Inspire Middle East Abu Dhabi Art spotlights French-Tunisian calligraffiti artist El Seed The 11th edition of Abu Dhabi Art took place between 21-23 November at Maranat Al Saadiyat. 28/11/2019
no comment South Korea celebrates its national food at Seoul Kimchi Festival It's Kimjang season in South Korea where vegetables - usually cabbage - are marinaded in fermented seafood, spices and chili and the end result is the national dish kimchi. 02/11/2019
Spain Replica of first ship to circumnavigate planet sets off from Almeria The Nao Victoria took three years to sail around the world, setting off in 1519. 28/10/2019
no comment Giant and eerie display of Halloween pumpkin heads in Bucharest It's Halloween later this week and festivities are already in full swing in Bucharest where people are busy carving thousands of pumpkins. They're aiming to create a giant display of the ghoulish pumpkin heads for All Hallows Eve. 28/10/2019
Italy The Making of a Global Village In January, thousands of citizens of Italy’s Basilicata region gathered in a unique location to celebrate an historic occasion through music — which reverberated around adjacent tuff rock. 23/10/2019
no comment Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival draws thousands to coastal town in US The festival features a pumpkin parade with a marching band, floats, a pie-eating contest and pumpkin carving masterpieces on display 21/10/2019
no comment Hundreds of colourful kites perk up skies above Malta's Gozo The three-day festival included a competition for international teams of professional kite masters 21/10/2019
Cult Azerbaijan's Nasimi Festival is a melting pot of Poetry Arts and Spiri Kicking off in Baku, the multi-disciplinary festival bears the name of Imadeddin Nasimi a great 14 century poet and thinkers. 03/10/2019
no comment Knights participate in jousting contest on bikes in Berlin For the first time in the history of the so-called Berlin pedal battle women took to the "battlefield" 30/09/2019
Egypt Winners of Egypt's El Gouna Film Festival revealed The third edition of the El Gouna Film Festival wrapped up its nine-day run on Friday with more than 80 films screened throughout the week. 28/09/2019
no comment Global free flight festival: colorful carnival in the French Alps Around 130 pilots from France and beyond flew paragliders during the 'Icarnaval' carnival, a contest awarding pilots with the best costume prize 22/09/2019
no comment 'O zapft is!': Munich's world-famous Oktoberfest beer festival opens The festival brings more than six million people to the southern German city. 21/09/2019
no comment Chinese celebrations for Mid-Autumn Festival China has being holding events to mark its traditional Mid-Autumn Festival. 14/09/2019
no comment Devotees bid farewell to Ganesh at festival climax Thousands of devotees gathered in Mumbai to bid farewell to the popular elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh, after a ten-day festival to celebrate his birth. 12/09/2019
no comment Horns lock at controversial buffalo fighting festival in Vietnam The buffaloes fight in pairs in an elimination contest, the two competitors lock horns for several minutes, sometimes just seconds, before one signals defeat by running away. 07/09/2019
no comment Kite festival fun in Russia despite lack of strong winds Lack of strong winds grounded the mega kites at a festival in Russia. But that didn't stop the participants having fun while showing off their kite flying skills. 03/09/2019
no comment El Salvador: Traditional fireball festival in the streets of Nejapa The town of Nejapa, El Salvador celebrated its annual fireball festival on Saturday (August 31) with participants pelting each other with rags drenched in gasoline that have been rolled into tight flaming balls. 02/09/2019
no comment Unveiling of giant Buddha Thangka kicks off festival in Tibet To celebrate the annual traditional Sho Dun Festival, a giant Buddha went on display in Lhasa, in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. 31/08/2019
United Kingdom Photographs of British homes tell stories of the generations Homes and interiors tell a story, both politically and culturally of a whole country, says Isabelle Bonnet, the curator of ‘Home Sweet Home’ photographic exhibition. It presents a complex image of the British home, carefully documented by photographers from the sixties to the present day. 28/08/2019
Mexico Watch: Mariachis gather in Guadalajara for Mexican music festival Musicians came from 25 countries including Australia, Sweden, Peru and the United States to Guadalajara, considered the capital of traditional Mexican culture and music 27/08/2019
Belgium Watch: Parade puts blackface in Belgium back in spotlight Anti-racism campaigners have criticised a folk festival featuring a character called "the savage". The character, played by a white actor in blackface makeup, is paraded through the town in chains. 26/08/2019
brussels bureau Belgian festival faces pressure over blackface 'Savage' character Pressure is mounting for UNESCO to remove a Belgian festival from its cultural heritage list. The a blackface character known as 'the savage' in a parade in the town of Ath has drawn strong criticism from anti-racist campaigners. 26/08/2019
Russia Watch: Street festival sees creativity with cardboard in Russia More than 30 theatrical troupes, dance groups and street artists took part in the celebrations, ensuring the audience wasn't card-bored! 19/08/2019
no comment Chinese lanterns light up the world's biggest food park in Bologna More than 80 illuminated sculptures created by Chinese craftsmen are on display at Eataly World in Bologna. 16/08/2019
View The Edinburgh Fringe is white, middle class and elitist ǀ View While the Fringe is something Britain should be proud of, we must also recognise that a disproportionate number of the performers (and even the audience) will be white, middle class and wealthy. 16/08/2019
no comment Brussels blooming as city hosts international flower festival Even the Belgian capital's famous Manneken Pis sculpture is decked out in flowers. 15/08/2019
