Events calendar The United States Of America

The Los Angeles International Women's Film Festival celebrates women in the film industry on an international scale, as women from all over the world are invited to take part. All types of film formats (documentaries, feature films...) are screened, and the event also includes meetings and debates on the feminization of the profession. A committed Festival that inspires as much as it mobilizes the spectator.

On the last weekend of August, young and younger people courageously cross the dunes for a 5 km to 10 km race.

For twelve years, the Arab Film Festival has brought Films and documentaries from the Arab world to San Francisco and its region. Generally, the festival offers beautiful movies programming.

Celebrated throughout the United States, this holiday is a huge success in Las Vegas. The city becomes the scene of numerous festivities and shows organized by casinos, shopping centers, bars and restaurants. The parade in Downtown Summerlin or the entertainment in Forest Village (HallOVeen) are really worth a visit. And for the occasion, the Zak Bagans' Haunted Museum, located in Downtown, is a must-see to start the Halloween celebrations in Las Vegas. Beware, sensitive souls abstain.

These are the World Poker Championships, a series of extremely prestigious tournaments. Organized in Las Vegas since 1970, they were created on the initiative of the sulphurous Benny Binion. The popularity of the event and the number of registrants have grown steadily, reaching 197,626 entrants and over $347.9 million in winnings in 2023. Patrick Bruel was the first Frenchman to reach the WSOP final, in 1998. Famous athletes such as basketball player Tony Parker and footballer Neymar are also regulars.

The Brooklyn equivalent of the Manhattan Summerstage! This festival organized by BRIC (Brooklyn Information & Culture) lasts all summer and offers a varied program of music, dance and theatre. Each week is devoted to a theme and includes pop, jazz, gospel, classical, Latin, African, Caribbean and Latin music, as well as modern, ethnic and classical dance. Finally, the Kings County Shakespeare Company presents, for a week, several pieces by the Stratford master. Although admission is free, a donation of US$3 is strongly recommended.

For 10 days in early June (which is the month dedicated to celebrating the LGBT community in New York), since 1988, the New Festival has been offering a global overview of gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual feature films and those close to their worlds. Individuals and professionals (producers, distributors) meet to discover the productions of large studios, small independent, unusual or experimental films, documentaries, etc. Each year, the Grand Jury Prize is awarded to a participating film.

A 200-minute film broadcast on five screens and allows a degree vision. The theme is France and its multiple landscapes, its population and its architectural riches.

From the end of November, the city will be dressed in its most beautiful clothes. Christmas markets in Bryant Park, Union Square and Williamsburg, cinnamon hot chocolate smell, decorated 5th Avenue windows, giant fir tree at Rockefeller Center, New York doesn't do things halfway when Christmas arrives. Recommended activities on Christmas Eve include: The Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall, The Nutcracker Ballet at Lincoln Center, a visit to Dyker Heights' beautifully illuminated homes in Brooklyn and Mass at Saint John the Divine Cathedral.

On November 11, while the armistice is being celebrated in France, Veterans Day is being celebrated in the United States. This holiday, originally known as Armistice Day, was established by President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 to celebrate the end of the First World War. Since then, this commemoration has taken on a broader meaning, and now it pays tribute to all veterans. Veterans of all wars in which American soldiers fought are honored during a large parade on Fifth Avenue.