film festivals

January

• Sundance Film Festival (Park City, UT; Jan. 17-27, 2008)

• Le Festival International du Film (Cannes, France; May 14-25, 2008)

• Telluride Film Festival (Telluride, CO; Aug. 29-Sept. 1, 2008)

• Toronto International Film Festival (Toronto, ON, Canada; Sept. 4-13, 2008)

April

• Coachella Valley Music Festival (Indio, CA; April 25-27, 2008)

• Bonnaroo (Manchester, TN June 12-15, 2008)

• Pitchfork Music Festival (Chicago, IL; July 18-20, 2008)

• Lollapalooza (Chicago, IL; Aug. 1-3, 2008)

• Voodoo Music Experience (New Orleans, LA; Oct. 24-26, 2008)

January

• Arisia (Cambridge, MA; Jan. 18-21, 2008)
• Phoenix Comicon (Mesa, AZ; Jan. 26-27, 2008)

• AOD (San Francisco, CA; Feb. 16-17, 2008)
• Boskone (Boston, MA; Feb. 15-17, 2008)

• MegaCon (Orlando, FL; March 7-9, 2008)

• Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo (Calgary, Alberta, Canada; April 26-27, 2008)
• I-CON (Stony Brook, NY; April 4-6, 2008)
• New York Comic-Con (New York, NY; April 18-20, 2008)

• Balticon (Baltimore, MD; May 23-26, 2008)
• Delta H Con (Houston, TX; May 16-18, 2008)

• Comic Con (San Diego, CA; July 24-27) 7-7-08
• Electronic Entertainment Expo (E³) (Santa Monica, CA; July 11-13, 2007)
• Gen Con Oz (Brisbane, Australia; July 6-8, 2008)

• Dragon*Con (Atlanta, GA; Aug. 29-Sept. 1, 2008)
• Gen Con (Indianapolis, IN; Aug. 14-17, 2008)
• Hobby Star (Fan Expo Canada) (Toronto, ON; Sept. Aug. 22-24, 2008)

• Wizard World Tour

February

• Mardi Gras (February or March; Tuesday, 46 days before Easter)

• National Cherry Blossom Festival (Washington, D.C.; March 29-April 13, 2008)
• south by southwest festivals (interactive, film, music) (Austin, TX; March 7-16, 2008)

• American Folk Festival (Bangor, ME; Aug. 22-24, 2008)
• Burning Man (Black Rock City, NV; Aug. 25-Sept. 1, 2008)

• Yankee Peddler Festival (Canal Fulton, OH; Sept. 6-7, 13-14, 20-21, 2008)

• The Comedy Festival (Las Vegas, NV; Nov. 20-22, 2008)

See also: online vendors (under tickets)