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Countries |
Apr. - June |
July - Aug. |
Sept. - Mar. |
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AUSTRIA AND SWITZERLAND |
Vienna Festwochen (early May to mid-June) |
Salzburger Festspiele (late July-Aug.) |
Escalade (Geneva; Dec. 11-13) Fasnacht (Basel; Mar. 2-4) |
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BELGIUM |
Festival of Fairground Arts (Wallonie; late May) |
Gentse Feesten (Ghent; mid- to late July) |
International French Language Film Festiva l (Namur; late Sept.) |
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BRITAIN AND IRELAND |
Bloomsday (Dublin; June 16) Wimbledon (London; late June-early July) |
Fringe Festival (Edinburgh; Aug.) Edinburgh Int’l Festival (mid-Aug. to early Sept.) |
Matchmaking Festival (Lisdoonvarna; Sept.) St. Patrick’s Day (Mar. 17) |
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CZECH REPUBLIC |
Prague Spring Festival (May-June) |
Int’l Film Festival (Karlovy Vary; July) |
Int’l Organ Festival (Olomouc; Sept.) |
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FRANCE |
Cannes Film Festival (May 13-24) |
Festival d’Avignon (July-Aug.) Bastille Day (July 14) |
Carnevale (Nice, Nantes; Jan 25-Feb. 5) |
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GERMANY |
May Day (Berlin; May 1) Christopher St. Day (late June) |
Rhine in Flames Festival (various locations in the Rhine Valley; throughout summer) |
Oktoberfest (Munich; Sept. 19-Oct. 4) Fasching (Munich; Feb. 1-5) |
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HUNGARY |
Danube Festival (Budapest; June) |
Golden Shell Folklore (Siófok; June) Sziget Rock Festival (Budapest; Aug.) |
Éger Vintage Days (Sept.) Festival of Wine Songs (Pécs; Sept.) |
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ITALY |
Maggio Musicale (Florence; May to mid-June) |
Il Palio (Siena; July 2 and Aug. 16) Umbria Jazz Festival (July) |
Carnevale (late Feb.) Scoppio del Carro (Florence; Easter Su) |
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THE NETHERLANDS |
Queen’s Day (Apr. 30) Holland Festival (June) |
Gay Pride Parade (early Aug.) |
Flower Parade (Aalsmeer; early Sept.) |
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PORTUGAL |
Burning of the Ribbons (Coimbra; early May) |
Lisbon Beer Festival (July) |
Carnaval (early Mar.) Semana Santa (Apr. 5-12) |
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SCANDINAVIA |
Midsummer (June 19-25) |
Savonlinna Opera Festival (July) Quart Music Festival (Kristiansand; early July) |
Helsinki Festival (late Aug.-early Sept.) Tromsø Film Festival (mid-Jan.) |
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SPAIN |
Feria de Abril (Sevilla; mid-Apr.) |
San Fermines (Pamplona; early to mid-July) |
Las Fallas (Valencia; Mar.) Carnaval (Mar.) |
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