Desart, the association of of Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Centres, hosts the indigenous Desart in the Park market in Alice Springs. From 6-9pm on March 6th, the market is open selling handcrafted goods.

Covering over 1,150 miles of rugged and beautiful terrain, the 37th Iditarod is set to mush on March 7th at 10am. In 1925 a diphtheria outbreak threatened Nome and with the serum in Anchorage, made necessary this ‘race’. The medicine left first by train and then 20 volunteer sled-dog drivers did a nonstop relay to deliver the serum.

March 8th, International Women’s Day, is a global day of recognition across developed and developing countries alike. Celebrate the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future.

Literary ties between France and Mexico are highlighted at this year’s Le Salon du Livre in Paris, a yearly book celebration. Authors and illustrators will be present throughout, along with lectures and debates from March 13th to the 18th.

The 5th Annual Oregon Cheese Festival takes place at the Rogue Creamery in Central Point, Oregon March 13 & 14. They invite all to come sample, savor and enjoy the great bounty that is Oregon cheese.

Papa Legba, the patron of travelers, interpreters and small children, is honored throughout Haiti on March 20th, also the day of this year’s vernal equinox. http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/vernal-equinox.html

Dressage, jumping, all things equestrian, happen at the International Equestrian Westfalenhallen Dortmund Tournament in Germany. This, the 57th annual, occurs March 25-29.

March 25 marks Greece’s independence from the Ottoman Empire and the Feast of the Annunciation. Parades with military flare and church observations are held throughout the country.

Kite flying on the mall! Washington DC’s 43rd annual Smithsonian Kite Festival on March 28th with a schedule that’s subject to the winds.