The Chicago Tribune has a list of places to go by month in 2012 .
There among the big events from the Olympics to a champagne cork shoot-off is:
November
14-18: Oamaru, New Zealand — Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations. Penny Farthing Bicycle Races set the tone for townwide merriment.
There is a lot more to the celebrations than Penny Farthing races. Other activities include the annual swaggers and servants dance, a Victorian garden party, a heritage ball, and the Victorian fete.
Each year more locals and visitors embrace the theme and garb themselves in Victorian clothes and each year the celebrations get better.
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