Festivals Through the Year
January: Australia's Big Day Out – this music festival tours thorough some of New Zealand and Australia's biggest cities, and if you hang around afterwards you can also celebrate Australia day in true aussie fashion.
February: Mardi gras, New Orleans – world renowned, the mardi gras is one of the most iconic festivals across the world. With sumptuous costumes, bright colours and loud music, mardi gras is the biggest street party known to man.
March: St Patricks Day, Ireland – the patron saint fo Ireland is celebrated with corned beef, cabbage and Guinness, and the alcohol flows freely. Its also fun to celebrate in New York, as there is a large contingent of Irish there to start the party.
April: - Songkran festival, Thailand – marking the thai new year, the festival is a massive water fight to cleanse you for the year ahead.
May: cheese rolling festival, England – food fanatics roll cheese down a hill in a wacky competition. Not for the faint hearted, this one risks injury!
June: Glastonbury, England – the largest music festival in the world, people from all countries flock to have a piece of this weekend. Pitch your tent, don your willies and have a great time!
July: wife carrying world championships, Sonkajarvi, Finland – men carry their wives along an obstacle course and the first to cross the finish line wins the race. The prize wins the wife's weight in beer!
August: La Tomatina, Spain – the world's biggest food fight, contestants hurl over ripe tomatoes at each other, turning the streets and the buildings red. After the fight has ended fire engines come and hose it all down.
September: Edinburgh festival, Scotland – one of the most important celebrations fo the arts, the Edinburgh fringe sees thousands of visitors flock to see comedy and music, and visit this historical town.
October: Oktoberfest, Germany – the greatest beer festival of all time, Oktoberfest heralds Bavarian bands and mugs of beer. Drink up!
November: full moon, Cambodia – visit Cambodia for full moon day, when the locals celebrate the reversal of the currents.
December: Pirates in paradise festival, Key West – a mob swarms the keys for a week and re-enact pirate scenes, show exhibitions and generally bring fun.
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