February 2026 At Its Best
- The Fixer Lifestyle Group
- Feb 3
- 3 min read
What to do during Milano–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
This February, Italy becomes the epicentre of winter sport as Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo welcome visitors for the excitement of the Winter Olympics. While the Opening Ceremony took place in Milan, setting a cultural tone that blends sport with Italian design, music, and spectacle, the surrounding regions offer experiences that celebrate Italy’s winter charm.
Visitors can enjoy high-altitude alpine landscapes perfect for skiing, snowboarding, and freestyle adventures, or explore historic ice arenas hosting public skating and exhibitions. Beyond the slopes, Italy’s cultural richness shines through: gourmet dining with local vintages, immersive city tours, and curated chalet retreats provide a luxurious winter escape.
From Milan’s vibrant atmosphere to Cortina’s stunning mountain vistas, the season offers a seamless blend of sport, scenery, and Italian style, ideal for those seeking adventure and elegance during the same iconic event. Explore Lombardy’s design and gastronomy scene, cruise the lakes, or discover hidden alpine gems, with our bespoke itineraries.
Dates: Feb 6 – 22
Super Bowl LX — Santa Clara, California
The pinnacle of the sporting calendar returns this February with the Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium with a performance by the trending Puerto Rican artist: Bad Bunny. Beyond the gridiron, this edition is shaped by high-profile halftime entertainment, bespoke brand activations, and multi-day hospitality experiences tailored for international visitors and discerning VIPs. Super Bowl weekend in Silicon Valley serves as a stage for exclusive parties, private chef-curated dinners, and curated cultural programming that play to the rhythms of the game. With global savvy audiences travelling in, it’s as much a celebration of lifestyle and network as of sport.
Dates: February 8, 2026.
Daytona 500 — Daytona Beach, Florida
Known as “The Great American Race,” the Daytona 500 returns to Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2026, launching the NASCAR Cup Series with a weekend of high-speed theatre and polished hospitality. Beyond the 200-lap headline race, qualifying duels, garage strategy sessions and the iconic pre-race concert build anticipation days in advance.
Premium experiences extend beyond grandstand seating with climate-controlled pit road suites, elevated Southern-inspired culinary showcases and guided garage access and pre-race grid walks moments before engines ignite. Moreover, through helicopter arrivals, private lounges and curated paddock engagements available the Daytona 500 blends raw horsepower with refined access, cementing its status as the premier event in American motorsport.
Dates: February 15, 2026.
Fashion Month — New York, London, Milan & Paris
February sets the global fashion calendar alight with back-to-back showcases.
In New York, editors and buyers move between discreet loft presentations in Tribeca and by-appointment-only previews where collections can be viewed up close before orders are placed. London brings a more directional edge, intimate designer salons in Mayfair townhouses, emerging labels presenting to carefully curated guest lists, and private dinners where stylists and cultural commentators debate the season’s narrative shifts.
Milan is where craftsmanship takes centre stage. Appointments inside heritage maisons reveal the intricacy of tailoring, fabric innovation and artisanal detailing not always visible from the runway. Buyers are ushered into palazzi and modernist showrooms to inspect hand-finishing and negotiate exclusives. While Paris, as ever, delivers theatre. Couture presentations take place in gilded salons and historic hôtels particuliers, where guest lists are tightly controlled and seating is a statement of status. Private viewings allow VIP clients and collectors to see garments up close, sometimes reserving pieces before they are publicly documented.
Throughout February 2026 (New York → London → Milan → Paris).
Venice Carnival — Venice, Italy
Few cultural moments capture the romance of tradition like the Venice Carnival. For a few fleeting weeks, Venice becomes a stage set of masked encounters and whispered invitations, but the true magic lies far beyond the public squares.
While visitors gather in St. Mark's Square for elaborate costume parades and open-air spectacles, the festival’s real heartbeat is found behind heavy wooden doors and along torchlit canals. Historic palazzi, some still privately owned, open for invitation-only masked balls where orchestras perform beneath frescoed ceilings. Tables are laid with Murano glass and silverware polished for generations; menus reinterpret Venetian classics with rare wines drawn from hidden cellars.
For those seeking deeper immersion, there are the ateliers, discreet costume houses where artisans still hand-cut velvet cloaks and finish masks in gold leaf using centuries-old techniques. Fittings are conducted by appointment, often in private apartments, with historians advising on authenticity and symbolism. On the lagoon, curated gondola processions glide through quieter sestieri at dusk, accompanied by live baroque musicians. At sunrise, when the mist hangs low over St. Mark's Basin, the city belongs to a select few: photographers, early-rising nobles and those fortunate enough to witness Venice in rare stillness before the revelry resumes. The Fixer discreetly elevates the Carnival experience by guaranteeing privileged access to these hidden dimensions - securing private appointments, curated gondola journeys and serene sunrise moments.
Dates: February 13–21, 2026.
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