The biggest street party in the world is in Rio de Janeiro, but in Europe, both Venice and Nice host carnivals attended by millions, and this is also the month that New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras. In Mexico, Bahidora festival Feb , is celebrating its fifth year, with another event driven by community idealsin a magical site, the natural Las Estacas water park two hours south of Mexico City.
A fusion of conferences and festivals across music, film and interactive media, SXSW March is a expansive event that takes over the city of Austin, Texas, with an overwhelming amount to see, do and learn about. Another festival on similar lines is Sonar, which fuses music, creativity and technology and celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The festival also encompasses Boomerang , celebration of indigenous arts and culture.
What better way to enjoy spring than with a rave in the shadow of a giant, fire breathing, robot arachnid? In Lyon, France, also sees the return of Nuits Sonores May , a forward-thinking festival that takes over 40 venues — from landmarks to industrial heritage sites — and a programme of predominantly electronic music coupled with art, design and architectural projects.
For a city takeover focused on bands, head to Live at Leeds 5 May and spend the day and night crawling through venues and spaces across town dipping into gigs from the likes of Circa Waves, The Horrors and Blaenavon.
May is also the best time to plan a pilgrimage to the birthplace of techno, for the three-day Movement Detroit festival May. Conclude the month with a real blowout: Distortion 30 May-3 June , the festival that turns the otherwise rather chilled city of Copenhagen into a non-stop party, with stages and sound systems in streets, parks and clubs, is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
Another festival that has grown massively over the past five years is Primavera Sound 30 May-3 June , now a huge event in Barcelona attracting almost , people with its sun-kissed star lineup from rock to techno.
Sonar Barcelona June guarantees an unforgettable weekend of dancing around the city, with the official program — this year headlined by Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem and Richie Hawtin - matched by the countless fringe events as part of Off Sonar. In central Turkey, Cappadox June is a festival of arts, music and food among the unique moonlike rock formations of Cappadocia.
In Croatia, Soundwave Festival July celebrates its 10th and final edition with its trademark soul infused lineup, this year including Romare, Sons of Kemet and Submotion Orchestra. Four fours rule Saturday switching to dnb on Sunday. And if festivals aren't your thing XOYO has something special; Metro Area perform their debut album in its entirety to mark 15 years since release.
Across the rest of the South, our top pick— Alfresco Festival— looks stunning, musically on-point and definitely worth a punt, but for more big room sounds We Are FSTVL's artist-strong line-up shouldn't be overlooked. The North looks less outdoors-y, nevertheless High Hoops deserve a very happy birthday at Manchester's Hidden after countless top sessions.
Looking to the Midlands, shout to House of God— one of the world's longest running techno nights— which has an incredible double date in Birmingham. Tale Of Us go b2b with Sasha for the first time ever at the mighty Renaissance's return to UK listings, and Liquescent offers up top drawer dnb from C. Add Room. Things to Do Search. What's On Search. Any date in the future. Shopping Search. Events in Mote Park. Number of Results:. Dates From: 27 Nov Open - More Details.
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