| Inclusive Date |
Event/Location | Contact |
| Jan. 1 | Mummers Parade Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Kristen Insalaco Devine and Powers Communications Group. LLC (215) 568-2525; kinsalaco@divinepowers.com ; www.philadelphiausa.travel/mummers |
| Jan. 1 | Tournament of Roses Pasadena, California | Wadie Gravely Tournament of Roses (626) 449-4100 wgravely@rosemail.org ; www.tournamentofroses.com |
| Jan. 23 - Feb. 3 | Saint Paul Winter Carnival Saint Paul, Minnesota | Mark Dziuk Saint Paul Convention and Visitors Bureau (800) 627-6101, ext. 4906 mdziuk@cvb.org; www.winter-carnival.com and www.visitsaintpaul.com |
| Jan. 25 - Feb. 5 (Fat Tuesday) |
Mardi Gras New Orleans, Louisiana | Lisa Holland New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau (800) 748-8695, ext. 5053 lholland@neworleanscvb.com ; www.neworleanscvb.com |
| Feb. 1-17 | Quebec Winter Carnival Quebec City, Quebec | Sylvain Gagne Carnaval de Quebec (418) 626-3716, ext. 260 sylvain.gagne@carnaval.qc.ca ; www.carnaval.qc.ca and www.quebecregion.com |
| March 1-10 | Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Anchorage, Alaska | Tania Hancock Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau (907) 276-4118 info@anchorage.net ; www.anchorage.net and www.iditarod.com |
| March 2-9 | Philadelphia Flower Show Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Connor Sharkey Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (215) 988-8814 and Ryan O’Connor Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau (800) 225-5745 (215) 636-3312 csharkey@pennhort.org and ryano@pcvb.org ; www.theflowershow.com and www.pcvb.org |
| March 29 - April 13 | National Cherry Blossom Festival Washington, D.C. | Lillian Iversen (202) 661-7584 ncbf@downtowndc.org ; www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org and www.washington.org |
| April - November | Stratford Festival of Canada Stratford, Ontario | Stratford Festival of Canada (800) 567-1600 groups@stratfordfestival.ca ; www.stratfordfestival.ca |
| April - December | Shaw Festival Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario | Group Sales Manager Shaw Festival (800) 511-7429 groups@shawfest.com ; www.shawfest.com |
| April 12-May 2 (RACE: May 3) |
Kentucky Derby Festival Louisville, Kentucky | Dineene Bradley Greater Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau (800) 626-5646, (502) 560-1495 dbradley@gotolouisville.com ; www.kdf.org and www.gotolouisville.com |
| April 18 20 | The Virginia International Tattoo Norfolk, Virginia | Contact: Dianna Starkey Virginia Arts Festival (877) 741-2787, (757) 282-2800 dstarkey@virginiaartsfest.com ; www.virginiaartsfest.com/index.php |
| May 2-19 | Canadian Tulip Festival Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec | Sylvie Lapointe Tourisme Outaouais (800) 265-7822 slapointe@tourisme-outaouais.ca ; www.tulipfestival.ca and www.outaouaisgroup.com |
| May 1-25 (RACE: May 25) |
Indianapolis 500 Festival Indianapolis, Indiana | Lin Jones Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association (800) 642-4639 ljones@indianapolis.org ; www.500festival.com and www.indy.org |
| RACE: May 17 | Preakness Festival Baltimore, Maryland | Contact: Kenneth M. Hemsley Jr. Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association (800) 343-3468, (410) 659-7065 khemsley@baltimore.org ; www.preaknesscelebration.org and www.baltimore.org |
| May 29-June 8 | Portland Rose Festival Portland, Oregon | Carol Ross Portland Rose Festival Association (888) 591-7673, (503) 227-2681 carolr@rosefestival.org ; www.rosefestival.org |
| June 5-8 | Country Music Association Music Festival/Fan Fair Nashville, Tennessee | Laurel Bennett Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau (615) 259-4790 laurel@visitmusiccityusa.com ; www.visitmusiccity.com and www.cmafest.com |
| June 28-July 8 | Montreal International Jazz Festival Montreal, Quebec | Normand Paquette Montreal International Jazz Festival (888) 515-0515, (514) 525-7732, ext. 5621 normand.paquette@equipespectra.ca ; www.montrealjazzfest.com |
| July 1 - 8 | The Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Halifax, Nova Scotia | Contact: Thomas Grotrian The Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo (902) 420-1114 (800) 563-1114 info@nstattoo.ca ; www.nstattoo.ca |
| July 4 | National Independence Day Celebration Washington, D.C. | Washington, D.C. Convention and Tourism Corp. (800) 422-8644 george@washington.org ; www.washington.org |
| July 4-13 | Calgary Stampede Calgary, Alberta | Lindsay Jardine Calgary Stampede (403) 261-0366 ljardine@calgarystampede.com ; www.calgarystampede.com |
| July 10-20 | Just for Laughs, The Montreal International Comedy Festival Montreal, Quebec | Julie Desmarais Just for Laughs (888) 244-3155, ext. 2, (514) 845-4069, ext. 6140 jdesmarais@hahaha.com ; www.hahaha.ca |
| July 18-27 | Cheyenne Frontier Days Cheyenne, Wyoming | Nicole Gamst Cheyenne Frontier Days (800) 227-6336, (307) 778-7200 nicole@cfdrodeo.com ; www.cfdrodeo.com |
| Aug. 3-16 | Folklorama Winnipeg, Manitoba | Murray Greenfield Folk Arts Council of Winnipeg (800) 665-0234, (204) 982-6215 greenfieldm@folklorama.ca ; www.folklorama.ca |
| Aug 15-Sept 1 | Canadian National Exhibition Toronto, Ontario | Joanne Benerowski Canadian National Exhibition (416) 263-3813 jbenerowski@theex.com ; www.theex.com |
| Oct. 4-12 | Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque, New Mexico | Shamaine Giannini Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau (800) 733-9918, ext. 3340, (505) 222-4340 giannini@itsatrip.org ; www.itsatrip.org and www.balloonfiesta.com |
| Nov. 1, 2008 - Jan. 1, 2009 | Ozark Mountain Christmas Branson, Missouri | Lynn Berry (417) 334-4084 lberry@bransoncvb.com ; www.explorebranson.com |
| Nov. 8, 2008 - Jan. 5, 2009 | Winter Festival of Lights Niagara Falls, Ontario | Dino Fazio Winter Festival of Lights (800) 563-2557, (905) 374-1616 dino@wfol.com ; www.wfol.com |
| Nov. 27 | Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade New York, New York | Joan Wolff Macy’s (212) 494-4662 joan.wolff@macys.com ; www.macys.com; www.macysparade.com |
