4 of the Best Family Friendly Festivals
Going to festivals doesn’t have to be an activity reserved only for carefree twenty-somethings with no children. Whatever your age, and whatever age your children are…
La Feria de Cali 2024 (Cali Fair), Colombia
The annual Feria de Cali or Cali Fair in Colombia has grown into one of South America’s most important salsa festivals with fireworks, colourful parades, free music concerts…
Barranquilla Carnival 2024 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…
Samoa’s Annual Teuila Festival
Since it was established in 1991, Samoa’s Teuila Festival has grown to become one of Samoa’s most celebrated annual events and one of the South Pacific’s biggest cultural…
Eugene O’Neill Festival, Danville, California
Each autumn the town of Danville in Tri-Valley, California hosts the Eugene O’Neill Festival to celebrate the works of America’s premier playwright and Nobel prize winner…
Venice Film Festival History: through its Poster Art
It’s no less than 86 years ago since the famous Venice Film Festival first saw the light of day in August 1932, making it the oldest film festival in the…
Taste of Sonoma 2024 California
Sonoma County is one of California’s finest wine regions. Noted for the quality of its wines, especially chardonnay and pinot noir, and a 45-minute from San Francisco, the region has…
Mothman Festival 2024, West Virginia, USA
During the third weekend of September, the annual Mothman Festival attracts thousands of revellers to celebrate the Mothman mysteries with two days of music concerts, artists, guest speakers, a charity…
EFG London Jazz Festival Summer Stage
The Turbans, Kefaya, Camilla George, Kinetika Bloco and Urban Flames will play the EFG London Jazz Festival Summer Stage at Royal Albert Docks on 31 August…
Moab Music Festival 2024, Utah
Each September, the Moab Music Festival brings an array of the world’s finest musicians to Utah for a series of traditional, chamber and jazz concerts set against the most amazing…
Brussels Beer Festival: BXL Beer Fest 2024
At the Brussels beer festival “BXL Beer Fest”, over 60 independent brewers show off their artisanal beers. With strictly no room for industrial products at the two-day festival, this is…
6 US American Music Festivals This Summer
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, the 1969 music festival which became one of the world’s most famous music events and has a special place in America’s pop…
Burning Man, The Black Rock Desert, Nevada, 2024
So, you’ve been to some music festivals and now want to go to Burning Man? Throw away all your previous perceptions as this is considered a city, rather than a festival, with an…
Not Brassed Off by Yorkshire Brass Band Music
Mal Tattersall samples the delights of the Saddleworth Whit Friday Band Contests, to discover much to enjoy in Yorkshire brass band contests. There’s an intriguing sign hanging on a red…
Hanukkah 2024 Festival of Lights
Hanukkah, also known as Chanukah or the Festival of Lights, is one of the most popular and beautiful Jewish festivals around the world. Taking place annually towards the year-end…
Leeds Castle Says It with Flowers
From 14 to 19 September, Leeds Castle in Kent is celebrating its 900th anniversary with a spectacular ‘floral party’ throughout the principal Castle rooms for the popular Festival…
Join Panama City’s 500th Birthday Celebrations
Panama City celebrates its 500th anniversary this year, and to mark the occasion the cosmopolitan city has created a colourful calendar of activities such as music festivals…
Nabana no Sato Winter Light Festival Japan 2024
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, magical light tunnels…
Barbados Food and Rum Festival 2024, Bridgetown
One of the delights of spending time in the Caribbean is the chance to sample some excellent rums. The Barbados Food and Rum Festival provides an excellent opportunity to discover…
Whitby Folk Week 2024, Yorkshire
Wish you could dance, sing or play an instrument, but don’t know where to start? Whitby Folk Week this August may be just what you’re looking for. There are more than three hundred events…
Waddesdon Manor Chilli Fest 2024, UK
The Waddesdon Manor Chilli Fest promises to be the hottest event of the summer. The manor house built for the Baron de Rothschild in the 1870s to entertain guests and…
Venice International Film Festival 2024
The Venice International Film Festival, officially called Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica, is the world’s oldest film festival. Every year you can indulge here in the best…
Rihanna to Attend Crop Over 2019, Barbados
Barbados’ queen Rihanna has just announced she will be attending Crop Over 2019 and the whole world waits in anticipation for the this year’s glorious costume. Crop Over is the…
Rotterdam Carnival, Rotterdam 2024
If you can’t make the Rio Carnival and Notting Hill Carnival, head for the Rotterdam Carnival (Rotterdam Unlimited Carnival) this summer. From 23 to 27 July, the Netherlands…
