Big national, global events for July

ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE

Through July 12: Montreal International Jazz Festival, 888-515-0515; montrealjazzfest.com. A free Stevie Wonder concert June 30 kicks this 30th annual fest into high gear.

July 2-7: Classic Open Air Berlin, 818-3850631; classicopenair.de. Gendarmenmarkt, "Berlin's most beautiful square," is center stage for summer sounds.

July 8-12: Winnipeg Folk Festival, Manitoba, 204-231-0096; winnipegfolkfestival.ca. Performers on the prairie include Neko Case, Arlo Guthrie and k.d. lang.

July 9-12: Craven Country Jamboree, Regina, Saskatchewan, cravencountryjamboree.com. Qu'Appelle Valley twangs with Clint Black, Kellie Pickler and Billy Ray Cyrus.

July 10-12: National Folk Festival, Butte, Mont., 406-497-6464; nationalfolkfestival.com. Big Sky opens wide for traditional music and Native American crafts.

July 10-12, 17-19, 24-26: Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant, De Smet, S.D., 800-880-3383, desmetpageant.org. "Little House" series finds a big stage for "The Long Winter."

July 16-26: The Montreal Just for Laughs Festival, 888-244-3155; hahaha.com. Whoop it up with Whoopi Goldberg herself, not to mention Bill Cosby and John Cleese.

July 17-18: Sioux Falls JazzFest, Sioux Falls, S.D., 605-335-6101; jazzfestsiouxfalls.com. Free concerts on two stages with Keb' Mo' and more.

July 26-Aug. 2: Wyoming's Big Show, Rock Springs, 307-352-6789; sweetwaterevents.com. Fair exhibits and fabulous entertainers.

July 31-Aug. 2: Dublin Irish Festival, Dublin, Ohio, 614-410-4545; dublinirishfestival.org. Celtic rock, tin-whistle workshops and an Irish wake tent.

COOL COMPETITIONS

July 1-5: Henley Royal Regatta, Henley-onThames, England; hrr.co.uk. A swirl of rowers and partygoers since 1839.

July 4-26: Tour de France, Monaco to Paris, 514-288-1904; www.letour.fr/indexus.html. World's best bicyclists wind through 21 stages to the Champs-Elysees.

July 8-12: Shediac Lobster Festival, Shediac, New Brunswick, 506-532-1122; shediaclobsterfestival.ca. Bare-handed eating contests mark the 60th anniversary of this Acadian extravaganza.

July 10-14: Major League Baseball All-Star FanFest and Game, St. Louis; . Big lineup includes the Home Run Derby and the Steal Home Challenge.