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Festivals
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 2Camels.com 
 "If you have a taste for the bizarre, an interest in foreign customs or are just plain curious as to what gets celebrated in far away lands, get the inside deal from the people who've experienced these fascinating festivals and events first hand." Features articles on both well-known and off-beat celebrations. Browsable by festival name, country, month, or category (beer, bizarre, music, etc.). Note: includes some adult-only events. http://www.2camels.com/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Recreation, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Dec 13, 2006 Beer Festival Calendar
Listings for hundreds of events every year, in over a dozen countries. Includes reader reviews and a monthly column, Beer Traveller. A hobbyist site that compares favorably to more "official" resources. http://www.beerfestivals.org/ Topics: Beverages, Holidays and Observances Individually, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 3, 2003 Burning Man
This annual event held in the Black Rock desert in Nevada since 1994 remains an ongoing avant-garde Woodstock for the arts, though through growth and popularity it has lost some of its boutique flavor. Usually held in late August or early September. The site includes the event's history, volunteer opportunities, a survival guide, a rideshare board, a plan of Black Rock City, a year-round calendar, and an image gallery. http://www.burningman.com/ Topics: Geography, Holidays and Observances Individually, Recreation, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 4, 2005 California Avocado Festival
Information about the annual celebration of the "famous green fruit." The festival is held in early October in Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County. http://www.avofest.com/ Topics: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Holidays and Observances Individually, Recreation, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Nov 11, 2002 Carnival of Venice
This site presents information about the annual pre-Lent carnival featuring fantastic masked and costumed participants that has been held in Venice, Italy, for hundreds of years. Provides brief historical information, photographs of recent carnivals, and a schedule of events for the future carnival. The quality of the English translation of this page is somewhat uneven, but understandable. http://www.carnivalofvenice.com/ Topics: Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Nov 6, 2005 Castroville Artichoke Festival
News and visitor information about this annual salute to the edible thistle. Events include cooking demonstrations, music and dancing, an RV Jamboree, a classic car show, a 10 kilometer run, and an "AGROart" competition of sculpture made of fresh produce. http://www.artichoke-festival.org/ Topics: Fruits & Vegetables, Holidays and Observances Individually, Recreation, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated May 16, 2005 The Directorie of Renaissance Faires
Users can search this attractive site for Renaissance and medieval festivals in many countries. There are links to clans, guilds, groups, and vendors involved in fairs, historical reenactments, and living history displays. http://www.faires.com/ Topics: History, Hobbies, Holidays and Observances Individually, Recreation, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 7, 2002 Feast of the Hungry Ghosts
Article about the festival held during the seventh month of the lunar calendar (around August) in Buddhist and Taoist communities in China, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Includes recipes for dishes such as ginger date wontons, green onion cakes, and noodle dumplings and cabbage. From a food columnist and cookbook author. http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/kgk/1099/kgk103099.html Topics: Agriculture, Faiths, Food & Cooking, Holidays and Observances Individually, Recipes & Food Preparation, Recipes by Region, Recreation, Recreation, Snacks and Baked Goods, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jul 28, 2005 Festivals.com
A list of upcoming "community festivals, fairs and special events" worldwide. Searchable, and browsable by subject. http://www.festivals.com/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Recreation, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Apr 12, 2009 Holi: The Festival of Colours
Information about this Indian festival "celebrated on the day after the full moon in early March every year." This holiday, "a symbolic commemoration of a legend from Hindu Mythology" and "associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha," is celebrated with bonfires and splashing others with colored powder and water. Generates some pop-ups. From IndiaExpress.com. http://www.indiaexpress.com/rangoli/holi.html Topics: Faiths, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Recreation Last updated Aug 31, 2005 japan-guide.com: Living in Japan: Annual Events
This site provides information about "Japanese national holidays and some of the most important other annual nationwide events." Holidays include New Year (shogatsu) and Coming of Age (seiji no hi) in January, Doll's Festival or Girl's Day (hina matsuri) in March, Green Day (midori no hi, Emperor Showa's birthday) and Golden Week in April and May, and Obon in the summer. Includes links to information about selected local annual festivals and related sites. http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2062.html Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Recreation, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 8, 2005 Local Legacies: Celebrating Community Roots
This website companion to a Library of Congress project highlights local events and community celebrations across the United States. Find illustrated essays about traditions and events focusing on history, music, arts, food, flowers, animals, people, places, and more. Browse by states, territories, and commonwealths. From the Library of Congress American Folklife Center. http://www.loc.gov/folklife/roots/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Nov 20, 2006 MardiGras.com
Contains photo and video tours of the New Orleans parades, dates of Mardi Gras for the next few years, a FAQ for first-time visitors, tips on attending the celebrations with children, webcams, a glossary, history, and an explanation of the traditions of Carnival. From NOLA.com, a website created in alliance with The Times-Picayune newspaper. (Note: you may need to enter a ZIP code and other information to access this site). http://www.nola.com/mardigras/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, U.S. History By Place Last updated Feb 20, 2006 The Miracle of Fall
A directory of links to information about fall foliage and related topics. Includes links to sites about fall color, trees, fall foliage updates and reports, driving and hiking suggestions, photos, lesson plans, activities, autumn gardening and composting, and more. From the University of Illinois Extension. http://urbanext.illinois.edu/fallcolor/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Lesson Plans, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Plants, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Sep 14, 2009 National Cherry Blossom Festival
Information about the annual (March and April) festival that celebrates the gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Tokyo to Washington, D.C., in 1912, where blossoming trees around the Tidal Basin signal the arrival of spring. Site contains a calendar of events, a cherry blossom blooming forecast, a map showing the cherry trees near the Jefferson Memorial, and a virtual tour of the blooming cherry blossoms. http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/cms/index.php?id=390 Topics: Fruits & Vegetables, Holidays and Observances Individually, Recreation, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Apr 28, 2004 National Cornbread Festival
The website for this annual festival held in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, features winning recipes for corn bread and related dishes, such as corn muffins, corn sticks, tamale pie, and main dishes with cornbread toppings. Also view video clips and photos from festival events such as the buttermilk chugging contest. http://www.nationalcornbread.com Topics: Beans, Grains, Nuts, & Seeds, Fruits & Vegetables, Holidays and Observances Individually, Recipes & Food Preparation, Recreation, Recreation, Snacks and Baked Goods, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 22, 2009 Norooz, NoRuz, NowRuz (Persian New Year)
Celebrated at the spring equinox, Nowrooz is the Persian New Year. The history and traditions of this Iranian holiday and its components (Haji Firuz, Chahar Shanbeh Suri, Fal-Gush, Haft-Sinn, and SeezDeh BeDar) are described in words and pictures at this site. Includes a countdown to the beginning of this important season. http://www.farsinet.com/norooz/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region, Recreation Last updated Aug 10, 2004 Not Just Halloween: Festivals of the Dead From Around the World
This classroom feature "can be used as a framework for discussing with your students Festivals of the Dead in their manifestations across different cultures." It features discussion of and links to websites on Halloween's origins in the Celtic festival of the dead (Samhain), Japan's Festival of Lanterns (Obon), Mexico's Days of the Dead (Los Dias de los Muertos), and more. From EDSITEment, a website of the National Endowment for the Humanities. http://edsitement.neh.gov/monthly_feature.asp?id=116 Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Oct 27, 2008 Okanagan Wine Festivals
This site features information about seasonal wine festivals in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada. Includes information about events and vineyard touring, contacts for wineries, and links to related resources. http://www.owfs.com/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Wine Last updated Jan 8, 2004 Pamplona: No Bull
Article about the fiesta of San Fermin in Pamplona, Spain, "which mixes a saint who may not have existed, an audacious American writer attracted to danger [Ernest Hemingway], and six wild bulls charging down the main street, [and which] may be the most famous and most misunderstood public party in the world." Also includes photos and an interview with the author of this article who wrote a book on the subject. From Smithsonian Magazine. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/10022211.html Topics: History By Place, Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region Last updated Nov 30, 2007 The Ponies of Chincoteague and Pony Penning
Schedule and information for the annual Chincoteague Island (Virginia) Pony Penning and Auction. Includes many event photos, as well as background information about the Chincoteague wild horses and the annual Pony Swim from Assateague Island. http://www.chincoteague.com/pony/ponies.html Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Mammals, Pets, Photograph Collections, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 17, 2003 San Francisco Chinatown: Autumn Moon Festival
The Moon Festival is celebrated annually in Asian communities around the world (in mid-to-late September, on Western calendars). Based on the Chinese lunar calendar, this event is sometimes referred to as the Autumn Festival or Harvest Moon Festival. Find dragon and Moon Goddess legends, a recipe for the traditional moon cakes, and photographs from a local celebration. http://www.moonfestival.org/ Topics: Astronomy, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region, Recipes by Region, Recreation, Snacks and Baked Goods, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated May 16, 2005 Sanfermin.com
Official site for the San Fermin fiesta in Pamplona, Spain, which is held each July and which features the "Running of the Bulls" event. The site provides an overview of the bull-running, a map, and photos, as well as information about other fiesta events and tourist information. In English, Spanish, and the Basque language. http://www.sanfermin.com/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Recreation, Society & Social Science, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jul 11, 2007 Sapporo Snow Festival
Information about this event held since 1950 in Sapporo, Japan. Features drawings and descriptions of snow statues and ice sculptures appearing at the festival, which takes place in early February. Also includes brief instructions for building a snow statue, background information about the festival, and tourist information for Sapporo. In English and Japanese. http://www.snowfes.com/english/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Holidays and Observances Individually, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Nov 17, 2005 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Information about this annual Smithsonian Institution festival "asserting the ability of people to converse with and understand each other." The festival typically includes "programs of music, song, dance, celebratory performance, crafts and cooking demonstrations, storytelling, illustrations of workers' culture, and narrative sessions for discussing cultural issues." Features descriptions of programs at the current year's festival, and archives of festivals back to 1997. From the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. http://www.folklife.si.edu/center/festival.html Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Recreation, Society & Social Science, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, United States History Last updated Jun 29, 2005 Taste Washington
Describes an annual event (early April) featuring the wines and foods of the Pacific Northwest. Features a video of the celebration, and descriptions of the Seattle festival and a smaller event in Spokane, Washington state. Includes lists of participating restaurants and wineries and the beneficiaries for each event. Offers a mailing list and opportunities to volunteer as a Washington Wine Ambassador. From the Washington Wine Commission. http://www.tasteWashington.org Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Wine Last updated Apr 4, 2005 Two Decades of Burning Man
Series of articles on the festival that originated in San Francisco in 1986 and is now held annually in the Nevada desert. Many of the stories feature art projects that are planned for the festival. Also includes a timeline, basic facts and figures, and images of some of the people behind Burning Man and of the festival itself back to 2001. From SFGate.com, the website of the San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/burningman/ Topics: Geography, Holidays and Observances Individually, Recreation, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 25, 2005 Upper Skagit Bald Eagle Festival & The Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center
"Every year thousands of people visit the Upper Skagit River Valley in Northwestern Washington State to watch one of the largest wintering bald eagle populations in the continental United States." This site features information on the annual bald eagle festival (including driving directions and map), event listings for the interpretive center, bald eagle facts, eagle viewing areas, and statistics from the annual eagle count along the Skagit River. http://www.skagiteagle.org/ Topics: Birds, Geography, Hobbies, Holidays and Observances Individually, Outdoor Recreation, Recreation, Social Science, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Water Last updated Aug 25, 2004 Walla Walla Sweet Onions
Facts, statistics, and history of the Walla Walla sweet onion. Includes media information, recipes, shippers, and information about Washington state's Walla Walla Sweet Onion Festival in July. http://sweetonions.org/ Topics: Agriculture, Holidays and Observances Individually, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 15, 2004 |
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