2025 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 2025

Please note that any times listed are in CST.

January

• Fan Expo New Orleans – Happening January 10 through 12 at New Orleans Ernest. N. Morial Convention Center.
• Golden Globes – Broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton starting at 7 p.m. on CBS and Paramount+ on January 5.
• Fan Expo Portland – Happening January 24 through 26 at the Oregon Convention Center.
• Sundance Film Festival – Happens January 23 through February 2 in Park City, Utah.
• Albuquerque Comic Con – Returning to Albuquerque January 17 through 19, 2025.

February

• Mega Con Orlando – Happening in Orlando February 6 through 9, 2025.
• GRAMMYS – Taking place on Sunday, February 2, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, airing live on CBS.
• Broadway Con – Happening February 7 through 9 in NYC.
• Super Bowl LIX – The big game will be played in New Orleans on Sunday, February 9, 2025, airing live on FOX. 
• The BAFTAs – The 78th British Film Academy Awards is held in London on February 16, 2025.
• NBA All-Star Game – Happening on February 16, 2025 in San Francisco.
• Fan Expo Vancouver – Vancouver Convention Centre hosts the event on February 21 through 23, 2025.
• SAG Awards – The SAG Awards happen in LA on February 23 and stream live on Netflix.

March

• Mardi Gras – Fat Tuesday falls on Tuesday, March 4. Mardi Gras season begins on January 6.
• Oscars – The 96th annual Academy Awards take place March 2 and air on ABC at 7 p.m.
• SXSW – Happening March 7 through 15 in Austin, Texas.
• Toronto Comic Con – Metro Toronto Convention Centre hosts the event on March 14 through 16, 2025.
• Planet Comic Con – The Kansas City comic con takes place March 21 through 23 at the KC Convention Center.
• Fan Expo Cleveland – Taking place March 21 through 23 at Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland.
• Wondercon 2025 – Takes place March 28 through 30 at Anaheim Convention Center.

Check out the best of SXSW here!

April

• CMT Awards – The 2025 “CMT MUSIC AWARDS” will return in April to Moody Center in Austin, Texas.
• Steel City Comic Con – Happening in Pittsburg April 4 through 6.
• Moontower Just For Laughs Comedy Festival – Their biggest comedy festival to date is happening April 9 through 19 in Austin.
• Chicago Comic Con – C2E2 takes place April 11 through 13 at McCormick Place in Chicago.
• Coachella – Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival takes place in Indio, California April 11 through 13 and 18 through 20, 2025.
• Calgary Expo – Stampede Park hosts the event on April 24 through 27, 2025
• Jazz Fest – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival takes place April 27 through 27 and May 1 through 4, 2025.

May

• Miami Grand Prix – Takes place May 1 through 4, 2025. 
• Kentucky Derby – The 2024 Kentucky Derby will run on May 3, 2025 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
• Met Gala – The 2025 Met Gala will take place on Monday, May 5, in New York City at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• ACM Awards – The 60th ACM Awards is set to take place on Thursday, May 8 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
• Cannes Film Festival – Festival de Cannes will be held from May 13 to 24, 2025.
• Fan Expo Philly – Happening May 16 through 18 at Pennsylvania Convention Center.
• ATX Television Festival – Season 13 of the TV fest takes place May 29 through June 1 in Austin.
• Fan Expo Dallas – Happening at Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on May 30 through June 1.

See what ATX TV Fest is really like here!

June

• Tribeca Film Fest – The Tribeca Festival returns June 4 through 15, 2025, in NYC.
• CMA Fest – Taking place in Nashville June 5 through 8, 2025.
• Tony Awards – The American Theatre Wing’s 77th Annual Tony Awards will broadcast live from the Lincoln Center on Sunday, June 8, 2025.
• Vid Con – Happening in Anaheim on June 19 through 21.

July

• Fan Expo Denver – Happening at the Colorado Convention Center July 3 through 6, 2025.
• Lollapalooza Paris – Happening July 18 to 20, 2025.
• Comic-Con – Takes place July 24 through 27 at the San Diego Convention Center
• Lollapalooza – The original Lolla festival July 31 through August 3 in Chicago’s Grant Park.

August

• Leaky Con – The Harry Potter convention happens in Portland. At press time their website is down but I believe it may be happening in August of 2025.
• Fan Expo Boston – Taking place August 8 through 10 at Hynes Convention Center.
• Fan Expo Chicago – Taking place August 15 through 17 at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.
• Fan Expo Canada – Metro Toronto Convention Centre hosts the even from August 21 through 24, 2025.
• D23 – The ultimate Disney fan event takes place at Disney World in 2025 on August 29 through 31.

October

• ACL Festival – Austin City Limits Music Festival is happening October 3 through 5 and 10 through 12 in Austin.
• New York Comic Con – NYCC is happening October 9 through 12, 2025.
• USGP – The three-day Formula 1 United States Grand Prix returns to Austin’s Circuit of the Americas October 16 through 19, 2025.

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

November

• CMA Awards – The CMA Awards take place Wednesday, November 12 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
• Las Vegas Grand Prix – F1 returns to Las Vegas November 19 through 22, 2025.
• Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – Set to be held on November 27, 2025, in New York City and will air on NBC.
• Fan Expo San Francisco – Happening November 28 through 30 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!

If you’re looking for the fashion weeks that take place internationally throughout the year, click here.

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