Peru, Cuzco

Machu Picchu was an important place for sun worship during the Incan era and as a civilization that held the sun in such high regard, you can imagine that for the Incas, winter was not a pleasant time of year. They feared that the annual disappearance of the sun would mean the onslaught of famine and to prevent this from happening would take an annual pilgrimage to Cuzco to honour the sun god and plead ...

Poland, Gdansk

For four days Gdańsk becomes a city of theatre?Youth Creative Club ?Plama? has the main aim of producing International Street and Open-Air Theatres Festival FETA?loved by citizens and tourist alike. The festival has continued to develop and become more strong, attracting theatre and actors from around the world. The festival promotes art and culture of the whole world, educating and entertaining people, bringing laughter, tears, knowledge and the love of art. The FETA program includes many ...

Austria, Salzburg

During Salzburg's five weeks of festival, which spans late July and August, city evening take on a truly elegant air. In four days you can visit museums, follow the Mozart trail, enjoy the music, soak up the atmosphere, and even have time to take a tour into the surrounding lakes and mountains. ...

Canada, Calgary, Alberta

It's the longest eight seconds in the world - an eternity ticking by, as a cowboy grips with hand and knees and heart to the bull or the horse that's twisting and tuning beneath him, doing everything in its power to buck him off. The Calgary Stampede, which bills itself as The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, is a large festival, exhibition, and rodeo held in Calgary, Alberta for 10 days every summer from early to ...

United States of America, Sedona, Arizona

The first annual Festival of Native American Culture will be held from June 5 through 13, 2009 in Sedona, Arizona. The Festival is designed to encourage a greater understanding of our land's indigenous peoples, and to preserve their cultural heritage in the Verde Valley. The Festival, in association with the Sedona International Film Festival, begins with a Native American Film Festival featuring documentaries, fiction and music videos by Native American filmmakers. The Yavapai-Apache Nation will be showing ...

United Kingdom, Edinburgh

The Edinburgh International Festival presents a rich programme of classical music, theatre, opera and dance in six major theatres and concert halls and a number of smaller venues, over a three-week period in late summer each year. In addition to mounting the annual three week programme of events, the Festival has a year-round programme of education and outreach work, aimed at all ages from primary school pupils to adults. The Festival began in 1947, with the aim ...

Poland, Bielsk Podlaski

Germany, Munich, Theresienwiese

Many special trains of the German Federal Railway bring in visitors from Germany's main towns and also from abroad. Thousands of coaches run special trips to the 'Wies`n', to give the Oktoberfest in Munich its traditional popular name. When the Oktoberfest opens in Munich, all the brewers and publicans march in procession through the town accompanied by gaily decked carts and brewers' drays, drawn by teams of hefty dray horses. No motorised vehicles are tolerated in ...

Poland, Gniew

United States of America, Washington, District Columbia

The two week Smithsonian Folklife Festival takes place at the beginning of July each year. Over a million visitors flock to the National Mall, which is filled with music, entertainement, crafts and food. The Independence Day festivities of the 4th of July always fall during this festival period, bringing a real vibrancy to the city. The Festival is a research-based educational 'museum without walls' devoted to grassroots cultural heritage and each year's event focus on different ...