In 2009 the world's highest hotel and the world's largest cruise ship will be inaugurated. But there'll also be a lot of music festivals, sport events and carnevals. Check out what's on next year!

The year of 2009 is just around the corner and it's time to make travel plans for the new year. Here are 30 cool events around the world, check them out! 23 January – 2 February Gothenburg International Film Festival, Gothenburg, Sweden. More info: www.filmfestival.org 30 January – 1 February Kiruna Snow Festival, Kiruna, Sweden. More info: www.snofestivalen.se 24 April – 10 May World Championship in Hockey, Bern/Kloten, Switzerland. More info: www.iihf.com 16 May Eurovision Song Contest, Moscow, Russia. More info: www.eurovision.tv 27 May Champions League-final, Stadio Olimpico, Rom, Italy. More info: www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/index.html 30 May Stockholm Marathon, Stockholm, Sweden. More info: www.stockholmmarathon.se 3–6 June Sweden Rock Festival, Sölvesborg, Sweden. More info: www.swedenrock.com 24–28 June The Music Festival Glastonbury, England. More info: www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk 2–5 July The Roskilde Festival, Denmark. More info: www.roskilde-festival.dk 7–14 July Running of the Bulls, San Fermin, Spain. More info: www.sanfermin.com 8–11 July The Hultsfred Festival, Hultsfred, Sweden. More info: www.rockparty.se 27 July – 2 August Europride, Stockholm, Sweden. More info: www.stockholmpride.org 15–23 August World Championships in Athletics, Berlin, Germany More info: www.berlin2009.org 22–23 August The Music Festival V, London, England. More info: www.vfestival.com 23 August – 10 September UEFA, Womens Euro, Finland. More info: www.uefa.com/Competitions/WOCO/ 24–25 August The Notting Hill Carnival, London, England. More info: www.nottinghillcarnival.biz 26 August The Tomato Festival: La Tomatina, Bunol, Spain. More info: www.latomatina.es 19 September – 4 October October Fest, München, Germany. More info: www.oktoberfest.de 29–31 December Nyårsfestivalen Hogmanay, Edinburgh, Storbritannien More info: www.edinburghshogmanay.org 20 January Obama Inauguration, Washington, USA. More info: www.obamainauguration2009.com/ 1 February Superbowl XLIII, Tampa, Florida, USA More info: www.tampabaysuperbowl.com 15 February The Race Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA. More info: www.daytona500.com 20-24 February The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. More info: www.rio.rj.gov.br 24 February Mardi Gras, New Orleans, USA. More info: www.mardigrasneworleans.com 22 July Total solar eclipse, India, China and the Pacific Ocean. More info: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/TSE2009/TSE2009.html 6–9 August Star Trek- conferens, Las Vegas, USA. More info: www.creationent.com/cal/stlv.htm 1 September The inaugural ceremony of the world's highest building, the hotell Burj Dubai, Dubai. More info: www.burjdubai.com 26 November Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, New York. More info: www.macys.com/campaign/parade/parade.jsp 12 December The world's largest cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas is making her first journey, Florida, USA. More info: www.oasisoftheseas.com