Caribbean & Atlantic
Whale-Watching Samaná (DR)
Humpbacks in Samaná Bay — the Caribbean's great winter whale season.
Jan 15, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026
Book by: 3-6mo
The Forward Calendar
70 marquee events, tracked two to four years out — so we can position you while access and inventory are still open.
Western Europe
Venice Carnevale
Masked balls and gondolas — Venice at its most theatrical.
Jan 31, 2026 – Feb 17, 2026
Book by: hotels 3-6mo; palace balls 3-5mo
Latin America
Carnaval / Las Llamadas (Montevideo)
The world's longest carnival — Uruguay's Candombe drums and Llamadas call.
Feb 6, 2026 – Feb 7, 2026
Book by: 3-4mo
Latin America
Rio Carnival
The greatest carnival on earth — Sambadrome parades and street blocos in Rio.
Feb 13, 2026 – Feb 21, 2026
Book by: 8-12mo
Latin America
Barranquilla Carnival
Colombia's carnival — the Caribbean coast's four-day riot of colour.
Feb 14, 2026 – Feb 17, 2026
Book by: 3-4mo
Caribbean & Atlantic
Trinidad Carnival
The Caribbean's soul-of-carnival — mas bands, soca and J'ouvert in Port of Spain.
Feb 16, 2026 – Feb 17, 2026
Book by: 6-12mo
United States
Mardi Gras (New Orleans)
New Orleans in full cry — parades, krewes and the Quarter at Carnival.
Feb 17, 2026
Book by: 6-12mo
Western Europe
Las Fallas (Valencia)
Valencia's fire festival — giant effigies, fireworks and the midnight burn.
Mar 1, 2026 – Mar 19, 2026
Book by: months out; 3-5 night minimums
East Asia
Taiwan Lantern Festival
Taiwan's spectacular lantern festival — the host city rotates yearly; confirm dates and location.
Mar 3, 2026 – Mar 15, 2026
Book by: 3-6mo
Latin America
Vendimia (Mendoza)
Argentina's grape-harvest festival — Malbec country in full celebration.
Mar 7, 2026
Book by: 3-4mo
United States
SXSW (Austin)
Music, film and tech converge on Austin — beds gone by January.
Mar 12, 2026 – Mar 18, 2026
Book by: by January
East Asia
South Korea Sakura — Jinhae Gunhangje
Korea's biggest cherry-blossom festival — the naval city of Jinhae under the blossoms.
Mar 27, 2026 – Apr 5, 2026
Book by: 3-6mo
Western Europe
Semana Santa (Seville)
Seville's Holy Week processions — the most solemn spectacle in Spain.
Mar 29, 2026 – Apr 5, 2026
Book by: prime rooms up to 1yr; rates +100-300%
Oceania & The Pacific
Vanuatu Pentecost Land Diving (Naghol)
The original bungee — Pentecost Island's vine land-diving, Saturdays in the yam-harvest season only.
Apr 4, 2026 – Jun 27, 2026
Book by: ASAP
Southern Africa
African Safari Dry Season
Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe in the dry — the classic Big-Five safari window.
May 1, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026
Book by: 6-12mo
Oceania & The Pacific
Fiji/FP Dry Peak + Bora Bora Overwater
The South Pacific in the dry — Fiji and Bora Bora, where the overwater villas go nine months out.
May 1, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026
Book by: 9-12mo
Western Europe
Cannes Film Festival
The Riviera's cinema fortnight — red carpets, yachts and rates that triple.
May 12, 2026 – May 23, 2026
Book by: 6-12mo
Middle East, Gulf & North Africa
Hajj (Saudi Arabia)
The pilgrimage to Mecca — national quotas via the Nusuk portal; book the moment allocation opens.
May 25, 2026 – May 30, 2026
Book by: 6-9+mo
Oceania & The Pacific
NZ Ski — Queenstown/Wanaka
Southern-hemisphere skiing — Queenstown and Wanaka in the New Zealand winter (our summer).
Jun 1, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026
Book by: months
Oceania & The Pacific
GBR Dive — Dwarf Minke (Liveaboard)
Swim with dwarf minke whales on the Great Barrier Reef — a two-operator, June-July-only window.
Jun 1, 2026 – Jul 31, 2026
Book by: months
Latin America
Inti Raymi (Cusco) + Machu Picchu
The Sun Festival above Cusco and the citadel of Machu Picchu — 5,600/day, prime slots gone in hours.
Jun 24, 2026
Book by: 2-4mo
Western Europe
Wimbledon
Tennis on the lawns of SW19 — the ballot closes almost a year ahead.
Jun 29, 2026 – Jul 12, 2026
Book by: ballot yr prior
South & Southeast Asia
Bali High Season + Nyepi
Bali at its peak — and Nyepi, the island's day of silence, as a confinement-luxury upsell.
Jul 1, 2026 – Aug 31, 2026
Book by: 6-9mo
Canada
Calgary Stampede
The greatest outdoor show on earth — rodeo, chuckwagons and Western Canada at play.
Jul 3, 2026 – Jul 12, 2026
Book by: 6-12mo
Western Europe
San Fermin / Running of the Bulls (Pamplona)
Pamplona's fiesta — the bull-runs, the reds and whites, a tiny city that fills fast.
Jul 6, 2026 – Jul 14, 2026
Book by: ASAP (tiny-city inventory)
East Asia
Mongolia Naadam
Mongolia's festival of the three manly games — wrestling, archery and horse-racing on the steppe.
Jul 11, 2026 – Jul 13, 2026
Book by: by May
Oceania & The Pacific
Tonga Humpback Whale-Swim (Vava'u)
Swim with humpback whales in Tonga — in-water caps of four make this a hard scarcity anchor.
Jul 15, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026
Book by: ~1yr
Western Europe
Tomorrowland (Belgium)
The world's premier electronic-music festival — tickets gone in minutes.
Jul 17, 2026 – Jul 26, 2026
Book by: drop-day
Western Europe
Salzburg Festival
Mozart's city in high summer — opera, orchestras and the Jedermann on the square.
Jul 17, 2026 – Aug 30, 2026
Book by: drop-day
East Asia
Gion Matsuri (Kyoto)
Kyoto's greatest festival — the float parades; paid grandstand seats go on sale June 1.
Jul 17, 2026 – Jul 24, 2026
Book by: 3-6mo
Oceania & The Pacific
French Polynesia Whale-Swim (Moorea/Rurutu)
Whale-swim season in French Polynesia — legislated in-water limits and few operators.
Jul 20, 2026 – Nov 20, 2026
Book by: ~1yr
FlagshipEast Africa
Great Migration — Mara/Serengeti Crossings
The greatest wildlife show on earth — the river crossings of the Mara and Serengeti. Book river-front camps 12-18 months out.
Aug 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026
Book by: 12-18mo river-front camps
Western Europe
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The largest arts festival on earth — the whole city becomes a stage.
Aug 7, 2026 – Aug 31, 2026
Book by: 9-12mo
Southern Africa
Victoria Falls (Devil's Pool)
The edge of Victoria Falls — Devil's Pool at low water, with capped daily Livingstone Island slots.
Aug 15, 2026 – Jan 15, 2027
Book by: 2-4mo
South & Southeast Asia
Esala Perahera (Kandy, Sri Lanka)
Kandy's festival of the tooth relic — torch-lit elephants; the balcony seats are the crunch.
Aug 18, 2026 – Aug 28, 2026
Book by: 3-6mo
Western Europe
La Tomatina (Buñol)
The world's biggest tomato fight — a hard 20,000-person cap makes it an urgency anchor.
Aug 26, 2026
Book by: hard cap 20,000
United States
US Open Tennis (NYC)
The last Slam of the year in New York — a two-pulse booking window.
Aug 30, 2026 – Sep 13, 2026
Book by: drop-day + Jul-Aug hotels
East Africa
Kwita Izina (Gorilla Naming, Rwanda)
Rwanda's gorilla-naming ceremony — pair the celebration with a trek permit.
Sep 4, 2026
Book by: 4-6mo
Western Europe
Oktoberfest (Munich)
The world's biggest folk festival — beer tents, tradition and Bavarian nights in Munich.
Sep 19, 2026 – Oct 4, 2026
Book by: ~1yr
South & Southeast Asia
Nepal Trekking
Himalayan trekking seasons — solo trekking is now banned, so a licensed guide is the built-in hook.
Oct 1, 2026 – Nov 30, 2026
Book by: 1-3mo
United States
Austin City Limits (ACL)
Two weekends in Zilker Park — Austin's flagship music festival.
Oct 2, 2026 – Oct 11, 2026
Book by: drop-day
Middle East, Gulf & North Africa
Riyadh Season + AlUla Winter
Saudi's cultural season — Riyadh's spectacle and AlUla's desert heritage at Tantora.
Oct 15, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027
Book by: months
United States
Austin F1 (COTA)
US Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas — sold out in record time.
Oct 23, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026
Book by: drop-day
Latin America
Día de Muertos (Oaxaca/CDMX)
Mexico's Day of the Dead — marigolds and ofrendas; rooms 95% gone by September.
Oct 31, 2026 – Nov 2, 2026
Book by: early Sep (95% booked)
Oceania & The Pacific
Melbourne Cup Carnival
The race that stops a nation — Flemington's carnival and the Birdcage marquees.
Nov 3, 2026
Book by: months
South & Southeast Asia
Diwali (India)
India's festival of lights — the railway 120-day window (~Aug 6) is the booking trigger.
Nov 8, 2026
Book by: ≥3mo
United States
Las Vegas F1
Grand Prix down the Strip — night racing, and the ultimate Vegas hospitality ladder.
Nov 19, 2026 – Nov 21, 2026
Book by: drop-day
East Asia
Japan Autumn Koyo (Kyoto)
Kyoto's autumn colours — the second-highest scarcity spike of the Japanese year.
Nov 20, 2026 – Dec 5, 2026
Book by: 6+mo
Western Europe
Alsace / German Christmas Markets
Mulled wine and timbered lanes — Europe's most storied Christmas markets.
Nov 21, 2026 – Dec 24, 2026
Book by: up to ~1yr; full at 5mo
Middle East, Gulf & North Africa
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
The only Gulf F1 race of 2026 — the season finale under the lights at Yas Marina.
Dec 3, 2026 – Dec 6, 2026
Book by: 3-6mo
Middle East, Gulf & North Africa
Dubai Shopping Festival + NYE
Dubai's festival season — shopping, fireworks and a Burj-Khalifa New Year.
Dec 15, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027
Book by: months
Southern Africa
Cape Town Whale Season + Festive
Cape Town's double draw — Hermanus whales in season and the tightest festive villa market in Africa.
Dec 15, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027
Book by: 6-9mo
Northern Europe & Nordics
Lapland Santa (Rovaniemi)
The real Arctic Christmas — Santa, huskies and snow-glass cabins in Finnish Lapland.
Dec 20, 2026 – Jan 2, 2027
Book by: Christmas week ~1yr
South & Southeast Asia
Maldives — Peak + NYE
The Maldives at New Year — the best overwater villas are gone a year out.
Dec 24, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027
Book by: 9-12mo
Oceania & The Pacific
Sydney NYE Fireworks
The world's first great New Year fireworks — Sydney Harbour, with a capped Forecourt.
Dec 31, 2026
Book by: months
Oceania & The Pacific
Australian Open (Melbourne)
The first Slam of the year in Melbourne — early-bird packages close July 31.
Jan 17, 2027 – Jan 31, 2027
Book by: early-bird Jul 31
East Africa
Ethiopia — Timkat (Epiphany)
Ethiopia's Epiphany — the great processions of Gondar, book early against thin stock.
Jan 19, 2027
Book by: 4-8mo
Middle East, Gulf & North Africa
Umrah — Ramadan Surge
Umrah in Ramadan — the last ten nights are the peak; no visa without a Nusuk-verified hotel.
Feb 10, 2027 – Mar 8, 2027
Book by: 3-6mo
South & Southeast Asia
Bhutan — Tshechus + SDF Price-Cliff
Bhutan's festivals and the $100 SDF price-cliff — the one binary, dateable deadline: book before Aug 31, 2027.
Mar 18, 2027 – Mar 22, 2027
Book by: 6-9mo
South & Southeast Asia
Holi (India)
The festival of colour — book the Braj region early against thin quality inventory.
Mar 22, 2027
Book by: ≥2-3mo
East Asia
Japan Cherry Blossom (Sakura)
Japan's sakura — the #1 scarcity spike; Kyoto's best rooms vanish within hours of the booking window opening.
Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 5, 2027
Book by: 6-12mo
South & Southeast Asia
Songkran (Thailand)
Thailand's water-festival new year — the world's biggest water fight.
Apr 13, 2027 – Apr 15, 2027
Book by: 3mo
South & Southeast Asia
SEA Water-Week (Luang Prabang · Myanmar · Cambodia)
Pi Mai, Thingyan and Khmer New Year — the region's water-blessing week, tight heritage beds.
Apr 13, 2027 – Apr 16, 2027
Book by: 3-4mo
Oceania & The Pacific
Vivid Sydney
Sydney's festival of light, music and ideas — the harbour lit up for three weeks.
May 28, 2027 – Jun 19, 2027
Book by: months
Western Europe
Glastonbury Festival
The UK's legendary festival — register early; general tickets vanish in minutes.
Jun 23, 2027 – Jun 27, 2027
Book by: register + drop-day
South & Southeast Asia
Kumbh Mela (India)
The largest human gathering on earth — the sacred bathing days book a year ahead.
Jul 17, 2027 – Aug 17, 2027
Book by: 6-12mo
East Africa
Gorilla Trek — Rwanda
Mountain gorillas in the Volcanoes — ~96 permits a day at $1,500; book six-plus months out.
year-round (drier Jun-Sep & Dec-Feb)
Book by: 6-9mo
Western Europe
Alps Ski High Season
Christmas, New Year and half-term in the Alps — the prime chalets go a year out.
Xmas/NY + Feb half-term
Book by: prime chalets 9-12mo
Northern Europe & Nordics
Iceland + Nordic Aurora
The northern lights at solar maximum — glass igloos and aurora chases across the North.
late Sep–Mar (solar max 2026-27)
Book by: igloos/cabins months ahead
East Africa
Gorilla Trek — Uganda
Bwindi's gorillas at $800 — the value alternative to Rwanda. (Note: Uganda advisory — verify booking status.)
year-round
Book by: 3-6mo