The game became so popular that the first " world championship " of ice hockey was featured in Montreal's annual Winter Carnival in 1883 and the McGill team captured the " Carnival Cup.

Since 1928 Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan has held an annual Winter Carnival in mid-February, during which a large Snow Sculpture Contest takes place between various clubs, fraternities, and organizations in the community and the university.

An annual 2000AD Sci-Fi Special was published during the summer months between 1977 and 1996, plus the 2000AD Winter Special ( 1988 – 1995 and 2005 ), Judge Dredd Mega Special ( 1988 – 1996 ) and Rogue Trooper Action Special ( 1996 ).

The musical group also performs at the annual Winter Solstice program.

Most recently it hosted the second annual National Hockey League Winter Classic on January 1, 2009.

* Lakota Winter Counts a Smithsonian exhibit of the annual icon chosen to represent the major event of the past year

The city is also home to the International World Jet Ski Final Races, multiple professional fishing tournaments, custom boat regattas, the Western Winter Blast pyrotechnics convention, Havasu 95 Speedway, the Chilln-n-Swilln Beer Festival annual charity event, the Havasu Triathlon, the Havasu Half Marathon and the Havasu Island Hot Air Balloon Fest & Fair.

Community organizations stage a number of regionally known annual events, including Sandpoint Winter Carnival in February ; Lost in the 50s vintage car show in May ; the Festival at Sandpoint summer music festival in August ; and Idaho State Draft Horse International show in September.

A week later, the charter was issued, and on June 29, 1973 Governor William Winter presided over the first annual Pearl Day Celebration, with the swearing in of the city's new officials, who met for the first time on July 3, 1973.

Some annual events conducted n the borough include Dumont Day, held in early September, Octoberfest, held in early October, The Dumont Winter Festival, held in December and an annual Memorial Day Parade and celebration held in May.

Selwyn is the only Cambridge college to hold an annual Winter Ball known as the Selwyn Snowball, which traditionally takes place on the night of the last Friday of Michaelmas Term.

RTRFM's annual Fremantle Winter Music Festival features many local Fremantle and Perth performers and is held at multiple venues.

Other than " Oi to the World !," songs from the album are generally not part of the Vandals ' live setlist, except for their annual " Winter Formal " concert at which they generally perform the album in its entirety.

Charles Groves took over as Musical Director in 1951, but a rising annual deficit and termination of players ' contracts caused a crisis, averted only by support from the Winter Gardens Society.

The Winter X Games are, as described by ESPN ( 2008 ), a competition compiled of the greatest winter action sport athletes from around the world competing on an annual basis.

Since 1990, Carleton students have played " Late Night Trivia ," a game show broadcast over the college's radio station, KRLX, during the annual Winter Term exam period.

Palm Springs has the annual " Winter Festival of Lights " parade, which began as a separate parade to celebrate Chanukah in the 1960s.

This three-tournament lineup continues to the present day, though in January 2008 the first annual " ACF Winter " tournament will occur.

The band announced a few shows for 2007, including their annual Winter Carnival ( sans 2006 ), which stopped in Denver and Vail Colorado, and an appearance at the Bonnaroo Music Festival as well as the 10, 000 Lakes Festival.

Emanuel Lasker shot up through the chess rankings in 1889, when he won the Café Kaiserhof's annual Winter tournament 1888 / 89 and the Hauptturnier A (" second division " tournament ) at the sixth DSB Congress ( German Chess Federation's congress ) held in Breslau.

Unlike its International Ice Hockey Federation ( IIHF )- sanctioned counterpart, the annual World Ice Hockey Championships and Winter Olympics, the World Cup of Hockey is organized by the National Hockey League ( NHL ).

It was the first international ice hockey tournament that allowed hockey nations to field their top players, as the Winter Olympics was a strictly amateur competition and the annual World Championships clashed with the Stanley Cup playoffs.

In the Bishopric of Turku, the annual feast day of Henry was January 20 ( talviheikki, " Winter Henry "), according to traditions the day of his death.

When the Achaeans entertained Wednesday last at their annual Carnival masquerade ball, Miss Margaret Pierson was chosen to rule over the festivities, presented at the Muncipal Auditorium and chosen as her ladies in waiting were Misses Clayton Nairne, Eleanor Eustis, Lynn Chapman, Irwin Leatherman of Robinsonville, Miss. and Helene Rowley.

The Asakusa neighborhood in Taitō, Tokyo is famous for its annual Carnival.

From 1863, the artist federation kunstnerforeningen held annual Carnival balls in the old freemasons lodge, which inspired Johan Svendsens compositions " Norsk Kunstnerkarneval " and " Karneval in Paris ".

After the Rococo Hall at Grand Hotel opened in 1894, annual balls in the Carnival season were arranged until the hall was destroyed in a fire in 1957.

Since 1988, the student organization Tårnseilerne have produced annual masquerade balls in Oslo in the historical renovated freemasons lodge in the Carnival tradition, with masks, costumes and processions after attending an opera performance.

Patras holds the largest annual Carnival in Greece ; the famous Patras Carnival is a 3-day spectacle replete with concerts, balles masqués, parading troupes, floats, a treasure hunt and many events for children.

The annual Carnival Steel Pan competition known as the National Panorama competition is held in the weeks preceding Carnival with the finals held on the Saturday before the main event.

But it is certain that though Paul II opposed the humanists, he was the best in providing for popular amusements: in 1466 he permitted the horse-race that was a feature of Carnival to be run along the main street, the Via Lata, which now became known from this annual event as the Via del Corso.

Carnival Memphis, formerly known as the Memphis Cotton Carnival, is an annual series of parties and festivities in June that salutes various aspects of Memphis and its industries.

An annual King and Queen of Carnival are secretly selected to reign over Carnival activities.

Leadville hosts an annual skiing event called Skijoring and Crystal Carnival in March.

The town has its own arts centre and plays host to the annual Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival.

Glastonbury is one of the venues for the annual West Country Carnival.

* Carnival on the Riviera is an annual parade through the streets to mark the 21-day period prior to Shrove Tuesday.

Such celebrations eventually became consolidated into an annual, year-end event called the " Coon Carnival " but now known as the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival or the Kaapse Klopse.

It is a cosmopolitan district known as the location for the annual Notting Hill Carnival, and for being home to the Portobello Road Market.

Notting Hill Carnival is an annual event in August, over two days ( Sunday and the following bank holiday ).

About 80 % of the class of 2010 did research through the annual Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships ( SURF ) program at least once during their stay, and many continued during the school year.

The Planetary Science Summer School ( PSSS ) is an annual workshop sponsored by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Pembroke also works with the University of California, Irvine to host annual 5 week-long University of California Summer Sessions and Japanese universities to provide academic programmes specifically tailored for their students.

* July & August is the annual Summer School of The Hague, an international summer course for young dancers, initiated by Mirella Simoncini with guestteachers from Het Nationale Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater, Cullberg Ballet, Royal Conservatory of The Hague, Codarts and choreograohy workshops with repertoire from Itzik Galili, Mats Ek, Marius Petipa a. o.

Freestyle BMX is now one of the staple events at the annual Summer X Games Extreme Sports competition and the Etnies Backyard Jam, held primarily on the East and West coasts of the United States.

On April 30, 2011, Anthrax headlined in the Philippines for the first time in the annual Pulp Summer Slam along with Death Angel, Hellyeah and UAE's heavy metal band Nervecell.

The marathon is the only road running event featured at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics and the Summer Olympics, although there is also an annual IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.

The 1896 Summer Olympics saw the birth of the modern marathon and the event led to the growth of road running competitions through annual events such as the Boston Marathon ( first held in 1897 ) and the Lake Biwa Marathon and Fukuoka Marathons, which were established in the 1940s.

Other popular attractions include the annual Grand Illumination ( see also here ) in Oak Bluffs ; the Martha's Vineyard Film Society which screens independent and world cinema all year long ; the Martha's Vineyard Film Festival which runs its Summer Film Series and Cinema Circus every Wednesday in July and August, the second week in August, The Run & Shoot Filmworks Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival < http :// www. mvaaff. com > which showcases the works of independent and established African-American filmmakers and its winter festival in March ; Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival in September, Katama Farm in Edgartown ; and the Flying Horses Carousel in Oak Bluffs, the oldest carousel in the United States.

Similarly, the Tampere Floral Festival is an annual event, held each Summer.

In the Summer of 2005 a new annual convention began known as Merpcon ( Middle-earth Role Playing Convention ).

The annual CICA International Summer Music Festival is held for three weeks each summer in Eureka Springs, offering concerts and recitals by world-renowned classical musicians and the resident symphony orchestra.

Cameron Park Lake is also the site of the annual " Summer Spectacular.

* Other annual major cultural events include Victorian Christmas ( street faire ), Summer Nights ( street faire ), Mardi Gras, Fourth of July Parade, Teddy Bear Convention, and Psychic Faire.

Summer temperatures can peak at 120 ° F and bottom at 15 ° F in the winter, with an annual average of 67 ° F.

Such events include the widely popular Summer Concerts In The Park, Summer Movie Nights at the Park, Wine & Roses Bike Ride, the Outdoor Quilt Show, the annual Cowboy Christmas and Denim & Diamonds Charity Event, Fourth of July Parade, and the entire county's biggest Farmer's Market every Saturday morning.

Norfolk is perhaps best known as the site of the Yale Summer School of Music – Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, which hosts an annual chamber music concert series in " the Music Shed ," a performance hall located on the Ellen Battell Stoeckel estate to the west of the village green.

Offered to residents are planned activities such as a Summer Concert Series and nightly specials at the different village restaurants, and an annual pub crawl .< sup ></ sup >.

2008 also saw the opening of the " Sun Valley Pavilion ", built in partnership with the Sun Valley Summer Symphony as a permanent home for the orchestra's annual three-and-a-half week series of free concerts.

The Library sponsors annual events such as the Children and Teen Summer Reading Programs, participates in Ralston's Independence Day Parade, and hosts speakers for a Brown Bag Lunch program.

The choir goes on annual tours, recent tours include Dublin in 2008, where they sang concerts and a Sung Eucharist in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, Rome in Summer 2009, Paris in 2010 and Barcelona in 2011.

Events at the park include a Summer Showcase and the annual First Town Days festival.

One of the biggest annual festivals in Tennessee, The Summer Solstice, attracts around 2, 000 people every year for 3 days of camping out on an organic farm listening to live music, and eating fresh organic food.