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x Plano Balloon Festival     Hot air balloon festivals Plano
Plano Balloon Festival is held each September in the City of Plano, Texas. It is one of the city's largest celebrations, drawing in excess of 90,000 attendees. Over the thirty plus years of its existence, the festival has evolved into an important...
x Saxonia International Balloon Fiesta Saxonia International Balloon Fiesta 2009 scene   Hot air balloon festivals Leipzig
The Saxonia International Balloon Fiesta is the third biggest hot-air balloon festival in Europe. Annually over 100 000 people visit the spectacle, which takes place in Leipzig (Germany) at the end of July. The Fiesta is organised by a local...
x Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Hot Air Balloons , Albuquerque , Ektachrome by Scott Williams   Hot air balloon festivals Albuquerque
x Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic Hot air balloons inflating at the 2005 Alabama Jubilee   Hot air balloon festivals  
The Alabama Jubilee Hot-Air Balloon Classic is held annually on Memorial Day weekend in Decatur, Alabama. Each year the Jubilee hosts about 60 local and national hot-air balloons at Point Mallard Park. Public admission is free of charge, and the...
x Bluegrass Balloon Festival Hot air balloons launching during the balloon race at the Adam Matthews Balloon Festival.   Hot air balloon festivals  
The Bluegrass Balloon Festival, formerly called the Adam Matthews Balloon Festival, is the fifth largest hot air balloon festival in the United States, and the largest in the state of Kentucky. It is held annually in late September at Bowman Field...
x Balloons over Waikato Hot air balloons over Innes Common, Hamilton during the Balloons Over Waikato festival in 2004   Hot air balloon festivals  
x Great Pershing Balloon Derby A balloon launch at the Great Pershing Balloon Derby   Hot air balloon festivals  
The Great Pershing Balloon Derby is a hot air balloon festival named in honor of General John J. Pershing and held every year since 1977 over the Labor Day weekend near Brookfield, Missouri. The balloon derby is held in conjunciton with many other...
x Bristol International Balloon Fiesta Early morning mass ascent Bristol International Balloon Fiesta 2008 Hot air balloon festivals  
The Bristol International Balloon Fiesta is held annually during August in Bristol, England. Teams from the UK and other parts of the world bring their hot air balloons to the site and participate in mass ascents where as many as 100 balloons may...
Bristol International Balloon Fiesta 2009
x London International Hot Air Balloon Festival Harris park london launch   Hot air balloon festivals  
x Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival     Hot air balloon festivals  
The Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival is a yearly festival, held in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, and organized by a not-for-profit organization, during which hot air balloons of every shape and colour are flown and where 300 shows and performances...
x International Balloon Festival of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu     Hot air balloon festivals  
The International Balloon Festival of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is the largest hot air balloon festival in Canada. It is held each August in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, about 20 minutes southeast of Montreal and about halfway between Montreal...
x Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning Coupe Gordon Bennett 2007-01   Hot air balloon festivals  
x Northampton Balloon Festival     Hot air balloon festivals  
The Northampton Balloon Festival is an annual hot air balloon festival held in the English town of Northampton. The original festival was held in the The Racecourse and managed by the Borough Council, and took place over a Friday, Saturday and...
x Great Texas Balloon Race Balloons Inflate at the Great Texas Balloon Race   Hot air balloon festivals  
Great Texas Balloon Race is held each July near the City of Longview, Texas. It is billed as "The longest running hot-air balloon event in Texas." The Great Texas Balloon Race Story: The genesis of the Great Texas Balloon Race was the grand opening...
x The Great Reno Balloon Race     Hot air balloon festivals  
x Saga International Balloon Fiesta Saga balloon 2007 1   Hot air balloon festivals  
The Saga International Balloon Fiesta (佐賀インターナショナルバルーンフェスタ, Saga Intānashonaru Barūn Fesuta) is held at the beginning of November every year in Saga Prefecture, Japan. In 2009 it will take place between October 30 and November 3. The fiesta is held...
x Ferrara Balloons Festival Ballons vista aerea   Hot air balloon festivals  
Ferrara Balloons Festival is a yearly hot air balloon festival that takes place in Ferrara, Italy and is considered to be one of the largest festivals of hot air ballooning in Europe, with numerous teams from Italy and other parts of the world...
x Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning QuikCheck Balloon   Hot air balloon festivals  
x 2008 Novotel Balloon Fiesta Australia     Hot air balloon festivals  
The Canberra Balloon Spectacular, formerly known as Canberra Balloon Festival, is a hot air balloon festival that takes place at the plush lawns of the old Parliament House of Canberra, Australia. Over 50 hot air balloons from all over the world...
x Burning Man Satellite image of Black Rock City showing the familiar "C" or semicircle pattern. 1994 Burning Man Arts festival  
Burning Man is a week-long annual event held in the Black Rock Desert in northern Nevada, in the United States. The event starts on the Monday before the American Labor Day holiday, and ends on the holiday itself. It takes its name from the ritual...
2000 Burning Man Music festival
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x Star Spangled Salute     Fireworks  
x Thunder Over Louisville 2006 show from the Kentucky side of the Ohio River   Fireworks  
Thunder Over Louisville, the annual kickoff event of the Kentucky Derby Festival, is an airshow and fireworks display held in mid April in Louisville, Kentucky. It is the largest annual fireworks display in North America and has been held since 1990...
x Bath Beer Festival     Beer festival  
Bath Beer Festival is an annual beer festival held in the city of Bath, England. The festival offers opportunities to taste over 85 real ales, along with a range of traditional cider and Belgian beers. The 30th anniversary festival was held on two...
x Oktoberfest Oktoberfest Main Entrance   Beer festival  
x Great American Beer Festival GreatAmericanBeerFestivalTickets   Beer festival  
The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is a three-day annual event hosted by the Brewers Association, held in Denver, Colorado, in mid to late September or early October. This year, 2012, the festival runs from October 11th to the 13th. The GABF...
x Shanghai International Music Fireworks Festival Shanghai Music Fireworks   Fireworks  
Shanghai International Music Fireworks Festival started in the year 2000. The fireworks are fired from 7 barges and the other side of a lake in ShangHai Century Park. All fireworks are produced in China and they are designed by invited companies...
x Lotterywest Skyworks     Fireworks  
x Lunar New Year Fireworks Display in Hong Kong Lunar new year fireworks as viewed from the Mid-levels in 2004.   Fireworks  
Lunar New Year Fireworks Display in Hong Kong is an annual event to celebrate the Chinese New Year in Hong Kong since 1982. It is held on The Second Day of Lunar New Year above the sky of Victoria Harbour in the evening. In 1982, to celebrate its...
x Singapore Fireworks Festival Singapore Fireworks Festival 2006   Fireworks  
The Singapore Fireworks Celebrations is an annual event held in Singapore as part of its National Day celebrations. It features several local and foreign teams which launch fireworks displays on different nights. First held in 2004 at Marina Bay,...
x Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival Hanabi in Adachi-ku1   Fireworks  
x Sydney Harbour New Year's Eve Fireworks New Year's Eve   Fireworks  
Sydney New Year's Eve is an annual multi-tiered event held every New Year's Eve over Sydney Harbour, centering on the Harbour Bridge. Its main features are the two pyrotechnic displays, the 9pm Family Fireworks and the Midnight Fireworks, both of...
x Cincinnati Bell/WEBN Riverfest Cincinnati labor day fireworks 2007 001   Fireworks  
The Cincinnati Riverfest is an annual festival that has taken place Labor Day weekend since 1977. The highlight of the event, the fireworks display at 9:05, is one of the largest in the Midwest. The fireworks display was first organized in 1977 to...
x Symphony of Fire     Fireworks  
x GlobalFest Several colourful bursts at the 2003 GlobalFest fireworks competition   Fireworks  
GlobalFest is an annual cultural celebration in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The festival has been held every August since 2003, and is organised by The Calgary Fireworks Festival Society'. GlobalFest consists of different components: the OneWorld...
x Celebration of Light Fireworks at Celebration of Light from Kits Beach   Fireworks  
The Celebration of Light (formerly known as Benson & Hedges Symphony of Fire) is an annual musical fireworks competition in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The first "Symphony of Fire" was held from July 25 to August 5 of 1990. The celebration...
x L'International des Feux Loto-Québec     Fireworks  
x Tarragona International Fireworks Displays Competition     Fireworks  
The most important fireworks contest in the Mediterranean area is held every first week of July in Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain, in a wonderful bay -Punta del Miracle-, a place praised by the famous architect Antoni Gaudí. The selector board,...
x World Pyro Olympics World Pyro Olympics   Fireworks  
The World Pyro Olympics is an annual competition amongst the most prestigious fireworks companies in the world. The event is one of the largest and most intense international fireworks competitions of the world. The World Pyro Olympics runs through...
x British Firework Championships British Fireworks Championship 2007 1   Fireworks  
x Great British Beer Festival GBBF 2 Great British Beer Festival 2009 Beer festival  
The Great British Beer Festival (often shortened to GBBF) is a yearly beer festival organised by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). It presents a selection of cask ales and other alcoholic drinks from the UK and beyond. The festival is also home to...
Great British Beer Festival 2008
Great British Beer Festival 2006
Great British Beer Festival 2007
Great British Beer Festival 2005
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x National Winter Ales Festival   National Winter Ales Festival 2009 Beer festival  
The National Winter Ales Festival (often shortened to NWAF) is a yearly event organised by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). The purpose of the event is to showcase the best winter ales (for example stouts and porters) in the UK. It was started in...
National Winter Ales Festival 2007 Winter carnival
National Winter Ales Festival 2008
x Stuttgart Beer Festival Cannstatter Volksfest 2004   Beer festival  
x Bergkirchweih     Beer festival  
The Bergkirchweih is an annual fair and beer festival in Erlangen, Germany. Locals nickname it Berch, which is the Franconian pronunciation of the German word Berg, meaning mountain or hill. The Bergkirchweih starts on the Thursday before Pentecost...
x Stuttgart Spring Festival Cannstatter-fruchtsaeule-2004   Beer festival  
Stuttgart Spring Festival (in german called Stuttgarter Frühlingsfest or sometimes vernacular Cannstatter Wasen or just Wasen) is an annual fair that takes place in the German city of Stuttgart between the middle of April and the beginning of May....
x Cambridge Beer Festival 2010 Cambridge Beer Festival   Beer festival  
x Volksfest     Beer festival  
A Volksfest is a large event in Germany which combines a festival and a carnival. Admission to a Volksfest is free however you have to pay for each ride separately. In contrast to Carnivals in the USA, each ride in a Volksfest is independently run...
x Freimarkt Bremen Freimarkt   Beer festival  
Freimarkt (lit. Free Fair) in Bremen, Germany, first held in 1035, is the oldest fair in Germany. With more than four million visitors each year, it is also considered to be the biggest festival in Northern Germany. It is celebrated for 17 days in...
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x Cannstatter Wasen Cannstatter-fruchtsaeule-2004   Beer festival  
x Farnham Beer Exhibition Farnham Beerex 1   Beer festival  
Farnham Beer Exhibition, usually but informally known as Farnham Beerex (or just Beerex), is the longest established beer festival in the United Kingdom to be held annually on the same premises. Held in Farnham, Surrey, the first Beerex took place...
x Great World Beer Festival     Beer festival  
The Great World Beer Fest (GWBF), originally known as “Brewtopia” was established in 2002 and is the longest running, largest beer festival in New York City. Billed as the "United Nations of Beer,” GWBF features brewers from around the world in a...
x Qingdao International Beer Festival     Beer festival  
x California festival of beers     Beer festival  
The California Festival of Beers is an annual beer festival and one of America's largest and oldest regional beer tastings held at Avila Beach Resort, Avila Beach, California. Proceeds from the festival benefit the Hospice of San Luis Obispo County....
x Pilsner Fest     Beer festival  
Pilsner Fest is the largest beer festival in the Czech Republic, held each year in Pilsen. The 167th celebration is planned for October 2 and 3, 2009. Beer has been brewed in Pilsen since the town was founded in 1295. Establishment of the Pilsner...
x Beer Day     Beer festival  
x Toronto's Festival of Beer     Beer festival  
The Toronto Festival of Beer (TFOB), also known as Beerfest, is an annual event that takes place at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The festival celebrates Canada’s rich brewing history by featuring more than 120 brands around the...
x Golden Tap Awards     Beer festival  
The Golden Tap Awards (GTAs) is an annual beer awards event held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The awards are sponsored and presented by The Bar Towel, a website and forum dedicated to the discussion and promotion of Toronto's craft and microbrew...
x Mondial de la Bière Molsondry   Beer festival  
x Great Canadian Beer Festival     Beer festival  
The Great Canadian Beer Festival (often shortened to GCBF) is a yearly beer festival organized with help from the Victoria chapter of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). It presents a selection of cask ales and other alcoholic drinks from the Pacific...
x Winterfest Winterfest V logo   Winter carnival  
Winterfest is the name of several winter festivals held in various locations in the United States. The annual Winterfest in Lowell, Massachusetts, is a festival started in 2001. The two-day festival is held following Super Bowl week in downtown...
x Saint Paul Winter Carnival The 2004 Ice Palace   Winter carnival  
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