Inspiring Travel Writing About Festivals & Events

Looking to know how to celebrate Chinese New Year in style? Or what makes Semana Santa in Andalucia and the Sacred Music Festival of Fez highlights of the respective Spanish and Moroccan calendars? Or just what the Osore Taisai Festival is all about? Then you’re in precisely the right place – our collection of travel writing about festivals and events is an indispensible resource for finding out what’s on when around the world.

Articles in Festivals & Events

The Strange Sisters of Mannarkad | William Dalrymple | India | Kerala Region

"On the edge of the jungle lay a small wooden temple. It was late evening, and the sun had already disappeared behind the palms..."

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The White Diamond: The White Truffle Auction in Alba | Devanshi Mody | Italy | Piedmont | Monforte d'Alba

"The annual celebrity Alba White Truffle Auction isn’t without drama. This year the drama was, alas, on a personal scale..."

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Having a Ball in Vienna: A Guide to Waltzes and Vienna | Hermione Cameron | Austria | Vienna | Vienna

"Austria’s capital may famously sit beside the blue Danube river but the Viennese certainly know how to banish the winter blues..."

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The Enchanted Palace: A Magical Day Out in London | Hermione Cameron | United Kingdom | Greater London | London

"Something strange and wonderful has started to happen at Kensington Palace, in London’s Kensington Gardens. First, we notice that Queen Victoria’s statue overlooking the pretty Round Pond is looking more spritely and animated than usual..."

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The Most Attractive Port Along France's Atlantic Coast: La Rochelle | Mary Novakovich | France | La Rochelle Region

"La Rochelle usually wins hands down in any list of the most attractive ports along France’s Atlantic Coast. Its appeal is instant: the sight of two imposing 14th-century stone towers flanking the entrance to the harbour is enough to hook you in...."

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Made In Milwaukee: A Mooch Around Wisconsin's Largest City | Mary Novakovich | United States | Wisconsin | Milwaukee

"I met the Fonz once, back in 1988. Nice chap that Henry Winkler. Quite short, very affable, a bit nervous because he was about to premiere the first feature film he had directed. Years later, I was standing beside his newly commemorated statue in..."

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View from the Citadel: A Guide to the Corsican Town of Calvi | Mary Novakovich | France | Corsica Region | Calvi

"In some ways, it’s hard not to empathise with Horatio Nelson when he turned his back on Corsica and on the northern port of Calvi in particular. After all, it’s where he famously lost the sight of one eye in a battle against the French and he vowed..."

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A Lesson In Grapes: A Vineyard in French Catalonia | Mary Novakovich | France | Languedoc/ South West

"Jérôme Coussanes holds up several bunches of grapes. “That’s Muscat,” he says, pointing to a pale green bunch, “and that’s Grenache.” There aren’t many ten year old boys who can spot the difference between grape varieties, let alone care about such..."

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Walk the Line: A Wander Through Berlin | Mark Eveleigh | Germany | Berlin Region | Berlin

"The Berlin Wall once stood as one of the most powerful, sinister and visible icons of the Cold War era. It was the iron curtain incarnate in reinforced concrete and razor-wire. Hundreds of thousands of Europeans lived their lives under the shadow –..."

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A Tour of Chhattisgarh: Hidden India | Jill Starley-Gr... | India | Chhattisgarh

"Glittering caves, prowling panthers, romantic waterfalls and royal invitations – discover a hidden India far from the maddening crowds"

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