Passed Events International
Carnival 2025 - Brazil
Rio Carnival is the greatest show on Earth and the biggest event of the Brazilian cultural calendar. The parades at the Sambadrome are the main attraction of the entire celebration.
The Carnival is celebrated five days preceding Ash Wednesday, which is the start of Lent in the Catholic calendar. At the heart of the Carnival is the samba, which is the perfect illustration of the Afro-European blend that defines Brazil culture.
The visitors are also encouraged to bring their own costumes to feel the spirit of Carnival.
LANTERN FESTIVAL TAIWAN
The Pingxi Lantern Festival is celebrated in the Pingxi district of Taipei, Taiwan.
The Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival is a three-day event; each day includes three sessions (eight lantern releases each) held at three different venues. Apart from these sessions, visitors can also release their own lanterns at designated locations and times.
Chinese New Year
Years of the Snake -
Celebrations to usher out the old year and bring forth the luck and prosperity of the new one, therefore, often include firecrackers, fireworks, and red clothes and decorations. Young people are given money in colourful red envelopes. In addition, Chinese New Year is a time to feast and to visit family members.
Dubai Shopping Festival 2024
An annual event mostly held in the first quarter of the year, Dubai Shopping Festival extravaganza which gives you the best offers where much-loved fashion brands across all ranges are available at exceptional discounts.
Next - 13th December, 2024 to 19th January, 2025.
OKTOBERFEST 2020
The parade of the Wiesn landlords and breweries 2020
A festive start to Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest 2024 will commence at noon on Saturday September 21st and end on Sunday October 6th, 2024.
Around 1,000 participants take part in the festive parade of the Wiesn landlords and breweries at the Theresienwiese. Lead by the Münchner Kindl, the city mascot, on horseback and the festive horse-drawn carriage of the Munich mayor, followed by the flower-adorned carriages of the Wiesn landlords and their families, festival carts, bands and, of course, the magnificent carts of the Munich breweries, drawn by draft horses.
Traditional starting date: the first Saturday of the Wiesn
The parade of the landlords marks the official start of Oktoberfest. It takes place on the first Saturday of the Wiesn, before the famous “O'zapft is!”. The next one is at 10:45 am on Saturday, September 21, 2019. This is followed by the traditional costume and hunters’ parade at 10 am on Sunday, September 22, 2019.
Off to the Wiesn: the parade route
The parade starts on Josephspitalstraße behind the Sendlinger Tor, proceeds onto Sonnenstraße and turns left onto Schwanthaler Straße. From there, it heads straight onwards to the Bavariaring, after which it continues onto Wirtsbudenstraße and into the respective festival tents. Punctually at 12 noon, the mayor opens Oktoberfest in the Schottenhamel festival hall with the traditional call, “O’zapft is”.
Far above the action: stands offer the best view
The parade can be seen from the roadside (note, do not arrive by car as there are no parking spaces). If you prefer to watch the spectacle seated, you can reserve seats in one of the stands erected along the parade route. You can find the stands with the best views of the parade of Wiesn landlords and breweries here:
https://www.oktoberfesttours.travel/oktoberfest-2024/
https://www.oktoberfesttours.travel/oktoberfest-2024/schedule/
La Tomatina
La Tomatina is a festival that is held in the Valencian town of Buñol, in the East of Spain 30 kilometers from the Mediterranean, in which participants throw tomatoes and get involved in a tomato fight purely for entertainment purposes.
https://tomatina.es/en/
Olympic Games Paris 2024
International multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in France. https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule
The Olympic Torch Relay is an outstanding tradition that takes us back to the roots of the Games. The first torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Torch Relay will be lit by the sun’s rays on 16 April 2024 during a ceremony in the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, where the ancient Olympics were once held. The Olympic flame will then head to Athens to board the Belem and cross the Mediterranean Sea to Marseille. On 8 May 2024, the Olympic flame will embark on its epic journey across France.
ARCHERY, ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS, ARTISTIC SWIMMING, ATHLETICS, BADMINTON, BASKETBALL, BASKETBALL 3X3, BEACH VOLLEYBALL, BOXING, BREAKING, CANOE SLALOM, CANOE SPRINT, CYCLING BMX FREESTYLE, CYCLING BMX RACING, CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE, CYCLING ROAD, CYCLING TRACK, DIVING, EQUESTRIAN, FENCING, FOOTBALL, GOLF, HANDBALL, HOCKEY, JUDO, MARATHON SWIMMING, MODERN PENTATHLON, RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS, ROWING, RUGBY SEVENS, SAILING, SHOOTING, KATEBOARDING, SPORT CLIMBING, SURFING, SWIMMING, TABLE TENNIS, TAEKWONDO, TENNIS, TRAMPOLINE, TRIATHLON, VOLLEYBALL, WATER POLO,
WEIGHTLIFTING, WRESTLING.
Coachella
Coachella is an annual music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Coachella Valley in the Colorado Desert.
APR 12-14 & 19-21, 2024
https://www.coachella.com/
Cherry Blossom Japan 2024
As a matter of fact, Nihon Kisho expects sakura season to arrive three or four days earlier than usual in just about all of Japan, with predicated dates for blossom opening and full bloom in other prefectures being:
Early-Late February: Kawazu (~2.5 hrs from Tokyo); larger scale bloom
Early-Late February: Atami (~2 hrs from Tokyo); small scale bloom
Mid-Late February: Miurakaigan (~1.5 hrs from Tokyo); smaller scale bloom
March-April: Greater Tokyo
Mid-April and early May: Tohoku region (1.5 hrs ~ 3.5 hrs from Tokyo via Shinkansen)
Late April to mid-May: Hokkaido (within a 1 hr 45 min flight from Tokyo)
Tokyo
Flowering: March 29 / Full bloom: April 1
Sapporo
Flowering: April 26 / Full bloom: April 30
Sendai
Flowering: April 2 / Full bloom: April 7
Kanazawa
Flowering: March 31 / Full bloom: April 5
Nagoya
Flowering: March 28 / Full bloom: April 2
Kyoto
Flowering: March 29 / Full bloom: April 2
Osaka
Flowering: March 28 / Full bloom: April 3
Hiroshima
Flowering: March 25 / Full bloom: April 2
Fukuoka
Flowering: March 27 / Full bloom: April 2