Croatia Outrage after same-sex couple effigy burned at Croatian festival "We think that this comes from a place of ignorance and hate towards those things which people do not understand." 25/02/2020
no comment Brazil revellers get muddy at 'Bloco da Lama' carnival party Revellers apply mud on their body and dance in smoke in mud carnival party "Bloco da Lama" near Rio de Janeiro. 23/02/2020
Cult Sochi Winter Arts Festival breaks new boundaries This year’s Sochi Winter Arts Festival featured a full program under the leadership of Russian violinist and conductor Yuri Bashmet as artistic director. 20/02/2020
Italy 'Coronavirus and high-tide fears' impacts Venice Carnival tourism Venice Carnival is off to an unusual start as 'coronavirus and high-tide fears' see tourism rate going down compared to previous years, according to the Italian press. 09/02/2020
no comment Lantern and light show as countdown begins for Chinese New Year Festival season is underway in China. 11/01/2020
no comment These Peruvians have a fight to welcome in the new year It's all part of efforts to leave last year's troubles behind and start afresh in January. 03/01/2020
Inspire Middle East Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival: Akon & Kanye West to run in US elections? Thousands of attendees, including the founders of many regional startups, attended the two-day Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival (SEF) this November 13/12/2019
no comment Ice-mining: Watch how this Chinese city gets its ice for sculptures The northeastern Chinese city of Harbin held its first ice mining festival on the Songhua River on Saturday, kicking off the city's winter tourist season. 08/12/2019
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
