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A giant Kermit the Frog balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Courtesy of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (R).

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

26 Nov 2009 (annual)

Celebrating Thanksgiving Day, Macy's colourful parade is one of New York's best. It features clowns, floats, marching bands and plenty of celebrities. Gigantic helium balloons shaped like…

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The Dragon Khan. Photo credit: Affinity Consulting

PortAventura

27 Mar - 31 Dec 2009 (annual)

PortAventura theme park, near Barcelona in north-east Spain, crams thrilling rides, shows, restaurants and shops into its impressive site on the Costa Dorada. The park is divided into five…

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New Year at the Brandenburg Gate. © Silvester in Berlin

New Year at the Brandenburg Gate

31 Dec 2009 (annual)

Each year, thousands of revellers see in the New Year at the Brandenburg Gate. Silvester, as it is known in Germany, is celebrated with spectacular midnight fireworks, plenty of…

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Chinese New Year in Hong Kong. (c) 2001 Hong Kong Tourist Board

Chinese New Year Celebrations in Hong Kong

Jan - Feb 2010 (annual)

Join in the vibrant Chinese New Year Celebrations in Hong Kong. The New Year Night Parade hits Tsim Sha Tsui East on the Kowloon peninsula with a cavalcade of colourful floats, dragon dancers…

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Times Square. Photo courtesy of NYC & Company

Winter Restaurant Week in New York City

25 Jan - 7 Feb 2010 (annual)

For two weeks every winter, thousands of New York City's best restaurants offer lunches and dinners at greatly discounted prices.

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Beautiful costumes at Il Ballo del Doge. Courtesy of Il Ballo del Doge

Venice Carnival

6 - 16 Feb 2010 (annual)

The Venice Carnival is the highlight of the city's year. A two-week series of processions, masquerades, traditional ceremonies, music and all-round festivities fills the canals, squares and…

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Alton Towers

13 - 21 Feb 2010 (various dates)

More than a theme park, Alton Towers is a British institution and one of the biggest tourist attractions in the country, with three million visitors every year. Large scale white-knuckle rides…

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St Patrick's Festival, Dublin. Courtesy of St Patrick's Festival

St Patrick's Festival

12 - 17 Mar 2010 (annual)

The St Patrick's Festival in Dublin is the country's largest annual event, lasting for five days with activities including street theatre, fireworks, music, dance, comedy, film, a treasure…

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Queen's Day in Amsterdam. Courtesy of Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions, www.holland.com

Queen's Day

Apr 2010 (annual)

Queen's Day celebrates the birthday of the former Queen Juliana and is one of the largest, most vibrant celebrations in the Dutch calendar. Flags fly, music pumps and millions take to the…

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Photo credit to Flemming Pedersen

Aalborg Carnival

May 2010 (annual)

Aalborg plays host to a massive carnival parade each May. Around 25,000 people participate and more than 100,000 join in along the route. The big street party has been going strong since 1982.

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The famous Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury. Courtesy of Glastonbury

Glastonbury Festival

Jun 2010 (annual)

Glastonbury has been held on organiser Michael Eavis' property, Worthy Farm in Somerset, since its inception almost 40 years ago. Headlining the UK's biggest and best music festival in 2009…

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New York City. Photo by Lucy Noble

Summer Restaurant Week in New York City

Jul 2010; not Sat (annual)

New York City is blessed with thousands of fantastic restaurants. During Summer Restaurant Week (which actually stretches over two weeks) some of the very best offer three-course prix-fixe…

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Notting Hill Carnival. Photo by bellaphon (flickr)

Notting Hill Carnival

Aug 2010 (annual)

Around a million people hit Notting Hill's streets in West London for Europe's biggest carnival. Fabulous floats make a colourful circuit of the area and sound systems blast out music all day.…

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A strong Oktoberfest waitress carrying several steins of beers © B. Roemmelt

Oktoberfest

18 Sep - 3 Oct 2010 (annual)

Down your share of six million litres of the finest Bavarian beer, tuck into local delicacies and party like there's no tomorrow at Munich's Oktoberfest. It's known by locals as the "Wies'n"…

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Alton Towers

Mar - Oct 2010 (various dates)

More than a theme park, Alton Towers is a British institution and one of the biggest tourist attractions in the country, with three million visitors every year. Large scale white-knuckle rides…

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The Dragon Khan. Photo credit: Affinity Consulting

PortAventura

Mar - Dec 2010 (annual)

PortAventura theme park, near Barcelona in north-east Spain, crams thrilling rides, shows, restaurants and shops into its impressive site on the Costa Dorada. The park is divided into five…

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Cinderella Castle, at the centre of the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida. Courtesy of Walt Disney World Resort

Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World

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The Walt Disney World resort in Orlando, Florida, is one of the world's premier vacation destinations, with entertainment on offer for all ages and tastes. Magic Kingdom was the first part of…

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An aerial view of Villa Borghese. Courtesy of APT di Roma

Parco Villa Borghese

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Created by Cardinal Scipione Borghese in the 1600s, Rome's Parco Villa Borghese offers incredible views over the Eternal City and a vast green space for relaxation and outdoor activities.

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Houston Space Center

Houston Space Center

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Dip into outer space at the fascinating Houston Space Center, brought to you by NASA. Here you can watch IMAX films, feel what it's like to walk on the moon and experience the various…

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Colosseum, Rome. Photo by Andrea Cenni, courtesy of Comune di Roma

Colosseum

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The Colosseum offers an unrivalled insight into life in ancient Rome. This stadium, which seated 50,000 people, dominates the historic centre. Crowds came to watch brutal gladiatorial…


Highlights

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Macy's New York, New York City, USA

26 Nov 2009 (annual)

New Year at the Brandenburg Gate

Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany

31 Dec 2009 (annual)

Chinese New Year Celebrations in Hong Kong

Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, China

Jan - Feb 2010 (annual)