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2018 Edit Calendar
2018 Editorial Calendar TENTPOLES Six.8: Launches MLK weekend Summer Music Festivals: Apr-Sep Tax Season FEB JAN MAR APR MAY New Humankind Spin-Off JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT DEC NOV Back to School CES: Jan 912 Super Bowl Feb 4 Grammys Jan 28 Oscars Mar 4 XXIII Olympic Winter Games Feb 9-25 SMB Week: Apr 30May 6 SXSW Livestream in VR and 360: March 9-18 Small Business Fife World Cup June 14July 15 SMB Saturday: Nov 25 50 States Holiday Shopping, Entertainment & More: Nov-Dec February 22, 2018 2
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan 15 Golden Globe Awards Sundance Film Festival Critics Choice Awards People s Choice Awards SAG Awards Top 100 Books of 2017 Grammy Awards NEWS Six.8 series launches Super Bowl Preview MONEY Tax Season North America International Auto Show Davos World Economic Forum CES Wave Season Cruise College Football National Championship Valentine s Day Feb 14 Mardi Gras New York Fashion Week NEWS Black History Month Mobile World Congress Super Bowl Winter Olympics St. Patrick s Day Mar 17 Oscars SXSW SXSW Live Stream in VR and 360 Gamer Development Conference MLB Preview Dept. of Agriculture Masters/Golf & Gear Fantasy Baseball NCAA March Madness MLB Preview Caribbean River Cruising MONEY Chicago Auto Show
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Rosh Hashanah Sep 9-11; Yom Kippur Sep 18-19 Independence Day July 4 San Diego ComicCon College Football Preview Fantasy Football Guide Back to School Hunt and Fish NEWS Back to School Wimbledon MLB All-Star Game & Homerun Derby FIFA World Cup Russia Lollapalooza MTV VMAs Teen Choice Awards NFL Preview Burning Man MONEY Small Business Innovator of the Year Outdoors Miss America NY Fashion Week Emmy Awards Fall Books Toronto International Film Festival Go Escape College Guide Value Travel Ryders Cup
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