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| JANUARY | |
| Tenerife Carnival – Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival (Santa Cruz, Spain) – Feb 4th – Mar 1st, 2009 | |
| Viareggio Carnival – Carnevale di Viareggio (Viareggio, Italy) – Feb 8th, 15th, 22nd, 24th, and Mar. 1st in 2009 | |
| FEBRUARY | |
| Carnival of Basel, Basler Fasnacht (Basel, Switzerland) – March 2nd – March 4th in 2009 | |
| The largest and most popular carnival in Switzerland – you’ll see some FANTASTIC costumes here. | |
| Carnival of Binche (Binche, Belgium) – February 22nd – 24th in 2009 | |
| Düsseldorf Carnival and Parade (Dusseldorf, Germany) | |
| Ivrea Carnival and the Orange Fight – Storico Carnevale di Ivrea (Ivrea, Italy) – Februrary 21st -24th in 2009 | |
| A 3 day Food Fight involving oranges. | |
| Nice Carnival (Nice, France) – February 14th – March 1st in 2009 (not everyday) | |
| Sitges Carnival (Sitges, Spain) – Feb 19th – 25th in 2009 | |
| Carnival of Venice, Carnevale di Venezia (Venice, Italy) – Feb 13th – 24th in 2009 | |
| MARCH | |
| Budapest Spring Festival (Budapest, Hungary) – March 20 – April 5th in 2009 | |
| Holy Week, Semana Santa (Seville, Spain) – April 3rd – April 12th in 2009 | |
| Las Fallas (Valencia, Spain) – March 15th-19th in 2009 | |
| St. Patrick’s Day (Dublin, Ireland) – March 12th – March 17th in 2009 | |
| APRIL | |
| HSBC Cheltenham Jazz Festival (Cheltenham, England) – July 3rd – 18th in 2009 | |
| La Feria de Abril, The Seville Spring Fair (Seville, Spain) – April 28th – May 3rd in 2009 |
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| Garden Festival at Chaumont-sur-Loire (Chaumont, France) | |
| Queen’s Day – The Orange Festival (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) – April 30th every year | |
| MAY | |
| Carnival in Aalborg (Aalborg, Denmark) – May 17-23, 2009 | |
| Brighton Festival (Brighton, England) – May 2-24, 2009 | |
| Brighton Fringe Festival (Brighton, England) – May 2-25, 2009 | |
| Cannes Film Festival (Cannes, France) – May 13-24, 2008 | |
| Most prestigious film festival in the world – access is limited mostly to celebrities and those with connections. | |
| Cheese Rolling at Cooper’s Hill (Gloucestshire, England) – May 25 in 2009 | |
| French Open Tennis Tournament, Tournoi de Roland-Garros (Paris, France) – May 24th – June 7th in 2009 | |
| May Day, Vappu, Walpurgis Night – night from April 30th – May 1st every year | |
| Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix (Monte Carlo, Monaco) – May 21 – May 24 in 2009 | |
| JUNE | |
| Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts (Glastonbury, England) – June 24 – 28, 2009 | |
| Largest Music and Performing Arts Festival in the world – Huge indie rock, folk, electronic music festival with tons of dance and theater performances | |
| Hultsfred Festival (Hultsfred, Sweden) – July 7th – 11th, 2009 | |
| Provinssirock (Seinäjoki, Finland) – June 12 – 14, 2009 | |
| Festa de Sao Joao (Porto, Portugal) – night of June 23 – 24 every year | |
| Wimbleton Tennis Championship (London, England) – June 22 – July 5th, 2009 | |
| Wine War – Batalla de Vino (Haro, Spain) – June 29th in 2009 | |
| JULY | |
| International Benicàssim Festival, FIB Heineken (Benicàssim, Spain) – July 16 – 19, 2009 | |
| International Bognor Birdman (Selsey, England) | |
| Copenhagen Jazz Festival (Copenhagen, Denmark) – July 3 – 12, 2009 | |
| Exit Festival (Novi Sad, Serbia) – July 9 – 12, 2009 | |
| Musical festival which takes place inside a fortress. Features rock, electronic, and hip-hop acts and was awarded “Best European Festival in 2007″ by the UK Festival Awards. | |
| Love Parade (Berlin, Germany) | |
| Montreux Jazz Festival (Montreux, Switzerland) – July 3 – 18, 2009 | |
| North Sea Jazz Festival (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) – July 10 – 12, 2009 | |
| Oxegen Festival (Punchestown, Ireland) – July 10 – 12, 2009 | |
| The Horse Race, Palio di Siena( Siena, Italy) – July 2nd, August 16th in 2009 | |
| Rock Werchter (Werchter, Belgium) – July 2 – 5, 2009 | |
| Roskilde Festival (Roskilde, Denmark) – July 2 – 5, 2009 | |
| Running of the Bulls aka Fiesta de San Fermin (Pamplona, Spain) – July 7th – July 14th every year | |
| Fiesta de Santa Marta de Ribarteme – Fiesta of Near Death Experiences (As Neves, Spain) | |
| T in the Park (Balado, Scotland) – July 10 – 12, 2009 | |
| AUGUST | |
| Bilbao Semana Grande Aste Nagusia (Bilbao, Spain) | |
| Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Edinburgh, Scotland) – August 7-31, 2009 | |
| Feria de Malaga (Málaga, Spain) – August 14th-23 in 2009 | |
| Festival of Music, Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann (Tullamore, Ireland) – August 16-23, 2009 | |
| Gäubodenfest Volksfest (Straubing, Germany) | |
| Ireland Puck Fair (Killorgin, Ireland) – August 10 – 12, 2009 | |
| Reading and Leeds Music Festivals (Reading, England and Leeds, England) – August 28 – 30, 2009 | |
| A pair of annual music festival in Europe featuring mainstream rock and alternative acts. Both events generally share the same bill. | |
| Notting Hill Carnival (London, England) – August 30 – 31 in 2009 | |
| Il Palio ( Siena, Italy) – August 16, every year | |
| Pukkelpop (Kempische Steenweg, Belgium) – August 20-22, 2009 | |
| Popular outdoor Music Festival in Belgium. | |
| Sziget Festival (Óbudai-sziget, Hungary) – August 12-17, 2009 | |
| La Tomatina(Bunyol, Spain) - a Wednesday in the end of August | |
| La Tomatina is the largest food fight in the world. Join 40,000 other people in throwing over 100,000+ lbs. of tomatoes! | |
| Westmann Islands’ Festival, Vestmannæyjar (Westmann Islands, Iceland) | |
| SEPTEMBER | |
| Galway International Oyster Festival (Galway, Ireland) – September 24-27, 2009 | |
| Oktoberfest (Munich, Germany) – September 19 – October 4th, 2009 | |
| OCTOBER | |
| Belfast Festival at Queen’s (Belfast, Ireland) – October 16 – Oct 31, 2009 | |
| NOVEMBER | |
| Bridgewater Guy Fawkes Carnival (Bridgewater, England) – November 6th in 2009 | |
| Carnival in Cologne (Cologne, Germany) – November 11th every year at 11:11 A.M. | |
| German Christmas Markets (Germany) | |
| German Christmas Markets – Christkindlesmarkt (Nuremburg, Germany) | |
| Guy Fawkes Carnival, Bonfire Night (England) | |
| Lewes Bonfire Night, Guy Fawkes celebration (Lewes, England) | |
| DECEMBER | |
| Hogmanay (Edinburg, Scotland) – December 31st every year |
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| Indoor Christmas Market (Helsinki, Finland) | |
| St. Thomas Christmas Market (Helsinki, Finland) | |
| Women’s Christmas Market (Helsinki, Finland) | |
