Las Fallas , Spain  

The Falles (in Valencian) are a Valencian traditional celebration in praise of Saint Joseph in Valencia, Spain. The term Falles refers to both the celebration and the monuments created during the celebration. Each neighbourhood of the city has an organized group of people, the Casal faller, that works all year long holding fundraising parties and dinners, usually featuring the famous speciality paella. Each casal faller produces a construction known as a falla which is eventually burnt. A casal faller is also known as a comissió fallera.

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Love Parade , Berlin-Germany  

The Love Parade has its roots in the spirit of a changing Europe. In 1989, it was first celebrated 4 months before the demolition of the Berlin Wall. It was started by the fresh Berlin Underground under the initiative of Matthias Roeingh aka "Dr. Motte". It was held as a political demonstration for peace and international understanding through music.

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Naadam Festival, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia  

The Naadam Festival is the biggest national event for the Mongolians, and it gives all the citizens great pride to participate and watch the events take place. The Naadam not only helps the citizens of Mongolia feel a sense of pride for their culture, but it also helps their economy grow and attract positive attention.

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Oktoberfest  

Officially the world`s largest public festival, the Munich Beer Festival, or Oktoberfest, kicks off on the third Saturday in September and keeps pumping day after day for full-on alcohol-soaked fortnight. Known locally as the “ Wies`n “ , the name of the sprawling park in which it takes place. Attracting seven million visitors every year who guzzle their way through more than four million litres of beer

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Queen`s Day , Amsterdam/The Netherlands  

Queen's Day festivities began before the World War II with the celebration of birthday of Queen Wilhelmina on August 31 and since 1949, celebration of the birthday of her daughter and successor on the Dutch throne Queen Juliana, on April 30. When Queen Beatrix succeeded Juliana in 1980, she decided to keep the Queen's Day on April 30. Her own birthday is in the middle of winter (January 31), so celebrating it outside would be difficult. Until today, many especially older people call the holiday the Queen's Birthday.

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Rio Carnival , Rio de Janerio, Brazil  

As the parade is taking place in the Sambadrome and the balls are being held in the Copacabana Palace and beach, many of the carnival participants are at other locations. Street festivals are very common during carnival and are highly populated by the locals. Elegance and extravagance are usually left behind, but music and dancing are still extremely common.

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Running With The Bulls , Spain  

SAN FERMIN, Pamplona, Spain. July 6 - 14 for 9 days every year. For one week every year, the spanish town of Pamplone ( about 5 hours north of Barcelona by car or bus )parties so hard that the foothills of the nearby ptrenees start to shake..Spanish certainly know how to host a phenomenal party, and the fiesta de san fermin is simply the scariest, loudest and the most raucous one you`ll ever come across.

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Venice Carnival , Italy  

Carnival, or Carnevale, has been celebrated for centuries throughout Italy. The word may well derive from carne vale - 'farewell to meat' - which would explain the function of the celebration: an opportunity to indulge and use up such treats before the start of Lent (like an extended Pancake Day).

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