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The season, month by month.

Where the very wealthy are each month, from the truffle auction in Piedmont to the yacht show in Monaco, and how the places that host them rank on the Patrician.ch 100.

· figures current to October 2026

The very wealthy keep a calendar the rest of the world rarely sees in full. It moves with the seasons: the Alps in winter, the Caribbean in March, the Riviera from May, London in June, the Mediterranean in September, the art fairs in the autumn. Below is the calendar from November 2026 to October 2027, with dates from each event's own site, and the rank on the Patrician.ch 100 of every host place on the board.

Autumn 2026

Late October and November

  • Breeders' Cup World Championships, Keeneland, Lexington, Kentucky, 30 and 31 October 2026. 14 Grade 1 races with more than $34M in purses, and the bloodstock buyers of several continents.
  • World White Truffle Auction, Castello di Grinzane Cavour, Piedmont, 8 November 2026. In 2025 the top lot, a truffle of 1,009 g, sold for €110,000 to a bidder in Hong Kong. The 96th Alba White Truffle Fair runs until 6 December 2026.
  • Las Vegas Grand Prix, Las Vegas, 19 to 21 November 2026, with the race on the night of Saturday 21 November. Las Vegas ranks 82nd on the Patrician.ch 100.
  • Venice Biennale Arte closes in Venice on 22 November 2026.

December

  • Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami Beach Convention Center, 4 to 6 December 2026, with VIP days on 2 and 3 December. 272 exhibitors from more than 40 countries. Miami ranks 47th, and Bal Harbour, a few minutes up the coast, ranks 31st.
  • Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina, 4 to 6 December 2026. Abu Dhabi ranks 21st.

Winter 2027

January

  • World Economic Forum, Davos, 18 to 22 January 2027.
  • Hahnenkamm races, Kitzbühel, race week 18 to 24 January 2027, with the 87th races on 22 to 24 January. Kitzbühel ranks 26th.
  • Snow Polo World Cup, on the frozen lake of St. Moritz, 22 to 24 January 2027, its 42nd edition. St. Moritz ranks 15th.

February

  • White Turf, St. Moritz, horse racing on the frozen lake across the Sundays of February 2027, the race's 120th anniversary year.

Spring 2027

March

  • TEFAF Maastricht, 13 to 18 March 2027. The fair of old masters, antiquities and design gathered 277 dealers from 24 countries in 2026.
  • St Barths Bucket Regatta, Gustavia, 17 to 21 March 2027. A record 39 yachts were registered in 2026. Gustavia ranks 64th.

May

  • Miami Grand Prix, Miami International Autodrome, 30 April to 2 May 2027.
  • Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Louisville, 1 May 2027.
  • Festival de Cannes, Cannes, 11 to 22 May 2027, the 80th festival. Cannes ranks 38th.
  • Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, Lake Como, in May. The 2027 dates are not yet announced. Lake Como ranks 40th.

Summer 2027

June

  • Monaco Grand Prix, Monaco, 4 to 6 June 2027. Monaco ranks 2nd, the highest of any host place on this calendar.
  • Royal Ascot, Berkshire, 15 to 19 June 2027. The 2026 meeting carried £10.65M in prize money. London ranks 12th.
  • Art Basel, Messe Basel, 17 to 20 June 2027. The 2026 fair showed 290 galleries from 43 countries.
  • Henley Royal Regatta, Henley-on-Thames, 29 June to 4 July 2027, first rowed in 1839.

July and August

  • Gstaad Menuhin Festival, Gstaad, through July and August, founded in 1957. Its 2026 season was its 70th. Gstaad ranks 13th.
  • Salzburg Festival, through July and August. The 2026 festival ran 171 performances.
  • Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, California, 15 August 2027.

Autumn 2027

September

  • Goodwood Revival, West Sussex, 17 to 19 September 2027.
  • Monaco Yacht Show, Port Hercule, Monaco, 22 to 25 September 2027. The 2026 show moored 120 superyachts.
  • Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, Saint-Tropez, 25 September to 3 October 2027. 253 boats raced in 2026. Saint-Tropez ranks 62nd.

October and November

  • Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay, Singapore, 8 to 10 October 2027. The 2025 weekend drew 300,641, its second-highest crowd. Singapore ranks 4th.
  • Art Basel Paris, Grand Palais, Paris, in October. The 2026 fair showed more than 200 galleries from 41 countries. Paris ranks 17th.
  • Frieze London, Regent's Park, in October.
  • Dubai Airshow, Dubai World Central, 15 to 19 November 2027. The 2025 show announced more than $202B in deals. Dubai ranks 5th.

Where the season lives

The calendar runs through a small circle of places. The Patrician.ch 100 weighs safety above every other category, then freedom and the prestige of the address. Monaco hosts 2 of the year's fixed points and ranks 2nd. St. Moritz holds the winter and ranks 15th. The full list of 100 places, with the luxury and society rank of each, is on the Patrician.ch 100, and the method is in how the list is ranked.

Sources

Figures come from the Patrician.ch 2026 model: indicative headline brackets for a non-US single filer, current to October 2026. Research, not tax, legal or immigration advice.

Questions

The short answers.

What is on the social calendar of the very wealthy in winter?

The Hahnenkamm races in Kitzbühel and the Snow Polo World Cup in St. Moritz, both in January 2027, the World Economic Forum in Davos the same month, and White Turf on the frozen lake of St. Moritz in February.

When is the Monaco Yacht Show in 2027?

22 to 25 September 2027, at Port Hercule in Monaco.

When is Art Basel Miami Beach in 2026?

4 to 6 December 2026, with VIP days on 2 and 3 December, at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

When is the World White Truffle Auction?

8 November 2026, at the Castello di Grinzane Cavour in Piedmont.

In 2025 the top lot sold for €110,000.

Which host place ranks highest on the Patrician.ch 100?

Monaco, 2nd of 100, home to the Grand Prix in June and the Yacht Show in September.

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