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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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