CortNMAUN JFistivai
July 2-11
Copenhagen, Denmark
Strains of New Orleans ja/7
swing and bebop fill the city s
cafes, histone squares streets
clubs and pubs all day and night
for 10 days This festival brings
together musicians from Denmark
and abroad to perform in appro*'
mately 4S0 concerts
Rro Waist Coat Fistivai
July 2-4
Villa Franca D* Xira. Portugal
Portuguese cowboys take center
stage at this three day festival
including bullfights folk dances
tans and competitions T raditionai
bullfights for all when the bulls
are turned loose in a section of
town
Df NMAft* Sacutis Uncli Sav
July 4
Aalborg. Denmark
Smg and dance and celebrate the
Fourth with the Danes at Retold
National Park The [xirty is com
plete with fireworks
City Or London Fistivai
July 4 21
London. England
Art festivals are held in London s
most historic buildings
Tmi 80'm Annual Tooa DC Fkanl i
Bicrcu Rau
July 7-25
Prince
Watch the world s best cyr Fits
race through the countryside of
Prance They finish up in Paris m
the famous rare along the
Champs flysees
Ruisaocn
July 10-11
Turiru. Finland
World s oldest rock festival
Stniir Musician Fistivac
July 10-11
Lugano. Switzerland
Street music.ans gather to enter
tarn with a variety of music But
does it include mimes?
Nobwioian RfVUl FtSTtVAl
July 15-17
Nord Trondelig. Norway
Referred to as three days of con
slant laughter the festival s a
gathering of amateur perfor
mances for 2.000 spectators
Sounds like School of Fish s
Three Strange Days
J OUSTING
July 16-25
Manefred Sweden
Jousting tournament and demon
stra!:->')•• are held Outside the walls
of GnpsJsolm Castle displaying
replnas of 14th-century outfits
armor and weapr ms
Touru Watching Fistivai
July 16-August 16
Rantau Abang Malaysia
See the giant leatherbai > turtles
that conn* from as far as the
Atlantic Ocean to lay their eggs
on the shore and then vanish bac •
into the sea
Guano Pakaw o» l*Jt
Middle two weeks in July
Nice. France
Annua) outdoor international \AJl
lestiva! Hr-id in the Gone/ gardens
and the Roman ruins above Nice
The festival is known to attract
such greats as Lionel Hampton
fats Domino and B B King
Roam Hooo FtsnvAi
July 20 27
Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire
England
See Sherwood Forest as it was in
medieval times with jousting skir
mishes and banquets Keep an eye
Out for Robin Hood Hint He
doesri t look like Kevin Costner
Irish Natkjnac Shhcooc. Tkiais
July 30 August 1
Baronscourt, Ireland
Shaggy dogs galore
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MlDUvAl Wll»
August 1 8
Visby Sweden
lours, lectures concerts and
plays all with a medieval theme
Sun Spvasx
August 2-7
Montego Bay Jamaica
This is the reggae festiv.i Bask i
the sun and music and feel me
PlACI Cl*!MO«Y
August 6
Hiroshima. Japan
Thousands ot lanterns are set on
the Ota River with prayers for
world oeai e in memory of the
atomic bomb v« tuns
FfsnvAc Mahino
September
Guanacaste. Costa Rica
Outdoor be i h events include
sandcastle making |e! and water
skiing
MaTCHMAAINC tfSTIVAl
September
lisdoonvarna. Ireland
Before the party rat h weekend
you can till out a questionnaire
if you re serious about finding a
mate Who knows?
VtNici Histoiucai Ricatia
tarty September
Venice. Italy
Watch the pros i.p through the
i anaK in this competition of two
oar gondolas
WlNI HaKVISI ttSTIVAt
September 5-7
Palmela, Portugal
Help elect the Queen of the Win
in a celebration of the year's har
vest in Palmela one of Portugal ■
leading wine growing rrgions
Toe Spinninc. FlsrrvAt
September 7-9
Kota 8haru. Malaysia
See giant tops spin for hours 01
end as the kids toy goes
grown-up
Stochnoim Wa'ii Fistivai
August 6 15
Stockholm Sweden
Tee 4ays "■ festivities n the
theme it the Waters ot
StiKkholm Firewofkv.muMi it!
dan< in,; and water sports
Etumiunuu Inti ana tHjAiAt Fivtivai
August 15 September 4
Edinburgh Scotland
Wodd largest festiv c ot the arts
FtvnvAi or Oio Music
August 27- September 5
Utrecht. The Netherlands
Annual (estiva! it mui.i ot ttie
Middle Ages Renaissance
8uriK|ue and early Roman!a pen
cxls performed on authentic
instruments througtmut Utrecht
TmAJIAMO IWfSNATlONAl SwAn BOAT
Racis
September 1112
Bangkok. Thailand
Boat racing takes plai c attrr the
annual ram season on the Chao
Phraya River Attracts top Thai
crews and crrws Irorn neighboring
countries
Nationai Mikitaoi Day
September 12
Belgium
A traveler s dream1 Buildings and
monuments of historical mipor
tance all over Belgium are open
tree of charge to the pul'C'
CntCMin It/a
September 22
Chichen It/a. Mexico
During the autumnal et)uino« the
sunlight traces the form of a ser
pent down the steps of the
i Pyramid of Kukukan Light and
sound shows re enact the descent
of the serpent
the globe. Combined by tx OB I N f-| O N I O