Germany

Berlin Beer Festival

Berlin Beer Festival

The International Berlin Beer Festival might be a relative newcomer on the European festival ‘circuit’ – having only been established since 1997 – but it …

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Bayreuth Wagner Festival

Wagner Festival

The Wagner Festival, often simply referred to as the Bayreuth Festival, is an annual celebration of the works of Richard Wagner, centered around the Festspielhaus …

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Rhine in Flames

Rhine in Flames

The Rhine in Flames is the collective name given to a series of five absolutely stunning pyrotechnical displays in the Rhine valley each summer. The …

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Christopher Street Day

Christopher Street Day Festival

The Christopher Street Liberation Day was actually started in New York, in 1970, the year after the historic Stonewall Riots – in which homosexuals protested …

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Dusseldorf Carnival

Dusseldorf Carnival

Dusseldorf Carnival actually takes place from November 11th until Ash Wednesday every winter – an exhausting prospect when you consider that this is one of …

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Berlin Love Parade

Brandenburg Gate - Berlin

It all started with two cars with cassette recorders driving though the streets of Berlin; but the Berlin Love Parade turned into Europe’s biggest street …

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