JANUAR JANUARY

WEEK.01
Junkanoo Kaapse Klopse (Cape Minstrel Carnival) Carnaval de Blancos y Negros (Carnival of Blacks & Whites) Bikaner Camel Festival 6 7 9 9

Iditarod South by Southwest Music & Media Conference (SXSW)

41 41

Kattenfestival (Cat Festival) Pooram

77 77

WEEK.02
Holi Maulid Ben Assa Moussem Calle Ocho (Eighth Street) 42 43 44 45

WEEK.03
Festival de Cannes (Cannes Film Festival) Waisak Corsa dei Ceri (Candles Race) Bun Bang Fai (Rocket Festival) 78 79 81 81

WEEK.02
Festival in the Desert Voodoo Festival Yamayaki Black Nazarene Procession 10 11 13 13

WEEK.03
Las Fallas Starkbierzeit (Strong Beer Time) Spring Equinox St Patricks Festival 46 47 49 49

WEEK.04
Coopers Hill Cheese Rolling Plerinage des Gitans (Pilgrimage of the Gitans) Usaba Sambah La Ducasse 82 83 85 85

WEEK.03
Ati-Atihan Camel Wrestling Festival La Tamborrada (Drum Festival) Timkat (Epiphany) 14 15 17 17

WEEK.04
Nyepi (Balinese New Year) Hanami (cherry blossom viewing) Crucixion re-enactment 50 51 53

JUNE
WEEK.01
Duanwu Ji (Dragon Boat Festival) El Colacho (Baby-Jumping Festival) Isle of Wight FestivaL Lajkonik Festival 86 87 89 89

Chn Ji (Spring Festival/Chinese New Year) Up-Helly-Aa Duruthu Perahera (Kelani Procession) Kiruna Snow Festival

WEEK.04

APRIL
18 19 21 21

WEEK.01
Semana Santa (Holy Week) Holy Week World Marbles Championships 54 56 57

WEEK.02
The Dreaming Feast of St Anthony Snar Riding of the Marches 90 91 92 93

FEBRUAR FEBRUARY
WEEK.01
Tet Nguyen Dan (Festival of the First Day) 22 International Ice & Snow Festival 23 Thaipusam 25 Qubec (Winter Carnival) 25

WEEK.02
Kumbh Mela Sisters Meal Festival Bisket Jatra (Nepali New Year) 58 60 61

WEEK.03
Summer Solstice Regatta of St Ranieri Bloomsday Pride Week 94 95 97 97

WEEK.03
Songkran Water Festival (Thai New Year) 62 Feria de Abril (April Fair) 63 Feria de San Marcos (Festival of St Mark) 65

WEEK.02
Carnevale Venezia (Venice Carnival) Pasola Argungu Fishing Festival St Valentines Day 26 27 29 29

WEEK.04
Inti Raymi (Festival of the Sun) 98 Battala dos Vinos (Battle of the Wines) 99 Glastonbury Festival 101

WEEK.04
Walpurgisnacht (Witches Night) New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Fiesta de Moros y Cristianos (Moors & Christians Festival) Queens Day 66 67 69 69

Saidai-ji Ey (Naked Festival) 30 Carnaval de Binche 31 Battaglia delle Arance (Battle of the Oranges) 32 Art Deco Weekend 33

WEEK.03

JULY
WEEK.01
Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Fiesta de San Fermin (Running of the Bulls) Rath Yatra (Festival of Chariots) Wife-Carrying World Championships 102 103 105 105

WEEK.04
Oruro Carnival Jenadriyah National Festival Maslenitsa Viareggio Carnevale 34 35 37 37

MAY
WEEK.01
Processione dei Serpari (Festival of the Snakes) Naghol (Land Diving) Cheung Chau Bun Festival Feria del Caballo (Horse Fair) 70 71 72 73

WEEK.02
Camel Cup Naadam Calgary Stampede Marrakesh Popular Arts Festival 106 107 109 109

MARCH
WEEK.01
Noche de Brujas (Night of the Witches) 38 Festival de Tango (Tango Festival) 39

WEEK.02
Romera del Roco (Pilgrimage of El Roco) Rose Festival 74 75

WEEK.03
Gion Matsuri Festa del Redentore (Festival of the Redeemer) 110 111

Hemingway Days Festival World Bodypainting Festival

111 113

Cow Ball

145

WEEK.04
Nanak Jayanti Perang Topat (Rice Cake War) LopBuri Banquet Thanksgiving Cooper Capers 179 179 180 181 181

WEEK.04
Mwaka Kogwa Beer Can Regatta Womad Heiva Fiesta de Santa Marta de Ribarteme (Festival of the Near-Death Experience) Gilroy Garlic Festival 113 114 115 115 117 117

WEEK.04
Les Festes de la Merc (Festival of the Virgin of Mercy) Galway Oyster Festival Farm Aid Atlantic Antic Hermanus Whale Festival 146 147 147 149 149

DECEMBER
WEEK.01
National Finals Rodeo 182 Quema del Diablo (Burning of the Devil) 183 Santarun 184 Klausjagen (Chasing the Claus) 185

OCTOBER
WEEK.01
Oktoberfest Combat des Reines (Fight of the Queens) Durbar Ghadames Date Festival 150 151 153 153

AUGUST
WEEK.01
Crop Over jht (The Peoples Feast) Esala Perahera (Tooth Festival) Qi Xi (Seven Sisters Festival) 118 119 119 121

WEEK.02
Mevlna Festival (Whirling Dervishes Festival) LEscalade Da de Nuestra Seora de Guadalupe (Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe) Chaumos 186 187 189 189

WEEK.02
Edinburgh International Festival La Pourcailhade (Pig Festival) Chung Yuan (Hungry Ghost Festival) Bumba Meu Boi Love Parade 122 123 124 125 125

WEEK.02
Vegetarian Festival Matchmaking Festival Crio de Nazar Entenrennen (Duck Race) 154 155 157 157

WEEK.03
Chriskindlesmarkt (Christmas Market) Procession de San Lzaro (Procession of St Lazarus) Dewgal (Crossing of the Cattle) Fiesta de Santo Toms (Feast of St Thomas) 190 191 193 193

WEEK.03
River festivals Bridge Day El Seor de los Milagros (Lord of Miracles) MassKara Festival 158 159 161 161

WEEK.03
Il Palio Elvis Week World Bog Snorkelling Mezinrodn dudck festivalu (International Bagpipe Festival) Famadihana (Turning of the Bones) 126 127 127 129 129

WEEK.04
Hogmanay (New Year) Festival of the Sahara Reveillon (New Years Eve) 194 195 197

WEEK.04
Jidai Matsuri (Festival of the Ages) Halloween Moulid of Sayyed Ahmed al-Badawi Divali (Festival of the Lights) Fantasy Fest 162 163 163 165 165

WEEK.04
Burning Man 130 La Tomatina (Tomato-Throwing Festival) 132 Notting Hill Carnival 133

SEPTEMBER
WEEK.01
Regata Storica (Historic Regatta) 134 Henley-on-Todd Regatta 135 Giostra del Saracino (Joust of the Saracen) 135 Umhlanga (Reed) dance 137 Braemar Gathering 137

NOVEMBER
WEEK.01
Da de Muertos (Day of the Dead) La Diablada Fete Gede 166 169 169

FEATURES
CARNIVAL / MARDI GRAS
Rio de Janeiro Carnaval New Orleans Mardi Gras Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Tenerife Carnaval Trinidad Carnival

200
201 202 202 203 203

WEEK.02
Bonre Night Festa del Cornuto (Festival of the Horned One) Pirate Festival Rbechilbi Turnip Festival 170 171 173 173

WEEK.02
Cure Sale (Salt Cure) Horn Dance Janmastami Mid-Autumn Festival 138 139 141 141

FESTIVALS & RELIGION FESTIVALS & FOOD TOP FESTIVAL LOCATIONS

204 206 208 210

214

WEEK.03
Pushkar Camel Mela (Pushkar Camel Fair) Surin Elephant Round-Up Tori-no-Ichi (Day of the Rooster) Mombasa Carnival 175 176 177 177

WEEK.03
Imilchil Wedding Moussem Egremont Crab Fair Dasain 142 143 143

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