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What's Happening Around the World in May- Inspiration for Event Pros

A high level view of what is going on in the “Gathering Economy” around the world

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David Adler
May 01, 2026
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THE CALENDAR — WHERE NOTHING WAITS ITS TURN

May has always been crowded, but 2026 reaches a kind of architectural impossibility. Within a single thirty-one-day window, fashion, film, music, sport, theater, art, hospitality, horticulture, and the global meetings industry all hold their flagship moments — and several of them collide on the same days. On Ma…

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