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Vegetarian Festival
Phuket is often seen as the center of Thailand’s Vegetarian Festival, as over 30 percent of the population have Chinese ancestry. Rituals during the height of the festival include tongue slashing and other gory rituals. Bangkok celebrations might seem a little subdued compared to that, but still very much worth a visit
Comic-Con International: Release The Inner Geek
Packed with events from autograph signings to film screenings to costume, Comic-Con International is a behemoth convention of the celebration of the popular arts.
Coachella: SoCal Sun Scorched Fun
Since its inception, Coachella has offered two types of performance experiences which are indoors, emphasizing the intensity of electronic and dance music, and outdoors, featuring rock and pop performers.
Bass Coast: Homage To Canada, Art, Science And Technology
Bass Coast is a sex-positive place that champions being yourself, no matter what your sexual orientation is. All festival goers are considered "Babes" in the friendly confines of this festival.
Camp Bisco: The Wild Jamtronica Of Disco Biscuits
Founded by the much loved Philadelphia-based, jamtronica unit Disco Biscuits, Camp Bisco is an electronic wonderland where you can let your hair down and your inner freak flag fly.
Cheyyene Frontier Days: Wyoming Goes Back To Its' Old West Roots
The Cheyenne Frontier Days event is a summer vacation bargain and there’s something for everyone whether it’s the pancakes and parades in the morning, the afternoon rodeo, the carnival, the various villages, or the evening concerts.
BottleRock Napa Valley: The Kick Off To Bay Area’s Summer
Today, Napa Valley boasts more than 400 wineries, world class dining, numerous arts events and unparalleled hospitality, making it one of the world’s top destinations year after year.
Burning The Clocks: Marking The Winter Solstice
Every year the event uses a different theme related to the concept of time, ensuring new and exciting lantern creations.
Colors Of Ostrava: Mightily Eclectic Indie Film And Arts Festival
Since the early days, it’s swelled to one of the most celebrated and widely attended music festivals in the Czech Republic, attracting about 30,000 individuals per day. The lineups are consistently well-curated, with scores of worthy aspirant artists and impressive headliners alike.
Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling: Chasing The Cheese
Chasing cheese which can reach speeds of up to 70 miles per hour, hurtling down Coopers’ Hill, on purpose, for fun and for bragging rights.
Camel Cup: A Strange Race In A Strange Place
The highlight of the day in the Camel Cup is, of course, the actual camel races. Camels, not known for their outgoing personality traits, can be stubborn and yet, overall entertaining.
La Calaca Festival
Daytime events immerse participants in cultural activities, such as live art installations, creative workshops and tours of dressed up cemeteries and traditional altars. The evenings are dominated by costumed processions, musical performances, and parties that last until sunrise.
World Architecture: Art Nouveau
The central idea of Modernism was that the beauty of designed objects, such as buildings and furniture, depended on the extent to which they functioned as well.
The Strawberry Fields
With an accommodating 6,000 capacity event area, Strawberry Fields operates in that perfect small festival space for a mix of urban weekend warriors, hippie mainstays and techno kids.
Qingming Festival
In the year 732, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty declared that respect could only be paid formally at ancestors' graves on the first day of the Qingming solar term. From then on, sweeping tombs on the first of Qingming gradually became popular with both royal and common families, and has lasted over a millennia.
