US Holidays Sports

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Big Events in the U.S.
? College Bowls Mens Football  Dec 17, 2011 to Jan 9, 2012. use link for list of bowls, teams, dates.
? January 9, 2012: College Football BCS Championship Game in New Orleans.
? NFL Playoffs (National Football League) start in early January, 2012.
? Super Bowl XLVI (46): February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis (Lucas Oil Stadium).
? Mardi Gras Carnival: February 21, 2012 in New Orleans. info site web cams Future Dates. annual event. Carnival starts before official day with parades and partying until Midnight on Mardi Gras, the day before Ash Wednesday.
? Daytona 500: February 26, 2012 (Sunday). Nascar car race.
? Bike Week in Daytona Beach, Florida: March 9-18, 2012. motorcycles and partying.
? Spring Break: overall ? 2nd week of March to early April. Each school has it's own specific week(s).
? "March Madness" ? Mens College Basketball Title Tournament in March, every year.
? TBA 2012: WrestleMania XXVIII ? WWE WrestleMania XXVII was April 3, 2011.
? Tea Party Rallies: different days in many cities throughout the U.S., re: politicians tax and spending.
? NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs 2011/2012 (National Hockey League) ? starts in April, finals in June.
? NBA Playoffs (National Basketball Association) ? usually starts in April, finals in June.
    note: as of Oct 13, 2011, status of 2011/2012 NBA season is unknown.
? Kentucky Derby: May 5, 2012. Horse racing (first Saturday in May).
? Preakness Stakes: May 19, 2012. Horse racing (two weeks after Kentucky Derby).
? Indianapolis 500: May 27, 2012. (Sunday of Memorial Weekend, every year)
? Belmont Stakes: June 9, 2012. Horse racing (three weeks after the Preakness).
? U.S. Open Golf Championship: June 11-17, 2012 at The Olympic Club in San Francisco.
? Woodward Dream Cruise: August 18, 2012. Annual World Famous Car Cruise held in Metro Detroit, Michigan. The WDC, the most popular car cruise on earth, is on the third Saturday in August every year and celebrated all week leading up to the official day.
? World Series ? Major League Baseball (MLB) ? starts October 19, 2011. Annual championship series, usually starts in the 3rd week of October, every year.

on a related note... below are the next Olympics dates and locations. Go U.S.!

Summer Olympics 2012 (Games of the XXX Olympiad) is July 27 to August 12, 2012.
2012 Summer Olympic Games will be held in London, England.

Winter Olympics 2014 (XXII Olympic Winter Games) is February 7 to February 23, 2014.
2014 Winter Olympic Games will be held in Sochi, Russia.


   For More Sports Info, try ...
? Most Major Sporting Events general info: johnnyroadtrip.com
? Most Major Sporting Events future dates: johnnyroadtrip.com future dates, sites, links
? Super Bowl future dates and locations: SuperBowl.com
? Professional Golf: PGA official site and PGA Tour
? NASCAR Car Racing: NASCAR official site (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing)

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