Get into the Mardi Gras spirit at boisterous parades in New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, which claims to be the oldest U.S. city with Mardi Gras traditions. Those born to be wild should head out on the highway to South Dakota’s Black Hills with 500,000 biker fans at August’s 10-day Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, America’s largest motorbike rally. Watch Union and Confederate reenactors clash and see living history demonstrations during the three-day annual Gettysburg Civil War Battle Re-enactment each July. STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLY NYC TOURISM + CONVENTIONS Organisers promise the 100th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, in November 2026, will be the biggest in its history. The nation’s largest and most dazzling gay celebration, San Francisco Pride, attracts more than a million attendees over two days each June. SAN FRANCISCO TRAVEL ASSOCIATION EVENTS & FESTIVALS visitusa.org.uk 49
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