Take a look at a few Festivals and Events Around the World
Where will your next adventure be?
22 September - 07 october, 2018
Oktoberfest - Munich, Germany
Every beer lover simply must attend the Oktoberfest once in their life! Tent hopping is part of the fun and that means drinking even MORE beer.
27 - 28 October 2018
Polar Circle Marathon - Kangerlussuaq, Greenland
When they say this is “the coolest marathon on earth”, they’re really not joking – join the world’s craziest/most determined joggers at the one of world’s northernmost points for 42 kilometres of ice, ice, baby!
31 october - 02 november, 2018
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) - Mexico City, Mexico
Dia de los Muertos is tradition that has been around for centuries, and although has been celebrated in a variety of ways, it has been never been to the extent of the opening scene’s of the James Bond movie, Spectre! The interest in the parade is so vast that Mexico anticipate it becoming as big as Rio’s Carnival in the years to come.
31 december, 2018
Reveillon in Rio - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
New Year's Eve is a VERY big deal in Rio - in fact it's a bigger party than the annual Rio Carnival. Glamorous masked balls, beach parties, street music, a colossal firework display... it's a once in a lifetime experience!
26 - 27 january, 2019
One Love Festival - Tauranga, New Zealands
New Zealand's premiere celebration of roots, Rock and Reggae One of New Zealand’s most vibrant and popular summer festivals, ONE LOVE, has drawn around 60,000 people over the past four years to the Bay of Plenty.
19 February, 2019
The Lantern Festival - Pingxi, Taiwan
According to the elders of Pingxi, the Sky Lantern Festival originated in the Xing Dynasty, more than two thousand years ago. Today these lanterns have two main purposes. One: they display scribbled messages of the hopes and dreams and Two: they represent the end of the Chinese New Year period and their release symbolizes the shedding of outdated ways and embracing the future.
21 - 30 March, 2019
Holi Festival - Mumbai and Dehli, India
The annual Holi Festival celebration in India is known for its vibrant display of color and beautiful meaning of unity. Each year the Indian people come together to throw colors and celebrate how the color unifies them and washes away their differences for the duration of the day. Every person in India celebrates the holiday and it is truly a spectacle to behold for a foreign visitor. The festival starts out quite mild in the morning and grows into a crazy and colorful, almost out of control, party by the afternoon.
27 april, 2019
Koningsdag (Kings day) - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Every year on April 27 Amsterdam turns a very bright shade of orange for King’s Day, which is the King’s birthday (Willem-Alexander of the House of Orange). It has a contagious festival-like atmosphere with street vendors, a market day when anyone can sell pretty much anything, and an insane boat parade party on the canals that will have you dancing unconsciously. It’s a festival that can put a smile on everyone’s face! Tips: Bring a jacket, wear orange.
may until July, 2019
Stars of the White Nights - Saint Petersburg, Russia
White Nights isn’t really one festival but a collection of events around the longest days of the year, from mid-May to mid-July. This festival is an extravaganza of the arts — music, opera, ballet, film and outdoor celebrations including the Scarlet Sails, a fleet of red-sailed, tall ships with a gunpowder-packed fireworks show, Russian style. Long walks along the River Neva in almost constant daylight reveal roving gypsy bands, jugglers, sword swallowers, fire eaters, even stoic Russian mimes who might surprise you with their humor.
24 June, 2019
Bordeaux Wine Festival - Bordeaux, France
This festival, organised by the town of Bordeaux, is an opportunity for fans of fine wine, good food and culture to enjoy a great festive moment. It will be a celebration of the senses on the largest square in Europe, right on the banks of the Garonne. The riverbanks and the Esplanade des Quinconces will welcome more than 300 000 gastronomers and culture-vultures throughout this four-day event.
02 July, 2019
Total Eclipse of the Sun - Argentina and Chile
In 2019, parts of Argentina and Chile will be directly under the path of a total eclipse of the Sun. This is an amazing experience that you wont forget!
29 august, 2019
la Tomatina festival - Valencia, spain
La Tomatina Festival takes place in a Spanish town in Valencia (Buñol). It's a crazy fun festival! A few small trucks go inside the town, bringing with them kilos and kilos of tomatoes. They let the tomatoes drop to the ground, and that signals the beginning of the party. You´ll definitely get dirty. Bringing goggles are highly recommended. The event is definitely so much fun!