Events calendar The United States Of America

This holiday commemorates Christopher Columbus' arrival in the New World in October 1492. In New York, the Italian community celebrates and parades on Fifth Avenue to celebrate the navigator, considered a national hero. The celebration nevertheless met with strong opposition from defenders of the indigenous populations, for whom celebrating Columbus Day was tantamount to celebrating the massacres perpetrated by the settlers on the Amerindians. Many cities celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day instead, this is not (yet) the case in New York.

Celebrated on the last Monday in May, Memorial Day is the day of remembrance. This holiday was made official at the federal level in 1967, but it began in 1865, at the end of the Civil War. Originally, it was proclaimed as a tribute to the men who died in military acts during the civil war. Today, he pays tribute to all members of the U.S. Armed Forces who have died in action. A large parade is organized on Fifth Avenue. Today also marks the beginning of the summer season in the United States.

The Coney Island Sirens Parade is traditionally held on the last or penultimate weekend of June. The stated goal is to elect the most beautiful mermaid after the parades by tank, car or other carriage. This show, which is burlesque, erotic and cheesy at the same time, is a pretext for fun in a fairground atmosphere from another time! More than 3,000 people participate in the parade each year. Men, women, children, everyone is welcome, so why not let yourself be tempted? Zany costumes, music and good humour guaranteed!

If you've always dreamed of attending an opera but don't have the budget for it, here's a festival that will delight you! From mid-June and for about ten days, you can attend free concerts all over the city, organised by the Metropolitan Opera. The greatest opera singers, usually accompanied by a pianist, perform in New York parks, Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge Park but also in Queens, Socrates Sculpture Park and Staten Island, Clove Lakes Park.

Each year, the ESPY Awards are awarded to exceptional athletes by the American ESPN chain.

Armor and lace dresses are the costumes worn for this annual festival held in Sunset Park, not far from Harry Reid International Airport. Over the course of a weekend, visitors move between craft, food and drink stalls, not forgetting knight tournaments and sword fights. The festival also welcomes artists to perform music, dance, magic and storytelling.

The festival, which originated in France, is now much more important in the United States (in New Orleans) and Brazil (in Rio de Janeiro), where carnivals are huge costume parties that last several days. The two casinos, the Orleans and the Rio, which have taken these cities as their theme, organize large carnival festivities for the occasion with themed parties and large parades. Many Cajun and Creole restaurants in the city also offer other festivities.

Concerts, gigantic fireworks displays, dancers and even stuntmen... it's all part of the New Year's Eve celebrations on the Strip, in Downtown and in all the casinos. The highlight of the evening is, of course, the simultaneous fireworks display from the roofs of eight Strip casinos, which are closed to traffic for the occasion. Numerous parties are also organized in the city's bars and restaurants. It's best to bring a warm jacket, as at this time of year it can get chilly in the evenings.

Like many large American cities, Las Vegas also has its Chinatown (located along Spring Mountain Road) where grocery stores, restaurants, laundries... It is on the Chinatown Plaza that the New Year is celebrated every year, the date of which is set by the observatory of the Purple Mountain in Nanjing on the first day of the new moon. Many casinos also take part in this annual celebration by offering themes on China.

During the summer months, the border Festival celebrates music in Bristol. Concerts take place on a regular basis along State street and everyone is on the occasion of a good BBQ.

This festival was created in 1988 by the folk and blues musician Doc Watson, in honour of his son Merle, himself musician, dead in a tractor accident. It's a "traditional plus" music festival, that is, a blend of traditional and contemporary music from bluegrass to jazz, blues, cajun music and Old Time music. Each year, the festival is held on the university campus of Wilkesboro, near Boone, North Carolina. It brings tens of thousands of people together.

The festival is held in a tiny town, birthplace of Skip James and seat of the Blue Front Café, one of the institutions of the Mississippi blues culture. Bentonia's musicians claim a distinct style of the Delta Blues, which basically designates this entire musical current.

Each year in February begins the jazz season in San Francisco. It extends to the end of June with concerts throughout the city that attract enthusiasts like beginners.

Summerfest is the largest music festival in the United States and the^3rd largest in the world according to the Guinness Book of World Records. It has grown in popularity and in recent years has attracted visitors from all over Wisconsin and the Great Lakes region. Famous artists have performed there, from Tina Turner to the Rolling Stones. The festival is held at the Henry Maier Festival Park on Lake Michigan. In addition to the concerts, the festivities include food booths and various attractions (including a Harley-Davidson test drive).

Every summer during the months of July and August, film screenings are organized at McCarren Park. Brooklyn requires, they are often dormant movies, have been made but cults, which are proposed. Movies generally unknown to the French but famous in the United States. So if you are fans of This and Confused, Wet Hot American Summer; and Ferris Bueller, this festival is for you.

Think of taking a cushion or a beach towel because two hours on tar, it can hurt!

On the Saturday before Halloween, dogs have been parading in disguise in Tompkins Square for over 30 years. Dogs and their owners wear a matching costume. You will see hundreds of dogs in the most inventive costumes, three-headed dogs, superman dogs, chihuahua mariachi, there is something for everyone! The parade takes place between noon and 3pm. Prizes are awarded for the most beautiful costumes and a quest is organized for charities.

Organized by the Southern Nevada Association of Pride, this is the largest annual gay gathering in Las Vegas. The parade route begins in the Downtown district in the late afternoon (around 6 p.m.). Participants make their way up^4th Street, converging a few blocks south on the Fremont Street Experience. This annual event brings together not only the gay community, but also many businesses that support the LGBTQ cause. Las Vegas also hosts many other events throughout the year.

Every Thursday at noon, Broadway musicals perform a portion of their show on the open-air stage in Bryant Park, with the Midtown buildings as a backdrop. The opportunity to see Chicago, Jersey Boys, Beetlejuice or Pretty Woman. Four or five musicals are performed every Thursday, each lasting 15 to 20 minutes, with the real actors. The good news is that it's completely free. The bad news is that you're bound to want to see a whole show on Broadway after that!

Since 1916, Nathan's Famous, Coney Island's hot dog king, has been holding a giant hot dog eating contest on National Day. The record is held by a certain Joey "jaws" Chestnut, who in 2021 managed to swallow no less than 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes! In fact, it's the world record. In the women's category, New Yorker Miki Sudo won in 2020 after swallowing 48 hot dogs. Unique and kitschy!

On this occasion, runners from all over the world will take their best strides on the Strip, exceptionally closed to traffic, for a night race. Be careful not to get dizzy from all the neon lights of the casinos and the festive atmosphere that reigns all around Las Vegas Boulevard. In addition to the half marathon, the organizers offer other distances such as 5 or 10 kilometers. At this time of the year, the temperature is around 18°C.

The famous Sugar Land Wine & Food Fair is dedicated to gastronomy. It takes place every year at Sugar Land. Approximately United States leaders meet to prepare and offer the public their best recipes.