Margaret Backenheimer

Where in the world do you think you’re going? The coming year’s celebrations, commemorations and festivals will entertain journeyers to every corner of North America, as well as to Asia,...

Once every four years, the Winter Olympics and soccer’s World Cup grab the headlines, but there are plenty of events to interest nonsports fans, too, from food fights to gondola...

Art fills the calendar this month, with museum openings and special exhibitions in abundance, but there are bits of sheer whimsy, too, from a bun festival in Hong Kong to...

From an ice-breaker in Alaska to an egg roll at the White House, travelers can choose from a whole host of happenings this month, many holding a hint of spring....

Puppeteers have delighted audiences across Asia for centuries, but in Vietnam this folk tradition has a special twist: Both the puppeteers and their lacquered wooden puppets perform in chest-deep water....

The year 2016 teems with centennials, from the Indy 500 to soccer's Copa America competition. Check these out on our annual calendar, which also touts the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's...

There's plenty to pique the palate in November, with a food-and-wine tasting north of Seattle and "the granddaddy of all chili cookoffs" in Texas. November also turns the page to...