Festivals?!!

I'm from Sweden and every summer there is "Hamnfestivalen" in several cities around the country. people are drinking and listen too live music and there's karaoke too, hehe. any festivals in your country?

Our town has a festival every summer called the Filbert Festival. Many people in this area have filbert orchards. Oregon, where I live is one of the greatest filbert nut (also known as hazelnuts) growing areas of the world. The festival is held in a park along the Willamette River and there are many handicraft booths, and the fire department, the electric company, etc. also have booths stressing safety. There are many food selling booths and there is usually a talent show and a contest for foods made with filbert nuts. Boat rides on the river offer an extra attraction and a little train carries people to and from the overflow parking lot several blocks away.

We have an Oyster Festival every year. It is held in County Galway and goes on for four days starting on the 27th September. Thousands of people travel from the four corners of the world to enjoy a remarkable festival celebrating the oyster, a food known for it’s mysterious luxury and passion. The Guinness World Oyster Opening Championship features contestants from every continent competing for the world title and valuable prizes. Jazz music is played throughout the champagne and guinness reception and this is followed by a hot and cold buffet. The season’s first oyster is presented to the mayor of the town and this is followed by a fun parade through the streets of Galway to the Oyster Marquee. This inscudes and colourful line-up of bands, vintage cars, oyster openers and visiting dignitaries. After the winner of the Guinness World Oyster Opening Championship is announced, the party will get into full swing with an internationally flavoured line-up of entertainment including Irish music and dance.

My favorite one would be the 'Ati-atihan festival' in Kalibo, Aklan. Which is held every third week of January, a week-long celebration to honor the child Jesus. The beating of the drums sets the mood for the revelry. Street party, dancing and prance are some of the activities done during the celebration. There's also traditional games held for men, women and children for fun and as a sign of unity. I do follow the trend, but I prefer to go for parades and street-dance than painting myself all black!;)

there is not really a festival in town, maybe the biggest one that we have in the state is the summerfest, everyone go to that from all over the world, it is big and fun with lot food, music, and games, i used to go every year, not that i have to work i dont really have time to do that, it usally last about 14 days, with fireworks at night

of my favorite festival was the balloon day in the park. It would be like a fair, but we also launched many balloons that day. We also had fireworks at the end of the night. There were many booths to buy stuff from. I helped out with crowd control and traffic control.

i love the cars festvial ,it's my favourite,but i've been to a animals festvial that was great too

Christmas ~~~ Because of ots decorations and enthusiasm! I love to decorate the tree and my home. Love to make sweets and chocolates. Love to wear Red coloured gowns and sleak outfits!

When we were living in Samoa they had several festivals throughout the year. The one I like the most was when they celebrate "independence" on June 1st. They celebrate with traditional and modernized contemporary music and dance, marching girls competition, marching bands competition, the Fautasi race which is an event where boats and or traditional canoes from various villages race against each other, floats from various villages all dressed up would march along the main roads, various stores would be set up selling traditional samoan artifacts, carvings, clothing, food, and all sorts. It would be held for at least a week, and all the bars and restaurants would be pumping every night with the locals and tourists from all around the world.

Yearly, we do have "Sinulog Festival"here in cebu city (Philippines), its a month long celebration and people around the globe flew here just to witness the street dancing in commemoration of the festivity of Sto.Nino our patron saint.It is really a full day packed with excitement and fun.Everyone will be walking coz streets were transformed into a dancing place and one day restaurants.

feast in a deep well !