Best Events of 2019

Talking about 2020, we can surely say that whether it’s revealing shows, gathering celebrities for award shows, or hand-selecting attendees for exclusive business conferences, the top events in the United States have clear purposes and deliver experiences that impressed, engaged, and thrilled guests in attendance and watchers from afar.

LIST OF EVENTS HELD IN 2019:

Here are some of the main and most famous events held in 2019:

Austin City Limits Music Festival:

Headliners at the 2019 Austin City Limits Festival vary from time-tested favorites like Guns N Roses and The Cure to newer acts like Mumford & Sons and Childish Gambino. Over the course of two weekends, the diverse event at Zilker Park will feature more than 125 performances, along with non-music programming like the ACL Eats Food Court, the Austin Kiddie Limits family-friendly mini-fest, and an art market.

Robin Hood Foundation Gala:

Held annually in Manhattan, this soiree is the largest fund-raising event in the country, with proceeds supporting more than 200 community groups fighting poverty in New York City. Nearly 4,000 guests made their way to the Jacob K. Javits Center for the 2019 event, themed “Robin Hood to the Power of You.” The evening included performances from Sean Mendes and Pharrell, while Eli Manning, Kenan Thompson, and Gayle King also made appearances. Although the Robin Hood Foundation declined to release its fund-raising total, at least 23 people each pledged one million dollars throughout the course of the evening.

New York Fashion Week:

This semi-annual event always attracts famous faces, but this year A-list celebrities like Jennifer Lopez and Rihanna took to the runways as models. Reimagining the traditional fashion show, designers used New York’s distinctive landscape to stage events in unexpected venues, like Tom Ford’s exhibition in a deserted subway station, Ralph Lauren’s one-night-only jazz club, and the Collina Strada show, which incorporated a farmers’ market to convey the brand’s commitment to sustainability. The fall shows made history on two fronts: Pierre Davis became the first openly transgender designer to show at New York Fashion Week, and childrenswear label Lulu et Gigi featured the event’s first double-amputee model: nine-year-old Daisy-May Demetre.

Super Ball:

More than 70,000 fans filled Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta to watch the New England Patriots defeat the Los Angeles Rams and claim their sixth N.F.L. title in Super Bowl LIII. Maroon 5 headlined the halftime show, which also included performances from Big Boi and Travis Scott. In addition to the game, a weeklong program of events drew more than 500,000 people to music shows, interactive fan festivals, and community events leading up to Super Bowl Sunday. Per the Nielsen ratings, 98.2 million people watched the broadcast.

White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner:

After a controversial performance from comedian Michelle Wolf in 2018, the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner switched gears this year by selecting Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Ron Chernow to give remarks. Chernow focused on the history of journalism and celebrated the First Amendment rather than offering insult comedy. Selling out as usual, the event drew 2,600 attendees and was aired on C-SPAN. Donald Trump, the only president not to attend since the 1920s, was noticeably absent again this year.

James Beard Foundation Awards:

Often dubbed the Oscars of the food industry, the James Beard Foundation Awards recognize culinary professionals making an impact on food culture. Among the honors given at the 2019 black-tie gala at the Civic Opera House in Chicago, chef Michael Solomonov’s Zahav in Philadelphia was recognized with the Outstanding Restaurant Award, Frenchette in Manhattan was named Best New Restaurant, and Ashley Christensen of Poole’s Diner in North Carolina won Outstanding Chef.

New Year’s Eve in Times Square:

Hundreds of thousands of revelers crowd the streets of Times Square to ring in the new year each December 31. As the world waited for the iconic Waterford Crystal ball to drop at midnight, performers like Christina Aguilera, Robin Thicke, Sting, and Snoop Dogg appeared on live telecasts and webcasts viewed by more than one billion people around the world.

Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference:

Boutique investment bank Allen & Company hosts the exclusive Sun Valley Conference, which has become known as “summer camp for billionaires.” The five-day retreat, now in its 35th year, brings together a who’s-who of media, business, and technology in Sun Valley, Idaho, for dealmaking opportunities and panel discussions. Some of the powerful players who attended the 2019 gathering included Apple C.E.O. Tim Cook, General Motors C.E.O. Mary Barra, Comcast C.E.O. Brian Roberts, and Uber C.E.O. Dara Khosrowshahi.

DREAM FORCE:

Downtown San Francisco sets the stage for Dreamforce, the annual Salesforce conference that last year drew more than 170,000 attendees and 13.5 million online viewers from 103 countries. In 2018, innovation was at the forefront of this fun-filled event, which featured more than 2,700 sessions covering everything from the future of ice cream to the future of government. Organizers even flew in 24 monks from France to lead mindfulness and meditation sessions, and Metallica and Janet Jackson gave crowd-pleasing performances.

2019 ADVERSE A GREAT EFFECT…