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CONVERGENCE SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2016

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Of People Around The World<br />

Boarding Passes To<br />

September<br />

Europe<br />

Asia and Australia<br />

Totally Thames Festival<br />

Date: 1 - 30 Sept <strong>2016</strong><br />

Venue: South Bank, London, England<br />

This festival brings the Thames river to life via an<br />

exciting season of arts, cultural and river events<br />

throughout the over 67-kilometre stretch of the<br />

river in London. This includes river races, regattas<br />

and rallies apart from education and outreach<br />

programmes to foster a greater understanding<br />

and appreciation of the river’s history.<br />

Galway Oyster Festival<br />

Date: last weekend in September <strong>2016</strong><br />

Venue: Nimmo’s Pier, Galway City,<br />

County Galway, Ireland<br />

Dedicated to Ostrea edulis, the European flat<br />

oyster, the local mollusks are left to grow for<br />

three years in the clean waters of Brandon Bay<br />

and Clarenbridge, blooming into a juicy delicacy.<br />

Tens of thousands of the slippery critters are<br />

consumed on this Guinness Oyster Trail.<br />

Outlook Festival<br />

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Date: 1 - 4 Sept <strong>2016</strong><br />

Venue: Pula, Croatia<br />

Party at the fortress moat, dungeon, forest,<br />

harbour stage, on the beach or on a boat, some<br />

of the greatest makers and shakers of modern<br />

music will be there to ensure a transformative<br />

experience.<br />

Atlantic Antic<br />

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Date: Last weekend in September <strong>2016</strong><br />

Venue: Brooklyn, New York City,<br />

United States<br />

This street party has oodles of food to sample<br />

and music to hear at the celebration of<br />

Brooklyn’s multiculturalism. Listen to bands<br />

belting out RnB music or be mesmerised by<br />

Greek belly dancers. We promise it is quite the<br />

sight.<br />

ArtRio <strong>2016</strong><br />

Date: 29 Sept - 2 Oct <strong>2016</strong><br />

Venue: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<br />

ArtRio is a unique event where visitors can view<br />

art work by the great masters alongside works<br />

by up-and-coming artists. The event is creating<br />

an artistic legacy for the Brazilian people who,<br />

eager consumers of art and culture, visit the<br />

fair in large numbers.<br />

Toronto International Film<br />

Festival (TIFF)<br />

The Americas<br />

Date: 8 - 18 Sept <strong>2016</strong><br />

Venue: Toronto, Canada<br />

The Toronto International Film Festival is the<br />

biggest and brightest public film festival on<br />

the planet. World premieres, galas and<br />

parties comprise this illustrious event where<br />

stars, directors and industry honchos make<br />

their rounds.<br />

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Mid-Autumn Festival<br />

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Date: 15 - 17 Sept <strong>2016</strong><br />

Venue: Victoria Park, Hong Kong<br />

Also called the Moon Cake Festival, the harvest<br />

festival is an occasion to eat tasty moon cakes,<br />

view traditional stage shows, have your palms<br />

read, play games and answer lantern quizzes.<br />

Melbourne Fringe Festival<br />

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Date: 15 Sept - 2 Oct <strong>2016</strong><br />

Venue: Melbourne, Australia<br />

Melbourne Fringe is the most adventurous,<br />

inclusive, all-encompassing multi-art form festival<br />

in Australia. Every year, the festival features more<br />

than 6,000 artists from every discipline you can<br />

name and a few others besides performing over<br />

400 events.<br />

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Singapore Grand Prix<br />

Date: 16 - 18 Sept <strong>2016</strong><br />

Venue: Marina Bay, Singapore<br />

If you are coming for all three days and like a bit<br />

of variety, purchase the 3-Day Bay Combination<br />

Ticket, which provides some flexibility to explore<br />

different parts of the street circuit. The Bay<br />

Grandstand area which comes included in your<br />

pass allows you to get front seat view of cars<br />

famously passing through and underneath as they<br />

come around the final few corners of the lap.<br />

Africa and The Middle East<br />

Hermanus Whale Festival<br />

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Date: Last week in September <strong>2016</strong><br />

Venue: Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa<br />

The festival was started in an attempt to formalise<br />

the cliff top viewing of the endangered southern<br />

right whale during migrating season. Today,<br />

people flock to the cliff tops to get a glimpse of<br />

this sight and a kelp horn is used to direct eager<br />

cetacean-spotters.<br />

Middle East Petrotech <strong>2016</strong><br />

Date: 26 - 29 Sept <strong>2016</strong><br />

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Venue: Bahrain International Exhibition and<br />

Conference Centre, Bahrain<br />

Discover the future of refining and petrochemicals<br />

at the Petrotech <strong>2016</strong> conference with unique<br />

insights on the region’s mega projects,<br />

presentations on new technologies, successful<br />

case studies and panel discussions led by<br />

international industry leaders.<br />

NSO Symphony Orchestra<br />

Presents: A Night at the<br />

Movies...<br />

Date: 30 Sept <strong>2016</strong><br />

Venue: Emirates Palace Auditorium,<br />

Abu Dhabi, UAE<br />

An array of extreme musical treats awaits to<br />

excite everyone's musical palette as this<br />

concert showcases the 100-voice National<br />

Symphony Orchestra (NSO) Symphony Chorus<br />

and guest soloists!<br />

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