Happenings in June are laced with food for thought, from the Museum Mile Festival in New York to the International Festival of Arts and Ideas in Connecticut. June also promises some feasts for the eyes, including the International Garden Festival, which serves up its summerlong run on the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec.
June 3-7: Maui Film Festival, Wailea, http://www.mauifilmfestival.com. Chance to surf through a wave of new films in Hawaii.
June 4-Sept. 26: Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, Vancouver, http://www.bardonthebeach.org. “King Lear,” “Love’s Labour’s Lost” and more under the big top.
June 6: Grand Floral Parade, Portland, Ore., http://www.rosefestival.org. Centerpiece of annual Rose Festival stretches for 4 miles through city center.
June 6-7, 13-14: Art at the Source, Sonoma County, Calif., http://www.artatthesource.org. Over 100 wine-country studios open, from Bodega Bay to Sebastopol.
June 6-July 5: FIFA Women’s World Cup, six cities in Canada, http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup. Americans seek revenge at women’s soccer summit.
June 9: Museum Mile Festival, New York, http://www.museummilefestival.org. Art walk covers 23 car-free blocks, nine top museums.
June 10-16: Kuopio Dance Festival, Kuopio, Finland, http://www.kuopiodancefestival.fi. Sunlit summer night flings, courses and performances keep thousands hopping.
June 11-14: CMA Music Festival, Nashville, http://www.cmaworld.com/cma-music-festival. Fan fair and plenty of concerts for the country-western crowd.
June 11-14: Kapalua Wine & Food Festival, Kapalua, Maui, http://www.kapaluawineandfoodfestival.com. Long-running gourmet sampler turns spotlight on Oregon pinot noir.
June 11-14: Glenn Miller Festival, Clarinda, Iowa, http://www.glennmiller.org. Local hero is kept in tune by retro orchestras and a jazz band from Japan.
June 11-14: Providence International Arts Festival, Providence, R.I., http://www.pvdfestival.com. Downtown streets are jammed with music, dance, spectacle and public art.
June 12: College World Series Opening Celebration Day, Omaha, http://www.cwsomaha.com. Autograph session and team batting practice head the lineup at annual baseball bash (June 13-23).
June 12-13: Banana Split Festival, Wilmington, Ohio, http://www.bananasplitfestival.com. Events with ap-peel include eating contests and creation of your own banana split.
June 12-27: International Festival of Arts and Ideas, New Haven, Conn., http://www.artidea.org. Arts festival worth thinking about features Mark Morris Dance Group and a Sinatra exhibition.
June 13: Symphony in the Flint Hills, near Strong City, Kan., http://www.kcsymphony.org. Lyle Lovett joins the Kansas City Symphony in Tall Grass Prairie National Preserve.
June 13-14: 24 Hours of Le Mans, near Le Mans, France, http://www.lemans.org. 83rd auto endurance race is all in a day’s work.
June 13-21: Laconia Motorcycle Week, Laconia, N.H., http://www.laconiamcweek.com. Rally welcomes bikes for a variety of scenic rides and high-octane concerts.
June 18-20: Sonar 2015: Music, Creativity & Technology, Barcelona, Spain, http://www.sonar.es/en/2015. Latest electronic sounds with Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs and Duran Duran.
June 22: Quahog Day, Falmouth, Mass., http://www.capecodchamber.org/cape-cod-quahog-day. A mollusk named Doug delivers summer beach forecast.
June 22-28: Travelers Championship, Cromwell, Conn., http://www.travelerschampionship.com. Pro golfer Kevin Streelman defends his title at the Northeast’s sole PGA challenge.
June 26-July 5: World Police & Fire Games, Fairfax County, Va., http://www.fairfax2015.com. Professional public safety athletes meet in biennial sports competitions, from darts to weight lifting.
June 27-Sept. 27: International Garden Festival, Grand-Metis, Quebec, http://www.refordgardens.com/english. 26 gardens in bloom, from “Tiny Taxonomy” to “A Ditch with a View.”
Dates may change; always check in advance to confirm.
Backenheimer is a freelance reporter.
