Events calendar Côte Ouest Etats-Unis

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.

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

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.

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.

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.