Complete Guide to the Best Celebrity Events Happening in 2024
January 4, 2024 |
By Dani Dudek
Celebrity Events Guide

2024 is here and if you haven’t already, it’s time to make those travel plans to hit up the best entertainment events happening around the US! In addition to TV, movies, music and celebrity fan festivals, we’ve also included events you may simply want to watch or stream.

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Your Complete Guide to the Best Celebrity Events You Need To Plan For in 2024

Please note that any times listed are in CST.

January

  • Fan Expo New Orleans – Happening January 5 through 7 at New Orleans Ernest. N. Morial Convention Center.
  • Golden Globes – Broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton starting at 7 p.m. on CBS on January 7.
  • Fan Expo Portland – Happening January 12 through 14 at the Oregon Convention Center.
  • Emmy Awards – The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards air January 15 on Fox.
  • Sundance Film Festival – Happens January 18 through 28 in Park City, Utah.
  • Albuquerque Comic Con – Returning to Albuquerque January 19 through 21, 2024.

February

  • Mega Con Orlando – Happening in Orlando February 1 through 4, 2024.
  • GRAMMYS – Taking place on Sunday, February 4, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, airing live on CBS.
  • New York Fashion Week – Fashion week in NYC is happening February 9, 2024 through February 14, 2024.
  • Super Bowl LVIII – The big game will be played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday, February 11, 2024. 
  • Mardi Gras – Fat Tuesday falls on Tuesday, February 13. Mardi Gras season begins on January 6.
  • The BAFTAs – The 77th British Film Academy Awards is held in London on 18 February 2024.
  • NBA All-Star Game – Happening on February 18, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
  • SAG Awards – The SAG Awards happen in LA on February 24 and stream live on Netflix.

March

  • Oscars – The 96th annual Academy Awards take place March 10 and air on ABC at 7 p.m.
  • SXSW – Happening March 8 through 16 in Austin.
  • Planet Comic Con – The Kansas City comic con takes place March 8 through 10 at the KC Convention Center.
  • Wondercon 2024 – Takes place March 29 through 31 at Anaheim Convention Center.

Check out the best of SXSW here!

April

  • CMT Awards – The 2024 “CMT MUSIC AWARDS” will air LIVE from Moody Center in Austin on Sunday, April 7 on CBS.
  • Moontower Just For Laughs Comedy Festival – Their biggest comedy festival to date is happening April 10 through 21 in Austin.
  • Coachella – Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival takes place in Indio, California April 12 through 14 and 19 through 21, 2024.
  • Fan Expo Cleveland – Taking place April 12 through 14 at Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland.
  • Steel City Comic Con – Happening in Pittsburg April 12 through 14.
  • Jazz Fest – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival takes place April 23 through May 3,2020.
  • Chicago Comic Con – C2E2 takes place April 26 through 28 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

May

  • Miami Grand Prix – Takes place May 3 through 5, 2024. 
  • Kentucky Derby – The 2024 Kentucky Derby will run on May 4, 2024 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • Met Gala – The 2024 Met Gala will take place on Monday, May 6, in New York City at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  • Cannes Film Festival – Festival de Cannes will be held from May 16 to 27, 2023.
  • ATX Television Festival – Season 13 of the TV fest takes place May 30 through June 2 in Austin.

See what ATX TV Fest is really like here!

June

  • Tribeca Film Fest – The Tribeca Festival returns June 5 through 16, 2024, in NYC.
  • CMA Fest – Taking place in Nashville June 6 through 9, 2024.
  • Fan Expo Dallas – Happening at Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on June 7 through 9.
  • Fan Expo Boston – Taking place June 14 through 16 at Hynes Convention Center.
  • Tony Awards – The American Theatre Wing’s 77th Annual Tony Awards will broadcast live from the Lincoln Center on Sunday, June 16, 2024.
  • Super Hero Comic Con – Taking place June 20 through 23 at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio.

July

  • Fan Expo Denver – Happening at the Colorado Convention Center July 4 through 7, 2024.
  • Leaky Con – The Harry Potter convention happens in Portland at the Oregon Convention Center on July 5 through 7, 2024.
  • Comic-Con – Takes place July 25 through 28 at the San Diego Convention Center
  • Olympics – The Summer Olympics happen in Paris and air on NBC Networks starting Friday, July 26 through Sunday, August 11, 2024.
  • Broadway Con – Happening July 26 through 28 in NYC.

August

  • Lollapalooza – Happening August 3 through 6 in Chicago.
  • D23 – The ultimate Disney fan event takes place in Anaheim August 9 through 11, 2024.
  • Fan Expo Chicago – Taking place August 16 through 18 at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.

October

  • ACL Festival – Austin City Limits Music Festival is happening October 4 through 6 and 11 through 13 in Austin.
  • New York Comic Con – NYCC is happening October 17 through 20, 2024.
  • USGP – The three-day Formula 1 United States Grand Prix returns to Austin’s Circuit of the Americas October 18 through 20, 2024.
  • Dallas Fan Festival – Happening at the Irving Convention Center from October 18 through 20.

Here are all the celebrities spotted at past F1 events in Austin!

November

  • CMA Awards – The CMA Awards take place Wednesday, November 6 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
  • Las Vegas Grand Prix – F1 returns to Las Vegas November 21 through 23, 2024.
  • Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – Set to be held on November 28, 2024, in New York City and will air on NBC.
  • Fan Expo San Francisco – Happening November 29 through December 1 at Moscone Center West.

We’re surely missing some celebrity events and other entertainment ops. Plus, there are a few that still have dates TBD. So, bookmark this page for reference throughout the year. More to come!

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