Music, parties and the very best of times reverberate around this island heaven on New Year's Eve. When midnight comes, Fort Oscar and the whole of Gustavia sparkles with spectacular fireworks

A carnival starting in late June with steelpan shows and building to a crescendo with parades, parties and costumes to mark Emancipation Day (3 July) and Independence Day (4 July)

This regatta has become a Caribbean institution, raced every March in some of the world's finest sailing superyachts. Pleasure, enjoyment and camaraderie are key, rather than glory - the original prize was indeed a nearby bucket

Famous as the world's biggest festival of the arts, the Fringe brings 25 August days of theatre, comedy, performance, circus, music, cabaret, poetry and so much more

An iconic offshore yacht race that starts from Sydney on Boxing Day (26 December) and ends 630 ocean miles away. It is celebrated as one of the country's greatest sporting events

Around a month after the RORC Caribbean 600, this is a keenly contested multinational regatta that attracts some of sailing's biggest names to open the Caribbean's spring regatta season

A centuries-old celebration of Scottish culture and heritage featuring unique sporting challenges, traditional music, highland dancing, food and drink

Thousands of visitors flock to Sydney’s LGBTI Mardi Gras each year from mid-February to early March to celebrate the power and beauty of diversity. Expect music, dancing, costume, and a party atmosphere

The first of only four Grand Slam events in the world of tennis, the two-week Australian Open kicks off the annual tennis calendar in Melbourne

Now in its third decade, this seafood festival is held each year at the end of May and start of June in Marina Tino Rossi, beneath the walls of Ajaccio Old Town