Event guides
Explore events that make hotel rooms hard to book
Browse major festivals, sports weekends, trade shows, and citywide celebrations where hotel demand spikes fast and sold-out hotels can reopen.
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Early January
CES (Las Vegas)
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Related city: Las Vegas
March 2nd to 5th
MWC Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Related city: Barcelona
March 12th to 18th
SXSW (Austin)
Austin, Texas, USA
December 4th to 6th
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach, Florida, USA
December 3rd to 6th
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Related city: Abu Dhabi
February 4th to 11th
Sapporo Snow Festival
Sapporo, Japan
Related city: Sapporo
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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
December 3rd to 6th
Abu Dhabi · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
Early October
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Art Basel Miami Beach
December 4th to 6th
Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Burning Man
Late August to Early September
Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA
Cannes Film Festival
May
Cannes · Cannes, France
Cannes Lions
Late June
Cannes · Cannes, France
CES (Las Vegas)
Early January
Las Vegas · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
April
Indio, California, USA
Day of the Dead (Oaxaca)
Late October to Early November
Oaxaca, Mexico
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
August
Edinburgh · Edinburgh, Scotland
Gion Matsuri
July, with major processions on July 17th and 24th
Kyoto · Kyoto, Japan
Glastonbury Festival
June
Glastonbury, England
Hong Kong Sevens
April
Hong Kong · Hong Kong, China
King’s Day (Amsterdam)
April 27th
Amsterdam · Amsterdam, Netherlands
La Mercè Festival (Barcelona)
Late September
Barcelona · Barcelona, Spain
Las Vegas Grand Prix
November 19th to 21st
Las Vegas · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (New York City)
Fourth Thursday of November
New York City · New York City, USA
Mardi Gras (New Orleans)
February or March (dates vary)
New Orleans · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Melbourne Cup Carnival
Early November
Melbourne · Melbourne, Australia
Miami Grand Prix
Early May
Miami · Miami Gardens / Greater Miami, Florida, USA
Mid-Autumn Festival (Hong Kong)
September (dates vary)
Hong Kong · Hong Kong, China
Monaco Grand Prix
May
Monaco · Monaco, Monaco
MWC Barcelona
March 2nd to 5th
Barcelona · Barcelona, Spain
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Late April to Early May
New Orleans · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
New Year’s Eve (Dubai)
December 31st
Dubai · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
New Year’s Eve (Rio de Janeiro)
December 31st
Rio de Janeiro · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Oktoberfest (Blumenau)
October
Blumenau, Brazil
Oktoberfest (Munich)
Late September to Early October
Munich · Munich, Germany
Paris Fashion Week
January, March, June, and late September to early October
Paris · Paris, France
Pushkar Camel Fair
Late October to Early November
Pushkar, India
Rio Carnival
February or March (dates vary)
Rio de Janeiro · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Running of the Bulls (San Fermín)
July 6th to 14th
Pamplona · Pamplona, Spain
San Diego Comic-Con
July
San Diego · San Diego, California, USA
Sapporo Autumn Festival
September to Early October
Sapporo · Sapporo, Japan
Sapporo Snow Festival
February 4th to 11th
Sapporo · Sapporo, Japan
Singapore Grand Prix
September
Singapore · Singapore
Songkran (Bangkok)
April 11th to 15th
Bangkok · Bangkok, Thailand
St. Patrick’s Festival (Dublin)
March 14th to 17th
Dublin · Dublin, Ireland
Sundance Film Festival
January
Park City, Utah, USA
SXSW (Austin)
March 12th to 18th
Austin, Texas, USA
Sydney New Year’s Eve
December 31st
Sydney · Sydney, Australia
Tokyo Marathon
March 1st
Tokyo · Tokyo, Japan
Tomorrowland
July
Boom, Belgium
Tomorrowland Thailand
December 11th to 13th
Pattaya · Pattaya, Thailand
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
Early to Mid-September
Toronto · Toronto, Canada
Ultra Music Festival Miami
Late March
Miami · Miami, Florida, USA
Venice Carnival
February or March (dates vary)
Venice · Venice, Italy
Web Summit Lisbon
November 9th to 12th
Lisbon · Lisbon, Portugal
Wimbledon Tennis Championships
Late June to Early July
London · London, England