Festivals around the world

May 12, 2008 4:55 PM

Is there a good reference site for festivals around the world? I'm going to be traveling and this would be a neat place to start planning where to be when. I'd like to find a resource that has actual festivals, not just holidays (like you wouldn't specifically come to the US for MLK Day but you would for the 4th of July).
posted by bikergirl to Travel & Transportation (8 answers total)

Travel Notes and STA Travel.
posted by tellurian at 5:04 PM on May 12, 2008

Folk, roots, and world music festivals (Europe)
posted by PatoPata at 5:07 PM on May 12, 2008

Erm, festivals.com?
posted by desjardins at 5:09 PM on May 12, 2008

Best answer: What's On When.
posted by milquetoast at 5:17 PM on May 12, 2008

The most recent Spin magazine had a feature on world festivals .
posted by carefulmonkey at 6:10 PM on May 12, 2008

Discovery HD had a great series called Fantastic Festivals of the World. The production company has a list of the episodes. I'm not sure it will serve as a great resource for planning, but it should be a great resource for discovering interesting festivals.
posted by necessitas at 10:57 PM on May 12, 2008

It's not an online reference, but I've found that Lonely Planet's guidebooks are usually reliable for listing events and festivals in places I'm thinking of visiting. I've used them a lot for planning my travel around big happenings.
posted by cadge at 4:57 AM on May 13, 2008

Response by poster: Thanks for the great suggestions!
posted by bikergirl at 2:15 PM on May 19, 2008