Street Parade – Dates & Venues

New France Festival – Les Fêtes de la Nouvelle France 2025

Eyal — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 20:35:32 +0000

Les Fêtes de la Nouvelle France is held in Quebec City since 1997. The festival’s events preserve the historic legacy of Quebec City between 1534-1760 were it was a French colony. More than 200,000 people, local and guests arrive to enjoy and pay tribute to the past, present and future of the city. Due to the numerous visitors […]

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Fiesta de la Virgen de Urkupiña (Urkapinia) festival 2025

Eyal — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 20:36:07 +0000

The city of Quillacollo in the central eastern part of Bolivia holds the Urkupiña Festival every year. This is a Catholic religious event in honor of the Virgin of Urkupiña. According to faith and tradition, at the end of the seventeenth century, the image of the Virgin Mary was revealed on a local hill, carrying […]

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Giants of Ath Festival (De Ducasse) 2025

Eyal — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 20:23:09 +0000

Every year, on the fourth weekend of August, Giants of Ath festival (De Ducasse) is held in the ancient center of Ath (located south west to Brussels). These traditional fiestas, originated in the Middle Ages, turn the city from a quite sleepy city to a lively and exited. The preparations for the folklore fiesta, building […]

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Ryde Carnival 2025

Eyal — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 20:33:41 +0000

Wight Isle which is located in the English Channel holds, every year, a traditional carnival. This is a popular event that started over more than hundred years ago. More than 2,000 actors, dancers and bands who arrive from the culture clubs over the island participate in this carnival. The visitors can enjoy tempo music with […]

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Notting Hill Carnival 2025

Eyal — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 20:21:48 +0000

The two days of the Notting Hill Carnival attract lots of visitors from all over the world. The Carnival is held, yearly, on Sunday and Monday of the last week of August (like the Banks Holiday). The West Indian islands immigrants community celebrates, yearly, its’ national tradition and culture. On these days many folklore and […]

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Ganesh Chaturthi Festival 2025

Eyal — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 20:21:48 +0000

According to the Hindi tradition, the god Ganesha with the human body and elephant head has the power to remove obstacles. It is known as one of the popular gods of India. The believers use to donate milk drinks at Ganesha’s shrines as well as at their houses. The Ganesha festival is held once a […]

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West Indian American Day Carnival & Parade 2025

Eyal — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 20:21:47 +0000

The West Indian American community celebrates, yearly, its’ national tradition and culture on the first Monday of September. On that day many folklore and music shows that are significant to the Caribbean’s take place. Thousands of people, local and tourists pour into town and the demand for accommodation is higher than usual, therefore it is […]

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Florence Paper Lantern Festival – Festa della Rificolona 2025

Eyal — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 20:34:25 +0000

Paper Lantern Festival of Florence – “Festa della Rificolona” takes place every year in the evening of September 7th as an integrally part of the celebrations of Jesus mother Maria’s birthday (Nativita’ della Beata Vergine Maria) on September 8th according to the catholic church. The celebrations preserve a tradition from the 12th century where the […]

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Regent Street Festival 2025

Eyal — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 20:21:53 +0000

Once a year on the first Sunday of September, Regent Street is closed for traffic and instead lot of Londoners and tourists celebrate the annual festival of the street. Every year a different main issue is set for the festival. Shows are held on different stages for theater, pop music, classic music, etc… The children […]

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National Day of Catalonia – Diada Nacional de Catalunya 2025

Eyal — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 20:33:29 +0000

The National Day of Catalonia – Diada Nacional de Catalunya occurs on September 11. It is celebrated, in Barcelona, with parades and formal ceremonies. This is a day of rest, the streets and houses are decorated with flags of Catalonia and the city is full of joy and festive atmosphere.

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