CONVERGENCE NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2016
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Europe<br />
BOARDING PASSES TO<br />
<strong>DECEMBER</strong><br />
Of People Around The World<br />
Asia and Australia<br />
Olympia, The London<br />
International Horse Show<br />
Date: 13 - 19 December <strong>2016</strong><br />
Venue: Olympia Exhibition Halls,<br />
Hammersmith Road, London, England<br />
A highlight of the equestrian calendar, see horses<br />
in all their glory with world-class dressage,<br />
showjumping and driving, alongside showing<br />
and fantastic entertainment.<br />
Festival of Lights<br />
Date: 3 December <strong>2016</strong><br />
Venue: Lyon, France<br />
The best light artists meet in Lyon annually to<br />
present over 70 creations for four nights. The<br />
town turns into a huge site of expression and<br />
creativity and a delightful sight for visitors.<br />
Christmas Markets<br />
Date: Late November - 23 December <strong>2016</strong><br />
Venue: Throughout Germany<br />
Germany's Christmas markets offer traditional<br />
delights for the senses: aromas of spiced mulled<br />
wine, gingerbread and sausage fill the air as you<br />
wander through the finger-tingling cold streets,<br />
soaking up the festive atmosphere.<br />
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Big Mountain Music Festival<br />
Date: 10 - 11 December <strong>2016</strong><br />
Venue: Khao Yai, Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat)<br />
province, Thailand<br />
The Big Mountain Music Festival is a two-day<br />
large music festival in Thailand. It all began with<br />
the concept “Mun Yai Mak” (Mun - Craziness,<br />
Yai - Huge, Mak – Many) in 2010 with an<br />
attendance of 20,000 people.<br />
MotorWorld Sydney<br />
Date: 1 - 4 December <strong>2016</strong><br />
Venue: Ferrers Road, Eastern Creek, Sydney,<br />
Australia<br />
MotorWorld Sydney is a dynamic, interactive<br />
automotive festival, a great day out for the family<br />
and motoring enthusiast alike.<br />
Hanakawado Hakidaore-ichi<br />
Shoe Market<br />
Date: 17 - 18 December <strong>2016</strong><br />
Venue: Hanakawado Park, Hanakawado<br />
wholesale district, Tokyo, Japan<br />
Some 30 to 40 retailers and wholesalers open stalls<br />
in and around Hanakawado Park and sell products<br />
from footwear all the way to handbags, accessories,<br />
leather goods, scarves, hats, belts and wallets, all<br />
at bargain prices<br />
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Art Basel Miami<br />
Date: 1 - 4 December <strong>2016</strong><br />
Venue: Miami, Florida, United States<br />
While the epicentre is the Miami Beach<br />
Convention Center, there are dozens of offshoots<br />
in the form of off-beat and off-centre art<br />
fairs strewn throughout the city. And not all of<br />
the art is ungodly expensive. Many incredible<br />
pieces are around USD1,000, which you can take<br />
home from what's become the world's most<br />
talked about art fair.<br />
Junkanoo Parade<br />
Date: 26 December - 1 January 2017<br />
Venue: Nassau, Bahamas<br />
A celebration of life and freedom, the festival<br />
attracts large crowds of Bahamians and visitors<br />
and has become a spectacle of colour and<br />
celebration. The parade starts from the British<br />
Colonial Hilton Hotel with dancers shortstepping<br />
or “rushing” as it is locally known, to<br />
the unique sounds of pulsating drums, cowbells,<br />
horns and whistles.<br />
Snowglobe <strong>2016</strong><br />
Date: 29 December - 1 January 2017<br />
Venue: South Lake Tahoe, California,<br />
United States<br />
The Americas<br />
This annual concert brings top-notch EDM<br />
(electronic dance music) to a ski town. Music<br />
shakes your chest. Fireworks explode and<br />
imagine a club filled with thousands of EDM fans<br />
dancing in the middle of winter.<br />
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Africa and The Middle East<br />
Lantern of St. Louis<br />
Date: 24 - 31 December <strong>2016</strong><br />
Venue: St. Louis, Senegal<br />
For a Carnaval-like celebration in Africa, it doesn’t<br />
get much better than the lantern celebrations<br />
in Saint Louis. During the event, people get<br />
dressed up in elaborate costumes and decorate<br />
gigantic lanterns that float down the colonial<br />
streets of the city.<br />
Cape Town Carnival –<br />
New Year's Eve Party<br />
Date: 31 December <strong>2016</strong><br />
Venue: Ballroom, Sun International Casinos,<br />
Cape Town, South Africa<br />
Ring in the New Year at this family-styled event<br />
with extravagant costumed performers,<br />
musicians, floats and gourmet street food, all of<br />
which reflect the diversity of Cape cultures and<br />
cuisines.<br />
Swahili Fashion Week <strong>2016</strong><br />
Date: 2 - 4 December <strong>2016</strong><br />
Venue: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania<br />
The 3 day event sees some of Africa's biggest<br />
designers converge in Dar es Salaam to witness<br />
and take part in what has become East and<br />
Central Africa's biggest fashion spectacle.<br />
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