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Festivals

Kulasekharapatnam, India

Arulmigu Kulasai Mutharamman Temple

Every year, massive crowds flock to this 300-year-old temple to celebrate a unique, goddess-centric Hindu festival.

Camp Century trench construction in 1960. Caption reads "Metal arch forms being emplaced over undercut trench."

Wonder Is Everywhere: Viking Hoaxes, a Secret Nuclear Ice Base, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

April White November 22, 2023

Lake City, Colorado

Lake City Ice Park

These towering cliffs crystalize each winter, forming sheer walls of ice that are open for climbing.

Sponsored by Visit Colorado

A towering maypole surrounded by trees

Der Maibaum (The Maypole)

A focal point for the German American Festival-Society symbolizing the "Spirit of Unity' and fellowship for the Toledo area.

Podcast: Kennett Square

Check out the mycelium madness of a Pennsylvania town’s annual mushroom fest.

Sponsored by GoUSA TV

Haunted Stays and Autumn Days in Colorado

There’s so much to love about fall in Colorado, some people never leave.

Sponsored by Visit Colorado

A tall stone bell tower rises

Cavriana, Italy

Cavriana Castle

An annual goat race takes place within the walls of this medieval castle.

How Milwaukee Is Celebrating the Typewriter’s Long, Local History

In June 2023, Milwaukeeans celebrated 150 years of typewriter history.

Jennifer Byrne July 5, 2023

Wyoming's Casper Mountain is home to witches who appear once a year, on Midsummer's Eve, thanks to the rich imagination of writer and artist Neal Forsling.

On Wyoming's Casper Mountain, the Crimson Dawn Witches Appear Every Midsummer's Eve

Nearly a century ago, writer and artist Neal Forsling's magical tales began a local legacy that celebrates family, nature, and imagination.

Michelle Harris June 19, 2023

Fairchild the Gopher welcomes visitors to the Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul, Minnesota. A hundred miles to the southeast in Viola, Minnesota, a lesser-known festival, the Gopher Count, happens every June.

11 Hyper-Local, Unique Summer Activities From Around the World

From trying a pawpaw fruit to attending Minnesota’s gopher count.

Sarah Durn June 2, 2023

Every May, an ancient Celtic festival, known as Beltane, is held atop Calton Hill in Edinburgh, where participants eat a mysterious Beltane bannock cake.

Why 18th-Century Scots Performed Mock Human Sacrifices Over Cake

This May Day, make Beltane bannock, a simple snack with a long history of superstition and divination.

Sam O'Brien May 1, 2023

Bonfires and revelry dominate modern Beltane celebrations, but the origins of the event are more mundane.

Beltane Is About More Than Fire and Fertility

The ancient “Celtic” start of summer is rooted in animal husbandry—and it’s not on May 1.

Gemma Tarlach April 28, 2023

The Sound Arch.

Ojai, California

Trimpin Sound Arch

Make sweet music as you walk through this interactive sonic sculpture.

Sakura no Tōrinuke

9 Places to Enjoy The Bloom

Welcome in the spring season at these flowering hotspots.

Jonathan Carey March 17, 2023

Sakura no Tōrinuke

Sakura no Tōrinuke

Every spring, this walkway outside the Japan Mint turns into a cherry blossom tunnel.

This 22-foot-long, papier-mâché rat known as Pantegana helps to kick off Carnival. For centuries, rats were blamed for carrying diseases to port cities, making the rodent an unlikely emblem for Venice, but Pantegana is beloved in the city where rats, which can be surprisingly strong swimmers, are one of the city’s most plentiful, non-human residents.

In Venice, Carnival Is a Visual Feast of 18th-Century Splendor

Every February, millions of people flock to Venice for Carnival, but few know the festival’s true origins.

Sarah Durn February 16, 2023

11 Deliciously Decadent Carnival Traditions

From King cake to Pennsylvania's potato donuts.

Sam Lin-Sommer January 20, 2023

A Lucky 8 Places to Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit

Hop into the Lunar New Year with some furry friends.

Jonathan Carey January 20, 2023