Amazing Festivals Around The World in 2014

#1 RIO CARNIVAL Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Feb. 28 – March 4 of 2014 The Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro is a world famous festival held before Lent every year and considered the biggest carnival in the world with two million people per day on the streets. The first festivals of Rio date back to 1823. It’s filled with samba music, colorful costumes, and giant parades.

#2 ICE and SNOW SCULPTURE FESTIVAL Harbin, China Jan. 5 – Feb. 5 of 2014 The annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival was originated from local Harbiner traditional ice lantern show garden party in winter since 1963.The Harbin festival is the largest snow and ice festival in the world, and it features carvings towering over 20 feet in height and full-size buildings made from gigantic blocks of ice.

#3 HOLI Hindus Around the World March 17 of 2014 Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, celebrates the end of winter and the beginning of spring. It’s fun, safe, and free. Just remember to BYOD (bring your own dye).

#4 CASCAMORRAS Baza, Spain Sept. 6 of 2014 The Fiesta de Cascamorras is a festival that takes place in the towns of Guadix and Baza in the province of Granada, Spain, annually on September 6. The two towns fight for possession of a statue of the Virgen de la Piedad.

#5 LA TOMATINA Buñol, Spain August 27 of 2014 La Tomatina is a festival that is held in the Valencian town of Buñol, a town located 30 km from the Mediterranean, in which participants throw tomatoes and get involved in this tomato fight purely for fun. It is held on the last Wednesday of August, during the week of festivities of Buñol.

#6 RUNNING of the BULLS Pamplona, Spain July 6 – 14 of 2014 The Pamplona's Running of the Bulls (encierro) is the most popular in Spain has been broadcast live by RTVE, the public Spanish national television channel, for over 30 years. It is the highest profile event of the San Fermin festival, which is held every year from July 6–14.

#7 INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Oct. 4 – 12 of 2014 The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is a yearly festival of hot air balloons that takes place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA during early October. The Balloon Fiesta is a nine day event, and has around 750 balloons. The event is the largest hot air balloon festival in the world.

#8 LANTERN FESTIVAL China, Vietnam, Taiwan February 14 of 2014 The Lantern Festival is a festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunisolar year in the lunar calendar marking the last day of the lunar New Year celebration. During the Lantern Festival, children go out at night to temples carrying paper lanterns and solve riddles on the lanterns. It officially ends the Chinese New Year celebrations.