Music lovers camping at this year’s Glastonbury Festival will leave the area cleaner and safer than in years past. BBC... Read More
A bizarre ancient festival in the city of Okayama brings together lucky amulets, wooden sticks and men in white diapers,... Read More
Festival of the Steel Phallus, Japan © Saya M. Every year, hundreds of camera wielding tourists gather around the Kanamara... Read More
The Duanwu Jie, called the Dragon Boat Festival in English, is on May 28th this year. People usually celebrate this... Read More
Burning Man, Love Parade, Brazil's Carnaval ... been there, done that. Robert Evans explores eight amazing, lesser-known festivals that you've probably never heard of. Read More
The hottest festival ever heats up Laredo, Texas. The Jalapeno Festival sets mouths on fire each year with a bunch... Read More
If dipping rags in gasoline, setting them alight and tossing them at your closest friends sounds like your cup of... Read More
Every summer, the people of the Faroe Islands get to play their favourite game: trapping and slaughtering pilot whales.This ritual... Read More
Possum © garyt70 If you’re looking an autumn cuisine destination, look no further than the premier fine dining experience for... Read More
Sewing machine © alecs apple Many ceremonies are held around the world to commemorate loved ones, aging flags–but only one... Read More
There’s no business like snow business ©blmiers2 Countries all over the world are singing praises of what seems to be... Read More
Guinness Storehouse, Dublin, Ireland ©augusto.mcc While many Americans (Irish or not) celebrate St. Patrick’s Day whole heartedly (and sometimes for... Read More
Cherry blossoms in bloom ©reuters.com In 1912, Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo presented 3,000 cherry trees to the city of Washington,... Read More
Prost! ©lindsey gee Starkbierzeit, an annual Lenten celebration is noted as Munich’s “stronger” beer festival. Starkbierzeit is loosely translated to... Read More
William Shakespeare ©guardian.co.uk In celebration of William Shakespeare’s birthday on April 23, the World Shakespeare Festival kicks off this week... Read More
weeeeeeeee! ©David~O Every three years, Ypres, Belgium celebrates cats in a grand parade. Yes that’s right, cats. This year, marks... Read More
Does that mean Lisbon smells bad for 3 days? ©FotoosVanRobin Starting June 12, Lisbon honors the city’s patron saint with... Read More
They almost look like statues  ©CNNGO.com Last week, the South Korean town of Boryeong kicked off its 15th annual... Read More