When: Each year the Fallas de Valencia takes place from March 15 – March 19. Where: Valencia, Spain. Where To Stay: Valencia Hotels. Huge puppets, check! Bonfires, check! Fireworks, check! The Fallas de Valencia in Spain is a festival unlike any other. This eccentric 5-day long event includes parades, fireworks, pageants and hundreds of massive [...]
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Where: Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A. The Balloon Fiesta Park is located north of Alameda Boulevard, one mile west of I-25. When: October 5-13, 2013. Park gates open at 4:30am Local Hotels: Albuquerque hotels Fiesta Events: 2013 Daily Event Schedule In October, Albuquerque’s skies are filled with nearly 600 hot air [...]
La Tomatina Festival In Bunol, Spain When: The last Wednesday of August each year. Future dates are August 28, 2013, August 27, 2014 & August 26, 2015. Where: The town of Bunol near Valencia, Spain Local Hotels: Places to stay in Bunol, and Valencia Food fight! La Tomatina Festival is a week-long event at the [...]
Burning Man Festival, Nevada Desert, U.S.A When: the week before and including Labor Day weekend. The man burns on the Saturday night before Labor Day. Next year’s dates are August 26 – September 2, 2013. Where: Black Rock Desert in Nevada, 120 miles north of Reno, near the towns of Empire and Gerlach. Cost: Tickets [...]
Australia has a proud reputation of being one of the most laid back, party-loving countries in the world. Offering some of the most entertaining festivals, all year round, there is sure to be something for everyone to love. Whether your idea of the perfect festival involves screaming crowds and loud music, an all-out street parade, [...]
Where: Venice, Italy When: First Sunday in September, annually. September 2, 2012 Where To Stay: Venice Hotels The Regata Storica is the main event in the Voga alla Veneta, a 510 year old Venetian tradition where the city canals are filled with gondolas, that race through the city. Before the race, Venetian officials parade up [...]
Where: Galway, Ireland When: July 16-29, 2012 Where To Stay: Galway Hotels Party time in Galway! The Galway Arts Festival kicks off on July 16 this ywar and is an action packed festival of performances, art, theater, exhibitions, dance, comedy, concerts and more. Performances take place at venues all over Galway. There will also be [...]
Where: Zurich, Switzerland When: February 15-17, 2013 Where To Stay: Zurich Hotels The Zurich Carnival is the biggest folk festival of the winter and this festival has it all – musical performances, carnival shows, folklore presentations, and steel band concerts are all part of the festivities. Dating back to the middle ages, the ZuriCarneval occurs [...]
Where: Loire Valley, France When: April 25 – October 14, 2012 Where To Stay: Loire Valley Hotels The Chaumont Garden Festival, or Festival des Jardins, has taken place every year since 1992. Thirty themed gardens created by different international landscape architects create beautiful and often times wacky gardens each summer, all around the breathtaking castles [...]
Where: Barcelona, Spain When: August 15-21, 2012 Where To Stay: Barcelona Hotels Cost: Free Gracia Festival, or the Festa Major de Gracia, is the biggest Barcelona street festival with over 600 events and activities, and 175 outdoor and often times free concerts. Nearly twenty streets and plazas in Barcelona will be decorated for the Gracia [...]