Rio Carnival (Rio Carnaval) Brazil 2025
The Rio Carnival Brazil (Rio Carnaval) 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 rules are…
Celebrate the Year of the Pig in Hong Kong
5 February 2019 is the start of the Chinese Year of the Pig. Catch the tail end of the festivities in Hong Kong, which climax with the famous Spring Lantern Festival on 19 February as part of Ramblers…
Visit Pink Toulouse in the Year of Living Coral
With Pantone announcing its official colour of the year, ‘Living Coral’, what better place to admire the official shade of 2019 than in the famed ‘Pink City’ of Toulouse as…
Chinese New Year 2025, Global
Chinese New Year is undoubtedly China’s pre-eminent and most intense festive period characterised by sumptuous family meals, the colour red, paper lanterns and lots…
Valetta International Baroque Festival 2025, Malta
The Valetta International Baroque Festival will once more come to the Maltese capital in January. Founded in 1566, the Baroque city is the perfect venue for the musical festival, especially…
Dashain Festival Nepal, 2024
The Dashain Festival is the longest and most important celebration in Nepal before Tihar or Diwali. Spread over September or October, depending on the lunar calendar, Dashain sees Nepalese from all around the globe return…
Bruges Beer Festival 2024 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 for the country…
Have a Vivid Rio Carnival 2019
No trip to Brazil would be complete without a stay in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Its annual infamous carnival makes March 2019 a brilliant time of year to hop on a plane and wake up in Latin America …
Chingay Parade Singapore, 2025
There is no event that encapsulates the multi-cultural nature of Singapore than the Chingay Parade, held each year during the Chinese New Year celebrations. Literally meaning…
Japan Naked Festival, Okayama (Hadaka Matsuri)
The Saidaiji Eyo Hadaka Matsuri in Okayama, colloquially known as the Japan naked festival, is the largest of a series of similar festivals held around Japan. Thousands of naked people…
Singapore Bicentennial Celebrations for 2019
Singapore commemorates the 200th anniversary of Sir Stamford Raffles landing in Singapore, which was one of the key turning points in Singapore’s 700 year history…
Slapstick Festival Bristol, 2025
Fans of the silent screen should virtually head to Bristol this March for Slapstick Festival 2025, a celebration of silent and vintage screen comedy, and much more. The initial Slapstick…
Tick the Rio Carnival off Your Bucket List
Experience Rio’s annual extravaganza when the city is a riot of elaborate costumes, samba dancing and street parties, attracting millions of party-goers from across the globe. Staying right on Copacabana…
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…
Isle of Wight Mardi Gras UK 2024
Part of a packed programme of events held each year on the island to the south of England, this year the Isle of Wight Mardi Gras will have the theme of the story of the carnival…
Sheep Shearing Festival, Khot Armenia
If sheep shearing is your thing then the village of Khot in Syunik, Armenia is the place to head for in June. There the Sheep Shearing Festival sees the local people of Vayoc, Dzor and Syunik keeping alive…
Nowruz or Persian New Year 2025
Experience the opulence of Nowruz – or Persian New Year – in March with an abundance of food, music and hospitality in one of many Persian-heritage countries. Nowruz Meaning Nowruz…
Binche Carnival 2025, Belgium
Eerie, identical wax masks, colossal ostrich plume hats, confetti in churches and orange throwing: the medieval Carnaval de Binche (or Binche Carnival) is like no other in the world. In…
Dresden Giant Stollen Parade 2018
In recent years stollen has become as much a feature of Christmas as figgy pudding. But nowhere do they celebrate the festive cake as seriously as in Dresden where each…
Quebec Winter Carnival 2025 Canada
Ever since 1955, the people of Quebec City have celebrated winter with the Quebec Winter Carnival. In 2006, over a million people attended the festival, making it the biggest winter…
Amsterdam Light Festival 2024
The streets and canals of Amsterdam will once more host the tenth Amsterdam Light Festival this winter, from 28 November, 2024 to 19 January, 2025. The theme of the 2024 Light Festival will be Rituals…
Visit Quebec’s Coolest Winter Festival
Winter holidays are all about wrapping up warm and hitting the slopes – but hurtling down a snowy piste might not be everyone’s cup of Glühwein. For those who’d prefer a winter escape mixing snow-covered…
Well Off-the-beaten Track in Indian Himalayas
Explore striking Himalayan landscapes, remote hill stations and fascinating holy sites by small vehicle on this 19-night escorted tour that’s ideal for return visitors. Highlights include a visit to the…
Join the Carnival in Salta, Argentina
From horse riding in the rural village of Molinos to visiting local wineries in the beautiful Cafayate and viewing the Brazilian side of the Iguazú Falls, this 12-night Northern Argentina holiday allows visitors…
