Sporting event, month by month around the world

1. 🏙️ Hermosillo 🇲🇽 MexicoNaranjeros baseball season · 10 Oct – 31 Jan (usually)The Naranjeros, the most successful club in the Mexican Pacific League, play winter ball at Estadio Fernando Valenzuela from mid-October, with playoffs in January.92
2. 🏙️ Caracas 🇻🇪 VenezuelaWinter baseball season · 12 Oct – 31 Jan (usually)The Venezuelan league opens in mid-October and runs to the January finals.88
3. 🏖️ Paihia 🇳🇿 New ZealandBay of Islands Sailing Week · 20–31 Jan (usually)A keelboat regatta out of Opua at the end of January, when the summer breeze is reliable and every mooring in the bay is taken.88
4. 🏙️ Melbourne 🇦🇺 AustraliaAustralian Open · 12 Jan – 1 FebThree weeks of tennis in the middle of the city, and the point at which Melbourne is at its fullest and most expensive.86
5. 🏙️ Mumbai 🇮🇳 IndiaMumbai Marathon · 15–21 Jan (usually)The third Sunday of January, and the one morning the seafront road and the causeways belong to people rather than traffic.85
6. 🏙️ Adelaide 🇦🇺 AustraliaSantos Tour Down Under · 14–25 Jan (usually)A week of road racing based in the city in the middle of January, with hill stages that close the Adelaide Hills roads for a morning at a time and fill every pub in Willunga.85
7. 🏙️ Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Hong KongHong Kong Marathon · 25 Jan – 25 Feb (usually)Around seventy thousand runners on a Sunday in the coolest weeks of the year.84
8. 🏙️ Marrakesh 🇲🇦 MoroccoMarrakech Marathon · 24 Jan – 2 Feb (usually)Fifteen thousand runners on a flat late-January course through the palm groves.83
9. 🏙️ Stanley Falkland IslandsChristmas Sports · 26 Dec – 2 Jan (usually)Horse racing at the Stanley racecourse from Boxing Day, with children's races and camp events that come out of the end of the shearing season rather than out of tourism.82
10. 🏙️ Xiamen 🇨🇳 ChinaXiamen Marathon · 1–15 Jan (usually)One of China's oldest big-city races, run along the island's sea road in the first half of January.81
11. ⛷️ Pucón 🇨🇱 ChileIronman 70.3 Pucón · 5–15 Jan (usually)A half distance swum in Lake Villarrica, ridden out towards Curarrehue and run through the peninsula, in the second week of January.78
12. 🏙️ Phoenix 🇺🇸 United StatesFiesta Bowl week · 26 Dec – 2 Jan (usually)College football brings two bowl games and their travelling fans to Glendale between Christmas and New Year, on top of the winter residents already here.78
13. 🏙️ Jacksonville 🇺🇸 United StatesTaxSlayer Gator Bowl · 28 Dec – 3 Jan (usually)A college football bowl over the New Year week that brings two travelling fan bases into downtown hotels.77
14. 🏝️ Bridgetown 🇧🇧 BarbadosBarbados Sailing Week · 13–24 Jan (usually)Ten days of yacht racing anchored by the Mount Gay Round Barbados Race, a roughly 90-mile circumnavigation past Holetown and Speightstown that spectators can watch from West Coast viewpoints.75
15. 🏝️ Miyakojima 🇯🇵 JapanMiyakojima 100km Wide-Road Marathon · 15–31 Jan (usually)Japan's first ultramarathon of the year, usually on a late-January Sunday: the 100 km race circles the whole island from before dawn, and the coast roads are lined with aid stations all day.75
16. 🏙️ Houston 🇺🇸 United StatesChevron Houston Marathon · 10–20 Jan (usually)Twenty-five thousand runners through downtown and the Heights on a Sunday in mid-January, on the one weekend the weather here is reliably good for it.70
17. 🏙️ Selçuk 🇹🇷 TurkeyEfes Camel Wrestling Festival · 14–22 Jan (usually)The biggest camel wrestling meet in the country, held on the third Sunday of January at Pamucak beach below Ephesus.63
18. 🏖️ Datça 🇹🇷 TurkeyWinter open-sea swimming marathon · 8–25 Jan (usually)The town's oddest fixture: an open-water race across the bay in the middle of January, run by the municipality since the 2000s.62
19. 🏙️ Hakone 🇯🇵 JapanHakone Ekiden · 2–3 JanThe university relay from Tokyo to Lake Ashi and back.59
20. 🏙️ Bath 🇬🇧 United KingdomBath Rugby home matches · 20 Sep – 10 Jun (usually)Roughly every other weekend through the season thousands of fans pour into the Recreation Ground in the city centre.54
21. 🏙️ Zagreb 🇭🇷 CroatiaSnow Queen Trophy · 2–10 Jan (usually)World Cup slalom races on Sljeme, the mountain above the city, usually in the first week of January.53
22. 🏞️ Hot Springs National Park 🇺🇸 United StatesOaklawn racing season · 27 Nov – 1 May (usually)Live thoroughbred racing runs from late November to the start of May, which is why the town's winter is busier than its autumn.53
23. 🏙️ Kansas City 🇺🇸 United StatesChiefs home games · 5 Sep – 20 Jan (usually)Arrowhead home weekends paint the city red: tailgating from dawn in the lots and hotel prices that jump on game days.51
24. 🥾 Innsbruck 🇦🇹 AustriaFour Hills ski jumping · 2–5 Jan (usually)The Bergisel leg of the Four Hills tournament lands in the first days of January, inside the city rather than out in a resort.47
25. ⛷️ Cortina d'Ampezzo 🇮🇹 ItalyWorld Cup downhill · 15 Jan – 1 Feb (usually)The women's speed races come to the Olympia delle Tofane most Januaries.39

…and 5 more in January.

What's on around the world in January →

1. 🏙️ Melbourne 🇦🇺 AustraliaAustralian Open · 12 Jan – 1 FebThree weeks of tennis in the middle of the city, and the point at which Melbourne is at its fullest and most expensive.92
2. 🏖️ Sarasota 🇺🇸 United StatesOrioles spring training · 15 Feb – 28 Mar (usually)Grapefruit League baseball at Ed Smith Stadium through late February and March, on a scale where the players walk past the seats.92
3. 🏙️ Taupo 🇳🇿 New ZealandIronman New Zealand · 25 Feb – 12 Mar (usually)The country's longest-running Ironman swims in the lake off Taupō and rides out on the closed highway north.89
4. 🏙️ Marrakesh 🇲🇦 MoroccoMarrakech Marathon · 24 Jan – 2 Feb (usually)Fifteen thousand runners on a flat late-January course through the palm groves.88
5. 🏙️ Phoenix 🇺🇸 United StatesWM Phoenix Open · 4–16 Feb (usually)The loudest week in golf, at TPC Scottsdale in the second week of February, with crowds over half a million across the tournament.88
6. 🏙️ Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Hong KongHong Kong Marathon · 25 Jan – 25 Feb (usually)Around seventy thousand runners on a Sunday in the coolest weeks of the year.86
7. 🏙️ Seville 🇪🇸 SpainSeville Marathon · 14–28 Feb (usually)A famously flat course brings tens of thousands of runners chasing personal bests on a Sunday in February.86
8. 🏙️ Scottsdale 🇺🇸 United StatesWM Phoenix Open · 5–16 Feb (usually)The loudest tournament in golf, at TPC Scottsdale, where the stadium hole at sixteen is a drinking event with a green in it.85
9. 🏙️ Kigali 🇷🇼 RwandaTour du Rwanda · 15 Feb – 2 Mar (usually)The country's stage race finishes with laps of the Kigali hills, and the roads on the circuit close for most of the day.84
10. 🏖️ Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 IsraelTel Aviv Marathon · 15 Feb – 10 Mar (usually)Run on a Friday in late winter along the promenade and through the parks, because by April it is already too warm for it.83
11. 🥾 Rotorua 🇳🇿 New ZealandTarawera Ultra-Trail · 8–20 Feb (usually)The country's biggest trail race, run through the forest and around the lakes in February, with distances up to a hundred miles and a start line in the middle of town.83
12. 🏖️ Okinawa 🇯🇵 JapanOkinawa Marathon · 10–25 Feb (usually)A February Sunday through Okinawa City and the central towns, run in the coolest part of the year and famous for the neighbourhood crowds handing out food along the route.79
13. 🏙️ Austin 🇺🇸 United StatesAustin Marathon · 12–22 Feb (usually)The course shuts Congress Avenue and much of south and central Austin for a Sunday morning in February.79
14. 🏙️ San Antonio 🇺🇸 United StatesStock Show and Rodeo · 8 Feb – 1 Mar (usually)Eighteen days of rodeo, livestock judging and a country concert every night out at the Frost Bank Center in February.79
15. 🏖️ Acapulco 🇲🇽 MexicoAbierto Mexicano Telcel · 20 Feb – 2 Mar (usually)The ATP 500 hard-court week at the Arena GNP in the Diamante zone, played at night to duck the heat.79
16. 🏝️ Marigot Saint MartinSt Maarten Heineken Regatta · 28 Feb – 10 Mar (usually)The Caribbean's largest regatta is sailed from Simpson Bay on the Dutch side, but it books out the whole island for four days in early March and the crews spill over to Marigot.77
17. 🥾 Moshi 🇹🇿 TanzaniaKilimanjaro Marathon · 20 Feb – 25 Mar (usually)A road marathon out of the town stadium with the mountain in front of you for most of it, plus a half and a fun run.76
18. 🏖️ Myrtle Beach 🇺🇸 United StatesMyrtle Beach Marathon · 25 Feb – 12 Mar (usually)A flat oceanfront course on a Saturday in early March, with a half marathon alongside.75
19. 🏖️ Gisenyi 🇷🇼 RwandaTour du Rwanda · 15 Feb – 2 Mar (usually)Africa's only UCI 2.1 stage race runs every February and the Kivu Belt road through Rubavu is part of it, with a mass ride on the lakefront on the same day.74
20. ⛷️ Thredbo 🇦🇺 AustraliaCannonball MTB Festival · 5–20 Feb (usually)Four days of downhill racing on the bike park, with the village full of people who came to ride rather than to watch.73
21. 🏙️ Beppu 🇯🇵 JapanBeppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon · 1–8 Feb (usually)An elite road marathon run along the bay road between Beppu and Oita on a Sunday in early February.69
22. 🏙️ Lagos 🇳🇬 NigeriaLagos City Marathon · 5–20 Feb (usually)The course runs from the National Stadium over the Eko bridge and out along Ahmadu Bello Way, which means the island's main arteries are shut all morning on a Saturday in February.65
23. 🥾 Moab 🇺🇸 United StatesMoab's Red Hot ultra · 10 Feb – 5 Mar (usually)A late-winter trail race on slickrock west of Arches, with distances from 15 km to 50 miles; it fills the town's motels on an otherwise quiet weekend.65
24. 🏙️ Dublin 🇮🇪 IrelandSix Nations home weekends · 1 Feb – 20 Mar (usually)Two or three Saturdays between early February and mid-March when the Aviva is full and the whole city prices as if it were New Year.63
25. 🏖️ Noosa 🇦🇺 AustraliaNoosa Summer Swim · 14–28 Feb (usually)Open-water races off Main Beach over a weekend in February, from a kilometre up to the long course.62

…and 13 more in February.

What's on around the world in February →

1. 🏙️ Phoenix 🇺🇸 United StatesCactus League spring training · 19 Feb – 25 Mar (usually)Fifteen major league clubs play a month of exhibition baseball at ten small parks around the valley, all within an hour of each other.95
2. 🏙️ Las Vegas 🇺🇸 United StatesMarch Madness · 15 Mar – 8 Apr (usually)The opening days of the college basketball tournament are the busiest hours the sportsbooks get, with seats claimed at opening and a queue outside from breakfast.94
3. 🏙️ Scottsdale 🇺🇸 United StatesCactus League spring training · 15 Feb – 31 Mar (usually)Six weeks of baseball at Scottsdale Stadium and nine other valley parks, six of them within half an hour.94
4. 🏖️ Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 IsraelTel Aviv Marathon · 15 Feb – 10 Mar (usually)Run on a Friday in late winter along the promenade and through the parks, because by April it is already too warm for it.91
5. 🏙️ Cape Town 🇿🇦 South AfricaCape Town Cycle Tour · 1–15 Mar (usually)Around 35,000 riders take the peninsula loop on a Sunday in early March, and most of the coastal road system closes for the morning.90
6. 🏙️ San Antonio 🇺🇸 United StatesStock Show and Rodeo · 8 Feb – 1 Mar (usually)Eighteen days of rodeo, livestock judging and a country concert every night out at the Frost Bank Center in February.90
7. 🏖️ Sarasota 🇺🇸 United StatesOrioles spring training · 15 Feb – 28 Mar (usually)Grapefruit League baseball at Ed Smith Stadium through late February and March, on a scale where the players walk past the seats.90
8. 🏙️ Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United StatesLos Angeles Marathon · 5–25 Mar (usually)Twenty-odd thousand runners on a Sunday in March, on a course that has been redrawn more than once.87
9. 🏙️ Charleston 🇺🇸 United StatesCooper River Bridge Run · 25 Mar – 10 Apr (usually)Around thirty thousand people walk and run the ten kilometres over the Ravenel Bridge from Mount Pleasant on a Saturday morning.86
10. 🏙️ Jacksonville 🇺🇸 United StatesGate River Run · 1–10 Mar (usually)The country's largest 15K, twenty thousand runners over the downtown bridges on an early-March Saturday, finishing up the steep Hart Bridge.86
11. 🏙️ Jerusalem 🇮🇱 IsraelJerusalem Marathon · 15 Mar – 20 Apr (usually)A spring race through the Old City walls and the valleys, which means most of the centre closes to traffic for a Friday morning.85
12. 🏙️ Taupo 🇳🇿 New ZealandIronman New Zealand · 25 Feb – 12 Mar (usually)The country's longest-running Ironman swims in the lake off Taupō and rides out on the closed highway north.84
13. 🏖️ Miami 🇺🇸 United StatesMiami Open · 15 Mar – 5 Apr (usually)A fortnight of tennis at Hard Rock Stadium out in Miami Gardens, not on the beach.83
14. 🏖️ Myrtle Beach 🇺🇸 United StatesMyrtle Beach Marathon · 25 Feb – 12 Mar (usually)A flat oceanfront course on a Saturday in early March, with a half marathon alongside.83
15. 🏝️ Gustavia Saint BarthélemySt Barths Bucket Regatta · 10–25 Mar (usually)Invitation-only racing for sailing superyachts of a hundred feet and more, on the second-to-last full weekend of March.82
16. 🥾 Rotorua 🇳🇿 New ZealandCrankworx Rotorua · 5–20 Mar (usually)Five days of mountain biking on Mount Ngongotaha: slopestyle, downhill and a lot of people in the forest.81
17. 🏙️ Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Hong KongHong Kong Sevens · 25 Mar – 20 Apr (usually)A rugby weekend that behaves like a public holiday, now at Kai Tak.80
18. 🏙️ Rome 🇮🇹 ItalyRun Rome The Marathon · 14–31 Mar (usually)The course runs through the centre past the Colosseum on a Sunday in late March, which closes the historic streets to traffic for most of the morning.79
19. 🏙️ Kigali 🇷🇼 RwandaTour du Rwanda · 15 Feb – 2 Mar (usually)The country's stage race finishes with laps of the Kigali hills, and the roads on the circuit close for most of the day.79
20. 🏙️ Road Town British Virgin IslandsBVI Spring Regatta · 25 Mar – 5 Apr (usually)A week of racing out of Nanny Cay, a few minutes west of town, with a sailing festival in front of it.79
21. 🏖️ Acapulco 🇲🇽 MexicoAbierto Mexicano Telcel · 20 Feb – 2 Mar (usually)The ATP 500 hard-court week at the Arena GNP in the Diamante zone, played at night to duck the heat.78
22. 🏖️ Philipsburg 🇸🇽 Sint MaartenSt. Maarten Heineken Regatta · 1–10 Mar (usually)Four days of racing out of Simpson Bay in the first week of March, and the shore parties pull a bigger crowd than the boats do.78
23. 🏝️ Kingstown Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesBequia Easter Regatta · 25 Mar – 15 Apr (usually)Four days of racing over the Easter weekend, from proper yachts down to double-ender workboats built on the beach.78
24. 🏝️ Virgin Gorda British Virgin IslandsNorth Sound Maxi Regatta · 20–24 Mar (usually)Maxis and grand-prix racers gather in North Sound each March, running coastal courses and a straight-line speed trial between Necker Island, Saba Rock and Oil Nut Bay.78
25. 🏝️ Marigot Saint MartinSt Maarten Heineken Regatta · 28 Feb – 10 Mar (usually)The Caribbean's largest regatta is sailed from Simpson Bay on the Dutch side, but it books out the whole island for four days in early March and the crews spill over to Marigot.78

…and 31 more in March.

What's on around the world in March →

1. 🏙️ Jerusalem 🇮🇱 IsraelJerusalem Marathon · 15 Mar – 20 Apr (usually)A spring race through the Old City walls and the valleys, which means most of the centre closes to traffic for a Friday morning.96
2. 🏙️ Las Vegas 🇺🇸 United StatesMarch Madness · 15 Mar – 8 Apr (usually)The opening days of the college basketball tournament are the busiest hours the sportsbooks get, with seats claimed at opening and a queue outside from breakfast.92
3. 🏙️ Izmir 🇹🇷 TurkeyIzmir Marathon · 5–20 Apr (usually)A World Athletics label road race through the city each April, with the coastal course closing roads along the bay on race morning.92
4. 🏖️ Port Elizabeth 🇿🇦 South AfricaIronman African Championship · 5–25 Apr (usually)The swim goes off Hobie Beach and the bike takes the coast road, which closes for most of a Sunday.92
5. 🏖️ Hilton Head Island 🇺🇸 United StatesRBC Heritage · 10–20 Apr (usually)The PGA Tour's stop the week after the Masters, played at Harbour Town for the plaid jacket.91
6. 🏙️ Charleston 🇺🇸 United StatesCooper River Bridge Run · 25 Mar – 10 Apr (usually)Around thirty thousand people walk and run the ten kilometres over the Ravenel Bridge from Mount Pleasant on a Saturday morning.90
7. 🏖️ Dead Sea 🇯🇴 JordanDead Sea Ultra Marathon · 5–30 Apr (usually)Fifty kilometres downhill from the highlands to the lowest point on land, run in April before the heat rules it out.88
8. 🏙️ Belgrade 🇷🇸 SerbiaBelgrade Marathon · 10–30 Apr (usually)Serbia's biggest sporting weekend closes the bridges and the riverfront on the Sunday morning.87
9. 🏖️ Big Sur 🇺🇸 United StatesBig Sur International Marathon · 20–30 Apr (usually)Run north along Highway 1 to Carmel on the last Sunday of April, which means the road is closed to southbound traffic all morning.87
10. 🏙️ Monaco 🇲🇨 MonacoMonte-Carlo Masters · 4–20 Apr (usually)A week of clay-court tennis in April on courts cut into the cliff at Roquebrune, which is technically over the French border.86
11. 🏙️ Milan 🇮🇹 ItalyMilano Marathon · 28 Mar – 14 Apr (usually)A flat course through the centre and the western districts on a Sunday in early April, with a relay that puts thousands of teams on the road.85
12. 🏙️ Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United StatesPenn Relays · 22–30 Apr (usually)The oldest and biggest track meet in the country fills Franklin Field over three days at the end of April, with school teams and Olympians running on the same afternoon.82
13. 🏙️ Vienna 🇦🇹 AustriaVienna City Marathon · 5–25 Apr (usually)The course runs down the Ringstrasse and over the Reichsbrucke on a Sunday in April, which closes the inner districts to cars until the early afternoon.81
14. 🏙️ Louisville 🇺🇸 United StatesKentucky Derby · 30 Apr – 7 May (usually)The first Saturday in May, and the whole city prices itself accordingly — hotel rates multiply and minimum stays appear months ahead.81
15. 🏙️ Nantes 🇫🇷 FranceMarathon de Nantes · 15–30 Apr (usually)A late-April running weekend: a 10 km night race from the Machines de l'Ile on the Saturday, then the marathon and half on Sunday, with road closures along the Loire.81
16. 🏝️ Great Exuma 🇧🇸 BahamasNational Family Island Regatta · 20–26 Apr (usually)Bahamian working sloops race in Elizabeth Harbour for four days each April while the George Town shore turns into a run of stalls and sound systems.81
17. 🏙️ Cluj-Napoca 🇷🇴 RomaniaCluj-Napoca Marathon · 20 Mar – 15 Apr (usually)The city marathon weekend in late March or April; expect central streets to close on race morning.80
18. 🏙️ Lille 🇫🇷 FranceParis-Roubaix finish · 5–20 Apr (usually)The cobbled cycling classic ends on a Sunday in April at the velodrome in Roubaix, on the Lille metro.80
19. 🏙️ London 🇬🇧 United KingdomLondon Marathon · 18–30 Apr (usually)Late April, and a large part of central and east London closes to traffic for the day.79
20. 🏖️ Miami 🇺🇸 United StatesMiami Open · 15 Mar – 5 Apr (usually)A fortnight of tennis at Hard Rock Stadium out in Miami Gardens, not on the beach.79
21. 🏝️ Gustavia Saint BarthélemyLes Voiles de St Barth · 5–25 Apr (usually)A week of competitive racing in mid-April for modern performance yachts, with a regatta village and nightly music on the Gustavia quays.79
22. 🏙️ Antwerp 🇧🇪 BelgiumAntwerp 10 Miles · 18–30 Apr (usually)One of Belgium's biggest running weekends, usually the last weekend of April, with tens of thousands of runners crossing under the Scheldt and through the centre.78
23. 🏖️ Brighton 🇬🇧 United KingdomBrighton Marathon · 5–20 Apr (usually)The seafront and much of the east of the city close for a Sunday in April, and the hotels go at festival rates for the weekend around it.78
24. 🏙️ Liverpool 🇬🇧 United KingdomGrand National at Aintree · 5–15 Apr (usually)Three days at Aintree in early April with the National on the Saturday.77
25. 🏙️ Rotterdam 🇳🇱 NetherlandsRotterdam Marathon · 5–20 Apr (usually)A flat, fast course through the centre and over the Erasmus bridge on a Sunday in April, with most of the city out on the pavement.77

…and 26 more in April.

What's on around the world in April →

1. 🏙️ Madrid 🇪🇸 SpainFeria de San Isidro, Las Ventas · 5 May – 10 Jun (usually)Las Ventas runs a card almost every evening for a month, the longest bullfighting feria in Spain.95
2. 🏝️ Lanzarote 🇪🇸 SpainIronman Lanzarote · 15–28 May (usually)The race has a reputation as the hardest of them, mostly because of the wind on the bike leg.94
3. 🏝️ Corfu 🇬🇷 GreeceCricket on the Spianada · 1 May – 15 Sep (usually)A leftover of British rule that never went away: club matches on the ground beside the esplanade through the summer, watched from the arcade cafes by people who are mainly there for the coffee.92
4. 🏙️ Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United StatesBroad Street Run · 1–7 May (usually)Forty thousand people run ten miles straight down Broad Street on the first Sunday in May, which shuts the city's main north-south road and the subway above ground until early afternoon.91
5. 🏙️ Baltimore 🇺🇸 United StatesPreakness Stakes · 14–22 May (usually)The middle leg of the Triple Crown, run on the third Saturday in May.90
6. 🏙️ Louisville 🇺🇸 United StatesKentucky Derby · 30 Apr – 7 May (usually)The first Saturday in May, and the whole city prices itself accordingly — hotel rates multiply and minimum stays appear months ahead.89
7. 🏙️ San Francisco 🇺🇸 United StatesBay to Breakers · 15–22 May (usually)Twelve kilometres from the bay to the ocean in costume, or in nothing, on the third Sunday of May, with the east-west streets closed until early afternoon.88
8. 🏙️ Nashville 🇺🇸 United StatesIroquois Steeplechase · 5–16 May (usually)The second Saturday of May at Percy Warner Park, seven races run over timber since 1941.88
9. 🏙️ Indianapolis 🇺🇸 United States500 Festival Mini-Marathon · 1–10 May (usually)The first Saturday of May, one of the largest half marathons in the country, and the only day of the year 30,000 amateurs get to run a lap of the Speedway oval.88
10. 🏙️ Pittsburgh 🇺🇸 United StatesPittsburgh Marathon · 1–10 May (usually)Usually the first Sunday in May.87
11. 🏙️ Cincinnati 🇺🇸 United StatesFlying Pig Marathon · 28 Apr – 10 May (usually)Race weekend on the first Sunday of May, crossing into Kentucky and back and climbing out of the basin through Eden Park.87
12. 🏙️ Columbus 🇺🇸 United StatesCapital City Half Marathon · 18 Apr – 2 May (usually)Columbus's big spring race, a half and quarter marathon through downtown and German Village on a late-April Saturday morning.87
13. 🏙️ Richmond 🇺🇸 United StatesDominion Energy Riverrock · 14–26 May (usually)A free outdoor-sports weekend on Brown's Island and Belle Isle: freestyle kayaking on the rapids, bouldering, trail running and dogs jumping off docks.87
14. 🏙️ Venice 🇮🇹 ItalyVogalonga · 15 May – 15 Jun (usually)A non-competitive thirty-kilometre row round the lagoon on Pentecost Sunday, two thousand boats and no engines.86
15. 🏙️ Burlington 🇺🇸 United StatesVermont City Marathon · 22–31 May (usually)Memorial Day Sunday, a loop through the neighbourhoods and along the lake bike path with a taiko drum corps at the hard bit.86
16. 🏙️ Paris 🇫🇷 FranceRoland-Garros · 18 May – 7 JunThree weeks of tennis in the 16th, with qualifying from mid-May and the finals in the first week of June.85
17. 🏙️ Charlotte 🇺🇸 United StatesTruist Championship · 1–11 May (usually)The PGA Tour's Charlotte stop at Quail Hollow Club, played under different sponsor names since 2003.85
18. 🏙️ Oxford 🇬🇧 United KingdomSummer Eights · 20 May – 5 Jun (usually)Four days of bumps racing on the Isis at the end of May, watched from the college barges and boathouses.85
19. 🏙️ Prague 🇨🇿 CzechiaPrague Marathon · 3–10 May (usually)Starts and finishes on Old Town Square on a Sunday in early May, with the riverside roads and half the bridges closed from the morning.84
20. 🏙️ Stockholm 🇸🇪 SwedenStockholm Marathon · 25 May – 7 Jun (usually)Run on a Saturday around the turn of May and June through the city centre, with tens of thousands of runners.84
21. 🏙️ Geneva 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandGeneva Marathon · 2–15 May (usually)A weekend of marathon, half marathon and shorter races that start in the countryside around Cologny and finish beside the Jet d'Eau on the Pont du Mont-Blanc; lakeside roads close on race morning.84
22. 🏙️ Gothenburg 🇸🇪 SwedenGoteborgsvarvet half marathon · 15–31 May (usually)One of the largest half marathons anywhere, with tens of thousands of runners on closed roads through the centre and over the Alvsborg bridge on a Saturday in late May.84
23. 🏙️ Belfast 🇬🇧 United KingdomBelfast City Marathon · 28 Apr – 8 May (usually)Usually the first Sunday in May, running from Stormont into the centre and taking a long east-west line of the city out of use for most of the morning.84
24. 🏙️ Victoria, BC 🇨🇦 CanadaSwiftsure yacht race · 21–26 May (usually)A few hundred boats start off Clover Point on the Victoria Day long weekend and head out towards the open Pacific.84
25. 🏖️ Bournemouth 🇬🇧 United KingdomBournemouth 7s · 20 May – 1 Jun (usually)A rugby and netball tournament with a music festival attached over the late May bank holiday.84

…and 27 more in May.

What's on around the world in May →

1. 🏙️ Stockholm 🇸🇪 SwedenStockholm Marathon · 25 May – 7 Jun (usually)Run on a Saturday around the turn of May and June through the city centre, with tens of thousands of runners.95
2. 🏖️ Durban 🇿🇦 South AfricaComrades Marathon · 1–20 Jun (usually)Ninety kilometres between Durban and Pietermaritzburg, direction alternating each year, with about twenty thousand runners and the whole route lined.93
3. 🏙️ Paris 🇫🇷 FranceRoland-Garros · 18 May – 7 JunThree weeks of tennis in the 16th, with qualifying from mid-May and the finals in the first week of June.92
4. 🏙️ London 🇬🇧 United KingdomWimbledon · 25 Jun – 15 Jul (usually)A fortnight from the last Monday in June.91
5. 🏙️ Geneva 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandBol d'Or du Leman regatta · 1–12 Jun (usually)Four hundred-odd boats start off Geneva for a lap of the lake to Le Bouveret and back, the biggest closed-water regatta anywhere.91
6. 🏙️ Siena 🇮🇹 ItalyPalio of 2 July · 29 Jun – 2 JulFour days of trial races, contrada dinners in the streets and a ninety-second race round a dirt track laid over the Campo.91
7. 🏙️ Fairbanks 🇺🇸 United StatesMidnight Sun Baseball Game · 20–22 JunFairbanks has played a ball game starting around ten at night on the solstice since 1906, and they have never turned the floodlights on.91
8. 🏙️ Bath 🇬🇧 United KingdomBath Rugby home matches · 20 Sep – 10 Jun (usually)Roughly every other weekend through the season thousands of fans pour into the Recreation Ground in the city centre.90
9. 🏙️ Oxford 🇬🇧 United KingdomSummer Eights · 20 May – 5 Jun (usually)Four days of bumps racing on the Isis at the end of May, watched from the college barges and boathouses.90
10. 🏙️ Vancouver 🇨🇦 CanadaConcord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival · 15–30 Jun (usually)A late-June weekend of racing on False Creek, hundreds of crews in the heats and a festival site along the seawall.89
11. 🏙️ Cambridge 🇬🇧 United KingdomMay Bumps · 14–22 Jun (usually)Four days of bumps racing on the Cam in mid-June, watched from the towpath at Ditton with a drink.89
12. 🏖️ Bournemouth 🇬🇧 United KingdomBournemouth 7s · 20 May – 1 Jun (usually)A rugby and netball tournament with a music festival attached over the late May bank holiday.89
13. 🏙️ Madrid 🇪🇸 SpainFeria de San Isidro, Las Ventas · 5 May – 10 Jun (usually)Las Ventas runs a card almost every evening for a month, the longest bullfighting feria in Spain.88
14. 🏖️ Brighton 🇬🇧 United KingdomLondon to Brighton bike ride · 10–25 Jun (usually)Tens of thousands of riders arrive on Madeira Drive across one Sunday in June.88
15. 🏝️ Isle of Wight 🇬🇧 United KingdomRound the Island Race · 20 Jun – 10 Jul (usually)More than a thousand boats set off from Cowes at dawn on one day in early summer and sail the fifty miles round.88
16. 🏙️ Birmingham 🇬🇧 United KingdomCricket at Edgbaston · 1 Jun – 10 Sep (usually)England play a Test and usually a white-ball match here each summer.87
17. 🏙️ Whitehorse 🇨🇦 CanadaYukon River Quest · 18 Jun – 2 Jul (usually)Seven hundred kilometres of paddling from the Whitehorse waterfront to Dawson City, run through the round-the-clock light of the solstice.87
18. 🏙️ Baden-Baden 🇩🇪 GermanyIffezheim spring meeting · 25 May – 12 Jun (usually)The first of the three race meetings at Iffezheim, twenty minutes out of town, with the thoroughbred sales alongside it.87
19. 🏙️ Florence 🇮🇹 ItalyCalcio Storico and San Giovanni · 10–24 JunSemi-finals in the middle of June and the final always on 24 June, played on sand in Piazza Santa Croce behind a parade in armour, then fireworks off Piazzale Michelangelo that night.85
20. 🏙️ Glasgow 🇬🇧 United KingdomScottish Cup Final at Hampden · 15 May – 1 Jun (usually)Scottish football's showpiece is played at Hampden Park on the south side, usually on the last Saturday or two of May.85
21. 🏙️ Douglas Isle of ManParish Walk · 15–25 Jun (usually)An 85-mile walk past all 17 parish churches inside 24 hours, held on the weekend nearest midsummer; up to 2,000 walkers start and much of the island turns out along the route through the night.85
22. 🏙️ Tromsø 🇳🇴 NorwayMidnight Sun Marathon · 15–25 Jun (usually)A marathon started late in the evening in full daylight on a Saturday in the second half of June.83
23. 🏝️ Corfu 🇬🇷 GreeceCricket on the Spianada · 1 May – 15 Sep (usually)A leftover of British rule that never went away: club matches on the ground beside the esplanade through the summer, watched from the arcade cafes by people who are mainly there for the coffee.83
24. 🏙️ Venice 🇮🇹 ItalyVogalonga · 15 May – 15 Jun (usually)A non-competitive thirty-kilometre row round the lagoon on Pentecost Sunday, two thousand boats and no engines.82
25. 🏙️ Columbus 🇺🇸 United StatesThe Memorial Tournament · 27 May – 8 Jun (usually)Jack Nicklaus's PGA Tour event at Muirfield Village in suburban Dublin, usually in the first week of June.82

…and 14 more in June.

What's on around the world in June →

1. 🏖️ Santa Cruz, California 🇺🇸 United StatesWharf to Wharf race · 23–28 Jul (usually)Six miles of coast road to Capitola on the fourth Sunday in July, with bands the length of the course and a field that sells out in minutes.97
2. 🏙️ London 🇬🇧 United KingdomWimbledon · 25 Jun – 15 Jul (usually)A fortnight from the last Monday in June.94
3. 🏙️ Whitehorse 🇨🇦 CanadaYukon River Quest · 18 Jun – 2 Jul (usually)Seven hundred kilometres of paddling from the Whitehorse waterfront to Dawson City, run through the round-the-clock light of the solstice.94
4. 🏙️ Canterbury 🇬🇧 United KingdomCanterbury Cricket Week · 28 Jul – 8 Aug (usually)The oldest cricket festival in England, a run of Kent home matches at the St Lawrence Ground with marquees round the boundary.94
5. 🏖️ San Diego 🇺🇸 United StatesDel Mar summer racing · 17 Jul – 7 Sep (usually)Thoroughbred racing by the sea from mid-July to Labor Day, opening day being as much a hat competition as a race meeting.92
6. 🏙️ Birmingham 🇬🇧 United KingdomCricket at Edgbaston · 1 Jun – 10 Sep (usually)England play a Test and usually a white-ball match here each summer.92
7. 🏙️ Dublin 🇮🇪 IrelandAll-Ireland finals at Croke Park · 10 Jul – 5 Aug (usually)Eighty thousand people arrive from two counties for a Sunday, twice in a month, and the city's hotel prices behave accordingly.91
8. 🏙️ Calgary 🇨🇦 CanadaCalgary Stampede · 1–20 Jul (usually)Ten days of rodeo, chuckwagon racing and midway in early July, and the whole city dresses for it and serves free pancakes on street corners.91
9. 🏖️ Durban 🇿🇦 South AfricaThe Durban July · 28 Jun – 10 Jul (usually)The country's biggest race day at Greyville on the first Saturday of July, and as much a fashion event as a horse race.91
10. 🏝️ Isle of Wight 🇬🇧 United KingdomRound the Island Race · 20 Jun – 10 Jul (usually)More than a thousand boats set off from Cowes at dawn on one day in early summer and sail the fifty miles round.91
11. 🏙️ Ulaanbaatar 🇲🇳 MongoliaNaadam · 11–13 JulWrestling, archery and horse racing over three days, opening with a flag ceremony and a stadium parade on the eleventh.90
12. 🏙️ Gothenburg 🇸🇪 SwedenGothia Cup · 12–21 Jul (usually)The world's largest youth football tournament brings nearly two thousand teams from around seventy countries for a week in mid-July.90
13. 🏙️ Paris 🇫🇷 FranceTour de France finish · 19–27 Jul (usually)The race ends on the Champs-Elysees on the final Sunday of July; the centre closes to traffic from the morning and the crowd is three deep by lunchtime.89
14. 🏙️ Blantyre 🇲🇼 MalawiMount Mulanje Porters Race · 8–14 Jul (usually)A 25 km run over the Mulanje massif, started by the mountain's own porters and now an international field.89
15. 🏝️ Fuerteventura 🇪🇸 SpainWindsurf World Cup at Sotavento · 15 Jul – 5 Aug (usually)The world tour has come to the Jandia lagoon every summer for nearly four decades, timed for the strongest trades of the year.89
16. 🏝️ Mackinac Island 🇺🇸 United StatesThe Mackinac yacht races · 10–30 Jul (usually)Two of the oldest freshwater distance races in the world finish here in July, from Chicago and from Port Huron.89
17. 🏖️ Gold Coast 🇦🇺 AustraliaGold Coast Marathon · 1–10 Jul (usually)Two days of racing along the beachfront in the first weekend of July, with about thirty thousand entrants.88
18. 🏙️ Inverness 🇬🇧 United KingdomInverness Highland Games · 8–20 Jul (usually)Heavies, pipe bands and highland dancing at Northern Meeting Park in the middle of July.87
19. 🏙️ Mbabane 🇸🇿 EswatiniSibebe Survivor challenge · 24–31 Jul (usually)Thousands walk the 10 km charity hike up Sibebe Rock, a huge granite dome just outside Mbabane, on the last Sunday in July.87
20. 🏙️ Galway 🇮🇪 IrelandGalway Races · 25 Jul – 4 Aug (usually)Seven days at Ballybrit from the last Monday of July, and the city runs on it: shuttle buses, hats, and hotel rates that treble.86
21. 🏙️ Alice Springs 🇦🇺 AustraliaCamel Cup · 8–20 Jul (usually)Camel racing at Blatherskite Park on a Saturday in July, run by the local service clubs since a bet between two friends in 1970.86
22. 🏖️ Jeffreys Bay 🇿🇦 South AfricaCorona Open J-Bay · 5–25 Jul (usually)A championship tour stop with a waiting period rather than a fixed day, so the contest runs on whichever mornings Supertubes delivers.86
23. 🏙️ Siena 🇮🇹 ItalyPalio of 2 July · 29 Jun – 2 JulFour days of trial races, contrada dinners in the streets and a ninety-second race round a dirt track laid over the Campo.84
24. 🏙️ Lausanne 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandAthletissima · 1 Jul – 5 Sep (usually)The Diamond League meeting at the Pontaise, one evening in summer (the date has moved between mid-July and early September in recent years), with a pole vault or shot put staged downtown the night before.84
25. 🏙️ Akureyri 🇮🇸 IcelandArctic Open golf · 20 Jun – 2 Jul (usually)Golf played through the small hours around the solstice at Jadarsvollur, tee times running past midnight.84

…and 26 more in July.

What's on around the world in July →

1. 🏙️ Alice Springs 🇦🇺 AustraliaHenley-on-Todd Regatta · 14–22 Aug (usually)Bottomless boats carried at a run down the dry bed of the Todd, ending in a battle between three mounted ships firing flour and water.93
2. 🏖️ Airlie Beach 🇦🇺 AustraliaAirlie Beach Race Week · 4–16 Aug (usually)Eight days of yacht racing out of the sailing club with the whole town in on it.93
3. 🏙️ York 🇬🇧 United KingdomEbor Festival at York Races · 17–24 Aug (usually)Four days of flat racing on the Knavesmire in the third week of August, and the week the city's hotels charge the most.92
4. 🏙️ Canterbury 🇬🇧 United KingdomCanterbury Cricket Week · 28 Jul – 8 Aug (usually)The oldest cricket festival in England, a run of Kent home matches at the St Lawrence Ground with marquees round the boundary.92
5. 🏝️ Mackinac Island 🇺🇸 United StatesMackinac Bridge Walk · 30 Aug – 8 Sep (usually)Tens of thousands walk the five miles across the straits on Labor Day morning, which closes the bridge and fills every room in St Ignace and Mackinaw City.91
6. 🏖️ Whitby 🇬🇧 United KingdomWhitby Regatta · 7–12 Aug (usually)Probably the oldest sea regatta on the north-east coast, going on 180 years: rowing and yacht races in the harbour, a classic car rally, and fireworks off the pier to close it.90
7. 🏙️ Dublin 🇮🇪 IrelandAll-Ireland finals at Croke Park · 10 Jul – 5 Aug (usually)Eighty thousand people arrive from two counties for a Sunday, twice in a month, and the city's hotel prices behave accordingly.89
8. 🏖️ San Diego 🇺🇸 United StatesDel Mar summer racing · 17 Jul – 7 Sep (usually)Thoroughbred racing by the sea from mid-July to Labor Day, opening day being as much a hat competition as a race meeting.89
9. 🏙️ Birmingham 🇬🇧 United KingdomCricket at Edgbaston · 1 Jun – 10 Sep (usually)England play a Test and usually a white-ball match here each summer.89
10. 🏙️ Baden-Baden 🇩🇪 GermanyGrosse Woche racing · 25 Aug – 8 Sep (usually)Germany's biggest race meeting, five days at Iffezheim ending with the Grosser Preis von Baden.89
11. 🏝️ Isle of Wight 🇬🇧 United KingdomCowes Week · 28 Jul – 12 Aug (usually)Eight days of racing in the Solent at the start of August, running since 1826.89
12. 🏝️ Port Louis 🇲🇺 MauritiusThe Maiden Cup · 25 Aug – 25 Sep (usually)The race of the Mauritian year fills the Champ de Mars — grandstands, the hill, the pits and the whole island's betting economy on one afternoon in September.88
13. 🏙️ St. John's, Newfoundland 🇨🇦 CanadaRoyal St John's Regatta · 3–9 Aug (usually)Fixed-seat rowing on Quidi Vidi Lake on the first Wednesday of August, and the only civic holiday in the country decided by a wind call at six in the morning.88
14. 🏙️ Lausanne 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandAthletissima · 1 Jul – 5 Sep (usually)The Diamond League meeting at the Pontaise, one evening in summer (the date has moved between mid-July and early September in recent years), with a pole vault or shot put staged downtown the night before.87
15. 🏝️ Fuerteventura 🇪🇸 SpainWindsurf World Cup at Sotavento · 15 Jul – 5 Aug (usually)The world tour has come to the Jandia lagoon every summer for nearly four decades, timed for the strongest trades of the year.86
16. 🏖️ Dingle 🇮🇪 IrelandDingle Races · 5–20 Aug (usually)Two days of racing at Ballintaggart above the harbour in the second half of August, and the town's busiest weekend of the year by some distance.83
17. 🏙️ Siena 🇮🇹 ItalyPalio of 16 August · 13–16 AugThe second and larger Palio, run in the hottest fortnight of the year.82
18. 🏙️ Sydney 🇦🇺 AustraliaCity2Surf · 5–15 Aug (usually)Ninety thousand people run fourteen kilometres from the city to Bondi on a Sunday in August, which closes New South Head Road and the eastern beaches for the morning.81
19. 🏙️ Petra 🇯🇴 JordanPetra Desert Marathon · 28 Aug – 12 Sep (usually)A road and desert course starting from the site on the first Saturday of September.81
20. 🏙️ Galway 🇮🇪 IrelandGalway Races · 25 Jul – 4 Aug (usually)Seven days at Ballybrit from the last Monday of July, and the city runs on it: shuttle buses, hats, and hotel rates that treble.81
21. 🏙️ Pittsburgh 🇺🇸 United StatesSteelers training camp · 24 Jul – 20 Aug (usually)The Steelers practise in the open at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, about an hour east, from late July to mid-August.80
22. ⛷️ Whistler 🇨🇦 CanadaCrankworx · 24 Jul – 2 Aug (usually)Ten days of mountain bike racing and slopestyle at the end of July.79
23. ⛷️ Chamonix 🇫🇷 FranceUTMB · 24–30 Aug (usually)A week of trail races ending in a 174km lap of the Mont Blanc massif.77
24. 🏙️ Istanbul 🇹🇷 TurkeyBosphorus cross-continental swim · 15 Jul – 31 Aug (usually)One morning in high summer the strait is closed to all shipping and a few thousand swimmers cross from Kanlica down to Kurucesme.77
25. 🏙️ Perth 🇦🇺 AustraliaCity to Surf · 20 Aug – 1 Sep (usually)Usually on the last Sunday of August tens of thousands run or walk from St Georges Terrace to City Beach.77

…and 21 more in August.

What's on around the world in August →

1. 🏙️ Portland 🇺🇸 United StatesPortland Marathon · 28 Sep – 8 Oct (usually)Run through the inner east side and over the Broadway Bridge on a Sunday at the turn of September into October, when the weather can be either half of the Portland year.94
2. 🏙️ Chișinău 🇲🇩 MoldovaChișinău Marathon · 10–20 Sep (usually)The city's one big international race, starting on the main square and closing the central boulevards for a Sunday morning.94
3. 🏙️ Almaty 🇰🇿 KazakhstanAlmaty Marathon · 20–30 Sep (usually)Central Asia's largest road race starts at Republic Square on the last Sunday of September and runs down Al-Farabi Avenue, which closes the main east-west artery for most of the morning.93
4. 🏙️ Sarajevo 🇧🇦 Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo Half Marathon · 10–25 Sep (usually)The half marathon and 5k in the third week of September, part of the Sarajevo Run Fest, draw thousands of runners from dozens of countries.92
5. 🏙️ Reno 🇺🇸 United StatesGreat Reno Balloon Race · 5–15 Sep (usually)Four mornings of mass ascensions from Rancho San Rafael Park, free to watch, starting with a dawn patrol launch in the dark.91
6. 🏖️ San Diego 🇺🇸 United StatesDel Mar summer racing · 17 Jul – 7 Sep (usually)Thoroughbred racing by the sea from mid-July to Labor Day, opening day being as much a hat competition as a race meeting.90
7. 🏙️ Berlin 🇩🇪 GermanyBerlin Marathon · 18 Sep – 2 Oct (usually)The flattest of the big city courses, which is why the world record keeps being set on it.89
8. 🏙️ Harbin 🇨🇳 ChinaHarbin Marathon · 25 Aug – 15 Sep (usually)Tens of thousands of runners go from the Music Corridor along the Songhua and across to Sun Island.89
9. 🏙️ Columbus 🇺🇸 United StatesAll American Quarter Horse Congress · 24 Sep – 26 Oct (usually)A month-long horse show at the Expo Center that quietly fills every hotel room within thirty miles from late September.89
10. 🏙️ Madison 🇺🇸 United StatesIronman Wisconsin · 1–15 Sep (usually)The swim goes off Monona Terrace at dawn and the bike course shuts roads across the county for most of the day.89
11. 🏙️ Perth 🇦🇺 AustraliaCity to Surf · 20 Aug – 1 Sep (usually)Usually on the last Sunday of August tens of thousands run or walk from St Georges Terrace to City Beach.88
12. 🏖️ Saint-Tropez 🇫🇷 FranceLes Voiles de Saint-Tropez · 26 Sep – 4 Oct (usually)Classic and modern yachts race in the gulf for nine days at the end of September, and the town gets a second, better-tempered high season out of it.88
13. 🏙️ Baden-Baden 🇩🇪 GermanyGrosse Woche racing · 25 Aug – 8 Sep (usually)Germany's biggest race meeting, five days at Iffezheim ending with the Grosser Preis von Baden.88
14. 🏖️ Hossegor 🇫🇷 FranceQuiksilver Festival · 15 Sep – 5 Oct (usually)A week of invitational surfing, skate contests, films and concerts across Hossegor, Capbreton and Seignosse, all free to watch.87
15. 🏙️ Petra 🇯🇴 JordanPetra Desert Marathon · 28 Aug – 12 Sep (usually)A road and desert course starting from the site on the first Saturday of September.86
16. 🏝️ Port Louis 🇲🇺 MauritiusThe Maiden Cup · 25 Aug – 25 Sep (usually)The race of the Mauritian year fills the Champ de Mars — grandstands, the hill, the pits and the whole island's betting economy on one afternoon in September.86
17. 🏙️ Lausanne 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandAthletissima · 1 Jul – 5 Sep (usually)The Diamond League meeting at the Pontaise, one evening in summer (the date has moved between mid-July and early September in recent years), with a pole vault or shot put staged downtown the night before.86
18. 🏙️ Kansas City 🇺🇸 United StatesChiefs home games · 5 Sep – 20 Jan (usually)Arrowhead home weekends paint the city red: tailgating from dawn in the lots and hotel prices that jump on game days.86
19. 🏝️ Mackinac Island 🇺🇸 United StatesMackinac Bridge Walk · 30 Aug – 8 Sep (usually)Tens of thousands walk the five miles across the straits on Labor Day morning, which closes the bridge and fills every room in St Ignace and Mackinaw City.86
20. 🏙️ Venice 🇮🇹 ItalyRegata Storica · 1–8 Sep (usually)A costumed procession down the Grand Canal on the first Sunday of September followed by four rowing races, ending with the two-man gondolini.85
21. 🏙️ St. Louis 🇺🇸 United StatesGreat Forest Park Balloon Race · 14–22 Sep (usually)A Friday-night balloon glow and a Saturday race from Forest Park, free, with seventy balloons and a six-figure crowd on the grass.85
22. 🏙️ New York 🇺🇸 United StatesUS Open · 24 Aug – 14 Sep (usually)Three weeks out at Flushing Meadows, ending the second weekend of September.84
23. 🏙️ Quebec City 🇨🇦 CanadaGrand Prix Cycliste de Quebec · 8–14 Sep (usually)A one-day UCI WorldTour circuit race through the Plains of Abraham and the old city walls, run the same September weekend as Montreal's edition; the closed circuit means road closures along the course.84
24. 🏙️ Melbourne 🇦🇺 AustraliaAFL Grand Final · 20 Sep – 3 Oct (usually)Finals month ends with a hundred thousand people at the MCG on the last Saturday of September, and a public holiday on the Friday before it.83
25. 🏙️ San Sebastián 🇪🇸 SpainKontxako Bandera regatta · 1–13 Sep (usually)Traditional fixed-seat rowing crews race across the bay on the first two weekends of September, drawing crowds along the whole curve of La Concha; one of the oldest such regattas on the Basque coast, first held in 1879.83

…and 21 more in September.

What's on around the world in September →

1. 🏖️ Ölüdeniz 🇹🇷 TurkeyOludeniz Air Games · 15–31 Oct (usually)Five days of acrobatic paragliding, wingsuits and base jumps over the bay, with a thousand pilots in town and concerts on the beach at night.93
2. 🏙️ Nairobi 🇰🇪 KenyaNairobi Marathon · 20–31 Oct (usually)Thirty thousand runners on the Southern Bypass in late October, in the country that produces most of the world's distance champions.90
3. 🏖️ Fethiye 🇹🇷 TurkeyÖlüdeniz Air Games · 14–25 Oct (usually)Paragliders off Babadağ in numbers, with acro displays over the lagoon, run in the third week of October since 2000.89
4. 🏖️ Bodrum 🇹🇷 TurkeyThe Bodrum Cup · 14–26 Oct (usually)A week of wooden gulets racing between the peninsula's bays, run out of Yalikavak since 1989.88
5. 🏙️ Melbourne 🇦🇺 AustraliaAFL Grand Final · 20 Sep – 3 Oct (usually)Finals month ends with a hundred thousand people at the MCG on the last Saturday of September, and a public holiday on the Friday before it.87
6. 🏙️ Tirana 🇦🇱 AlbaniaTirana Marathon · 15–31 Oct (usually)Albania's largest road race sends several thousand runners through the city centre on a Sunday in October.87
7. 🏙️ Baltimore 🇺🇸 United StatesBaltimore Running Festival · 10–22 Oct (usually)Marathon, half and relay on a mid-October Saturday, looping from Camden Yards through Federal Hill, Druid Hill Park and Fells Point.87
8. 🏖️ Alanya 🇹🇷 TurkeyAlanya International Triathlon · 18–30 Oct (usually)Thirty-five editions of a race the municipality runs with the federation, swimming off the town beach and riding the coast road, which closes for the morning.87
9. 🏙️ Marseille 🇫🇷 FranceMarseille-Cassis road race · 20–31 Oct (usually)Twenty thousand runners go from the Velodrome over the Col de la Gineste to Cassis on the last Sunday of October.86
10. 🏙️ Podgorica 🇲🇪 MontenegroPodgorica Marathon · 20 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)Running since 1994, now as the Millennium Run with marathon, half and 5 km races through the centre; long held on the last Sunday of October, lately in early November.86
11. 🥾 Göreme 🇹🇷 TurkeyCappadocia Ultra-Trail · 10–20 Oct (usually)Two thousand runners cross the valleys on a UTMB qualifier based in Urgup.85
12. 🏙️ Hangzhou 🇨🇳 ChinaHangzhou Marathon · 28 Oct – 10 Nov (usually)Usually on the first Sunday of November, starting at Huanglong and finishing by the Olympic Sports Centre; the fun run ends beside West Lake, so lakeside roads close for the morning.85
13. 🏙️ Washington 🇺🇸 United StatesMarine Corps Marathon · 22 Oct – 2 Nov (usually)Twenty-odd thousand runners past the monuments and over the Potomac bridges on a Sunday at the end of October.85
14. 🏙️ Dallas 🇺🇸 United StatesRed River Rivalry · 5–15 Oct (usually)Texas against Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl in the middle of the fair, with the stadium split down the fifty-yard line.85
15. 🏖️ Saint-Tropez 🇫🇷 FranceLes Voiles de Saint-Tropez · 26 Sep – 4 Oct (usually)Classic and modern yachts race in the gulf for nine days at the end of September, and the town gets a second, better-tempered high season out of it.84
16. 🏙️ Valletta 🇲🇹 MaltaRolex Middle Sea Race · 14–26 Oct (usually)A 600-mile offshore race that starts and finishes in Grand Harbour, so the bastions become the grandstand for the cannon start.83
17. 🏝️ Saint-Denis 🇷🇪 RéunionGrand Raid · 14–27 Oct (usually)The Diagonale des Fous crosses the island end to end over the volcano and the cirques and finishes in Saint-Denis, where the stadium stays open through the night for people still coming in two days later.83
18. 🏙️ Kansas City 🇺🇸 United StatesChiefs home games · 5 Sep – 20 Jan (usually)Arrowhead home weekends paint the city red: tailgating from dawn in the lots and hotel prices that jump on game days.83
19. 🏖️ Noosa 🇦🇺 AustraliaNoosa Triathlon · 25 Oct – 5 Nov (usually)One of the biggest triathlon fields in the world takes over Noosa for five days at the end of October.81
20. 🏙️ Columbus 🇺🇸 United StatesAll American Quarter Horse Congress · 24 Sep – 26 Oct (usually)A month-long horse show at the Expo Center that quietly fills every hotel room within thirty miles from late September.81
21. 🏙️ Kanazawa 🇯🇵 JapanKanazawa Marathon · 20–31 Oct (usually)Fifteen thousand runners on a late-October Sunday, finishing near the castle.80
22. 🏖️ Destin 🇺🇸 United StatesDestin Fishing Rodeo · 1–31 OctThe whole of October is a fishing tournament, with boats weighing in at AJ's on the harbour every afternoon and a crowd watching for free.80
23. 🏝️ Bora Bora 🇵🇫 French PolynesiaHawaiki Nui Va'a finish · 28 Oct – 10 Nov (usually)The three-day outrigger race from Raiatea finishes on Matira beach at the start of November, and the whole island turns out for the landing.79
24. 🏙️ Timișoara 🇷🇴 RomaniaTimisoara City Marathon · 15–31 Oct (usually)The city's marathon, run with the Politehnica University on a late-October Sunday, reached its tenth edition in 2026.79
25. 🏙️ Trieste 🇮🇹 ItalyBarcolana · 5–15 Oct (usually)The largest sailing regatta in the world by entries, more than a thousand boats starting together off the Molo Audace on the second Sunday of October.78

…and 32 more in October.

What's on around the world in October →

1. 🏙️ Addis Ababa 🇪🇹 EthiopiaGreat Ethiopian Run · 15–30 Nov (usually)Africa's biggest road race: tens of thousands of runners round a 10k on closed city streets on a Sunday in late November.93
2. 🏙️ Beirut 🇱🇧 LebanonBeirut Marathon · 20–30 Nov (usually)The one day of the year the seafront and half the city centre belong to runners rather than cars, and the closures start early.89
3. 🏙️ Christchurch 🇳🇿 New ZealandNZ Cup and Show Week · 6–16 Nov (usually)Race days at Addington and Riccarton, the A&P Show at the showgrounds and a regional public holiday on the Friday.85
4. 🏙️ Athens 🇬🇷 GreeceAthens Marathon · 5–15 Nov (usually)The race runs from Marathon into the Panathenaic Stadium and closes the eastern approaches to the city for most of a Sunday.84
5. 🏙️ Fukuoka 🇯🇵 JapanKyushu Grand Sumo Tournament · 5–25 Nov (usually)The last of the year's six grand sumo tournaments runs for fifteen days in November at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center.83
6. 🏙️ Hermosillo 🇲🇽 MexicoNaranjeros baseball season · 10 Oct – 31 Jan (usually)The Naranjeros, the most successful club in the Mexican Pacific League, play winter ball at Estadio Fernando Valenzuela from mid-October, with playoffs in January.82
7. 🏙️ Taupo 🇳🇿 New ZealandLake Taupō Cycle Challenge · 20–30 Nov (usually)Thousands ride the 160 km loop of the lake on the last Saturday in November, with the highway partly closed for it.81
8. 🏝️ Rarotonga Cook IslandsVaka Eiva · 16–30 Nov (usually)A week of outrigger racing around the island with crews from across the Pacific, run partly in the lagoon and partly out in open water.81
9. 🏙️ Hangzhou 🇨🇳 ChinaHangzhou Marathon · 28 Oct – 10 Nov (usually)Usually on the first Sunday of November, starting at Huanglong and finishing by the Olympic Sports Centre; the fun run ends beside West Lake, so lakeside roads close for the morning.79
10. 🥾 Sun Moon Lake 🇹🇼 TaiwanCome! BikeDay · 15–25 Nov (usually)The lake circuit is closed to cars for a day in late November and given to several thousand cyclists.79
11. 🏙️ Macau 🇲🇴 MacaoMacao International Marathon · 28 Nov – 10 Dec (usually)The course runs the peninsula, both bridges and Taipa on a Sunday morning in early December, which closes the crossings to Cotai for several hours.78
12. 🏙️ Shanghai 🇨🇳 ChinaShanghai Marathon · 25 Nov – 10 Dec (usually)Thirty-eight thousand runners from the Bund out to Xujiahui on a Sunday morning, which closes Zhongshan Road and a string of central junctions until early afternoon.78
13. 🥾 Rotorua 🇳🇿 New ZealandLake Taupo Cycle Challenge · 20 Nov – 1 Dec (usually)Thousands ride the 160 km loop of Lake Taupo on the last Saturday of November, about an hour south of Rotorua; Taupo beds sell out, so riders and supporters spill into Rotorua and the lake road closes in sections.78
14. 🏖️ Noosa 🇦🇺 AustraliaNoosa Triathlon · 25 Oct – 5 Nov (usually)One of the biggest triathlon fields in the world takes over Noosa for five days at the end of October.78
15. 🏝️ Mindelo 🇨🇻 Cabo VerdeARC+ rally stopover · 12–25 Nov (usually)The transatlantic cruising rally from Las Palmas stops in Mindelo for a few days on its way to Grenada, filling the marina with yachts from dozens of countries and the waterfront bars with crews.78
16. 🏙️ Dubai 🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesDubai Fitness Challenge · 25 Oct – 30 Nov (usually)Thirty days of free classes and pop-up fitness villages across the city, with the Dubai Run closing Sheikh Zayed Road one Sunday morning and the Dubai Ride doing the same in November.76
17. 🏖️ Okinawa 🇯🇵 JapanNaha Marathon · 25 Nov – 10 Dec (usually)Thirty thousand runners through Naha and the southern towns on a Sunday in early December, on a course with more hills than anyone expects.76
18. 🏙️ Yokohama 🇯🇵 JapanYokohama Marathon · 20 Oct – 5 Nov (usually)A late-autumn road race that closes the bay road and much of Minato Mirai for a Sunday morning.76
19. 🏝️ Avarua Cook IslandsVaka Eiva · 16–30 Nov (usually)A week of outrigger racing that brings crews from across the Pacific and New Zealand.76
20. 🏙️ Istanbul 🇹🇷 TurkeyIstanbul Marathon · 1–15 Nov (usually)The only marathon that crosses between two continents: the course runs over the Bosphorus bridge, shut to traffic from the night before.74
21. 🏙️ Richmond 🇺🇸 United StatesRichmond Marathon · 8–16 Nov (usually)A marathon, half and 8k on a Saturday in mid-November, run through the city's neighbourhoods and across the James River to a finish downtown.74
22. 🏙️ Battambang 🇰🇭 CambodiaBon Om Touk boat races · 25 Oct – 25 Nov (usually)The provincial version of the water festival: longboat crews race on the Sangkae right through the middle of town, lit floats after dark, and a fraction of the Phnom Penh crush.72
23. 🏙️ Washington 🇺🇸 United StatesMarine Corps Marathon · 22 Oct – 2 Nov (usually)Twenty-odd thousand runners past the monuments and over the Potomac bridges on a Sunday at the end of October.71
24. 🏙️ Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United StatesPhiladelphia Marathon · 15–24 Nov (usually)A flat course past the museum steps and up Kelly Drive on a Sunday before Thanksgiving.71
25. 🏝️ Bora Bora 🇵🇫 French PolynesiaHawaiki Nui Va'a finish · 28 Oct – 10 Nov (usually)The three-day outrigger race from Raiatea finishes on Matira beach at the start of November, and the whole island turns out for the landing.71

…and 23 more in November.

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1. 🏖️ Aqaba 🇯🇴 JordanAyla Red Sea Half Marathon · 1–12 Dec (usually)Run Jordan's road race along the shore in the first week of December, which is roughly the point the winter season starts here.93
2. 🏙️ Melbourne 🇦🇺 AustraliaBoxing Day Test · 26–30 DecCricket at the MCG from 26 December, in front of crowds that no other Test match gets.92
3. 🏙️ Macau 🇲🇴 MacaoMacao International Marathon · 28 Nov – 10 Dec (usually)The course runs the peninsula, both bridges and Taipa on a Sunday morning in early December, which closes the crossings to Cotai for several hours.89
4. 🏙️ Hermosillo 🇲🇽 MexicoNaranjeros baseball season · 10 Oct – 31 Jan (usually)The Naranjeros, the most successful club in the Mexican Pacific League, play winter ball at Estadio Fernando Valenzuela from mid-October, with playoffs in January.89
5. 🏙️ Guangzhou 🇨🇳 ChinaGuangzhou Marathon · 10–25 Dec (usually)Thirty thousand runners along the Pearl River on a Sunday in December, which closes the riverside roads and both bridges near Canton Tower for the morning.88
6. 🏙️ Caracas 🇻🇪 VenezuelaWinter baseball season · 12 Oct – 31 Jan (usually)The Venezuelan league opens in mid-October and runs to the January finals.84
7. 🥾 Rotorua 🇳🇿 New ZealandLake Taupo Cycle Challenge · 20 Nov – 1 Dec (usually)Thousands ride the 160 km loop of Lake Taupo on the last Saturday of November, about an hour south of Rotorua; Taupo beds sell out, so riders and supporters spill into Rotorua and the lake road closes in sections.82
8. 🏙️ Phoenix 🇺🇸 United StatesFiesta Bowl week · 26 Dec – 2 Jan (usually)College football brings two bowl games and their travelling fans to Glendale between Christmas and New Year, on top of the winter residents already here.81
9. 🏙️ Jacksonville 🇺🇸 United StatesTaxSlayer Gator Bowl · 28 Dec – 3 Jan (usually)A college football bowl over the New Year week that brings two travelling fan bases into downtown hotels.80
10. 🏖️ Honolulu 🇺🇸 United StatesHonolulu Marathon · 8–14 Dec (usually)Tens of thousands run it, a large share of them flying in from Japan, and Waikiki hotels price the weekend accordingly.78
11. 🏙️ Siem Reap 🇰🇭 CambodiaAngkor Wat Half Marathon · 25 Nov – 15 Dec (usually)Thousands run a course through the temple complex on the first Sunday of December, which closes the Angkor roads to traffic for the morning.78
12. 🏖️ Negril 🇯🇲 JamaicaReggae Marathon · 1–8 Dec (usually)A marathon, half and 10K along Long Bay at first light on the first Sunday of December, sound systems at every mile and a beach party at the finish.78
13. 🏙️ Stanley Falkland IslandsChristmas Sports · 26 Dec – 2 Jan (usually)Horse racing at the Stanley racecourse from Boxing Day, with children's races and camp events that come out of the end of the shearing season rather than out of tourism.78
14. 🏝️ Castries 🇱🇨 Saint LuciaARC finish at Rodney Bay · 25 Nov – 22 DecTwo hundred-odd yachts finish the Atlantic crossing at Rodney Bay through the first three weeks of December, each met on the dock with rum at whatever hour it lands.75
15. 🏙️ Las Vegas 🇺🇸 United StatesNational Finals Rodeo · 1–15 Dec (usually)Ten nights of rodeo at the Thomas and Mack in early December, which fills the city with a different crowd and books out the off-Strip hotels.73
16. 🏝️ Bridgetown 🇧🇧 BarbadosRun Barbados Marathon Weekend · 1–8 Dec (usually)An early-December marathon weekend running since 1983, drawing runners from more than 30 countries across the 5K through full marathon distances along the west and south coasts.72
17. 🏖️ Okinawa 🇯🇵 JapanNaha Marathon · 25 Nov – 10 Dec (usually)Thirty thousand runners through Naha and the southern towns on a Sunday in early December, on a course with more hills than anyone expects.71
18. 🏖️ Alleppey 🇮🇳 IndiaChampions Boat League · 15 Sep – 10 Dec (usually)A league of snake boat races across Kerala from September to early December.71
19. 🏙️ Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 VietnamHo Chi Minh City Marathon · 1–10 Dec (usually)Around twenty thousand runners on a Sunday in early December, on closed streets through District 1 and along the riverfront.69
20. 🏙️ Shanghai 🇨🇳 ChinaShanghai Marathon · 25 Nov – 10 Dec (usually)Thirty-eight thousand runners from the Bund out to Xujiahui on a Sunday morning, which closes Zhongshan Road and a string of central junctions until early afternoon.68
21. 🏙️ Sacramento 🇺🇸 United StatesCalifornia International Marathon · 5–8 Dec (usually)The first Sunday in December, downhill from Folsom to the Capitol steps, which is why it is the qualifying race half the field came for.68
22. 🏞️ Te Anau 🇳🇿 New ZealandKepler Challenge · 28 Nov – 10 Dec (usually)A sixty-kilometre mountain run around the Kepler Track on the first Saturday of December, entered by ballot.67
23. 🏖️ Phuket 🇹🇭 ThailandPhuket King's Cup Regatta · 5–12 Dec (usually)A week of racing out of Kata, the biggest sailing regatta in Asia, and the point at which the high season is properly full.65
24. 🏙️ Memphis 🇺🇸 United StatesSt. Jude Memphis Marathon · 1–10 Dec (usually)A marathon weekend on the first Saturday of December that runs through the St.62
25. 🏙️ Kansas City 🇺🇸 United StatesChiefs home games · 5 Sep – 20 Jan (usually)Arrowhead home weekends paint the city red: tailgating from dawn in the lots and hotel prices that jump on game days.61

…and 11 more in December.

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