January 2024: Top Events Not to Miss!
2024 will start pretty soon and January kicks off the calendars with amazing worldwide event and festival that ring in the New Year. During the year, many unique events are held, Haute Retreats selected the best festivals and events you should not miss in January 2020 taking place around the world.
India, Bikaner
Bikaner Camel Festival
11th January and conclude on 12th January 2024
The race that is held every year in Rajasthani town of Bikaner becomes a colourful playground for the beloved camel for two days. Affectionately known as the ‘ship of the desert’ in India, camels participate in races, dances, sports and neck shaking competitions. Over the course of two days there’s also an array of cultural performances with folk dances, puppet shows and musical displays.
Kaapse Klopse
January 2, 2024 – January 3, 2024
This is the most vibrant and largest carnival festival that starts on January 2nd 2020 and it lasts for ever a month. Known also as the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival, Kaapse Klopse originated in the 19th century when slaves enjoyed their one day of the year off. Since then it has grown to an epic parade of costumes, singing and dancing through the streets of Cape Town.
China
Chinese New Year 2024
February 10, 2024
The Chinese New Year Festival : the Year of the Dragon.
Japan, Sapporo
Sapporo Snow Festival
Sun, Feb 4, 2024 – Sun, Feb 11, 2024
2 million people visit Sapporo, Japan for an event which brings incredible works of art made from snow and ice at one of the most unique festivals in the world. The festival is glittering and ethereal, with beautiful ice sculptures, mazes, and even entire buildings. A true winter wonderland, this festival is at once romantic and fun for the whole family.
World Economy Forum 2024
15th to 19th January 2024
The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters is the foremost creative force for engaging the world’s top leaders in collaborative activities to shape the global, regional and industry agendas at the beginning of each year. In this regard, the Forum’s mission – improving the state of the world – guides the design and development of the Annual Meeting objectives.
Park City, Utah
Sundance Film Festival
January 18–28 for the 2024
An American Film Festival that takes place in Utah, the Sundance Film Festival is considered the largest independent film festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new work from American and international independent filmmakers. The festival comprises competitive sections for American and international dramatic and documentary films.
Art Deco Weekend
January 12, 2024 – January 14, 2024
A community Festival presented by the Miami Design Preservation League where architecture, preservation, education, history, advocacy, art, culture and entertainment are celebrated for a long weekend. Held on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach it welcomes over 150,000 people to Miami Beach every year over the 3-day event. Art Deco Weekend is committed to the Miami Design
Paris, France
Fashion Week Haute Couture
Spring/Summer 2024: From Monday, January 22, 2024, to Thursday, January 25, 2024
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Thailand Yacht Show Phuket 2024
January 11th to January 14th 2024
A luxury lifestyle event held in Thailand that welcomes thousands of visitors from all over Southeast Asia to the award-winning Royal Phuket Marina. The show attracts over 100 exhibitors from a wide range of industries, including yacht brokers, yacht manufacturers, yacht charters, chandlery and marine services, fashion and accessories, luxury property developers, watches and timepieces, interior design and furnishings, gourmet food, health and wellness. In addition to the exhibits and over 50 yachts in the marina, the show offers a variety of activities and side-events for all the family to enjoy, such as painting workshops, classic and exotic car parades, live watersport equipment demonstration and live music.
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New York City, USA
January 24-28, 2024
The New York Boat Show is the opening of the boating and fishing season for more than 100 years. During this event the latest types of yachts and boats are introduces as well as current trends in fishing and diving. One of the exhibitions main focus, named “Boating Green”, is informing about fuel saving engines, biodegradable boat soaps, environmentally-friendly paints for boats and technologies to minimize impacts on the aquatic environment.
