The European Union is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe.
Europe, in many ways, is the cultural powerhouse of the Western world. With its many languages, people, and a long and rich history, the continent is the dream place to be for globetrotters. Places such as Paris, Italy, Prague, and Vienna have long been centers of art, music, theatre, and dance.
Festivals in Europe are the world’s largest!
Here are some festivals in Europe
Spain
Sweet wars festival (vilanova) – groups throwing sweets at each other. The festival also features a lot of other mock battles, pranks, and a lot of cultural atire to honor sa majastat el rei carnestoltes (his majesty the king carnival/king of the senseless)”.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife – is a Spanish carnival is the second world ranking carnival held at Santa Cruz de Tenerife. This event has two distinct parts: an official carnival featuring more than 100 carnival-inspired music groups, visitors attend this carnival during the week before the feast of lent and celebrations come to a close with the second which is "entierro de la sardine" – which signals the end of the consumption of Lenten foods. While this event features Caribbean rhythms and dance, it also extends to include many other music styles – including contemporary electronic music.
Italy
Carnival of Venice - carnival of Venice also called (carnevale di venezia) is essentially a party which lasts for ten days. Venetian carnival tradition encourages visitors and participants and to show them there 18th-century. They also use costumes like - wigs, black-silk costumes, plain white or multi-colored face masks, and triton hats. Visit Venice two weeks before lent to enjoy the carnival season.
Battle of the oranges, ivrea Cost - it’s a food fight festival, but this festivals uses oranges.
Fire festival - takes place on the Scottish isle of St. Ninian in Europe, this festival features men wearing Vikings costumes.
Germany
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M'era Luna – Is the Festival of industrial, metal, goth and darkwave music held in Hildesheim on the second weekend in August.
Rock am Ring and Rock im Park - Two rock festivals that take place simultaneously. Rock am Ring takes place in Nürburg and Rock im Park takes place in Nuremberg.
Wacken Open Air - Heavy metal music festival taking place each summer in the small village of Wacken in northern Germany. This is one of the largest heavy metal festivals in the world, attracting bands from all sub-genres.
Finland
Ruisrock - held in Turku in early July, this is the second oldest still running rock festival in Europe. Attended by over 100,000 guests every year, this is a place to see and hear pop and rock bands from Finland and abroad.
Faces Etno festival - is an annual world and ethnic music festival since 1997 in Southern Finland. Held every first weekend of August.
Denmark
Roskilde – This festivals attracts a young crowd from all over Europe and the rest of the world, held every year Late June/Early July.
Portugal
Alive Festival – Alive is Portugal's main pop and rock music festival every June.
FMM Sines festival - the event takes place in the seaside town of Sines in Southern Portugal every year in the month of July.
Paredes de Coura Festival - Paredes de Coura is an important alternative and indie rock festival in the northern countryside, near the Spain / Galicia border. Held in August.
Switzerland
Street Parade - Zurich festival - Since the end of Berlin's Love Parade the largest annual techno parade and electronic music festival in the world with more than 1 million attendees.
Source: theguarden.com
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