October 2019
Nabana no Sato Winter Light Festival Japan 2020
Nabana no Sato, a botanical garden in the Japanese prefecture of Mie, is home each year to one of the country’s best and biggest winter light festivals. During several months,…
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Harbin Ice Festival China 2020 Extravaganza
Once mostly a regional affair, the Harbin Ice Festival, China - or the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival...
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Vinterjazz Festival Denmark 2020
Vinterjazz is a national festival which takes place every February across the whole of Denmark. Now in its nineteenth year, it will feature hundreds of concerts...
Find out more »Venice Carnival (Carnevale di Venezia) 2020
Juxtapose one of the most beautiful cities in the world alongside one of the most colourful and exciting carnivals globally and it has to be a winning formula. Masked costumed…
Find out more »Hong Kong Arts Festival 2020
International top artists giving world class performances ranging from the classical to the avant-garde, and the familiar to the surprising – the Hong Kong Arts Festival 2020 is this vibrant…
Find out more »Festival du Voyageur 2020, Winnipeg, Canada
The largest winter festival in Western Canada, the Festival du Voyageur, or "Festival of the Traveller" for the non-Francophones out there, is a celebration of all things wintry...
Find out more »Fête du Citron Menton (Lemon Festival) 2020
Situated on the Côte d’Azur in the Alpes Maritimes, the town of Menton could be forgiven for just becoming a playground for the rich, like neighbouring St Tropez and Monaco.…
Find out more »Carnaval de Nice (Nice Carnival) 2020
Set on the glamorous Cote d’Azure, the Nice Carnival (Carnaval de Nice) is one of the largest and most famous carnivals in the world. Many of the world’s top film…
Find out more »Carnaval Sitges (Sitges Carnival) 2020, Spain
The Sitges Carnival (Carnaval Sitges) sees the Spanish coastal town brought to life with carnival fever as parties and parades take over the streets in the run-up to Lent. While…
Find out more »CAMRA Derby Winter Ale Festival 2020
February is the perfect time to visit the city of Derby, regardless of the state of the local football team Derby County’s fortunes. The 16th CAMRA Derby Winter Ale Festival…
Find out more »Santa Cruz Carnival de Tenerife 2020
They sure know how to throw a fiesta in Spain, and the annual Santa Cruz Carnival (Carnaval de Santa Cruz de Tenerife) is a shining example of a 12-day pumping…
Find out more »Cologne Carnival (Fastelovend), 2020
The Cologne Carnival, Fastelovend or 'Fasteleer' in the local dialect is one of the biggest street carnivals in Europe. Starting on 20 February 2020, the 'Crazy Days' continue until 26…
Find out more »Berlin International Film Festival – Berlinale 2020
The Berlin International Film Festival, also known as the Berlinale, takes place every year in February and is one of the most important and most visited film festivals on the…
Find out more »Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2020
Rio Carnival in 2019 begins on 1 March in the afternoon and ends on 6 March when the last reveller flops to the floor. Locals know where to go and what to do; however, as...
Find out more »Panama Carnival (Panama Carnaval), 2020
The Panama Carnival (or Carnaval in Spanish) is the biggest celebration of the year in the Central American nation. Here’s how it’s done. Bring your water pistol. During the day…
Find out more »Barranquilla Carnival 2020, Colombia
The sensational Barranquilla Carnival held in February in Colombia is the world’s second biggest fiesta with magnificent street parades, traditional dancers, lots of local...
Find out more »Carnaval de Binche (Carnival of Binche) 2020, Belgium
Eerie, identical wax masks, colossal ostrich plume hats, confetti in churches and orange throwing: the medieval Carnaval de Binche (or Carnival of Binche) is like no other in the world.…
Find out more »Battle of the Oranges, 2020, Ivrea, Italy
Referred to as the biggest food fight in Europe, the Battle of the Oranges takes over the town of Ivrea on the three days preceding Lent, from the Sunday to…
Find out more »Trinidad Carnival, Port of Spain 2020
The World’s greatest party might be in Rio de Janeiro, but the Trinidad Carnival is a mix of centuries of tradition and solid fun, and is probably the most vibrant…
Find out more »New Orleans Mardi Gras 2020
New Orleans Mardi Gras or ‘Fat Tuesday’ is one of the biggest parties in the USA and very distinct from the Rio Carnival or the Trinidad Carnival, Port of Spain.…
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