From the Polo World Cup in St Moritz to Art Basel in Miami, there’s no shortage of places to see and be seen this year
While the British Social Season may only run throughout the summer – bringing together the crème de la crème of high society for the likes of Royal Ascot, Wimbledon and Henley – the Global Social Season runs all year round. From Cheltenham to Coachella, Paris Fashion Week to Palm Beach Boat Show, members of the jet set elite have a packed social diary this year. Here we’ve curated all the unmissable social events around the world to know about for 2026.
Pictured above: Polo World Cup, St Moritz
JANUARY
1 New Year’s Eve
12 Belgravia & Knightsbridge Awards
19 Mayfair Times Community Awards
19-23 World Economic Forum, Davos
23-25 Polo World Cup, St Moritz
25 Burns Night
26-29 Paris Haute Couture Week Spring/Summer 2026
Pictured above: Venice Carnival
FEBRUARY
1-17 Venice Carnival
11-15 Miami International Boat Show
11-16 New York Fashion Week
13-21 Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro
17-3 March Chinese New Year
19-23 London Fashion Week
24-2 March Milan Fashion Week
26-1 March Frieze Los Angeles
Pictured above: Cheltenham Festival
MARCH
2-10 Paris Fashion Week
10-13 Cheltenham Festival
15 The Oscars, Los Angeles
25-29 Palm Beach Boat Show
Pictured above: Monte-Carlo Masters
APRIL
4 University Boat Race
4-12 Monte-Carlo Masters
9-11 Grand National
9-12 The Masters, Augusta
10-19 Coachella, California
15-19 Art Dubai
Pictured above: RHS Chelsea Flower Show
MAY
1-2 Kentucky Derby, Louisville
4 Met Gala, New York City
6-10 Badminton Horse Trials
9-22 Nov Venice Art Biennale
12-23 Cannes Film Festival
18-7 June French Open, Paris
19-23 RHS Chelsea Flower Show
21-31 Hay-on-Wye Literary Festival
21-30 Aug Glyndebourne Festival
Pictured above: Wimbledon
JUNE
4-7 Monaco Grand Prix
10-14 Cartier Queen’s Cup Polo
10 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Party
8-21 Queen's Club Championships
16-20 Royal Ascot
18-21 Art Basel, Basel
23 Serpentine Summer Party
29-12 July Wimbledon
30-5 July Henley Royal Regatta
Pictured above: Silverstone Grand Prix
JULY
2-5 Silverstone Grand Prix
3-18 Montreux Jazz Festival
6-9 Paris Haute Couture Week Autumn/Winter 2026
9-12 Goodwood Festival of Speed
19 Cowdray Gold Cup Final
28-1 Aug Qatar Goodwood Festival (‘Glorious Goodwood’)
Pictured above: Notting Hill Carnival
AUGUST
1-7 Cowes Week
7-31 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
29-31 Notting Hill Carnival
Pictured above: Monaco Yacht Show
SEPTEMBER
2-12 Venice International Film Festival
2-6 Salon Privé Concours d'Élégance
8-13 Cannes Yachting Festival
11-16 New York Fashion Week
12 Last Night of the Proms
18-20 Goodwood Revival
19-23 London Fashion Week
19-4 Oct Oktoberfest, Munich
22-28 Milan Fashion Week
23-26 Monaco Yacht Show
28-6 Oct Paris Fashion Week
Pictured above: Frieze London
OCTOBER
3-4 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
14-18 Frieze London and Frieze Masters
13-18 PAD
27-1 Nov LAPADA
28 – 1 Nov Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show
Pictured above: Bonfire Night
NOVEMBER
5 Bonfire Night
8 Diwali
25-29 Dubai International Boat Show
Pictured above: Art Basel Miami
DECEMBER
1-6 Art Miami
1-6 Design Miami
4-6 Art Basel, Miami
