Get a European festival calendar. Well, I’m going to start my long story again. There are many pictures, long text and few words. Some of the pictures are from Cicada Travel Notes users. They have been marked and I apologize for the infringement and deletion. The extended reading link below the picture is the travel note author’s live record of the festival. I only wrote down some of the festivals that I personally know that are more popular and easy to interact with. Since I have only been to some of them, it is inevitable that I will make some omissions. Any additions or corrections are welcome. Please contact me for reprinting. Overview: January to February Italy: Venice Carnival, Viareggio Carnival France: Nice Carnival Switzerland: Lucerne Carnival Germany: Cologne Carnival (closing) March Ireland: St. Patrick's Day (Cuckold's Day) Belgium: Banche Carnival Spain: Holy Week, Fallas April to May Europe: Easter Spain: April Festival in Seville Netherlands: King's Day (Queen's Day) June Bulgaria: Rose Festival UK: Glastonbury Music Festival, London Naked Ride Day Across Europe: GayPride July Denmark: Roskilde Music Festival Austria: Salzburg Festival France: Avignon Theater Festival Three major European jazz festivals (Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Montreux in Switzerland, Nice in France) August Scotland: Edinburgh Summer Festival Netherlands: Amsterdam Canal Festival Spain: Tomatina UK: London Notting Hill Carnival September to October UK: Bath Austin Festival Germany: Oktoberfest November UK: Bonfirenight Fireworks Festival Germany: Cologne Carnival (opening ) December Germany: Nuremberg Christmas Market France: Lyon Festival of Lights Europe: New Year's Eve The following is the text: --------- January to February: Winter Carnival Season --------- Carnival in Venice, Italy, is the day before Lent every year (that is, the 40 days before Easter, and Christian tradition requires fasting). There are carnivals of different sizes in various European countries. Venice is one of the oldest and largest carnivals in the world. Those exquisite Venetian masks are standard. Locals dress up as medieval and take to the streets wearing masks, in a gorgeous retro style. It usually takes place in mid-February and lasts for 2 weeks. (Tiger Dad 1900) More: (Tiger Dad 1900) More: Carnival in Venice Viareggio Carnival, Italy, Viareggio (Viareggio) is a seaside town in Tuscany, where the Carnival is held in Italy is very famous, but it is relatively unpopular with tourists. The locals dress up in fancy costumes and there will be a float parade, also in mid-February. (JackieLooo) more: (JackieLooo) more: Carnival at the Nice Carnival in France in winter, a world-class carnival as famous as Rio de Janeiro, with all kinds of disguises, all kinds of highs, all kinds of floats, all kinds of ideas, star politicians It's been hacked enough. Afterwards, there will be fireworks displays, concerts, etc., which will keep the excitement high during the day and into the evening. Each year has a different theme, and it also starts the day before Lent, in mid-to-late February, and lasts for 2 weeks. (Source Network) (Source Network) Cologne Carnival in Germany (Closing), a grand festival second only to Rio Carnival, is called the "fifth season", where people drink, dance and have fun before fasting. It starts on November 11th and ends around mid-February of the following year (thanks to @GLin for correcting me). The activities on the first and last days are the largest. At the end of the carnival in mid-February, the climax will come - Rosamontag (Rosamontag). There is a float parade, people throw candies, chocolates and flowers, and passers-by pick them up, and the atmosphere is very high. The children in the picture below are all carrying cloth bags, which are used to hold candy. (windelyn) more: (windelyn) more: This city of a million people is drunk - Cologne Carnival and Lucerne Carnival in Switzerland, the same, the locals are high, the float parade, Lucerne itself is not big, at this time The alleys are crowded with people in fancy clothes. It usually lasts for three days in mid-to-early February. The first day (Dirty Thursday) is the grandest. It is a local tradition for people to carry Fritschi on parade.
(Aaron loves taking photos) More: (Aaron loves taking photos) More: Carnival in Lucerne---------March: The arrival of spring---------Banche Carnival in Belgium , Binche (Binche) is located south of Brussels. This is one of the most famous carnivals in Europe. It is also a time to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. People dress up more grandly and have a traditional Belgian atmosphere. Tuli is the protagonist and soul of the festival - Jill the clown. It starts on the first Sunday in March every year and lasts for 3 days, with the third day being the grandest. (Source Network) (Source Network) Ireland’s St. Patrick’s Day (Cuckold’s Day), the National Day, is equivalent to the Irish Spring Festival. Ireland is symbolized by green, four-leaf clover and Guinness. This day is the culmination of the three. People will wear green and cuckold (the picture is so beautiful?ω?) and take to the streets to get high. There will be equestrian and traditional music performances. Irish immigrants are all over the world, and on this day, people of Irish descent will hold cuckold parades in many places. March 17th every year. (More, more, more, more) This is the cuckold parade in New York, well, Ireland is roughly the same rhythm, more: (Lots, more, more) This is the cuckold parade in New York, well, Ireland is roughly the same rhythm, more: St.Patrick Day parade Spanish tiles The Lencian Fallas Festival, also known as the Fire Festival, is one of the three traditional festivals in Spain. Includes fireworks displays, parades, and religious ceremonies. The streets will be filled with many giant dolls, mostly made of paper, known as "fallas". The climax of the festival is to burn all these dolls on the last day to welcome the arrival of spring. Every year in mid-March. (Picture source network) (Picture source network) Spanish Holy Week is considered the biggest festival of the year in Spain. Because the costumes are very novel, it is also relatively famous on the Internet. Believers will carry the icon and parade through the streets, and the ceremony is traditional and complicated. The penitent at the front of the procession should wear a pointed hat as shown below. Although it is a religious festival, everyone is dressed up. All local men wear dark suits and ties, and all women wear black skirts and black gauze buns. The seven-day period starting from the Sunday before Easter to Easter, usually in mid-to-late March, lasts for a week, with Holy Friday being the climax, and there are activities across the country. Seville is especially grand. Portugal also has Holy Week. (Jingjing) More: (Jingjing) More: One person's Spain, the author later also saw the procession of icons ---------April to May, the movement of spring-------- -Easter is a very important holiday in Europe, but most of it is just a holiday. What I recommend is Greece. Easter in Greece is relatively traditional. The locals will eat roasted whole lamb, and some towns will have a lighting ceremony. It is very beautiful. The picture below shows the lighting of Santorini. From the end of March to the beginning of April every year. (Picture source network) (Picture source network) During the April Festival in Seville, Spain, a traditional festival in Andalusia, all ladies will wear Seville’s characteristic long skirts that originated in the 19th century, which is very charming. Every afternoon there will be carriages carrying Spanish beauties parading through the streets. It's 2 weeks after Holy Week, so it's probably mid-April and lasts about 1 week. (The Grasshopper flies south) More: (The Grasshopper flies south) More: Westward Journey, King's Day/Queen's Day, a nationwide party, a sea of ??orange. Spring is the best season to go to the Netherlands. Not only can you see the sea of ??tulips, but you can also get high on Queen’s Day (called King’s Day if you were the king at that time). April 30th every year. At this time, Amsterdam was full of small stalls, and the ground and rivers were full of people who were high on themselves, enthusiastic and crazy. (褳褤raygq) More: (褳褤raygq) More: European trip to the Netherlands---------June, let’s get noisy in early summer---------Bulgarian Rose Festival, Land Bulgaria, located in the Balkans, is famous for its rich roses. Kazanlak, the capital of roses, holds a grand festival every summer to celebrate the rose harvest, select the rose queen, and perform traditional songs and dances, full of exotic customs. The first Sunday in June every year. (Picture source network) (Picture source network) London Naked Cycling Day, as the name suggests, will see thousands of naked cyclists on the streets, both men and women... The festival aims to reject dependence on oil and celebrate the strength and power of the body. personality and raise people's awareness of environmental protection.
The scale is quite large, it’s almost blinding! The second Saturday in June every year. This event is also held in other cities, but London is the largest in terms of its origin. (Alison is very busy) It is really hard for the author to code one by one... More: (Alison is very busy) It is really hard for the author to code one by one... More: London Naked Cycling Day ShowTime Glastonbury, UK Glastonbury Festival is the largest and highest music festival in the UK and one of the largest and top open-air music festivals in the world. Held at a huge farmstead in rural England, tickets are very tight. In addition to top-notch performances and a carnival atmosphere day and night, many big-name stars and musicians are invited to the event every year. It starts on the last weekend of June every year and lasts for 3 to 5 days. In June, almost all the major music festivals in Europe are starting, but I only know about the ones in the UK. Haha~~ If you have plans, you can search for them yourself. (Picture source network) (Picture source network) GayPride, a festival for LGBT, a high festival of true equality and fraternity, a feast for the whole of Europe and even the world. In addition to various warm-up activities, the climax is the gay parade. On this day, rainbow flags are flying, and gays and people who support gays will dress up and take to the streets. Beautiful men and monsters are running around the streets, gay friends and rotten girls are not to be missed! It usually falls on the last Sunday in June, and it varies slightly from country to country. London (Black Boy Big Young) More: London (Black Boy Big Young) More: HappyPride2013 Paris (City of City Very Deep Curtain Cloth) More: Paris (City of City Very Deep Curtain Cloth) More: Paris Gay Parade! Berlin (Silly Young Fish Balls → Well, that’s me｀?) More: Berlin (Silly Young Fish Balls → Well, that’s me｀?) More: Berlin Gay Parade Bad Taste Produced, GayPride Collection: Fly the rainbow flag! Gay parades around the world----------July, you should listen to live music in the summer----------Roskilde Festival in Denmark, one of the largest rock music festivals in Northern Europe , and also a well-known musician guest at the high party. Located in Roskilde, a small town outside Copenhagen. It is usually held from Thursday to Sunday in the first week of July, but it starts to warm up at the end of June. (Picture source network) (Picture source network) Austria's Salzburg Art Festival, one of the most important art festivals in Austria, can be regarded as a very down-to-earth festival in high art. At this time, various performances are in full bloom: symphony, chamber music, opera... there are thousands of performances in a month, and open-air theater can be seen in the square. It lasts for 5 weeks every year from late July to early September. (Source Network) (Source Network) The Avignon Theater Festival in France is the largest art festival in France. Avignon is the center of Provence. At this time, there will be a large number of indoor and outdoor performances, such as operas, stage plays, dramas, as well as one-person performances, dances, puppet shows and even circuses. The streets are full of entertainers, performing street performances during the day to attract customers and performing at night. It takes place in mid-to-late July every year and lasts for about 3 weeks. July and August are the best travel seasons in Southern France. In addition to the theater festival, the lavender and sunflower fields are also at their most beautiful. (laohaiying) More: (laohaiying) More: Summer in Provence The three major jazz festivals in Europe: Rotterdam North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands, Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, and Nice Jazz Festival in France. They are all in mid-July and last about 1 to 2 weeks. The lineup is strong, with ticketed master shows and impromptu performances in the bar. Summer is a good time for a relaxing vacation, and it’s also a good time to listen to live music. Jazz lovers shouldn’t miss it. (Picture source network) (Picture source network) ---------In August, be a person and go crazy --------- Edinburgh Summer Arts Festival in Scotland, the largest and most important festival in Scotland, the busiest in Edinburgh time. There are four festivals: Art Festival, Military Tattoo, Fringe Festival and International Book Festival. On the opening day of the Military Tattoo, there is a light show at Edinburgh Castle, as well as grand fireworks and military music performances. Street performers all over the street interact with tourists, and thousands of performances are gathered together to keep the place high. It usually lasts for about 3 weeks from early August to mid-August, and can be seen basically throughout August.
(Brenda the Fox) More: (Brenda the Fox) More: The Union Flag flutters in August Extended reading, detailed explanation of the four major art festivals: Edinburgh August event Amsterdam Canal Festival in the Netherlands, Amsterdam is characterized by its intertwined canals, summer Many young people will go boating in the canal, which is very pleasant. There is a 10-day canal concert (Grachtenfestival) every year in mid-August. Musicians perform on stages or boats in the water. Audiences stand along the river bank. It is basically free and the atmosphere is great. At this time, it is equivalent to a big boat party in the whole city. (Picture source network) (Picture source network) Spanish Tomato Fight, the famous snake disease festival. It is a traditional festival in Bunol, a town near Valencia, where people throw overripe tomatoes at each other. More than 100 tons are thrown every year, which makes it look funny and disgusting (?ω?). There is music, parade, dance and fireworks show in the front, and the tomato fight is actually the last part. On the last Wednesday of August every year. (Source Network) (Source Network) Notting Hill Carnival in London, England, is the largest street culture and arts festival in Europe. Notting Hill, a small and fresh place on weekdays, is crowded with Latin American immigrants. The Carnival parade is South American style, such as Latin American girls wearing revealing clothes and wearing feathers... and street food. On the last weekend of August every year, the first day is Children's Day and the second day is Adult Day. The themes are just different. Don't get it wrong... (Picture Source Network) (Picture Source Network) ---------9 ~October, the harvest season, go to the festival---------Bath Austen Festival in the UK, a British-style retro festival, the most solemn in Bath, the small town where Jane Austen once lived. The event is the Austin Parade. Hundreds of people will wear 18th-century clothes and walk on the streets holding parasols. Coupled with the fact that the streets of Bath itself are very retro, it looks like they have traveled back to "Pride and Prejudice". There are also a series of activities to commemorate the writer, vintage fairs, summer dances and so on. It lasts for 10 days in mid-September every year. (Picture source network) (Picture source network) Germany's Oktoberfest (Octoberfest), one of the most famous high festivals in Germany and even Europe, is Munich's cultural business card. At this time of year, millions of people flock to Munich. Tents and amusement facilities are set up on the large lawns on the outskirts of the city. Locals wear traditional Bavarian costumes (big breasts costumes?﹃?). In essence, it is a drinking carnival. Completely subverts the stereotype of Germans. Every year from the last week of September to the first Sunday of October. In addition to Munich, Stuttgart is also famous for its Oktoberfest. (Yin Xiaoping) More: (Yin Xiaoping) More: Oktoberfest ---------November: Winter is coming again ---------British Bonfirenight, or GuyFawkesNight, was originally To commemorate a political event, the traitor Guy Fawkes' failed attempt to set the Houses of Parliament on fire, it has now evolved into a pure fireworks display, with dummies burning in some places and generally a market. At this time, fireworks will be set off all over the UK, and the scene is huge. November 5th every year. (Picture source network) (Picture source network) The Cologne Carnival in Germany (opening) has already been explained in January and February, so I won’t go into details. Starting at 11:11 a.m. on November 11, people will dress up in strange costumes, suitable for taking photos. But the float parade in February was still the highlight. (windelyn) More: (windelyn) More: This city of millions is drunk ---------December: Christmas season, New Year's Eve ---------Christmas in Nuremberg, Germany Markets, there are Christmas markets all over Europe, selling Christmas products, handicrafts, orange peels, scented candles, snacks, and sometimes choir performances, creating a very warm atmosphere. Most Christmas markets originated in Germany, and the most orthodox and atmospheric one in Germany is undoubtedly the Bavarian town of Nuremberg. It’s available from the end of November to the beginning of December. In addition, the end of November is generally the beginning of the Christmas discount season in European countries. Are you ready to buy it?乁() (farname人) more: (farname人) more: The Festival of Lights in Lyon, France, held in Germany in November, also known as the Festival of Lights, was originally a way to thank the Virgin Mary for driving away the plague, and to pray for a safe and happy life.
At this time, every household in the city will light candles, and large buildings will put on light shows. Some other cities in Europe also have light festivals, such as Berlin in mid-October, but the scale is still larger than that in Lyon. It is held on December 8th every year and lasts for 4 days. (Philippine Kittens) More: (Philippine Kittens) More: 2012 Winter·Lyon·Lights Festival New Year’s Eve, a party all over the world, not much explanation. I have been to London once. The entire bank of the Thames was filled with people from all over the world, screaming together and counting down while watching Big Ben. The sky was filled with fireworks, helicopters flying overhead, and policemen on horseback. They are all here to maintain order. Very, very high, and very, very crowded. December 31st, as we all know, don’t expect to sleep on that day. (Andrew_Qiaoyi) More: (Andrew_Qiaoyi) More: London·Christmas and New Year's Eve----------------Finally: Europe is quite crowded during the holidays Yes, judging from personal experience, it will definitely not lose to the rush hour subway and Spring Festival travel! Accommodation near the famous high festival may be booked a month or two in advance. Be sure to take care of your belongings and plan your trip in advance. If you like which festival you want to attend, you can search for relevant information online. It has been completely written and may be updated if there are any additions. ~\_(?ω?)_ノ~The following is the hard advertising time: My Weibo Show All