March Events Around the World

UNITED STATES

Alabama: Cherry Festival, Jasmine Gardens and Museum, Montgomery, March 1-31; Azalea Display, Bellingrath Gardens, Theodore, March 15-31; 175th Anniversary of Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Dadeville, March 25-26; Medieval Fort Games, Ft. Gaines Historic Site, Dauphin Island, March 25-26.

Alaska: Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Anchorage to Nome, starting March 4.

Arizona: Jaycees Rodeo of Rodeos, Phoenix, March 8-12; Hello Phoenix Festival: Visual and Performing Arts, Phoenix, March 11-12; Festival ‘89, Tucson, March 15-April 30.

California: Telemundo Fiesta International, San Jose, March 4-5; Great Outdoor Adventure Fair, Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco, March 8-19; International Fair, Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, March 10-12; Macy’s Easter Flower Show, San Francisco, March 19-25; Bach Birthday Program, San Francisco Symphony, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, March 22-25.

Colorado: Easter Sunrise Service and Golden Bunny Ski Race, Winter Park, March 26; Easter Sunrise Service, Aspen Mountain, March 26.

Connecticut: Spring Antiques Show, Norwich, March 4-5; Spring Antiques Show, Coliseum, New Haven, March 31-April 2.

Delaware: Exhibit: “The Irish Connection,” Rockwood Museum, Wilmington, March 1-31; Eastern Sunrise Service, Boardwalk, Rehoboth Beach, March 26.

Florida: Shell Fair, Sanibel, March 2-5; Strawberry Festival, Plant City, March 2-12; Beach Shrimp Festival, Ft. Myers, March 4-5; Carnaval Miami, Miami, March 4-12; Indian Pow-Wow, Ft. Pierce, March 10-12; Italian Renaissance Festival, Vizcaya, Miami, March 17-19; Festival of States, St. Petersburg, March 24-April 16.

Georgia: Winternational Go-Kart Races, Barnesville, March 4-5, 18-19; Cherry Blossom Festival, Macon, March 19-April 2, April 1-2, 8-9.

Hawaii: St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Waikiki, Honolulu, March 17; Prince Kuhio Festival, Lihue, Kauai, March 19-26; Prince Kuhio Day, statewide, March 26.

Illinois: Midwest Boat and Resort Show, O’Hare Expo Center, Chicago, March 1-5; Hispanic Festival, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, March 3-12; Women’s Film and Video Festival, Chicago, March 9-12; St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Chicago, March 17; Spring Flower Show, Lincoln Park Conservatory, Chicago, March 18-April 2.

Kentucky: Humana Festival of New American Plays, Louisville, March 1-April 8; Spiral Festival: Sports, Covington, March 18-April 1.

Louisiana: St. Patrick’s Day Parade, New Orleans, March 17; Audubon Pilgrimage, St. Francisville, March 17-19; Spring Fiesta, New Orleans, March 31-April 4.

Maine: Sled Dog Races at Saddleback Ski Area, Rangeley, March 11; Eastern Weekend Festivities, Sunday River Ski Resort, Bethel, March 25-26.

Maryland: Maryland Flower and Garden Show, Festival Hall, Baltimore, March 2-5; Maple Syrup Demonstration, Thurmont, March 11-12, 18-19.

Massachusetts: Spring Garden and Flower Show, Centrum, Worcester, March 2-5; St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston, March 17.

Michigan: Maple Syrup Festival, Bloomfield Hills, March 4-5, 11-12, 18-19; Spring Carnival, Indianhead Mountain, Wakefield, March 11-12; Maple Syrup Festival, Lansing, March 11-12.

Minnesota: St. Urho’s Day Celebration, Finland, March 16-19; American Craft Expo, Civic Center, St. Paul, March 29-April 2.

Mississippi: Irish Heritage Week and St. Patrick’s Parade, Biloxi, March 10-18; Vicksburg Spring Pilgrimage, Vicksburg, March 25-April 9; Columbus Pilgrimage, Columbus, March 30-April 9.

Missouri: Mid-America Jazz Festival, St. Louis, March 17-19.

Montana: C.M. Russell Art Auction, Great Falls, March 16-18; Spring Carnival, Bridger Bowl, March 31-April 2.

Nevada: Hoover Dam Square Dance Festival, Boulder City, March 3-4.

New Jersey: Arts Festival, Pemberton, March 3-5; Revolutionary War Encampment, Jockey Hollow, Morristown National Historic Park, Morristown, March 16-17.

New Mexico: St. Patrick’s Day Festival, Angel Fire, March 17; Gem and Mineral Show, Old Airport Terminal, Albuquerque, March 18-19; Easter Parade, Alamogordo, March 25.

New York: St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Fifth Avenue, New York City, March 17; Macy’s Spring Flower Show, New York City, March 19-April 1; Easter Parade, Fifth Avenue, New York City, March 26; Exhibit: “L’Art de Vivre,” Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York City, March 30-Aug. 6.

North Carolina: Carolina Spring Craft Show, Convention Center, Charlotte, March 1-April 2; Antique Show, State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, March 16-18.

Ohio: Exhibit: “Son of Heaven: Imperial Arts of China,” Columbus, March 1-Aug. 31; Geauga County Maple Festival, Chardon, March 31-April 2.

Oklahoma: Rattlesnake Derby, Wauirka, March 18-19; Easter Pageant at Wichita Mountains, Lawton, March 25-26.

Pennsylvania: Flower Show, Civic Center, Philadelphia, March 5-12; Black Arts Festival, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, March 11-April 16; Blue Grass and Old-Time Music Festival, Plymouth Meeting, March 24-25; Easter Promenade and Springtime Festival, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, March 26.

Rhode Island: Irish Heritage Month, Newport, March 1-31; Rhode Island Antique Show, Providence, March 31-April 2.

South Carolina: American Seafood Challenge, Charleston, March 1-4; Springfest ‘89, Hilton Head Island, March 1-31.

Tennessee: Irish Celebration, Erin, March 12-18; Mule Day, Columbus, March 31-April 2.

Texas: St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, Shamrock, March 17-19; Dogwood Trails Festival, Palestine, March 18-19, 25-26, April 1-2.

Utah: Easter Jeep Safari, Moab, March 19-26; Art Festival, St. George, March 24-25.

Vermont: Telemark Festival, Waitsfield, March 18-19; Easter Sunday Sunrise Service, Mt. Snow, March 26; Spring Break Carnival, Killington, March 26-31.

Virginia: “Performing Arts of 18th-Century Music” Learning Weekend, Williamsburg, March 2-5; St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, Norfolk, March 17.

Washington: Winter Carnival, White Pass, March 4-5; Old-Time Music Festival, Tenino, March 17-18.

Washington, D.C.: Spring DC Antiques Show, DC Armory, March 3-5; St. Patrick’s Day Parade, March 12; Festival of St. Patrick, Paul VI Institute for Arts, March 15-18; Alice in Wonderland Easter Show, U.S. Botanic Gardens, March 17-April 15; Easter Egg Roll, White House Lawn, March 27.

Wisconsin: Indian Head Country Fine Art Fair, Eau Claire, March 17-19; Polish Easter Folk Festival, Dodgeville, March 24-26.

Wyoming: Northwest Jazz Festival, Wyoming Community College, Powell, March 31-April 1.

CANADA

Alberta: International Auto Show, Edmonton, March 1-5; Superodeo, Edmonton, March 23-26; Home and Garden Show, Edmonton, March 30-April 3.

British Columbia: Music Festival, Powell River, March 7-10, 13-17; Music Festival, Burns Lake, March 9-18; Pacific Rim Whale Festival, various sites, March 18-April 8; Shanghai Ballet, Queen Elizabeth Theater, Vancouver, March 31-April 1.

Manitoba: Royal Manitoba Winter Fair, Keystone Center, Brandon, March 27-April 1.

Northwest Territories: Caribou Carnival, Yellowknife, March 18-25; Canadian Championship Dog Derby, Yellowknife, March 18-25.

Nova Scotia: Maple Festivals of Nova Scotia, Northern and Central Nova Scotia, March 25-April 15.

Ontario: Sportsman’s Show, Toronto, March 10-19.

THE ISLANDS

Bermuda: All-Breed Championship Dog Shows, Botanical Gardens, Paget, March 8-9, 11-12.

Grenada: St. Patrick’s Day Fiesta, Sauteurs, March 17-19.

Guadeloupe and Martinique: Mid-Lent or Mi-Careme: Respite from Lent Celebrations, March 2.

Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico Theater Festival, Santurce, March 3-May 7.

U.S. Virgin Islands: Arts Alive Fair, Tillet’s Art Complex, St. Thomas, March 24-26.

MEXICO

Mexico City: Benito Juarez Birthday Celebration, March 21; Holy Week Processions and Observances, March 19-26.

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazil: White-Water Canoeing Tournament, Resende, March 18-19; Latin American Folklore, Arts and Crafts, Caruarui, March 25-April 1; Holy Week Observances, March 19-26.

WESTERN EUROPE

Austria: Film Festival, Vienna, March 12-22; Joseph Haydn Festival: Chamber Music, Readings, Eisenstadt, March 17-19; Easter Music Festival, Salzburg, March 19-26.

France: 100th Anniversary of Eiffel Tower Opening with Re-enactment of Gustave Eiffel’s Climb to Tower Top, Paris, March 31.

Ireland: St. Patrick’s Week, Sligo, Cork, Dublin, March 14-21; St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Dublin, March 17.

Italy: Good Friday Procession with Pope John Paul II, Rome, March 24; Easter Explosion of Cart: Fireworks, Florence, March 26.

Monaco: Printemps des Arts: Visual and Performing Arts, Monte Carlo, March 24-April 19.

Netherlands: European Fine Art Fair, Maastricht, March 10-19.

Norway: Ski Festival, Holmenkollen near Oslo, March 2-12; Jazz Festival, Voss, March 17-19.

Portugal: Holy Week Observances, March 19-26.

Spain: Holy Week Observances, March 19-26.

West Germany: 800th Anniversary Celebration at Port, Hamburg, March 1-Dec. 31; International Festival Week, Stuttgart, March 11-18; “Dom” Folk Festival, Hamburg, March 17-April 16.

EASTERN EUROPE

Bulgaria: World Winter Student Games, Sofia/Vitosha, March 1-13.

Hungary: Spring Festival: Visual and Performing Arts, Budapest, March 17-16.

Soviet Union: 225th Anniversary of Hermitage, Leningrad, March 1-Dec. 31.

MIDDLE EAST Cyprus: Carnival, Limassol, March 2-12.

ASIA, PACIFIC, FAR EAST Australia: Festival ‘89: Visual and Performing Arts, Canberra, March 11-20.

Hong Kong: World Print Pack Expo ‘89, March 30-April 2.

Japan: Asian-Pacific Exposition ‘89, Fukuoka, March 17-Sept. 3; YES ‘89: Yokohama Exotic Showcase: 100th Anniversary of City and 130th Anniversary of Yokohama Port, Yokohama, March 25-Oct. 1.

Taiwan: Youth Day, March 29.

Thailand: Phra Budda Bat: Buddhist Pilgrimage to Holy Footprint, Saraburi, March 14-21.