This document provides a summary of notable world events taking place from July to September 2016, including festivals, sporting events, and cultural exhibitions. Some of the events highlighted are the Electric Picnic music festival in Ireland, the US PGA golf championship in New Jersey, Milan Fashion Week showcasing spring/summer collections, an arts festival across islands in Japan's Seto Inland Sea, the 103rd Tour de France cycling race around France, and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland featuring thousands of performances.

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of eventsUnmissable world events taking place this season
What: Ireland’s version of
Glastonbury swings into
action as the Electric Picnic
festival brings the likes of
the Chemical Brothers, Lana
Del Rey, New Order, Noel
Gallagher and The 1975 to
the Stradbally Hall estate.
Where: Stradbally, Ireland
When: 2-4 September
electricpicnic.ie
What: The US PGA
Championship – the year’s
final golf major – tees off
at Baltusrol, New Jersey,
with world no.1 Jason Day
aiming to defend the title he
won in impressive fashion at
Whistling Straits in 2015.
Where: New Jersey, USA
When: 28-31 July
pga.com
What: Leading designers
such as Gucci, Prada, Giorgio
Armani and Versace present
their upcoming spring/summer
womenswear collections in a
series of runway shows and
presentations as part of Milan
Fashion Week.
Where: Milan, Italy
When: 21-27 September
milanomodadonna.it
What: The Setouchi Triennale
is an innovative arts festival,
held every three years on 12
small islands in the Seto Inland
Sea of Japan, featuring outdoor
exhibitions of contemporary
art installations, such as Yayoi
Kusama’s ‘Red Pumpkin’.
Where: Seto Inland Sea, Japan
When: 18 July – 4 September
setouchi-artfest.jp
What: The 103rd edition
of the Tour de France sees
Britain’s Chris Froome trying
to win his third yellow jersey,
as riders cover 3,535km
(2,197 miles) across 21
stages, including the
gruelling Mont Ventoux climb.
Where: France
When: 2-24 July
letour.com
What: The newly created
Arab Comedy Festival will
feature a stellar line-up of
the Middle East’s finest
comedians – including Saudi
stand-up Fadi Al Shehri and
popular Emirati entertainer
Bin Baz.
Where: Abu Dhabi, UAE
When: 9-10 September
abudhabievents.ae
What: Sydney’s annual
City2Surf event sees almost
80,000 runners make their
way along the 14km course
from the CBD to Bondi Beach
in the world’s largest fun run,
raising millions of dollars for
charity in the process.
Where: Sydney, Australia
When: 14 August
city2surf.com.au
What: London’s biggest
street party brings a
Caribbean flavour to the city,
as colourfully-costumed
dancers wind their way
through West London to the
sound of steel bands as part
of the Notting Hill Carnival.
Where: London, UK
When: 28-29 August
thenottinghillcarnival.com
What: The world’s largest arts
festival kicks off in Scotland’s
capital as the sprawling and
diverse Edinburgh Fringe
Festival rolls into town,
with an estimated 50,000
performances of more than
3,000 shows across the city.
Where: Edinburgh, Scotland
When: 5-29 August
edfringe.com
What: New York catches
tennis fever, as the US Open
takes place at Flushing
Meadows, with Novak
Djokovic hoping to defend the
title he won against Roger
Federer in 2015.
Where: New York, USA
When: 29 August – 11
September
usopen.org
What: More than 100,000
fans of comic books and
science fiction descend on
Comic Con International for
four days of film screenings,
panel discussions, autograph
signings, guest appearances
and costume competitions.
Where: San Diego, USA
When: 21-24 July
comic-con.org
What: The Melbourne Writers
Festival celebrates the world
of literature with a vibrant
programme of live readings,
panel discussions, intellectual
debates and childrens’
educational programmes.
Where: Melbourne, Australia
When: 26 August – 4
September
mwf.com.au
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