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Top Summer Festivals in Europe this August
siddlobo
| 28 July, 2008 17:38
It’s summer, it’s sizzling and it’s time to party. What
better way than with some of the hippest, funkiest parties and festivals all
over Europe this August.
Aste Nagusia (Semana Grande)
10th – 17 August (dates to be confirmed)
This party offers visitors nine days and nights of non-stop
entertainment. Semana Grande
boasts of a week of varied events. From bull fights to fireworks competitions,
music concerts to street entertainment, beauty pageants to theatre shows,
sporting events to regatta, there’s something for everyone.
http://events.frommers.com/sisp/index.htm?fx=event&event_id=70330
Amsterdam Gay Pride
1st -3rd August
The gay pride in Amsterdam
is wild! The streets along the canals are packed with revelers and the canals
themselves become the venue for one of the world’s largest and most famous gay
parades. Street parties abound and clubs are packed all weekend long. Blaring
music, daring costumes and throngs of party people - an experience you’re not
likely to forget.
http://www.amsterdamgaypride.nl/amsterdam/
Boom Festival, Portugal
11th – 18th August
The Boom Festival is set to take place on the shores of lake
Idanha-a-Nova in Portugal.
Best described as living entertainment, this festival merges different art
forms with sustainable practices and performs to a hugely inter-cultural crowd.
http://www.boomfestival.org/boom2008/news.php
Cowes Week, Isle of Wight, England
28th July – 9th August
The highlight of the UK
sailing calendar, the Cowes Week is the longest running regatta in the world.
This is an enormous event featuring 1000 boats and another 200 spectator boats
fighting for the best views. The party continues on land as well… live bands,
barbeques, cocktail parties, yacht club balls and a spectacular fireworks
finale are all on the cards.
http://www.flyingfishonline.com/courses_and_events/search_courses/193.asp?cid=3300&gclid=CPDw9pnq2pMCFQMOuwodWDuVig
Edinburgh International Festival, Scotland
8th – 31st August
Concerts, opera, theatre, ballet, dance, orchestra – the
world-renown Edinburgh Festival has it all. Performances take place in six
major concert halls and theatres and a number of smaller venues as well. The
best occasion to savour the classics.
http://www.eif.co.uk/
The Great British
Beer Festival
5th- 9th
August, 2008
Here’s something for the beer lovers. For four continuous
days of beer binging, head to the Great British Beer Festival at the Earl’s
Court in London. A huge selection
of over 450 different types of ales, fruit beers, ciders, stouts, bitters and
international beers will spoil you for choice. And for those who’d like to
learn more about what they drink, book early to join the tutored tasting
session- designed to make a beer connoisseur out of you.
http://www.camra.org.uk/page.aspx?o=gbbf
ImpulsTanz, Vienna, Austria
10th July – 10th August
ImpulsTanz is a major contemporary dance festival held in Vienna
every year. Thousands of dancers, choreographers and teachers from around the
world come together at ImpulsTanz making it an event you’re unlikely to forget.
If modern, bold, unconventional and contemporary describe the kind of event
you’re looking for, look no further.
http://www.impulstanz.com/news/headlines/en
La Tomatina, Bunol, Spain
27th August
Now this is fun. This August, head to the world’s largest
tomato fight. The action happens in Bunol, a little town in Spain
about 30 miles from the Mediterranean. On the last
Wednesday of August, the locals explode into a tomato flinging frenzy. For a
full week leading to the epic ‘batalla’, the town is filled with parades,
fireworks, food and street parties. Join in the battle frenzy.
http://www.donquijote.org/culture/spain/fiestas/tomatina.asp
Notting Hill Carnival, England
Sunday and the following bank holiday in August
Street drums, singers, eye catching floats and costumed
dancers moving to a pulsing beat are just some of the things you can expect to
find at Europe’s largest street party. In fact, this carnival is often referred
to as the second largest in the world after Rio.
Definitely one to check out if you love some ‘Caribbeana’.
http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/collection/collection/notting-hill-carnival
Inter-Celtic, Lorient, Brittany
1st August – 31st August (dates to be
confirmed)
This is a treat for Celtic fans and offers Celtic music,
theatre and dance performaces. The biggest Celtic festival, visitors can
experience fiddle music, bagpipe lessons, Gaelic workshops and celidhs. Not to
forget, an abundant supply of Celtic food, scotches and whiskeys.
http://www.worldeventsguide.com/event/419/Lorient-France/Interceltic-Festival-of-Lorient-Festival-Interceltique-de-Lorient.html
Please note that there may be changes to the dates, events
and line-ups at the festivals. For detailed information, check the official
websites.
Sidd Lobo
Freelance writer based out of Munich
Cowes Week is great and the Island really comes alive with it. There are also hundreds of things to do and places to go all over the island to make a visit more complete.
gibts auch nen paar bilder oder so? in den alben hab ich nix gefunden!
Cowes Week.