All action
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta // USA
Argungu Fishing Festival // Nigeria
Holi // India and Nepal
Las Bolas de Fuego // El Salvador
Rouketopolemos (Rocket War) // Greece
Saidai-ji Eyo Hadaka Matsuri // Japan
Songkran Water Festival // Thailand

Art and culture
AgitAgueda Art Festival // Portugal
Edinburgh Fringe Festival // UK
Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival // China
South by Southwest // USA
Sundance Film Festival // USA
White Nights Festival // Russia
World Body Painting Festival // Austria

Calm and tranquil
Floating Lantern Festival // Hawaii
The International Highline Meeting Festival // Italy
Pingxi Lantern Festival // Taiwan

Foodie
Bordeaux Fe?te le Vin // France
MAD Symposium // Denmark
Maine Lobster Festival // USA
Oktoberfest // Germany
South Beach Food and Wine Festival // USA
Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival // UK

Just one big party
Amsterdam Gay Pride/Europride // The Netherlands
Burning Man // USA
Carnevale // Italy
Carnival // Brazil
Chinese New Year // Singapore
Feast of San Jeronimo // Nicaragua
Mardi Gras // USA
St Patrick's Day // Ireland
Up Helly Aa Fire Festival // Scotland

Music
Coachella // USA
Glastonbury Festival // UK
Montreal International Jazz Festival // Canada
Rhythm and Vines // New Zealand
Roskilde Music Festival // Denmark
Sonar // Spain
Splendour in the Grass // Australia
WOMADelaide // Australia

Off the wall
Air Guitar World Championships // Finland
Boryeong Mud Festival // South Korea
Buso Festival // Hungary
Dia de los Muertos // Mexico
Ivrea Orange Festival // Italy
Kanamara Matsuri Festival // Japan
La Tomatina // Spain
Thaipusam Festival // Malaysia
UFO Festival // USA
Wife Carrying Festival // Finland