Otherwise known as the Festival of Lights, Chanukah is celebrated by members of the Jewish community around the world. As such, many crew members will be completely unavailable as they will be traveling and/or celebrating with family and friends, or may bill a premium for working the day.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday that marks the birthday of the man himself, and to continuously call attention to his place in the civil rights movement during the 1960s. The holiday is generally held on the third Monday each January, and banks are closed. Crew members often have spotty availability during this long weekend, but if you book early enough it shouldn’t be a problem.

Happy Lunar New Year! The big event in any city that features a chinatown is the parade which often draws many documentary and cable/broadcast news crews. Always book early for this, and don’t forget to get yourself a moon cake and a red envelope–for good luck!

The Grammy Awards are hosted by the Recording Academy each year and during a live-broadcast television event, artists and music groups from every genre are presented with awards and perform live for the people at home. This is a large-scale event where crew gets booked up months in advance to capture the event itself, ancillary social media content, red carpet content, and more.

The Golden Globes is a live awards ceremony broadcast on national television hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association each year. During the show, actors and select crew are awarded a Golden Globe statue for achievements in their respective departments. Crew is often booked months in advance for the event to capture/broadcast the ceremony, and ENG crews film social media content backstage, and red carpet content for broadcast and web usage.