Where is Orion Brass Band when they are supposed to do a street parade? A colleague waiting for the official opening of the Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2010, suggests they could be busy emptying small glasses in the bars along the route.
South Africa may be hosting the biggest sporting event of the year, but the country is also putting on several arts, music, culture and food festivals in June and July. Ian Dickinson has complied a list of the nation's top eight winter festivals happening before, during and after the Soccer World Cup 2010.
Free summer entertainment is one of New York's best kept secrets. Sara Clarke fills you in on where to go, what to see, and how to have the most fun at this year's festivities.
Summers are filled with ice cream and picnics, swimming pools and festivals. So bring your lawn chair and bug spray as Sherry Jackson rounds up the thirteen best outdoor summer festivals in the world.
Every culture has its idiosyncrasies, and some countries celebrate their uniqueness in the form of festivals - with a dash of competition thrown in. Plan your travels accordingly, and you might find yourself way off the tourist trail, competing against the locals (or a local horse) in one of the world's seven weirdest sports festivals.
If your vacation won't be complete without getting dirty in another country, then join BootsnAll staff writer Jessica Spiegel as she visits the world's messiest festival celebrations.
Warm weather means it's time to celebrate food by gathering together, getting drunk, and stuffing our faces. Chris Clark takes us on a tour of 7 of the most notable of these festivals in the United States.
Everyone has heard of Oktoberfest in Munich, but not everyone realizes the German calendar is packed with other smaller festivals. German resident Jennifer Price takes us on a tour of some others.
If you're bored with the usual holidays and festivals in your neck of the woods, why not follow Cherrye Moore to check out six of the strangest celebrations you'll ever witness?
Where is Orion Brass Band when they are supposed to do a street parade? A colleague waiting for the official opening of the Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2010, suggests they could be busy emptying small glasses in the bars along the route. 
South Africa may be hosting the biggest sporting event of the year, but the country is also putting on several arts, music, culture and food festivals in June and July. Ian Dickinson has complied a list of the nation's top eight winter festivals happening before, during and after the Soccer World Cup 2010. 
Free summer entertainment is one of New York's best kept secrets. Sara Clarke fills you in on where to go, what to see, and how to have the most fun at this year's festivities. 
Summers are filled with ice cream and picnics, swimming pools and festivals. So bring your lawn chair and bug spray as Sherry Jackson rounds up the thirteen best outdoor summer festivals in the world. 
Every culture has its idiosyncrasies, and some countries celebrate their uniqueness in the form of festivals - with a dash of competition thrown in. Plan your travels accordingly, and you might find yourself way off the tourist trail, competing against the locals (or a local horse) in one of the world's seven weirdest sports festivals. 
If your vacation won't be complete without getting dirty in another country, then join BootsnAll staff writer Jessica Spiegel as she visits the world's messiest festival celebrations. 
Warm weather means it's time to celebrate food by gathering together, getting drunk, and stuffing our faces. Chris Clark takes us on a tour of 7 of the most notable of these festivals in the United States. 
Everyone has heard of Oktoberfest in Munich, but not everyone realizes the German calendar is packed with other smaller festivals. German resident Jennifer Price takes us on a tour of some others. 
If you're bored with the usual holidays and festivals in your neck of the woods, why not follow Cherrye Moore to check out six of the strangest celebrations you'll ever witness? 