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The Air Guitar World Championships
Yes it's true Finland has raised the astounding art of air guitar and turned it into a three day celebration of invisibility and mayhem.
Amsterdam Roots
Amsterdam roots, every June a fantastic world music line-up in Europe's party city.
Ati Atihan
Ati Atihan the Philippines most crazy celebration, world renowned as Asia's greatest party which doesn't disappoint.
Australia Day Sydney
Australia Day in Sydney the ultimate Ozzy celebration down under and all over the world.
Batalla Del Vino
Batalla Del Vino is a crazy wine fight in a Spain's wine capital Rioja- free drink everywhere as the entire town is flooded with wine. Just after morning mass !
Bestival
Bestival is a brilliant boutique music event with world class names - Amy Winehouse, Sugar Hill Gang, The Chemical Brothers. Bestival takes place on the beautiful Isle of Wight every September.
Bicycle Film Fest
This extreme yet artistic celebration blazes a trail around the world providing awesome tricks, films and partys on it's merry way.
Big Day Out
This is the Southern Hemispheres most awesome travelling music show, 2009 dates are almost sold out check here for tickets, news on acts and locations.
Brasil Carnaval
Brasil Carnaval is the hottest and sexiest party in the world. Millions of Brasilians line the streets dancing a sweet sexy samba. A once in a lifetime experience.
Buenos Aires Tangofest
The Buenos Aires TangoFest is a must for anyone who claims to love this sexy latin number- in the city that inspired it's hot culture.
Bull Running in Pamplona & The Fiesta of San Fermin
Bull running in Pamplona. Can you run with the bulls and party all night ? The Fiesta of San Fermin has something for everyone.
Burning Man
Burning Man needs no introduction but just in case- Blackrock City, Desert, nakedness, drugs, bicycles, experimenting & altered perceptions.
Calcio Storico
Calcio Storico is the oldest of soccer games in the world. Ever wonder where the game murder-ball came from ? From Florence of course. This time when the Italian dives it's for real.
Calgary Stampede
Calgary Stampede a celebration with rodeos, chuckwagon races & all night line dancing. Take a step back in time to when the world’s toughest stock walked on two legs.
Capetown Pride
Capetown-Pride-Festival 2009 is set to shake up the magical city once again, full schedule details & activities here.
Cheese Rolling in Gloucestershire
Chase a wheel of cheese rolling down a hill in Gloucestershire, the fromage reaches speeds of 92kph ! there is no prize but expect to celebrate like a winner.
Chennai Classical Month
Chennai month of classic music in India a month of Classical Music dedicated to the Chennai/Madras Southern Indian Culture.
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year, celebrate the new year with Dragons & fireworks as China's greatest celebrations start in Beijing & Hong Kong then echo around the world.
Cois Fharraige in Clare
Cois Fharraige the Irish surf contest with & world class music acts.
Creamfields
This legendary dance music festival has delivered the biggest names in the world since 1998, we have all the info for the next Creamfields here.
Cruinniu na mBad
Cruinniu na mBad - Kinvara in Galway's gathering of the beautiful Irish Hooker boat. Pints of Guinness to be had.
Darwin Beer Can Regatta
Darwin Beer Can Regatta - Build a ship for battle out of 1000 beer cans. Or just drink the beer. The regatta is where you can get away with both.
Day of The Dead
Day of the Dead or Dia de los Muertos as it's known in Mexico is a beautiful mourning of loved ones past on and an amazing celebration of life where people claim to contact their late friends, family and lovers.
Dia de la Rebel
Dia de la Rebel dia Nacional in Cuba there are only 1 or 2 chances left to see this Communist Carnival of colour, dance and culture.
Dubai month of Shopping
The Dubai Shopping Fest attracts more then two million shopaholics each year with retail spending in excess of US$1 billion.
Electric Picnic
Electric Picnic is a top notch music event, often referred to as the European Burning Man. But forget the line up, the novelty is off the stage. Naked weddings are not uncommon here.
Exit
Exit is the best music knees up in Europe. It takes place in Serbia- with friendly locals with beautiful weather guaranteed. Serbia's economy is also not performing so it possible to do all this on €300 !
Fantasy Fest Key West
Ten days of fancy dress but there are no hidden desires here. Key West lets it's hair down and pulls her skirt up for the ultimate party. Leave your inhibitions in the airport locker : fun for boys & girls.
Father Ted Carnival
This Irish shindig is a tribute to the funniest TV show we were blessed to receive: Father Ted
Frozen Dead Guy
This dead dude celebration commerates Nederland, Colorado's most famous & loved popsicle refugee. You really need to read this!
Full Moon Party
The Full Moon party on Koh Phangan where up to 30,000 people get a boat out to Haad Rin paradise beach off of Thailand and help themselves to local buckets of drink and Mushroom shakes.
Future Music
Future Music Festival Down Under's danceathon- 7 days- 5 cities- the world's best dance djs and thousands of people bouncing around.
Galway Oyster Fair
Galway Oyster Fair voted up there with Oktoberfest, 15,000 people celebrate 1 shellfish and a lot of Guinness
Glastonbury
Glasto: there is always rain therefore mud slides and hence hand parties. Europe's largest music event with every possible music niche catered for.
Good Vibes
Good Vibrations keeps getting bigger & better every year, all the info for the 2009 venues and line-ups here.
Great Alaska Beer & Barley Fest
Alaska Beer & Barley Fest; Clear skies, cloudy beers, hundreds of brews, thousands of people and one great reason to celebrate: beer.
Groundhog-Day
Groundhog-Day 2009 schedule, discover the truth behind this Spring party and exactly what age "Phil" is.
Hogmanay in Edinburgh
Hogmanay in Edinburgh is the ultimate way to celebrate the new year click here to find out more.
Holi in India
Holi in India beautiful way to celebrate the second moon. Almost all of India celebrates with bonfires and crazy colour throwing fights.
Kerstbier Beer in Essen
Kerstbier Beer Festival a quaint celebration Belgian and indeed world beers in the town of Essen.
La Tomatina Fiesta
La Tomatina Fiesta : tomato throwing where a quaint Spanish village turns into a pool of tomatoes.
Langerado in Miami
Langerado Miami's coolest music event featuring the best acts in the world in America's party capital. Rock on in the Everglades.
Lanjaron Water Fiesta
Lanjaron Water Fiesta is Spain's greatest water fight at the peak of Summer heat.
Las Fallas
Las Fallas is Valencia's fiery Spanish fiesta delivering amazing art all on fire around the beautiful city with brass bands blaring & botas being emptied.
Leeds
Since 1999 this legendary music celebration has delivered the biggest names in the world, we have all the info for the next Leeds Fest.
Love Parade 2009
Love Parade 2009 in Bochum, the greatest party on earth. Since it's move from Berlin it only gets better.
Mali Desert Fest
The Desert fest in Mali, travel back hundreds of years and witness the ancient gathering of the Tamasheks.
Mardi Gras New Orleans
Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, whatever language it can mean only one thing beginning with "B".... beads. New Orleans enjoys a fortnight of tourist hedonism and local culture.
Maslenitsa
Maslenitsa Festival in Russia wasn't allowed to be celebrated until the fall of Communism and now they're really make up for the lost time !
Naadam fest in Mongolia
This is the most macho tough guy event in the world with awesome traditions and strong, potent drinks to keep your spirits high.
National Winter Ales
National Winter Ales in Manchester: England's answer to Oktoberfest, taste hundreds of beers from around the world with lots of local entertainment
New Years Eve in Time Square
New Years Eve in Time Square is the best place to celebrate the past and rejoice to the future. 1 million people gather for this awesome street party.
Oktoberfest in Munich
Oktoberfest in Munich this Beerfest is the best reason in the world to party. Fourteen beer tents and 8 million people create the ultimate atmosphere.
Orange Throwing at the Ivrea Carnival
Orange throwing in Ivrea, italy is a different type of carnival. Your travel insurance policy won't cover this.
Oxegen
Oxegen is Ireland's largest music festival, it has featured all the biggest names in world music and funky concepts like silent tents, rivalled only by Glastonbury for best music event in Europe.
Palio di Siena
Palio di Siena - an epic traditional Italian horse race dating back hundreds of centuries. The Siena locals celebrate in a medieval fashion as 17 different areas fight against one another.
Penis day in Japan
Penis Celebrations in Japan ? Honen Matsuri is a day of crazy rejoicing worshiping everything wangtastic.
Pirate Festival The Contraband Days
Pirate Festival - Louisiannas Contraband Days where old sea dogs meet, fun for the family and Captain Morgan too. Can ye say Ye-arrrr ?
Pourcailhade
Pourcailhade - a French boom devoted to prime pigs celebrated high in the Pyrnee Mountains.
Puck Fair
Puck Fair -Goat worshipping ? only in Ireland. This is Ireland's second biggest celebration after St. Paddys day. The population of Kerry increases by 100,000 people for 4 days.
Pulilan Carabao
Pulilan Carabao is the celebration of Saint Isidro but it's really just a good excuse for painting water buffaloes and partying.
Quebec/Bonhomme Carnaval
This is the biggest winter party in the world complements of the jolliest mascot : The Bonhomme.
Rainbow Serpent Music
The Rainbow Serpent Music Festival providing everything from techy grooves to psychedelic funk. Australia's answer to Burning Man.
Reading
Since 1971 this legendary music event has delivered the biggest names in the world, we have all the info for the next Reading Fest.
Rijeka Carnival
Rijeka Carnival this festival was originally celebrated by Austrian and Hungarian aristocrats but today the world is welcome to this ugly mask party.
Rivers and Spires
Rivers and Spires Festival a three day outdoor festive event in Historic Downtown Clarksville, Tennessee 5 stages of entertainment, International Streetfest & Jazz'N Wine area.
RockNess
RockNess music fest on the banks of legendary Loch Ness in Scotland, the voter best newcomer electro danceathon all the details for the upcoming year.
Roskilde
Roskilde Music Festival Denmarks greatest party amazing music acts from the world especially metal acts.
Singapore M1 Fringe
Singapore M1 Fringe 2009 the theme is Art&Family there are already lots of acts confirmed with loads of street performers promising to be there too. The cutting edge in performance.
Songkran Water Fight
Songkran Water Fight: celebrate the new year in Thailand and enjoy the party in Chang Mai.
Spring Break
Spring-Break Daytona-Fort Lauderdale or anywhere in the Caribbean wild fun everyday.
St. Jeromes Laneway
Laneway packs thousands of people into Australias laneways boiled by the Summer heat then blares cutting edge music down their ears.
St. Patricks Day
St. Paddy's Day the world's greatest festival celebrate in Ireland, America or anywhere in the world. Slainte !
Munich's Starkbierzeit - Strong Beer Fest
Starkbierzeit - forget Munich's Oktoberfest- take a break from your lenten fast at the strongest beer festival in the world. Expect ZERO recollection.
Stuttgart Volkfest
Stuttgart Volkfest is Germany's second biggest beer festival after the Oktoberfest in Munich. With less tourists at the Stuttgart Cannstatter Wasen hence there is more beer per person!
Sunburst Kuala Lumpur
Sunburst: Kuala Lumpurs newest music festival looks set to bring thousands more every year with excellent line-ups & quirky entertainment.
Sundance Film Fest
Sundance Film Festival 2009: every January in Park City Utah, this year will remember Redford's great friend Paul Newman
Surin Elephant Celebration
Surin Elephant Festival pays the mightiest animal in the world a thousands complements as the elephants display their capabilities and are worshipped so.
Sydney Performing Arts Fest 2009
Sydney Festival 2009, the biggest & best theatre & performance festival in Australia with lots of free events.
Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras
Sydney Mardi Gras: A street filling event of parades and entertainment hosted by the Sydney Gay and Lesbian community. Fun for all regardless of sexual orientation.
Tar Barrel Carrying
Tar barrel carrying originated in 1688, or did it ? who cares it's a 17 stage pub crawl with father and son competing with tar barells on fire.
Temple Bar Tradfest
Temple Bar Tradfest a great music celebration in Dublin's culture quarter with traditional musicians playing in every bar.
Thaipusam in Penang
Thaipusam in Penang is a celebration of the Kevadi. People perform fascinating feats and exercise exreme will power in the name of religion.
Tropfest
Tropfest the Australian short film festival 1 month of 7 minute pieces with a finale in Sydney.
Venice-Carnival
Venice Carnival the biggest fancy dress celebration in the world dating back to 1268AD before the term fancy dress existed !
Wacken Open Air
Wacken Open Air, Germany's metalfest will get your head rockin'- everything from death metal to folk metal and over 60,000 people.
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