)

Make no mistake, Sin City really knows how to let its hair down. Come to one of Las Vegas' outrageously showy New Year bashes and you'll see people partying as if the end of the world was nigh.

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Tee-off at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Courtesy of Palm Springs Desert Resorts CVA

Bob Hope Classic

20 - 24 Jan 2010 (annual)

The Bob Hope Classic is both part of the US PGA Tour and a legendary pro-celebrity golf event. It is unique in that it takes place on four different desert courses over five days in the…

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The Vienna Opera Ball at the State Opera House.  © Österreich Werbung / Lammerhuber

Vienna Opera Ball

11 Feb 2010 (annual)

The glamorous Vienna Opera Ball, held at the State Opera, is a tête-à-tête for some 5000 international socialites, and the highlight of Vienna's long ball season. If you can't waltz, there's…

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Sotheby's 'Magnificent Jewels' Auction

Apr 2010 (various dates)

If it's rare, sparkling and for sale, you'll find it at the twice-yearly Magnificent Jewels auction at Sotheby's New York. Bid for beautiful pieces or just sit back and watch the paddles and…

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The annual construction of Sweden's ICEHOTEL. Photo by Ben Nilsson/Big Ben Productions, © ICEHOTEL

Sweden's Icehotel

10 Dec 2009 - 18 Apr 2010 (annual)

Constructed from the frozen Torne River each winter, Sweden's Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi is a very smart igloo. Opt for the 'cold accommodation' to sleep in a thermal bag on a bed of snow and ice…

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Stanford Antigua Sailing Week. Photo by Mateo Torri, courtesy of Stanford International Bank

Stanford Antigua Sailing Week

24 - 30 Apr 2010 (annual)

Stanford Antigua Sailing Week rolls thrilling races, barbecues and rum punches into one unforgettable package. The gathering of over 200 participating yachts of varying sizes in Falmouth…

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Philip Treacy designs at the Royal Ascot Fashion Show. Photo by Nikki Hill, courtesy of Ascot Racecourse

Royal Ascot

Jun 2010 (annual)

Royal Ascot is one of the grandest race meetings of the year and also a great social event. As much attention is paid to the fashions being worn as to the horses in the paddock.

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Galway International Oyster Festival

Sep 2010 (annual)

The Galway International Oyster Festival's winning formula of Guinness and oyster trails, shucking contests, Irish music and comedy draws visitors from around the world. The star of the show…

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The Matinee Closing Party at Space, Ibiza.  Photo by Ivan Paulick, courtesy of Space Beach Club

Ibiza Closing Parties

Sep - Oct 2010 (annual)

Yes folks, this is it, the end of the season. Get your fill of Ibiza partying before the grey winter months draw in. Take home memories of silly dancing to cheesy summer anthems and a golden…

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Melbourne Cup, Victoria. Courtesy of Victoria Racing Club photo, courtesy Victoria Racing Club

Melbourne Cup

Nov 2010 (annual)

The Melbourne Cup is the biggest racing event in the southern hemisphere and, with prize money of A$5.65 million, it's the richest handicap race in the world. Every year, thousands of excited…

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Argentina Open Polo Tournament. Photo by Jeffrey Tanenhaus

Argentinian Open Polo Tournament

22 Nov - 13 Dec 2009; Weekends only (annual)

The fifth-oldest polo competition in the world, the Argentinian Open Polo Tournament was first played in 1893. Held at the Campo Argentino de Polo en Palermo, it is an exciting spectacle and…

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Shae-Lynn Bourne performs at Art on Ice, St Moritz. Photo by Marcel Giger, © 2008 Art on Ice Production AG

Art on Ice

12 Feb 2010 (annual)

For one spellbinding night a year, Lake St Moritz hosts a display of open-air figure skating. Watch some of the world's best skaters salchow and lutz across the lake's frozen surface, backed…


Highlights

Dubai Shopping Festival

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Jan - Feb 2010 (annual)

Venice Carnival

Venice, Italy

6 - 16 Feb 2010 (annual)

Cannes Film Festival

Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France

May 2010 (annual)