The Summer Social Season

Prestige events of the summer social season, with dates, locations and how to attend.

• Monaco Grand Prix Monaco - Jun 3 - 6, 2027
• CHIO Aachen Aachen, Germany - Jun 25 - Jul 4, 2027
• Coastal Voyage - Hurtigruten Bergen to Kirkenes - Sails daily year-round; Jun - Aug 2026 for the midnight sun (round trip 11 - 12 days)
• Henley Royal Regatta Henley-on-Thames, England - Jun 29 - Jul 4, 2027
• Hickstead Derby Meeting Hickstead, England - Late Jun 2027 (dates TBC)
• Longines Global Champions Tour - Monaco Monaco - Early Jul 2027 (dates TBC)
• Oslofjord Summer Sailing Oslo & Oslofjord - Jun - Aug 2026 (best mid-Jun to mid-Aug); charter season May - Sep
• Royal Ascot Ascot, England - Jun 15 - 19, 2027
• Wimbledon Championships London, England - Jun 28 - Jul 11, 2027
• Cabin Life in the Norwegian Highlands Valdres / Jotunheimen, Norway - Jun - Sep 2026 (peak Jul - Aug)
• Calgary Stampede Calgary, Canada - Jul 9 - 18, 2027
• Falsterbo Horse Show Falsterbo, Sweden - Jul 10 - 18, 2027
• Gstaad Menuhin Festival Gstaad, Switzerland - Jul 16 - Sep 5, 2026 (in progress)
• Gstaad Summer Season Gstaad, Switzerland - Through late Aug 2026 (next full season Jul - Aug 2027)
• Salzburg Festival Salzburg, Austria - Jul 17 - Aug 30, 2026 (in progress)
• Dublin Horse Show Dublin, Ireland - Early August 2027 (dates TBC)
• US Open Tennis Flushing Meadows, New York, USA - Aug 23 - Sep 13, 2026
• Epsom Derby Epsom, United Kingdom - Jun 4 - 5, 2027
• Qatar Goodwood Festival (Glorious Goodwood) Chichester, United Kingdom - Jul 28 - Aug 1, 2026 (next edition late Jul 2027)
• York Ebor Festival York, United Kingdom - Aug 19 - 22, 2026
• Prix de Diane Chantilly, France - Mid-Jun 2027 (Sunday, exact date confirmed by France Galop in the spring)
• Deauville August Meeting (Prix Jacques le Marois) Deauville, France - Aug 2 - 30, 2026 (Prix Jacques le Marois on Aug 9)
• Palio di Siena Siena, Italy - Aug 16, 2026; next Palio di Provenzano Jul 2, 2027
• Irish Derby (Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby) Curragh, Ireland - Late Jun 2027 (three-day weekend, Derby on the Sunday - confirm with the Curragh)
• Galway Races Summer Festival Galway, Ireland - Late July to early August 2027 (dates TBC)
• 24 Hours of Le Mans Le Mans, France - Jun 9 - 13, 2027 (race starts Sat Jun 12, finishes Sun Jun 13)
• Goodwood Festival of Speed Chichester, United Kingdom - Jul 15 - 18, 2027
• Mille Miglia Brescia, Italy - Mid Jun 2027 (five days, typically Tue - Sat)
• Cowes Week Isle of Wight, United Kingdom - Early August 2027 (dates TBC)
• Belmont Stakes Saratoga Springs, United States - Jun 5, 2027 (approx; expected back at the rebuilt Belmont Park - confirm with NYRA)
• Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Monterey, United States - Mid-Aug 2027 (dates TBC)
• Appleby Horse Fair Appleby-in-Westmorland, United Kingdom - Jun 3 - 9, 2027
• Hampton Classic Horse Show Bridgehampton, USA - Aug 23 - 30, 2026
• Tevis Cup Auburn, USA - Early August 2027 (dates TBC)
• Mongol Derby Mongolian Steppe, Mongolia - Approx. early - mid Aug 2026 (roughly a 10-day race window; confirm with the organisers)
• Naadam Festival Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - Jul 11 - 13, 2027
• Hollywoodbets Durban July Durban, South Africa - Jul 3, 2027
• Cinch Championships (Queen's Club) London, United Kingdom - Mid-Jun 2027, dates to be confirmed (2026 edition ran Jun 15 - 21)
• Terra Wortmann Open (Halle) Halle, Germany - Jun 12 - 20, 2027
• Mifel Tennis Open (Los Cabos) Los Cabos, Mexico - Late July to early August 2027 (dates TBC)
• EFG Swiss Open Gstaad Gstaad, Switzerland - Jul 10 - 18, 2027
• Generali Open Kitzbuhel Kitzbuhel, Austria - Late Jul 2027, dates to be confirmed (2026 edition ran Jul 20 - 25)
• Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag Umag, Croatia - Mid-Jul 2027, dates to be confirmed (2026 edition ran Jul 13 - 18)
• Nordea Open Bastad Bastad, Sweden - Jul 5 - 18, 2027 (two consecutive weeks)
• Cerity Partners Hall of Fame Open (Newport) Newport, Rhode Island, USA - Early Jul 2027, dates to be confirmed (2026 edition ran Jul 6 - 12)
• Winston-Salem Open Winston-Salem, USA - Aug 22 - 29, 2026
• Cincinnati Open Mason, USA - Aug 8 - 23, 2026
• National Bank Open (Canadian Open) Montreal & Toronto, Canada - Jul 31 - Aug 12, 2027 (men in Toronto, women in Montreal)
• Boodles Tennis (Stoke Park) Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom - Jun 22 - 26, 2027
• Giorgio Armani Tennis Classic (Hurlingham) London, United Kingdom - Jun 22 - 26, 2027
• Mallorca Championships Santa Ponsa, Spain - Jun 19 - 26, 2027
• Rothesay International (Eastbourne) Eastbourne, United Kingdom - Late Jun 2027, dates to be confirmed (2026 edition ran Jun 22 - 27)
• U.S. Open Southampton, USA - Jun 17 - 20, 2027 at Pebble Beach (practice rounds Jun 14 - 16)
• The Open Championship Southport, England - Jul 15 - 18, 2027 at St Andrews (the 155th Open)
• The Memorial Tournament Dublin, USA - Jun 3 - 6, 2027 (tournament week May 31 - Jun 6)
• Tour Championship (FedExCup Finale) Atlanta, USA - Aug 27 - 30, 2026 (tournament week Aug 26 - 30)
• Amundi Evian Championship Evian-les-Bains, France - Mid-Jul 2027 (2026 edition ran Jul 9 - 12; 2027 dates to be confirmed)
• AIG Women's Open Various, United Kingdom - Late July to early August 2027 (dates TBC)
• Genesis Scottish Open North Berwick, United Kingdom - Jul 8 - 11, 2027 at The Renaissance Club (expected, the week before The Open)
• The Amateur Championship Rotating, United Kingdom - Mid-Jun 2027 (host links to be confirmed; 2026 edition ran Jun 15 - 20)
• U.S. Amateur Rotating, USA - Aug 10 - 16, 2026 (host club to be confirmed)
• Volvo Scandinavian Mixed Stockholm, Sweden - Jun 2027 (2026 edition ran Jun 11 - 14; 2027 dates and host club to be confirmed)
• Danish Golf Championship Kerteminde, Denmark - Aug 13 - 16, 2026
• BMW International Open Munich, Germany - Late Jun 2027 (2026 edition ran Jun 25 - 28; 2027 dates to be confirmed)
• KPMG Women's PGA Championship Various, USA - Jun 2027 at Congressional Country Club, Bethesda (dates to be confirmed)
• Le Mans Classic Le Mans, France - Jul 1 - 4, 2027
• Ennstal-Classic Groebming, Austria - Jul 21 - 24, 2027
• Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Pebble Beach, United States - Aug 16, 2026 (75th edition)
• The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering Carmel, United States - Mid-Aug 2027 (dates TBC)
• Prins Bertil Memorial (Gardesloppet) Stockholm, Sweden - Early Jun 2027 (traditionally the first Sunday in June)
• Rolex Fastnet Race Cowes, United Kingdom - Late Jul 2027 (biennial, odd years; the 2025 edition started Jul 26 and RORC confirms the exact date nearer the time)
• Copa del Rey MAPFRE Palma, Mallorca, Spain - Early August 2027 (dates TBC)
• Kieler Woche (Kiel Week) Kiel, Germany - Jun 19 - 27, 2027 (the nine days ending on the last Sunday in June; the 2026 edition ran Jun 20 - 28)
• Giraglia Rolex Cup Saint-Tropez, France - Mid-Jun 2027 (inshore series off Saint-Tropez then the offshore start to Genoa; the 2026 offshore start was Jun 13)
• Panerai British Classic Week Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom - Mid to late Jul 2027 (the 2026 edition ran Jul 20 - 25; confirm with the British Classic Yacht Club)
• Aegean 600 Athens (Lavrio), Greece - Early Jul 2027 (the 2026 edition started Jul 5 from Cape Sounion)
• Newport Bermuda Race Newport, Rhode Island, USA - Mid-Jun 2028 (biennial, even years; the 2026 edition started Jun 19)
• Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac Chicago, Illinois, USA - Jul 17 - 20, 2027 (the 2026 edition started Jul 10 - 11)
• Bayview Mackinac Race Port Huron, Michigan, USA - Jul 9 - 10, 2027 (Boat Night in Port Huron Jul 9, start Jul 10; the 2026 edition started Jul 18)
• Transpacific Yacht Race (Transpac) Los Angeles, USA - Jul 6, 8 and 10, 2027 staggered starts (54th edition; finishers reach Honolulu from roughly mid-July)
• Chester Race Week Chester, Canada - Aug 12 - 15, 2026 (the 2027 edition runs Aug 11 - 14)
• Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race Marblehead, USA - Jul 11 - 15, 2027 (start Jul 11; finishers arrive in Halifax over the following days)
• Hamilton Island Race Week Hamilton Island, Australia - Aug 15 - 22, 2026 (41st edition)
• Airlie Beach Race Week Airlie Beach, Australia - Early - mid Aug 2027 (dates TBC)
• Lipton Challenge Cup Cape Town, South Africa - Aug 25 - 29, 2026 (registration Aug 24), hosted by Royal Cape Yacht Club
• Faerderseilasen (Faerder Race) Oslo, Norway - Jun 11 - 12, 2027 (second weekend of June; the 2026 edition ran Jun 12 - 13)
• Gotland Runt (AF Offshore Race) Stockholm, Sweden - Starts Jul 4, 2027 (race village at Sandhamn from early Jul)
• Tjorn Runt Skarhamn, Sweden - Mid-Aug 2027 (dates TBC)
• The Tall Ships Races Aarhus, Denmark - Jul 8 - Aug 1, 2027: Bordeaux Jul 8 - 11, A Coruna Jul 16 - 19, Sines Jul 29 - Aug 1
• Art Basel Basel, Switzerland - Jun 17 - 20, 2027 (2026 edition ran Jun 18 - 21)
• Bayreuth Festival Bayreuth, Germany - Jul 25 - Aug 26, 2026 (150th anniversary season)
• Edinburgh Festival Fringe Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Aug 7 - 31, 2026
• Festival d'Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence, France - Early - mid Jul 2027 (expected; 2026 edition ran Jul 2 - 21)
• BBC Proms London, United Kingdom - Jul 17 - Sep 12, 2026
• Arena di Verona Opera Festival Verona, Italy - Jun 12 - Sep 12, 2026
• Bregenz Festival Bregenz, Austria - Jul 22 - Aug 23, 2026 (La traviata on the lake stage; 80th anniversary)
• Festival d'Avignon Avignon, France - Early - late Jul 2027 (expected; 2026 edition ran Jul 4 - 25)
• documenta 16 Kassel, Germany - Jun 12 - Sep 19, 2027
• Manifesta 16 Ruhr Ruhr region, Germany - Jun 21 - Oct 4, 2026
• La Notte della Taranta Melpignano, Italy - Jul 30 - Aug 22, 2026 (Concertone finale Aug 22 in Melpignano)
• Lucerne Festival (Summer) Lucerne, Switzerland - Aug 13 - Sep 13, 2026
• Santa Fe Opera Santa Fe, USA - Jul 3 - Aug 29, 2026
• Tanglewood Lenox, USA - Late Jun - Aug 2026 (BSO summer season)
• Ojai Music Festival Ojai, USA - Early - mid Jun 2027 (expected four-day weekend)
• Bard SummerScape Annandale-on-Hudson, USA - Jul - mid Aug 2026 (SummerScape season)
• Inti Raymi Cusco, Peru - Jun 24, 2027 (fixed annual date)
• Guelaguetza Oaxaca, Mexico - Jul 19 & 26, 2027 (the two 'Lunes del Cerro', with citywide events through late Jul)
• Baalbeck International Festival Baalbek, Lebanon - Jun - Jul 2027 (expected; 2026 edition ran Jun - Jul under 'Pillars of Eternity')
• Jerash Festival of Culture and Arts Jerash, Jordan - Late Jul - early Aug 2026 (typically a 10 - 14 day run)
• Gion Matsuri Kyoto, Japan - Jul 1 - 31, 2027 (Yamaboko Junko parades Jul 17 and Jul 24)
• Awa Odori Tokushima, Japan - Mid-Aug 2027 (dates TBC)
• Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale Niigata, Japan - Summer - autumn 2027 (10th edition; exact dates TBA, historically a multi-week run)
• Bali Arts Festival (Pesta Kesenian Bali) Denpasar, Indonesia - Mid Jun - mid Jul 2027 (month-long; 2026 edition ran Jun 13 - Jul 11)
• Gnaoua World Music Festival Essaouira, Morocco - Late Jun 2027 (dates TBA; typically a 3 - 4 day weekend; 2026 edition ran Jun 25 - 27)
• Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) Zanzibar, Tanzania - Late Jun - early Jul 2027 (dates TBA; 2026 edition ran Jun 24 - 28)
• Chale Wote Street Art Festival Accra, Ghana - Aug 10 - 17, 2026 (15th edition; main street-art weekend at the end of the week)
• Dark Mofo Hobart, Australia - Jun 2027 (around the winter solstice; program drops Apr - May; 2026 edition ran Jun 11 - 22)
• Savonlinna Opera Festival Savonlinna, Finland - Jul 3 - Aug 1, 2026 (all-Italian season); 2027 season typically early Jul - early Aug
• Roskilde Festival Roskilde, Denmark - Jun 26 - Jul 3, 2027 (four warm-up days, then four main music days)
• St. Moritz Gourmet Festival St. Moritz, Switzerland - Aug 25 - 30, 2026
• Verbier Festival Verbier, Switzerland - Jul 16 - Aug 2, 2026; next edition mid-Jul to early Aug 2027
• Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) Chamonix, France - Aug 24 - 30, 2026
• Sierre-Zinal Sierre, Switzerland - Early August 2027 (dates TBC)
• Maratona dles Dolomites Alta Badia, Italy - Jul 4, 2027 (40th edition)
• Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy - Mid Jul 2027 (dates typically confirmed in spring)
• Kitzbüheler Alpenrallye Kitzbühel, Austria - Mid Jun 2027 (dates typically announced the previous autumn)
• Food & Wine Classic in Aspen Aspen, USA - Jun 18 - 20, 2027
• Sun Valley Conference (Allen & Company) Sun Valley, USA - Jul 2027 (typically the week after Independence Day; never publicly announced)
• Aspen Ideas Festival Aspen, USA - Late Jun - early Jul 2027 (2027 dates TBC; 2026 ran Jun 25 - Jul 1)
• Fiesta Nacional de la Nieve San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina - Mid Aug 2026 (typically clustered around the mid-August long weekend; confirm the programme with Bariloche tourism)
• Queenstown Winter Festival Queenstown, New Zealand - Jun 2027, dates to be confirmed (the 2026 edition ran Jun 18 - 21; usually four days in the second half of June)
• Copenhagen Cooking & Food Festival Copenhagen, Denmark - Aug 21 - 30, 2026
• Gladmat Festival Stavanger, Norway - Late Jun 2027 (dates TBC; 2026 edition ran Jun 24 - 27)
• Taste of London London, UK - Mid-Jun 2027 (dates TBC; 2026 edition ran Jun 17 - 21)
• Whitstable Oyster Festival Whitstable, UK - Late July 2027 (dates TBC)
• La Tomatina Bunol, Spain - Aug 26, 2026
• Maine Lobster Festival Rockland, USA - Late July to early August 2027 (dates TBC)
• Franschhoek Bastille Festival Franschhoek, South Africa - Expected mid-Jul 2027, Bastille weekend (2026 edition ran Jul 11 - 12)
• Noosa Food & Wine Festival Noosa, Australia - Expected mid-Jun 2027 (2026 edition ran Jun 11 - 14)
• G! Festival Syðrugøta, Faroe Islands - Mid-Jul 2027 (2026 ran Jul 16 - 18 and sold out; 2027 dates announced in the autumn)
• Riddu Riđđu Festival Manndalen (Kåfjord), Norway - Mid-Jul 2027 (2026 ran Jul 8 - 12; 2027 programme and dates published in spring)
• Midnight Sun Marathon Tromsø, Norway - Jun 19, 2027
• Swedish Midsummer (Midsommar) Dalarna, Sweden - Jun 25 - 26, 2027 (Midsummer Eve falls on Friday Jun 25)
• Kakslauttanen Glass Igloo Aurora Season Saariselka, Finland - Late Aug 2026 - late Apr 2027 (aurora season; darkest and best Dec - Mar)
• Fuji Rock Festival Naeba, Japan - Late Jul 2027 (expected; 2026 edition ran Jul 24 - 26)
• Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX) Abu Dhabi, UAE - Aug 28 - Sep 6, 2026
• Souq Okaz Taif, Saudi Arabia - Dates vary yearly (recent editions in summer; check Visit Saudi for the next season)
• Colombiamoda Medellin, Colombia - Jul 28 - 30, 2026 (this edition); next expected Jul 2027
• Feria de las Flores Medellin, Colombia - Early Aug 2026 (approx Aug 1 - 10)
• Semana Internacional de Vela de Ilhabela Ilhabela, Brazil - Jul 24 - Aug 1, 2026 (SIVI 53); 54th edition expected late Jul 2027
• National Arts Festival Makhanda (Grahamstown), South Africa - Late Jun - early Jul 2027 (11 days, dates TBC)
• Umhlanga Reed Dance Ludzidzini, Eswatini - Late Aug - early Sep 2026 (main days announced only weeks ahead)
• Lewa Safari Marathon Lewa Conservancy, Kenya - Late Jun 2027 (traditionally the last Saturday in June; 2026 ran Jun 27)
• Great Migration (Maasai Mara) Maasai Mara, Kenya - Jul - Oct 2026 (Mara River crossings peak Aug - Sep)
• Knysna Oyster Festival Knysna, South Africa - Expected late Jun - early Jul 2027 (ten days; 2026 edition ran Jul 3 - 12)
• Garma Festival East Arnhem Land, Australia - Late July to early August 2027 (dates TBC)
• Henley-on-Todd Regatta Alice Springs, Australia - Mid-Aug 2027 (dates TBC)
• New Zealand Fashion Week Auckland, New Zealand - Aug 17 - 22, 2026
• Melbourne International Film Festival Melbourne, Australia - Aug 6 - 23, 2026
• Landsmot Hestamanna Holar, Iceland - Approx. early Jul 2028 (biennial; the 2026 edition ran Jul 5 - 11 at Holar)
• Norwegian Derby (Norsk Derby) Oslo, Norway - Aug 23, 2026 (first race 12:30)
• Swedish Derby (Svenskt Derby) Malmo, Sweden - Mid-Jul 2027 (Sunday; the 2026 running was Jul 12 - confirm the 2027 date with Svensk Galopp)
• Secto Rally Finland (formerly Neste Rally Finland) Jyvaskyla, Finland - Late July to early August 2027 (dates TBC)
• Confidencen Opera & Music Festival Stockholm, Sweden - Jul 30 - Aug 16, 2026 (opera run; concerts across the summer)
• 3 Days of Design Copenhagen, Denmark - Mid-Jun 2027 (3 days, dates TBC)
• Copenhagen Fashion Week Copenhagen, Denmark - Early August 2027 (dates TBC)
• Flow Festival Helsinki, Finland - Aug 14 - 16, 2026
• Moldejazz Molde, Norway - Mid-Jul 2027 (week 29, dates TBC)
• Trænafestivalen Træna, Norway - Early Jul 2027 (dates TBC)
• Midnight Sun Film Festival Sodankylä, Finland - Mid-Jun 2027 (5 days, dates TBC)
• Þjóðhátíð Vestmannaeyjar Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland - Jul 30 - Aug 2, 2027 (always the weekend of the first Monday in August)