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Top 10 Festivals
There are hundreds of festivals that are celebrated around the globe each year. So whenever you would like to take a break with a bit of a difference, just invite your friends, family, or even go solo to have a holiday and take part or spectate at one of these famous festivals. There are so many to choose from, we've put together a selection from around the world:
Top 10 Festivals #10 Cheese rolling - Gloucestershire, England
Crowds gather annually at Cooper's Hill for this traditional race that sees participants tumbling down a steep hill to catch an 8lb Double Gloucester cheese. Usually held around the May bank holiday it attracts participants as well as spectators and media from around the world. A funny and bizarre festival in a beautiful area of England, it's well worth a visit.
Top 10 Festivals #9 Burning Man Festival - Nevada, U.S.A.
The event is held in the Black Rock Desert of Northern Nevada. The name Burning Man came from a burning wood figure. The festival is highly political in its history and brings about lots of meanings with its symbolism of fire.
Top 10 Festivals #8 Oktoberfest - Munich, Germany
This annual event actually starts two weeks before October. The Oktoberfest has been a significant part of the Bavarian culture ever since 1810. It is so popular that other countries also hold Oktoberfest celebrations. The Club of Munich Brewers considers Oktoberfest beer as its registered Trademark. Only the beer of such brewers is served during this festival.
Top 10 Festivals #7 La Tomatina - Valencia, Spain
Held on the last Wednesday of August each year, the festival is held in the Valencian town of Bunol and is a huge food fight with tomatoes. The week-long festival features music, parades, dancing, and fireworks and on the night before everyone hurls tomatoes at each other, participants of the festival compete in a paella cooking contest. A colourful culinary experience to brighten up a trip to this great Spanish city.
Top 10 Festivals #6 Fringe Festival - Edinburgh, Scotland
Known as the biggest arts festival in the world, this affair involves theatre performances performed in a little town found in Scotland, Edinburgh. It covers mainstream theatre, music, comedy, and many other genres.
Top 10 Festivals #5 Carnivale - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Rio Carnivale is known to be the biggest carnival in the entire world. It has a gauge where every carnival is paralleled and considered as a very remarkable feast. Almost half a million people from a number of different countries travel to see or be in the festival every year. The Brazilian music samba is the music played during the feast. Originating from Rio, the samba was invented by the Afro-Brazilians.
Top 10 Festivals #4 Mardi Gras - New Orleans, U.S.A.
This tradition is celebrated by the countries, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States. It is often done before the Lenten season begins, which is usually at the night of Tuesday in the Holy Week.
Top 10 Festivals #3 International Jazz Festival - Montreal, Canada
Held in Quebec, Canada, this festival holds the world’s largest jazz fest. Taking its place at a 10 free outdoor stage and 10 indoor concert halls, it welcomes roughly three million visitors each year. This festival was recorded in the 2004 Guinness Book of Records.
Top 10 Festivals #2 Festival of San Fermin - Spain
Commonly known as the “running of the bulls”, it is the number one tourist attraction in Pamplona. It commemorates the feast of their saints in the place. Traditionally marked by setting off the pyrotechnic chupinazo, it is a week-long celebration characterized by folkloric events.
Top 10 Festivals #1 Chinese New Year - China
Lunar New Year and Spring Festival are other names for this important festival. The celebration actually begins with a gathering of families on New Year’s Eve. Large businesses and multinationals in places with a huge Chinese community celebrate the event. Streets are crowded with people who watch creative stunts and skillful dancing lions during the festivities.
