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Don't miss the chance to see one of the best free shows in the heavens as the Taurids Meteor shower falls magnificently over Hawaii. The Taurids are a favourite with astrophotographers due to…
World Duck Calling Championship
The World Duck Calling Championships at Stuttgart, Kansas, is held annually over Thanksgiving week and welcomes over 60,000 people. The oldest event of its kind in the state, the prize package…
The brainchild of a local disc jockey, the Chitlin' Strut began in 1966 as a fundraiser for the town of Salley's Christmas decorations. The event is based around liberal helpings of…
With a history as a pirate hotspot due to its inaccessibility (the first bridges were built in 1905), Key West holds an annual celebration of this heritage. The once-feared pirate threat has…
Created by the late Jefferson Davis McKissack over a period of 23 years, The Orange Show is a monument to folk art and free thinking. Maze-like in design, it includes an oasis, wishing well, a…
Professional ghost hunter Richard T Crowe leads spooky Chicago Supernatural Tours by bus, starting at the Goose Island Brewery. Haunted cemeteries, pubs and murder sites - no stone is left…
Even though Dickens never got further west than St Louis, San Francisco celebrates him in its Great Dickens Christmas Fair at the Cow Palace. Revelling in Victoriana, it harks back to the…
A truly off-beat procession, Coconut Grove's King Mango Strut is the only way to prepare for the New Year. Eschewing the classic trappings of an American street parade, the strut's only goal…
Times Square in New York may have its crystal ball, but Flagtaff, Arizona is proud of its annual New Year's Eve tradition - the dropping of a giant pine cone. At six feet tall, this is no…
Dress warmly for the Mummers' Parade, one of the most extravagant events in Philadelphia. Over 10,000 people come out to welcome the New Year in outrageous fashion and thousands more line the…
South Padre Island Polar Bear Dip
The people of South Padre Island, TX, welcome the New Year with a refreshing winter swim. If you need to clear your head after partying the night away, the Polar Bear Dip takes place behind…
New Year Swimmers at Coney Island
Brace yourself for the start of the New Year by joining New York's eccentrics as they plunge into the freezing cold sea at Stillwell Ave and the Boardwalk on Coney Island. Or better still…
Classic Christmas ballet, Nutcracker, returns for the second season of its Rated R adaptation to uncover sex, drugs and family secrets. Join the cast of The Love Show for a naughty Christmas…
The Minnesota town of International Falls hosts a four-day celebration of all things cold and wintery. The Icebox Days feature frozen turkey bowling, snow sculpting, smoosh races, candlelight…
Wintersköl is an annual celebration of Aspen's Nordic lifestyle. Originating in 1951, the festival includes a number of separate events in venues all over town.
Anniversary of the Sea Lions' Arrival
San Francisco's Pier 39 celebrates the anniversary of the arrival of a troupe of sea lions in the Bay. Visitors can get up close to hundreds of sea lions and talk with experts from the Marine…
Florida Sports Park welcomes 70 fearless racers for its tri-annual Swamp Buggy Races, to challenge the world famous "Sippy Hole". Swamp Buggys were born out of necessity, there being no other…
The nation's oldest city sparkles every year during the Nights of Lights celebration in St Augustine. Two million tiny, white lights are lit all over this 442 year-old city to create a magical…
Held after the harvest, the Ka Molokai Makahiki Festival is a Hawaiian tradition. Legend has it that Captain Cook owes his reception in this part of the world to his lucky arrival during…
If the thought of a broken escalator fills you with dread, then stay away from this race! Fit and fearless competitors race up the 1575 stairs of the Empire State Building, from the lobby to…
