The 152nd Kentucky Derby will return on May 2 at Churchill Downs in Louisville. As one of America’s most recognizable sporting traditions and the first leg of the Triple Crown, the event will attract a global crowd drawn to both the racing and the traditions surrounding it.
The Masters Tournament is scheduled for April 6–12, with competition rounds running Thursday through Sunday, April 9–12, at Augusta National Golf Club. The tournament begins with practice rounds on Monday and Tuesday, the Par 3 Contest on Wednesday, and then four days of tournament play.
The RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing is scheduled for April 13–19 at Harbour Town Golf Links in Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island. The week is a spring fixture on the PGA TOUR calendar.
The Texas Children’s Houston Open is scheduled for March 26–29 at Memorial Park Golf Course, bringing tournament golf back to a setting that feels distinctly Houston: a major event staged on a public course in the middle of the city.
The San Francisco Art Fair is a standout event on the city’s spring calendar, set for April 16–19 at Fort Mason’s Festival Pavilion. The weekend opens Thursday with preview events and an opening-night window, then shifts into public days Friday through Sunday. Some visitors treat it like an hour-long circuit before dinner; others settle in for an unhurried afternoon, letting the range of work reveal itself over a couple of passes. The waterfront Festival Pavilion has enough space to keep the energy moving, but it still feels contained—you’re never far from the next surprise, the next conversation, or the booth you want to revisit once you’ve seen the full room.
South by Southwest is scheduled for March 12–18, bringing a single, concentrated week of conference programming, film and TV screenings, and nightly music showcases into downtown Austin. SXSW EDU precedes the main festival, running March 9–12, with Thursday functioning as a handoff day that overlaps with the start of SXSW activity in the city.
The Valspar Championship is scheduled for March 16–22 at Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor, placing PGA TOUR week back on the Tampa Bay calendar with a pair of anniversary markers: 25 years of PGA TOUR golf in the region and 50 years of pro golf events tied to Copperhead Charities’ local footprint.
THE PLAYERS Championship returns to TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach in March, with tournament week scheduled for March 10–15, and competition rounds running March 12–15. Often referred to as the sport’s “fifth major,” the event sits in a distinct place on the PGA TOUR calendar, pairing a marquee field with a course that routinely shapes the outcome as much as the leaderboard does.
The Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard is scheduled for March 2–8 at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando. With competition rounds set for March 5-8, the tournament is one of the PGA TOUR’s Signature Events, drawing a limited field to a course that tends to reward controlled ball-striking, disciplined angles into greens, and conservative decisions when water comes into play.
The Palm Beach International Boat Show returns to downtown West Palm Beach from March 25–29, bringing five days of on-the-water showcasing along Flagler Drive.
