Events

Men show off their best skills at three manly games: archery, wrestling, and horse racing

Drop an anchor in Fort Lauderdale for a big celebration

This picturesque mountain valley welcomes fans of an unusual art—the manufacture and launch of unmanned balloons

San Antonio welcomes the New Year with parties, fireworks, and plenty of entertainment

A great occasion to salute your Independence only a 30-minute drive from Downtown San Jose

For over eight decades, the Christmas Tree at the Rockefeller Center has stood as a holiday beacon for New Yorkers

St. Patrick's Day in Chicago is definitely a party of a lifetime!

Get your portion of family warmth sitting by the Martinsfeuer

Watching fireflies is a summer obsession for the Japanese

A weekend packed with amazing displays at the premier strategic bomber base

Once a year Fairbanks turns into an ice city the Ice Queen would envy!

Only in Paris can one skate 60 metres above ground at the Eiffel Tower

Discover Canada's prime illumination festival in Niagara Falls

Witness Independence Day in Buenos Aires!

A vibrant celebration with over 150 years of history

Thousands of pilgrims walk to the foots of Andes to welcome new circle of life or honor the Lord

December marks the peak of colorful religious celebrations held monthly in Andacollo

A beautiful festival to make a wish that will come true

Carnival is an essential part of life and a deep-rooted tradition in Rio

Thai New Year lasts for at least three days, depending on the region, and is one of the most joyful celebrations of the new year worldwide

The party takes place every full moon night and draws up to 30,000 people to the island of Koh Phangan

The annual event is a great opportunity to experience a canoe competition, as well as other performances that come along

Mapuche Indians along with other Chilean indigenous nations celebrate their traditions in June

A deadly festival of log riding that attracts more than half a million people

A great chance to see a historic pageant and race

One of the first things that come to mind when you think of Provence is a magnificent lavender field

Bored with solemn processions? St. Stupid’s Day allows to play a fool in the silliest walk of all times

The celebration of San Sebastiano in Sicily can easily top every patron saint festival in the whole Italy

A spectacular competition of building human towers - something to be seen only in Catalonia

The fertility rites and ceremonies play a major role in Thai culture. One of the most famous is the Rocket festival

Symbolic costumed performances and water fighting traditions that go back over 2,000 years

The celebration of the Catania ma​​rtyr is one of the central events in this region of Sicily

The world's biggest, most challenging, and beautiful cycling event

You have never been so close to the formidable American armed forces

Witness the traditional Moroccan horsemanship spectacle

Towns of Paucartambo and Pisac near Cusco are home to a festival dedicated to Virgen del Carmen, a ceremony well worth attending

A truly wild festival with giant floats and hundreds of participants

One of the most authentic festivals in Cambodia that attracts several millions people each year and marks a unique natural phenomenon—the reversing flow between the Tonle Sap Lake and the Mekong River

Follow the Burry Man throughout the streets of Queensferry as he drinks whisky and spreads good luck

One of the rarest and most remarkable events in Amsterdam!

The 500-year-old​ traditions with bonfires and parades of fearsome monsters unfold on the bank of the Danube, making one of the strangest and most unforgettable events in Hungary

Easter in Florence is memorable for splendid fireworks display

The Gathering is famous for its hospitality, friendship, multitude of events and the presence of the Royal Family, and it's only a 2-hour drive from Edinburgh

Feel the power of art, creativity and style at one of world's best festivals

Take one of the balloon flights and watch Cappadocia's magnificent scenery from heights

A medieval equestrian knightly competition in Sinj that is part of the UNESCO list

Both religious and cultural, the festival adorns the country

The beautiful though often underappreciated blossom of the Japanese plum is one of the first signs of spring

A magnificent view of the setting sun right between the buildings in Manhattan

Hot air ballooning over the temples in Bagan slowly and magnificently reveals the secrets of the old city

During the Beehive Festival in the Yanshui District, thousands of soaring firecrackers are launched into the crowd making for a truly unique experience!

Get out and participate in one of the largest boat races in Venice

On this holy day, ask any local to bring you to the Pagoda, and you will take part in the spiritual Buddhist ritual

The ancient tombs of Loughcrew are aligned perfectly with equinox sunrise​ and have been a sacred place for Gaelic culture, especially during this occasion

One of the world's biggest and most important events, the Cannes Film Festival in the French Riviera, speaks for itself

Don't miss this original and colourful Swiss celebration in Geneva

The island of freedom is where almost half-a-million people from around a hundred countries meet

Enjoy the fireworks from one of the many gondolas in St. Mark's Basin

This is the only occasion to see a thousand Chilean national dances at one spectacle

Enjoy a truly unique and often hilarious experience at the Reindeer Racing Championship

Hindu devotees dance with heavy and prickly kavadis decorated with flowers and peacock feathers and pour life-giving milk to honour Murugan

This ancient Scandinavian market is recreated in this special UNESCO world heritage site

Run, Rudolph, run! This festival in Alaska offers a unique blend of winter fun and Alaskan tradition

See the wildebeast migration from the flying balloon

Only a truly patient explorer can find the secret cave party

54 footballers in traditional costumes play the brutal game to glorify their historic districts

One of the world's biggest music and entertainment festivals

Empathize with the locals over the darkest pages in the world's history

Enjoy a jaw-dropping show at this unique drive-in event

If you have a great love affair with chocolate, you have to visit Bread, Love, and Chocolate Fair in Antibes for the Valentine's Day weekend

Every spring, about 1,700 King Cherry trees blossom on Yeouido Island in a spectacle not to be missed

The festivities involve throwing torches on the wooden boats, carrying flags, putting up the gates, and singing

One of the holiest days for Buddhists, celebrates the day when 1250 disciples of Buddha gathered for his preaching. The holiday includes one of the most spectacular ceremonies in Buddhism

Enjoy the colorful sights of spring blossoms

This spectacle of parades, fireworks, open museums, and exclusive natural illumination happens just once a year during Rome birthday party

Everything is illuminated around you. This is a period of Amsterdam beautifully transforming​ into a city from a fairy tale

Are you brave enough to lure a bull into the sea?

If your life seems grey and you are looking for more color, check out Goa's Holi Festival

A unique blend of thousands of known and less-known artists performing a wide variety of shows in smaller venues around the city

When charged up Uppies and Doonies fight for the leather trophy ball, the townspeople protect their dwellings with wooden barricades

If you see feathers all over the street, it's probably the International Pillow Fight Day, the fluffiest fight in the world

Carnival, dancing, singing and as much fun as you can ever imagine take place on the King's day (Dutch: Koningsdag), known before 2013 as Queensday, throughout the Netherlands

The largest and one of the oldest automobile shows in the world

This Pagan feast may be erased from Gregorian calendar, but not from people'​s minds

Festivities introduce Māori culture, highlighting traditional underground oven cooking and tribal customs

A one-hour military demonstration that attracts approximately 300,000 viewers every year is surely something that may pique your interest

A party that simply can't be missed

Finally being nude brings some luck and fortune at this festival!

A music festival which represents Corsica's cultural identity

Marking the last day of Khmer year, the festival is dedicated to ancestors and is a mix of solemn peaceful celebration and full of adrenaline festive activities

These spring flowers transform the Netherlands into a large colourful carpet

The most important winter event in the French Riviera and one of the largest Carnivals in the world​​

Catch a one-of-a-kind thrill in the middle of the Nevada desert

Step into a real Halloween atmosphere with this sparkling procession

Check out the coolest motorcycle rally and high skill showcases during the weekend-long festival of motorcycle culture in Galveston

One of the most colorful cultural events in Hawaii held to honor King David Kalakaua

The Lord delights in watching Bolivians trying to outdance one another to please the Gran Poder

A unique occasion to discover London's secret venues with free guided tours

A joyous and epicurean celebration of the arrival of the new Côtes du Rhône vintage

The most famous and most important holiday in Vietnam that brings lots of joy and happiness to people

A dynamic celebration of Hawaiian culture and Aloha spirit

In honour of this Catholic Saint,​ Guatemalans perform a traditional indigenous dance

No fireworks or fancy family dinners, but rather a​ temple worship, splashing water, and street food

Olavsoka is a traditional festival that cherishes unity and connectedness of everyone living on the same ground: no matter who you are and where you are you can't miss the feeling of togetherness with this​ little nation!

It means hundreds of fluffy sheep running along the street of Te Kuiti, the world's shearing capital

The kissing festival for the singles

Grab a checkered skirt and head for the Celtic Festival—tradition and lots of fun for the whole family

Still waiting for your invitation letter to Hogwarts? Luckily, today muggles can freely roam the school for wizards!

A remarkable mixture of pagan and Christian traditions turns into sombre but festive celebration of skull in the city of La Paz

A popular culture convention for adults and kids

Beautiful opera music in the relaxed atmosphere during the Summer Recital Series

A multi-day extravaganza features colorful puppets, carved masks, and, of course, traditional drums and bagpipes

An interesting festival that celebrates fertility and openness that welcomes everyone!

This is a great event for the local and international film industry and a wonderful occasion to meet your favourite actors in person

Panama offers a fun and colourful event for you!

Take a glance of one of the most impressive performances of Cappadocia's best whirling dancers

Joyful parades and endless fun on the streets

Lund is one of the most intense student towns of Sweden. Every four years its intensity and level of fun rise well above the maximum!

Over 100,000 vibrantly-coloured lanterns illuminate the Cheonggyecheon Stream

An old pre-Carnival tradition from Rapperswil, near Lake Zurich

For those who like crowded and chaotic places with music, dance, and other interesting activities, the right time to visit Peru is during the Carnival

Celebrate spring bloom and exuberance on Madeira

Giant flamboyant hand-made kites embody the millennia-old tradition of communicating with the dead

The festival that has made New Orleans famous!

You can either repeat Edmond Dantès' feat or watch the 2-kilometer swimming race and enjoy yourself on the shore

Tens of thousands of bare-breasted maidens dance and sing, bringing reeds to their King

Learn about the legend of La Befana during the National Holiday Epiphany

The toughest terrain, classical cars, speechless beauty—the rally not to forget!

Professional shamans will connect you with spirits, but listen carefully as maybe your ancestors are trying to tell you something

Discover Corsican cheese traditions!

100 years before Christ, Mallorca was already making wine

A sport in which the French are the ultimate champions

It is perhaps the most authentic Native American event in Alaska. People there still preserve their old traditions

A guard in an iconic scarlet tunic and bearskin hat must always be on alert to protect the King, so the changing of the guard is a vital tradition

An offer of a guinea pig plate is the highest privilege in Bolivia, and refusal is unacceptable!

Deemed world's greatest Easter Week Festival, local celebrations amaze with fervent and colorful ceremonies

One of the most popular events that brin​gs thousands of Icelanders to the capital of the country

The kite festival that sends a message to the Hindu gods

Have you ever seen a race of 50,0​00 chickens, bunnies, aliens, spidermen, batmen, and other pop-culture heroes?

Get some winter fun at the world's longest toboggan run

Learn about Peruvian history, pay respect to the dead, honor the Virgin, and try not to lose your head in the craziness of this event

The greatest walking event in the world attracts crowds of 40,000 people to Nijmegen

At Highland dances, Scottish boys and girls perform in national costumes dancing to the traditional sounds of the hornpipe

The beautiful mystic sight of spinning fire rings is an unforgettable experience

Streets and roads are empty—the whole country is celebrating Yom Kippur, the holiday of atonement and forgiveness

In the middle of the desert, a new sparkling life is bursting with colors as soon as the sun goes down

An unforgettable Taiwanese tradition in which thousands of bright lanterns light up the Pingxi sky!

Travel from town to town, visiting the festivities dedicated to the beautiful mimosa blossom

Florentines salute “crazy cart” carrying the first 2000 bottles of new wine with much ceremonial

One of the most notorious festivals in Thailand that does not have that much common with vegetarianism

The celebration of the end of the cool season with plenty of flowers is one of the most colorful events of the year

Bring your amigos and enjoy the fiesta with some Mexican flavor. There will be fresh margaritas, and mariachi music—a true Mexican festival in NYC!

Europe's last steam-powered forestry train invites you on a vintage trip across the Vaser Valley in the Maramures Mountains​

Join over 30,000 people at one of the world's biggest coffee festivals

The two-faced and twelve-horned Aya Uma and dancing circles worship sun and nature through ancient Aymara rituals

An undeniable part of Texas culture. Don't miss the Rodeo season and enjoy some original shows

Feeling the beat of Adriatic with an ultrahip Ultra music festival

"One world, one tribe, one music, one dance"—that's the spirit of Singapore's most hip festival

A huge Fiesta, lasting for​ 10 days, is a celebration of the rich and diverse cultures of San Antonio

One of the largest beach festivals in Texas welcomes everyone to get dirty and play in the sand and create beautiful sculptures

A perfect opportunity to visit the great museums of Provence for free

Stunning air dancers resemble circus acrobats, but in fact,​ this is a part of Guatemala's ancient Mayan cultural heritage

One of the biggest dancing events in Europe attracts 350,000 visitors from around the world yearly

The solemn annual commemoration of the victims of 9/11 attack lights up the sky

Scotsmen respect their national poet and commemorate his legacy by cooking his favorite meal on his birthday

Khmer New Year's Day is the happiest time in Cambodia when people wish each other peace, happiness, and prosperity

This festival reveals the secrets of compassion and peace through sacred dances and ritualistic music

Samba lessons for free at a Lapa street party

Gourmets will be carried away by San Francisco’s food

A great festival that mixes music, drinking, eating and a little romance

A world-renowned music festival for electronic dance music enthusiasts, guaranteed to wake the party animal in everyone!

The NYC Marathon, the largest in the world, is a nice sporting tradition for a great cause

Crowds of bears dance, growl, roll, die, and then resurrect in the snowy Romanian streets

Enjoy the unforgettable emotions of this day full of fun. This fiesta of joy is one must-visit during your Canary vacations

One of the greatest motor adventures in the world takes its route from Czechia to Kazakhstan, making a spectacular way through Central Asia

Instead of oppressive sadness, the cross and crucifixion​ is commemorated through vivid costumed dances

Don't miss this huge aerial event in Switzerland!

Take a walk down this enchanted lights path

Have an amazing time at New York's best carnival

Ten days of mud-packed activities are an excellent chance to wake up the inner child in you

Get a rare glimpse into the world of military aviation

Come view a movie at the oldest film festival in the world

The most famous beer festival in the world welcomes everyone to enjoy Bavarian culture, rivers of beer, and great traditional cuisine

The longest-running annual jazz event in the world

All in all, Denmark is the home of Lego. Are you ready to go back to childhood in the kingdom full of Lego constructions and fun rides?

A fervent celebration of masculine strength and feminine grace

Winter holiday season in Rijeka is highlighted by the biggest carnival in Croatia with costumed parades and performances, lots of music and dancing

A bit commercialized but this beautiful festival of snow statues is a winter highlight in Sapporo parks

Definitely the wettest in Japan! This water-throwing festival brings both happiness and prosperity

Gun salutes mark special occasions in London often associated with the Royal Family

Check out this famous and ancient Japanese sport in action!

Terrific aviation shows both in the air and on the ground

This Inca bridge is a connection between the past and the present, and its renovation is a real tradition for locals

A Hindu festival celebrated with lots of colors and picturesque traditions

Three days full of fun, pleasure, colour, and wind

The event to apreciate the hard work of buffaloes is full of adrenaline and competitions

“Hira Gasy” or musical presentation of Malagasy folklore is the highlight of the Independence Day celebration

Toronto invites lovers of Caribbean culture to the largest North American street festival of colorful traditions

Join the massive procession and colorful celebration to remember the dead

Every four years, sometime in October, millions of migrating sockeye salmon paint the Adams River scarlet-red