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 [...]
Where: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates When: October 11-20, 2012 Where To Stay: Abu Dhabi Hotels Cost: Single screenings are 25 AED and 15 AED for students. For information on purchasing tickets, click here. Starting in 2007, the Abu Dhabi Film festival was created to celebrate the film culture by presenting works by Arab filmmakers [...]
Where: Celebrated throughout Russia, with Moscow being a main venue When: February 20-26, 2012, March 11-17, 2013 Where To Stay: Moscow hotels While some countries have Carnival or Mardi Gras to party before the start of Lent, Russia has Maslenitas (also known as Pancake Week or Butter Week). Considered to be a traditional Russian holiday, [...]
Where: Chiang Mai, Thailand When: November 24, 2012 Where To Stay: Chiang Mai Hotels Coinciding with the Loy Krathong Festival, Yee Peng Festival is Northern Thailand’s Festival of Lights. Yee Peng takes place on the second month of the lunar calendar on a full moon, where paper lanterns are released and float into the sky, [...]
Where: Annecy, France When: February 22 – 24, 2013 Where To Stay: Annecy Hotels Cost: Free Who wouldn’t want a Venetian Carnival in the picturesque Alpines? The French take on the Venetian Carnival takes place for two and a half days in February each year, as participants dress up in traditional elaborate costumes and masks, [...]
Where: Mohacs, Hungary When: February 16-21, 2012, February 7-12, 2013 Where To Stay: Mohacs Hotels Held at the end of the fall carnival each year, the Mohácsi Busójárás is a welcoming of the spring and fertility. Celebrated by the Šokci, or Croats, living in Mohacs, the Hungarian festival lasts for six days and ends the [...]
Where: Downtown Lyon, France When: December 8-11, 2012 and annually Places To Stay: Lyon Hotels Let there be light! For four days, from December 8-11, Lyon is alit. Each house places candles in their windows, and the national landmarks, including the Basilica of Fourviere, is lit in various colors. Each year, a different light show [...]
Where: Brisbane, Australia When: September 8-29, 2012 Places To Stay: Brisbane hotels The Brisbane Festival is a three week festival of activities in Brisbane, Australia concluding with Sunsuper Riverfire fireworks display on Saturday, September 29, 2012. The Brisbane Festival kicks off on Saturday, September 8 with the Santos City of Lights laser and light show, [...]