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1 January Cape Town, South Africa Cape Minstrel Carnival City-wide street festival celebrating the new year.
5 January > Sydney, Australia Sydney Festival Sydney pulls out all the stops for this 20 day festival. Highlights include Opera in the Park and Symphony Under the Stars.
6 January > Ivera, Italy Ivera Festival Huge Italian celebrations including wine flowing, fruit throwing and bonfires blazing.
14 -21  January Melbourne, Australia Australian Open Tennis The first grand slam tennis event of the year.
18 -27 January Monaco, France Monte Carlo Circus Festival World class acts perform.
25 January Scotland Burns Day Celebrations usually occur to commemorate Robert Burns.
26 January Australia Australia Day Patriotic celebrations.
27 January Tampa, USA NFL Superbowl XXXVI America's biggest sporting event ... need we say more?!
28 January Hat Rin, Thailand Full Moon Party The original all-nighter on the island of Koh Pangan.
1- 17 February Quebec, Canada Quebec Winter Carnival The largest snow festival in the world tries to justify its placement!
8 February > Sydney, Australia Mardi Gras With the finale on 3 March this gay & lesbian carnival really does bring out the party in everyone.
9 - 12 February Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The Rio Carnival The streets of Rio come alive with spectacular sights and shows. If you manage to get a flight to this amazing event, just remember to book your hotel early!
12 February Soho, London, UK Chinese New Year The first day of the Year of the Horse is welcomed in true Chinese style.
15-26 February Venice, Italy The Venice Carnival This beautiful city hosts one of the most exciting festivals in Europe. Don't forget to bring your mask!
22-24 February London, UK Independent Travellers World 'ITW' is a must for any independent traveller starting to plan an adventure trip or thinking of going backpacking or travelling. For 3 days this show offers the best advice available and will most probably have a sack full of offers as well.
22 February Abu Simbel, Egypt Abu Simbel Festival At 5.53am on this day the rising sun will shine through this precisely aligned  temple and light up the inner sanctum. This awe-inspiring event also takes place on 22 October.
28 February Melbourne, Australia Qantas Australian Formula One Grand Prix Albert Park hosts this 4 day event.
5 - 9 March Chamonix, France Chamjam Extreme winter sports and plenty of boozing.
13-19 March Valencia, Spain Las Fallas Spectacular displays take over this amazing city.
17 March Ireland & the UK St Patrick's Day Get your Guinness and party!
20 March Chichen Itza, Mexico Spring Equinox This great Mayan pyramid is the perfect stage for the Spring Equinox.
23 March Dubai, UAE Dubai World Cup The richest horse race in the world proves itself once again.
28 March Melbourne, Australia International Comedy Festival With over 1000 comedians this event is one of the biggest of it's kind in the world, so there should be something that tickles your fancy!
30 March London, England Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race From Putney to Mortlake, this race travels four and quarter grueling miles.
7 April Aintree, UK The Grand National The famous race that deserves a little flutter.
14 April London, England Flora London Marathon Drag yourself out of bed on this Sunday morning to shout encouragement from the London streets.
21-28 April Kingston, Jamaica Jamaica Carnival This 7 day carnival celebrates Rastafarianism with pumping reggae and a touch of the local stuff...
25 April Australia / New Zealand ANZAC Day This is the day of remembrance for all those who lost their lives on this day in 1915.
26 April > New Orleans, USA Jazz Festival What a setting to listen to some of the world's best jazz players.
30 April Netherlands Queens Day Huge celebrations on the streets, particularly Amsterdam.
4 May Cardiff, Wales FA Cup Final The final always proves to be an eventful day!
9 May Cannes, France Cannes Film Festival Star spotting made easy.
21 May > St Petersburg, Russia Beliye Nochi Do you like Vodka? If so head over to this 'White Night Party' which celebrates the fine beverage.
26 May > Indianapolis, USA Indy 500 Known as the world's oldest - and richest - car race this really should get your motor running!
27 May > Paris, France The French Open Two weeks decides the clay court champion.
1 June > Singapore Singapore Arts Festival A festival of performing arts, dance and theatre of Far East talent.
15-16 June Le Mans, France Le Mans 24HR Race If you can bear the non-stop noise this is the place to watch the big boys of motor-racing test their machines to the limit.
20-23 June Toronto, Canada Unity 2001 Toronto's streets come alive as more than 1 million people party.
24 June Florence, Italy Calcio Storico A unique re-enactment of the 15th century footie match, (Annual event).
24 June > London, UK Wimbledon The world's most famous lawn tennis event.
27-30 June Roskilde, Denmark Roskilde Festival This huge rock festival just gets bigger.
28-30 June Glastonbury, England Glastonbury Festival Glastonbury is back!
30 June Korea and Japan World Cup Final The four years of qualifying are up...
6 -14 July Pamplona, Spain Fiesta de San Fermin 'The Running of the Bulls' has become an international event as thousands of locals and travellers thunder down the streets of this old town with bulls close behind!
6-28 July France Le Tour de France From rural France the cyclists race over 3000km to finish in Paris on 28 July. You can join them en-route by checking out their website.
11-13 July Ulan Bator, Mongolia Nadaam If you are travelling on the Trans Siberian at this time then your visit to 'UB' will be set alight with colour for this 3 day event.
13 July  Berlin, Germany Love Parade 2001 DJ's turn the streets of Berlin into a giant party.
14 July > France Bastille Day The French celebrate the storming of the Bastille.
25 July > Manchester, England Commonwealth Games The XVII Commonwealth Games has 72 nations competing.
11-31 August Edinburgh, Scotland Edinburgh Festival The famous arts festival sets the city alight with new and old talent - as well as the huge party!
17-18 August Essex, England V2002 The Virgin festival will hopefully have better weather than last year!
24-26 August London, UK Notting Hill Carnival Huge Caribbean style street party.
25 August Liverpool, UK Creamfields Large outdoor music festival with top DJ's.
31 August > Kerala, India Onam Festival This colourful festival celebrates their past ruler of the region.
22 September > Munich, Germany Oktoberfest If you like beer then this is the place to be until 7th October. More than 6 million people party their time away at this infamous festival. (Bring clean clothes!)
22 September > Chichen Itza, Mexico Autumnal Equinox The 'shadow of the serpent' should hopefully descend the steps of this great Mayan pyramid.
1 October > North! Northern Lights For a few months the sky should be lit up with the most amazing of natures creations.
10-28 October Guanajuato, Mexico Cervantes Arts Festival Music and dance festival.
17-25 October Phuket, Thailand Vegetarian Festival Not as it sounds! Witness body piercing at it's extreme!
17 November > Amsterdam, Holland Cannabis Cup A 3 day festival of Marijuana tends to attract a lot of people - so book your hotel early!
27 November Mombassa, Kenya Swahili Cultural Festival One of East Africa's main festivals, with parades and floats.
30 November > Tak, Thailand Tak Loi Krathong Sai This 'Festival of Light' culminates in a spectacular river of fire.
30 November Koh Phangan, Thailand Full Moon Party This infamous beach party isn't quite like it used to be but still attracts lots of travellers after a full on night.
30 November Bali, Indonesia Temple Festival The Balinese people celebrate their Hinduism throughout the islands many temples.
19 December > San Fernando, Philippines Giant Lantern Festival Fantastic display of giant lanterns paraded through the streets to music.
29 December > Edinburgh, Scotland Hogmanay Today marks the start of 4 days of full on partying.
31 December Sydney, Australia New Year's Eve Spectacular fireworks light up the harbour and city.
31 December Berlin, Germany New Year's Eve The Brandenburg Gate is the setting for Germany's biggest new year bash
31 December Rio de Janeiro, Brazil New Year's Eve 'Reveillon' on Copacabana's beach should be one of the biggest party's in the Southern Hemisphere.

 

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