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Top 20 Festivals
1. Running of the Bulls
  • Currently 4.52/5
4.52
2. Sydney New Year's Eve
  • Currently 4.49/5
4.49
3. Rio Carnival
  • Currently 4.35/5
4.35
4. Mardi Gras
  • Currently 4.26/5
4.26
5. Dragon Boat Racing
  • Currently 3.97/5
3.97
6. Galway Oyster Festival
  • Currently 3.82/5
3.82
7. Montreux Jazz Festival
  • Currently 3.81/5
3.81
8. Harbin Snow Festival
  • Currently 3.69/5
3.69
9. Fiesta Texas
  • Currently 3.63/5
3.63
10. Calgary Stampede
  • Currently 3.63/5
3.63
11. Seville April Fair
  • Currently 3.63/5
3.63
12. Virgen de La Candelaria
  • Currently 3.60/5
3.60
13. Saga Balloon Festival
  • Currently 3.60/5
3.60
14. Albuquerque Festival
  • Currently 3.60/5
3.60
15. Winterlude
  • Currently 3.60/5
3.60
16. Sundance Film Festival
  • Currently 3.59/5
3.59
17. Abu Simbel Festival
  • Currently 3.59/5
3.59
18. Love Parade
  • Currently 3.58/5
3.58
19. Carthage Festival
  • Currently 3.55/5
3.55
20. Hermanus Whale Festival
  • Currently 3.52/5
3.52

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Music Festivals

Events and festivals celebrating music are as old as the world’s first song. In the great lineage of music festivals we now see gatherings of all different sizes and genres all across the globe celebrating music as has been done for centuries before...

Cultural Festivals

Cultural festivals often provide a window into the past like at Rio’s Carnival and the Abu Simbel Festival, while others celebrate a part of the local culture, such as, April Fair in Seville and Il Palio in Italy.

Summer Festivals

Summertime is consistently the time of year for festivals. The world shrugs off the winter dull-drums and emerges bright, colourful and full of life. Royal Ascot, Love Parade, the Running of the Bulls and the Montreux Jazz Festival kick off the...