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Category: Entertainment
Highlighting events, holidays, and awareness days celebrating the art of entertaining, being entertained, and the entertainment industry.
The Entertainment category includes the industry and its related careers, products, and services, in addition to venues and shows.
Entertainment Events
Football, AFL Founded (1959): August 14
Daily
Today is the anniversary of the first American Football League (AFL) meeting in 1959. In 1969, it merged with the National Football League (NFL). Merger conditions included a championship game between th...
January
Green Man Festival (UK): August 14-17 (est...
Weekly
GREEN MAN FESTIVAL: A CELEBRATION OF MUSIC AND NATURE IN WALES Each August, the picturesque Brecon Beacons in Wales come alive with the sounds of the Green Man Festival, a unique and vibrant celebration...
January
Milwaukee Irish Festival (US-WI) August 14...
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Pony up on your river dancing, limericks, and sense of humor; it is time for the Milwaukee Irish Festival. The festival features Celtic culture, 17 stages of entertainment, food and beverages, sporting ev...
January
Jyllinge Festival (DK): August 15-16 (est)
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A SLICE OF DANISH CULTURE: THE JYLLING FESTIVAL The Jyllinge Festival in Denmark is a vibrant cultural event that takes place annually in the small town of Jyllinge, located on the shores of Roskilde Fjo...
January
Geocaching Day, Intl.: August 16
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International Geocaching Day is the day when treasure hunters (geocachers) all around the world enjoy geocaching. This game involves a GPS (Global Positioning System) device to look for clues and prizes....
January
Roller Coaster Day, Ntl.(1878): August 16
Daily
Roller Coaster Day marks August 16, 1878, the anniversary of the first patent for the roller coaster granted to Richard Knudsen and JG Taylor. Several years later, the first roller coaster built by LaMarc...
January
Tell a Joke Day (1738): August 16
Daily
Tell a Joke Day marks the anniversary of the death of Joseph Miller, a comedian who lived in England from 1684 until his death on August 16, 1738. A collection of his works can be found in the book Joe Mi...
January
Bad Poetry Day: August 18
Daily
Bad Poetry Day celebrates horrible poetry! Bad Poetry Day is a day to revel in the irritation of others, pull out that teen angst poem you wrote in high school, and burn it.
January
Radio Day, Intl. (1920): August 20
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International Radio Day marks the anniversary of 8MK (WWJ) radio Detroit's first broadcast on August 20, 1920. It was what we'd call a 'beta test,' not really for public consumption. But, it was the first...
January
Reading and Leeds Festivals (UK): August 2...
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If you're into rock, indie, punk, and metal, the Reading and Leeds Festival is the place to be. It's two cities, on in the north (Leeds) and one in the south (Reading), with simultaneous festivals. The...
January
Burning Man (US-NV): August 24 - September...
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Burning Man is an arts-inspired carnival held annually from the last Sunday of August to the first Monday of September in Black Rock, Nevada. First held in San Francisco in 1986, Burning Man has become o...
January
Notting Hill Carnival, London (UK): August...
Daily
Over two million people attend Europe's largest street festival to say goodbye to summer annually. The Notting Hill Carnival is a celebration of Caribbean culture, dance, food, and festivities and is a su...
January
Strange Music Day, Intl.: August 24
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Created by Juilliard graduate and musician Patrick Grant, Strange Music Day encourages people to get out of their comfort zone and discover new sounds and music. Listen to a genre you've never heard befor...
January
The Duchess Who Wasn't Day, (1850): August...
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Created by the late Peggy Shirley, The Duchess Who Wasn't Day honors Irish novelist Margaret Wolfe Hungerford who wrote under the pen name ''The Duchess." The Duchess is also the title of her most famou...
January
Power Rangers Day, Intl. (1993): August 28
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On August 28, 1993, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers premiered on Fox Kids Network. With the creation of Saban Entertainment (Haim Saban and Shuki Levy), the Power Rangers became a cultural phenomenon dur...
January
Shrimp and Petroleum Festival, (US-LA): Au...
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Celebrating Louisiana's two most significant industries, oil, and shrimp, the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival features food, music, carnival rides, exhibitions, and family fun. This event first ra...
January
Grand Prix, Dutch (NL): August 29-31
Daily
The Dutch Grand Prix in the Netherlands is an annual Formula 1 Race and part of the F1 racing circuit.
January
Owara Kaze No Bon Festival (JP): August 30...
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JAPAN'S OWARA KAZE NO BON FESTIVAL: A MESMERIZING TRADITION Every year, the picturesque town of Yatsuo in Toyama Prefecture transforms into a captivating scene of traditional dance, music, and lantern-li...
January
Crankshaft (1987): August 31
Daily
Crankshaft celebrates the initial publishing of the nationally syndicated comic strip on August 31, 1987.
January
App Day, Ntl: December 11
Daily
National App Day celebrates the programs, software, and plug-ins that make our lives easier. The history of apps, short for applications, aligns with the evolution of computing and mobile technology. The...
January
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