Here is a list of the 20 largest upcoming annual events, in attendance/
participation, in the United States and Canada:
— National Cherry Blossom Festival–Washington, D.C., April 5-11.
— Masters Golf Tournament–Augusta, Ga., April 9-12.
— Kentucky Derby Festival–Louisville, Ky., April 24-May 3.
— Indianapolis 500 Festival–Indianapolis, May 1-25.
— Tulip Time Festival–Holland, Mich., May 13-16.
— Preakness Race–Baltimore, May 16.
— Portland Rose Festival–Portland, Ore., May 29-June 14.
— Belmont Stakes–Belmont, N.Y., June 6.
— U.S. Open Golf Tournament–San Francisco, June 18-21.
— Charlottetown Festival–Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, June 18-Oct. 10.
— Festival of American Folklife–Washington, D.C., June 24-28 and July 1-5.
— Calgary Stampede–Calgary, Alberta, July 3-12.
— Edmonton Klondike Days–Edmonton, Alberta, July 15-25.
— Loyalist Days–Saint John, New Brunswick, July 19-26.
— U.S. Hot Air Balloon Championship–Indianola, Ia., July 31-Aug. 8.
— Abbottsford International Air Show–Abbotsford, B.C., Aug. 7-9.
— Folklorama–Winninpeg, Manitoba, Aug. 9-16.
— U.S. Open Tennis–Flushing, N.Y., Sept. 1-13.
— Miss America Pageant–Atlantic City, N.J., second week in September.
— Macy`s Thanksgiving Day Parade–New York City, Nov. 27.
— Winter Festival of Lights–Niagara Falls, Ontario, Nov. 28-Feb. 20, 1988.
