A World Festival Calendar

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Below are several examples of Americana and global cultural experiences you shouldn’t miss.

January - March

• Start the year by attending the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California
• Head to NYC, Paris, Washington DC or Sydney for the New Year’s Fireworks
• Strut your stuff at the Philadelphia Mummers Parade
• Go Aussie at Australian Day celebrations across Australia
• Wear your favorite mask at the Venice Carnivale in Venice, Italy
• Celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans and Lafayette, Louisiana
• Welcome in the Chinese New Year in San Francisco, California
• Throw the paint around at the annual Holi Festival celebration in India
• Experience Saint Patrick’s Day in Dublin, Ireland
• Spain’s world famous Las Fallas Festival in Valencia will amaze you

April - May

• Fiesta San Antonio has celebrated San Antonio, Texas heritage since 1891.
• Celebrate Kings Day and the riot of tulip colors in Amsterdam and Holland
• Remember Easter in the Holy Lands or Rome
• The world-famous Passion Play returns to the little Bavarian town of Oberammergau, Germany
• The Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix slowly works its way through the twists and turns of the Principality
• The flowers carpet the streets in Italian and Sicilian towns celebrating Infiorata Festivals

June - July

• Enjoy the summer fun at medieval festivals across Europe
• Practice gastronomy overload at the Aspen, Colorado Food and Wine
• Classic Mayhem breaks out at the Siena, Italy Palio horse races
• Join the Independence Day celebration in Boston. Watch the USS CONSTITUTION sail and fireworks fly
• The chuck wagons will be racing at the Calgary Stampede, (Alberta, Canada) billed as “The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.”
• The Kyoto Gion Festival is the most famous festival in Japan

August - September

• The Tattoo returns to Edinburgh, Scotland
• Every kid’s dream is to attend the AirVenture EAA Oshkosh fly-in at Oshkosh, Wisconsin
• Imagine being part of the world’s largest outdoor food fight at the La Tomatina Festival in Bunol, Spain
• Go down to the sea in your favorite schooner at the Camden, Maine Windjammer Festival
• The canals come alive at the magical Regata Sorcia parade in Venice, Italy
• Glasses will be full at Octoberfest, Munich, Germany
• Cooking and pouring will be non-stop at the 23rd annual Santa Fe Wine and Chile Fiesta

October - December

• Be part of the largest hot air balloon ascent in the world as over 500 balloonists take to the sky at the Albuquerque International Balloon Festival
• The EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival returns to Orlando
• The International White Truffle Festival comes to Alba, Italy
• Start spreading the news – the New York City Wine and Food Festival is in town
• The Dead walk the streets at the Day of the Dead at Mexico City
• Delicious seafood awaits at the Florida Seafood Festival, Apalachicola, Florida
• The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade comes to New York City
• Explore Central Europe Christmas Markets on a Danube or Rhine River cruise