Festivals

Super Bowl Sunday

Season or date: First Sunday in February

Watch the NFL championship with family and friends at parties.

March Madness

Season or date: March

NCAA men's basketball tournament period watched nationwide.

Indianapolis 500

Season or date: Final week of May

One of the world's largest car races held in Indianapolis.

Independence Day Fireworks

Season or date: July 4

Grand fireworks, parades, and barbecues across the nation.

Thanksgiving Parade

Season or date: Fourth Thursday in November

Macy's Parade in New York famous for giant balloons.

New Orleans Mardi Gras

Season or date: Tuesday before Lent

Carnival famous for costumes and jazz.

Coachella Festival

Season or date: April

World-famous music festival in California.

Sundance Film Festival

Season or date: January

Independent film festival in Park City, Utah.

Halloween

Season or date: October 31

Public event with costumes and trick-or-treating.

National Cherry Blossom Festival

Season or date: Late March to early April

Festival celebrating cherry blossoms along the Potomac in Washington, D.C.

Public holidays

  • Independence Day
  • Thanksgiving
  • Christmas
  • New Year's Day
  • Labor Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Veterans Day