All Blog Posts Tagged 'festivals' (73)

by Inka Piegsa-Quischotte

Three images are especially iconic when it comes to …

Every summer during the August bank holiday weekend, a celebration of unique kind and scale, takes place on the streets of west London. The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual celebration of the Caribbean culture – a million people gather to enjoy the spectacle of exotic costumes, dance at the beats of the traditional steel drum bands and savour the Caribbean delicacies…

Setúbal organizes once again the Sant´Iago Fair from 23 July till 7 August in Manteigadas. 

This is an event with lots of activities, music, exhibitions , stands with local products, Portuguese traditions, among many other things you can do. In 2010 , sold more than 360.000 tickets to this annual event. From Portuguese to Chinese , English to South Africans,…

In the summertime, especially, whole Europe vibrates with the rhythm of the music events sic this summer with more festivals than ever. Many are huge, other still small and intimate with green grass instead of mud. Check out our list and hurry to plan trips! …

Today is happening the Palmela 2011 - International Panoramic Photography Festival (Conference) on the village of…

Setubal Music Festival just ended. Organized by Municipality of Setúbal and Helen Hamlyn Trust had the goal to join synergies of the experience of the English company which also organizes the Cty of London Festival (where Ian Ritchie is the director) and locals portuguese schools and associations. Ian Ritchie made a…

Auckland one of the largest urban cities of New Zealand, is a paradise for holiday. The city along with offering major tourists attractions also celebrates several festivals. Queen’s Birthday celebration is one such festival that is celebrated to honor Queen Elizabeth II and also mark the beginning of Ski Season. Book your air tickets to Auckland if you wish to join the celebrations on this day.



Auckland is one of the…

Ian Ritchie (Artistic Director of the Festival) and also Director of the famous City of London Festival wants to perpetuate what will be an amazing event in Setúbal at Portugal Dream Coast, called Setúbal Music Festival. 

The 1st Annual Setúbal Music Festival will be on May 27th,…

Da Nang International fireworks Festival 2011

Duration: on 29th and 30th April 2011

Event: International Fireworks Festival thousands of Tourist In Danang City, Vietnam

With the permission of the Prime Minister, Danang has been honored as the host city to run the International Fireworks Competition every…

The City of Setúbal will have another amazing event from 14th to 22nd May. The city will celebrate the arrival of the Vasco da Gama Armada to Celecute. Lots of activities during this 8 days in the city, we will describe some of the activities organized by Setúbal Municipality.

Casa da Baía will have an exposition of Portuguese Navy activities, where it will be possible to know more about operational, cultural and scientific areas of the institution.

Largo José…

I'm looking forward to Q-day & the orange craze here in the Netherlands. Each year mostly accompanied with sunny weather, people going crazy in orange, lots of music and parties. Canals in Amsterdam full with boats and the streets full of happy faces en enjoying faces and orange decoration. Have u ever been in the NLS during this unique national event, how did you experience this day? 

What did you like, dislike or maybe were amazed…

http://stripedpot.com/2011/04/12/danevang-texas-celebrates-queen-of-denmarks-birthday/ 

Traditions are strong in small Texas Danish community, which celebrates the Queen of Denmark's birthday on April 16.

Costa Rica is a well known country, for its diversity in flora and fauna, ecotourism and sustainability, everything in the same equation. However, there are a number of characteristics that   might not be signature features in a global level, but are important elements of the real Costa Rica, which open a big amount of options to visitors and locals, that along with the typical definition of the country as ¨natural paradise¨, allow Costa Rica to offer this extra…

by David Paul Appell

Though I’m (quite obviously) not Estonian, I must admit to a lump in the throat on a cool, overcast morning as the gargantuan green-and-orange Tallink ferry pulled into this tiny Baltic country’s capital after a two-hour sea crossing from Helsinki.

It was July 2009, and I was…

by José Balido

Just a little more than eight weeks to go till pre-Lenten Carnaval time, and if you’re thinking of a warm getaway to the biggest par-tay in the Latin world, Rio de Janeiro’s is…

There are many holy places located in India. Among them, this is the sacred land where pilgrims come to find God. It is the ‘Gateway of God’, which will enchant you with its interesting mythology and legends. It stands one among the four places on earth where immortality elixir fell from the pitcher of Gods. If you still haven’t got the city mentioned here, then it is Haridwar-one of the most religious cities in…