Month by month: festivals, parties, celebrations and commemorations. Where to go and when.
JANUARY
Jan. 6-21: Lisbon to Dakar, Senegal -- Dakar Rally. Cars, trucks and motorcycles speed cross the desert.
www.dakar.com
Jan. 10: Brussels -- 100th Birthday of Tintin's Creator. Fresh Tintin fresco honors Hergé.
tintin.com
Jan. 19 to April 9: Luxembourg City -- "NewFoundLand." Art in railroad roundhouse signals city's reign as Cultural Capital 2007.
luxembourg2007.org
Jan. 26-Feb. 4: St. Paul -- Saint Paul Winter Carnival. Chill out.
winter-carnival.com
Jan. 28: Vaxjo, Sweden -- National Inauguration of Linnaeus Commemoration Year. Tercentenary of taxonomist extraordinaire.
www.linnae us200.se
FEBRUARY
Feb. 4: Miami -- Super Bowl XLI. Gridiron greats rattle the goalposts.
super bowl.com
Feb. 12-21: Hong Kong -- Chinese New Year Celebrations. First squeal of the Year of the Pig.
discoverhongkong.com/usa
Feb. 19: Alexandria, Va. -- George Washington Birthday Celebration Parade. Hometown salute to first chief executive.
washingtonbirthday.net
Feb. 20: New Orleans -- Mardi Gras. Big Easy's big feast before Lent.
neworleanscvb.com
Feb. 22-March 4: Montreal -- Montreal High Lights Festival. This year, the spotlight shines on New York and South Africa.
montrealhighlights.com
MARCH
March 14-18: Great Falls, Mont. -- C.M. Russell Auction of Original Western Art. A bonanza of Wild West originals.
cmrauction.com
March 16-25: Macon, Ga. -- International Cherry Blossom Festival. The 25th edition, with 300,000 trees in bloom.
cbfmacon.com
March 26-31: Brandon, Manitoba -- Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. Agricultural showcase turns 100.
brandonfairs.com
March 28-April 1: Sibiu, Romania -- Army Chess. Twenty-six teams go to pieces for city's reign as Cultural Capital 2007.
www.sibiu200.ro
March 30-April 1: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan -- Juno Awards. Concerts and kudos at Canada's music awards.
junoawards.ca
APRIL
