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SIN · 9 events
Singapore
A compact regional hub for finance, technology, design, food, and major sporting events.
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HND · NRT · 11 events
Tokyo
A deep calendar spanning global business, contemporary culture, and endurance events.
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SFO · 8 events
San Francisco
A Pacific gateway where technology, Asian diaspora culture, and international business overlap.
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YVR · 8 events
Vancouver
A major transpacific gateway with a strong Asian diaspora and a substantial cultural calendar.
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LAX · 5 events
Los Angeles
A major Pacific gateway for entertainment, trade shows, global sports, and Asian diaspora culture.
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TPE · 6 events
Taipei
A connected capital for technology, trade, culture, civic life, and international sporting events.
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ICN · GMP · 5 events
Seoul
A dense capital for electronics, design, coffee culture, and major road races with strong Pacific-facing travel links.
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KUL · 0 events
Kuala Lumpur
A Southeast Asian capital for food, festivals, and regional travel, with easy links across Malaysia and neighboring hubs.
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DPS · 1 events
Bali
An Indonesian island gateway for culture, coast, and festivals beyond the southern resort strip—including North Bali’s Lovina coast.
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Culture & Design
Seoul · Jul 24–Aug 9, 2026Boryeong Mud Festival 2026
Korea’s signature summer mud festival on Daecheon Beach—mud zones by day, concerts and drone shows by night—planned as an overnight or long day trip from Seoul.
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Bali · Jul 24–28, 2026Lovina Festival 2026
North Bali’s Lovina Festival—Theatre of Dolphins—five days of beach stages, traditional arts, local food, and sunset programming away from the southern resort strip.
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Culture & Design
Vancouver · Aug 1–2, 202650th Annual Powell Street Festival
A free two-day Japanese Canadian arts and culture festival with performance, visual arts, film, martial arts, amateur sumo, food, tours, and community programming.
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Diaspora & Heritage
San Francisco · Aug 8–9, 202633rd Annual Pistahan Parade and Festival
A free two-day Filipino American cultural festival combining a Saturday parade with performance, food, heritage, arts, and community programming.
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Culture & Design
Los Angeles · Aug 14–16, 2026KCON LA 2026
Three days of K-pop concerts, fan programs, Korean beauty, food, screen culture, and brand experiences across two adjacent Downtown venues.
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Adventure & Endurance
Vancouver · Aug 15–16, 2026Vancouver T100 Triathlon 2026
A two-day waterfront triathlon weekend with professional racing and amateur 100 km, Olympic, sprint, and junior formats.
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Diaspora & Heritage
Los Angeles · Aug 15–23, 2026Nisei Week Japanese Festival 2026
Little Tokyo’s nine-day Japanese American festival returns with a parade, cultural exhibitions, awards, Plaza Festival, taiko, and public ondo dancing.
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Adventure & Endurance
Vancouver · Aug 22, 2026Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Summer Regatta 2026
A one-day dragon boat regatta and community festival combining racing with music and cultural programming.
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Culture & Design
Taipei · Aug 22–Sep 6, 2026TRENDY TAIPEI 2026
Taipei’s city music-and-culture season runs mid-August into early September, with Taipei Music Expo and JAM JAM ASIA anchoring four intensive days at Taipei Music Center.
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Business & Industry
Taipei · Aug 31–Sep 4, 2026SEMICON Taiwan 2026
International Semiconductor Week pairs five days of forums with a three-day, two-hall exhibition for the global chip industry.
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Diaspora & Heritage
Tokyo · Sep 5–6, 2026China Festival 2026
A two-day Japan–China cultural exchange festival presenting contemporary Chinese culture through food, music, tourism, and public programming.
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Diaspora & Heritage
Vancouver · Sep 5–7, 2026Vancouver TAIWANfest 2026
A free cultural festival exploring connections among Taiwan, Canada, and the world through performance, film, talks, food, exhibitions, craft, and workshops.
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Business & Industry
San Francisco · Sep 15–17, 2026Dreamforce 2026
Salesforce’s flagship conference brings its global ecosystem together for product announcements, workshops, sessions, and networking focused on CRM, AI, data, and enterprise cloud technology.
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Diaspora & Heritage
San Francisco · Sep 19–20, 2026SF Chinatown Autumn Moon Festival 2026
A free two-day Mid-Autumn celebration on Grant Avenue with lion dance, stages, mooncakes, food vendors, and Chinatown street energy in North America’s oldest Chinatown.
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Business & Industry
Tokyo · Sep 24–27, 2026Tourism EXPO Japan 2026
Four days connect international tourism businesses and Japanese buyers before a weekend public showcase of destinations, transport, culture, and travel ideas.
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Culture & Design
San Francisco · Sep 25–Jan 25, 2027Ha Chong-Hyun: Retrospective
The first major North American museum exhibition devoted to Korean artist Ha Chong-Hyun surveys more than six decades of his abstract painting.
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Diaspora & Heritage
Tokyo · Sep 26–27, 2026Namaste India Tokyo 2026
Japan’s largest India cultural festival returns to Yoyogi Park for a free weekend of stages, food stalls, dance, and Indo–Japan community programming.
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Culture & Design
Vancouver · Oct 1–11, 202645th Vancouver International Film Festival
VIFF's 45th edition plans eleven days of international, Canadian and Indigenous cinema alongside talks, industry programs and live performance.
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Business & Industry
Singapore · Oct 7–8, 2026TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026
Asia’s flagship crypto and Web3 conference returns to Marina Bay Sands for two days of stages, exhibitors, and side-event density, with a separate SkyPark closing party the following night.
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Adventure & Endurance
Singapore · Oct 9–11, 2026Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix 2026
Singapore’s three-day Formula 1 night-race weekend is scheduled to include both a Sprint and the Grand Prix.
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Adventure & Endurance
San Francisco · Oct 9–11, 2026San Francisco Fleet Week 2026
Three waterfront air-show days over the Bay, headlined by the Blue Angels and a choreographed United 777 demo, with free shoreline viewing and optional Marina Green VIP seating.
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Business & Industry
Seoul · Oct 13–16, 2026KES 2026 (Korea Electronics Show)
Korea’s flagship electronics and IT trade show returns to COEX for four days covering AI, robotics, mobility, digital health, XR, and components.
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Culture & Design
Seoul · Oct 14–25, 2026Seoul Design Week 2026
A twelve-day city design festival centered on DDP, with the DDP Design Fair, conference sessions, designer exhibitions, and design spots across Seoul.
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Adventure & Endurance
Tokyo · Oct 18, 2026Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon 2026
A certified half marathon starting and finishing at Japan National Stadium, with mandatory in-person packet pickup before race day.
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Business & Industry
Singapore · Oct 21–23, 2026ITB Asia 2026
A three-day B2B travel trade show and convention spanning leisure, corporate travel, MICE, hospitality, aviation, destinations, and travel technology.
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Culture & Design
Singapore · Oct 21–Nov 1, 202637th Singapore International Film Festival
SGIFF moves to October for twelve days of Asian and international independent film, filmmaker conversations, competitions, and industry exchange.
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Business & Industry
Tokyo · Oct 26–31, 2026JIMTOF 2026 The 33rd Japan International Machine Tool Fair
A six-day international manufacturing technology fair covering machine tools, tooling, measurement, controls, software, and associated equipment.
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Culture & Design
Tokyo · Oct 26–Nov 4, 202639th Tokyo International Film Festival
The 39th edition of Tokyo’s international film festival will run for ten days across central Tokyo.
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Culture & Design
Taipei · Oct 29–Nov 2, 2026ART TAIPEI 2026
Taipei’s Asia-Pacific art fair returns to TWTC Hall 1 with VIP previews on October 29 and public days October 30–November 2; 2026 tickets and the gallery roster remain TBA.
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Culture & Design
Tokyo · Oct 30–Nov 8, 2026DESIGNART TOKYO 2026
A ten-day citywide design and art festival placing work across shops, galleries, museums, restaurants, and event spaces; final visitor-access conditions remain pending.
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Diaspora & Heritage
Taipei · Oct 31, 2026Taiwan LGBT+ Pride 2026
The 24th Taiwan LGBT+ Pride brings a free public march and advocacy gathering to Taipei on the last Saturday of October.
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Culture & Design
Singapore · Nov 6–15, 2026Singapore Writers Festival 2026
Singapore’s multilingual literary festival brings local and international writers together around literature, storytelling, arts, and ideas; the programme and 2026 ticketing remain pending.
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Business & Industry
Taipei · Nov 6–9, 2026ITF Taiwan International Travel Fair 2026
Taiwan’s largest annual travel fair combines a four-day public marketplace with a separate international tourism-industry Travel Mart.
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Business & Industry
Seoul · Nov 11–14, 2026Seoul International Cafe Show 2026
The 25th Seoul Int’l Cafe Show brings coffee, tea, bakery, dessert, equipment, and cafe-business programs to COEX for four days spanning trade and public access.
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Culture & Design
Los Angeles · Nov 12–19, 2026Asian World Film Festival 2026
The 12th Asian World Film Festival returns to Culver City, November 12–19, 2026, for a week of Asian World cinema ahead of awards season; theaters, lineup, and tickets remain TBA.
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Business & Industry
Singapore · Nov 18–20, 2026Singapore FinTech Festival 2026
A three-day international forum and exhibition focused on finance, policy, and technology.
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Business & Industry
Los Angeles · Nov 20–29, 2026LA Auto Show 2026
A ten-day public showcase of new vehicles, mobility technology, test drives, and Southern California car culture, following a separate industry day.
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Diaspora & Heritage
Tokyo · Nov 28–29, 2026Philippine Festival Tokyo 2026
The Filipino community’s major annual public festival in Japan, returning to Yoyogi Park for a late-November weekend during the 70th anniversary year of Philippines–Japan diplomatic ties.
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Adventure & Endurance
Singapore · Dec 5–6, 2026BYD Singapore International Marathon 2026
A two-day national marathon weekend with a full marathon, half marathon, shorter races, and family events; registration is open through the official site.
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Business & Industry
Tokyo · Dec 9–11, 2026SEMICON Japan 2026
SEMI’s Tokyo semiconductor manufacturing show pairs a free exhibition floor with concurrent packaging, design and metrology summits at Tokyo Big Sight.
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Adventure & Endurance
Taipei · Dec 20, 2026Taipei Marathon 2026
A World Athletics Gold Label city race with marathon, half-marathon and wheelchair divisions, lottery entry and a point-to-point finish.
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Diaspora & Heritage
San Francisco · Feb 20, 2027San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade 2027
San Francisco’s illuminated Chinese New Year parade celebrates the Year of the Ram; route viewing is free, while bleacher sales are scheduled to open October 1, 2026.
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Business & Industry
San Francisco · Mar 1–5, 2027GDC Festival of Gaming 2027
A five-day B2B games-industry event spanning design, code, publishing, marketing, investment, business, culture, networking, and awards.
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Adventure & Endurance
Tokyo · Mar 7, 2027Tokyo Marathon 2027
Tokyo Marathon's 20th edition brings 40,000 runners to a certified point-to-point course, with mandatory packet pickup during the three days before the race.
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Culture & Design
Tokyo · Mar 11–14, 2027ART FAIR TOKYO 21
The 21st edition brings Japanese and international galleries and institutions together across contemporary art, modern art, antiques, and crafts.
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Adventure & Endurance
Seoul · Mar 21, 2027Seoul Marathon 2027
Asia’s long-running spring city marathon returns Sunday, March 21, 2027, with full-marathon and 10K options on a flat urban course.
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Adventure & Endurance
Singapore · Apr 10–11, 2027Singapore T100 Triathlon 2027
A two-day Marina Bay multisport weekend with the 100 km T100 distance, sprint triathlon, and long and standard duathlons.
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Business & Industry
Vancouver · Apr 13–14, 2027Canada Gas & LNG Exhibition and Conference 2027
A professional exhibition and conference focused on Canadian gas and LNG supply, infrastructure, policy, finance, hydrogen, bunkering, and marine logistics.
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Adventure & Endurance
Vancouver · Apr 30–May 2, 2027BMO Vancouver Marathon 2027
Canada’s major May destination race weekend: Expo and packet pickup April 30–May 1, Kids Run on Saturday, and Marathon, Half, and 8KM on Sunday, May 2, 2027.
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Culture & Design
Singapore · May 14–Jun 20, 2027Singapore Design Biennale 2027
The inaugural biennale will run for more than five weeks across design, architecture, art, research, and technology under the theme “1.35°N.”
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Business & Industry
Vancouver · May 25–28, 2027Web Summit Vancouver 2027
A four-day international technology conference bringing together startups, investors, technology companies, media, policymakers, speakers, and exhibitors.
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Culture & Design
Los Angeles · Jul 2–5, 2027Anime Expo 2027
A major Japanese pop-culture convention returns for four days of anime, manga, games, music, fashion, premieres, creators, and fandom.
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Adventure & Endurance
San Francisco · Jul 25, 2027The 50th Anniversary San Francisco Marathon
The organizer has opened registration for the San Francisco Marathon’s 50th-anniversary running.
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