Dunmow Flitch Trials 2022, Essex, UK
Few of the many festivals in the UK are steeped in a history as long as the Dunmow Flitch Trials. Held every leap year, in Great Dunmow Essex, the trials…
Alresford Watercress Festival 2022, UK
If you are a fan of cress then Hampshire is the place to head for this May. Held on 15 May, the 2022 Alresford Watercress Festival will see fifteen thousand…
Jack in the Green Festival, Hastings, Sussex
The Jack in the Green Festival takes place in the Sussex coastal town of Hastings – 1066 and all that – traditionally over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend. A…
Olney Pancake Race, Buckinghamshire, UK, 2022
While people around the UK are celebrating the approach of Lent by tossing pancakes in the warmth of their own kitchen, the gentlefolk of one Buckinghamshire town take to the…
Trinidad Carnival, Port of Spain 2022
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…
Carnaval de Binche 2022, 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….
Battle of the Oranges, 2022, 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…
Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2022
The Rio Carnival is the biggest and greatest celebration on Earth. While locals know where to go and what to do; however, as it’s a big Latin American city, the…
Carnaval Sitges (Sitges Carnival) 2022, 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…
Bruges Beer Festival 2022 Belgium
Since its first edition in 2007 the Bruges Beer Festival (“Brugs Bierfestival” in Flemish) has earned itself a reputation as one of Belgium’s best beer festivals, and that is saying something …
Up Helly Aa, Shetlands, 2022
If you want to see a horde of Vikings parading through the streets, before burning a galley boat and then making merry for 12 hours, Up Helly Aa is the festival for you…
Padstow Christmas Market & Festival 2021
Foodies should head to the Cornish coastal town of Padstow this December for the 12th Padstow Christmas Market & Festival. Master chefs Rick Stein (they don’t call is Pad-stein for…
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