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Festivals In Europe
The following is an incomplete list of festivals in Europe, with links to separate lists by country and region where applicable. This list includes festivals of diverse types, including regional festivals, religious festivals, commerce festivals, film festivals, folk festivals, carnivals, recurring festivals on holidays, and music festivals. Some recurring European traditional festivals are over a thousand years old. Music festivals are annotated "(music)" for countries where there is not a dedicated music section. The list overlaps with List of film festivals in Europe. Sovereign states Albania *Nowruz *Summer Festival, Albania *Gjirokastër National Folklore Festival *International Film Summerfest of Durrës (film) Mu ...
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Gjirokastër National Folklore Festival
Gjirokastër National Folklore Festival () is an artistic festival taking place every five years at Gjirokastër Castle in Gjirokastër, southern Albania. The festival was first held in 1968 and is regarded as the most important event in Albanian culture. The festival showcases Albanian traditional music, dress and dance from Albania, the diaspora, and Albanian inhabited lands throughout the Balkans and Southern Italy. The Gjirokastër Festival followed the tradition of the Folklore Festivals started in Tirana in 1949. History The Gjirokastër National Folklore Festival was preceded by the ''National Festival of Song, Music and Dance'' held in Tiranë, capital of Albania in 1949 and subsequently on November 25–27, 1959. Ten years later, on October 8–16, 1968, the first National Folklore Festival was held in Gjirokastër to celebrate the birthday of Enver Hoxha, the communist leader of Albania and native of the city. The festival was reheld every five years in 1973, 1978, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unsound Festival
Unsound Festival, also known as Unsound, is an annual music festival that takes place in Kraków, Poland, dealing with evolving and mutating forms of music, as well as related visual arts. Apart from the main festival, Unsound regularly takes place in cities around the world such as New York, London, Adelaide, Toronto, Minsk, and Tbilisi. The Kraków festival is run by the non-profit organisation Fundacja Tone Muzyka i Nowe Formy Sztuki (Tone Foundation for Music and New Forms of Art). History The first Unsound festival in Kraków, Poland took place in 2003, starting out as a local, underground event in the city's cellar bars. It currently falls in the first part of October and lasts around one week. Starting out as an event focused on Polish audiences, in recent years it has rapidly developed to become one of the most prominent events of its kind in Europe. In 2010, the festival developed its program and visual identity around the theme "Horror, the pleasure of fear and unease" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultra Europe
Ultra Europe is a multi-venue outdoor electronic music festival that is a part of Ultra Music Festival's worldwide expansion, which has now spread to twenty countries. Ultra Europe made its debut as a two-day festival during 12–13 July 2013, and took place in Split, Croatia, with an additional ''Ultra Beach'' party in Hvar Island, Croatia on 14 July 2013. In 2015, the festival became a part of ''Destination Ultra'' which now lasts seven days in the heart of Dalmatia and includes an opening party, the three-day festival, yacht regatta, Ultra Beach, and a closing party. History 2013 The debut of Ultra Europe took place during the first two days, 12–13 July and featured two stages in Split, Croatia at the Poljud Stadium—Main Stage and the Carl Cox & Friends Arena. Following that, the Ultra Beach party took place on the island of Hvar, Croatia at the Hotel Amfora Grand Beach Resort on 14 July. Artists on the bill for Ultra Europe's debut in Split were Adventure Club, Sunne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Global Gathering
Global Gathering was an annual dance music festival by Angel Festivals Limited. Festivals are held in countries such as the UK, Poland, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and feature leading electronic music artists from around the globe. The festival ran from 2001 to 2014; the concept came about following enormous interest in the opening ''Code'' club (now ''Air''), the home of Godskitchen. The organisers recognised that there was room to expand dance music from clubs to outdoor music festival venues. Locations * Long Marston Airfield, Long Marston, Warwickshire, Long Marston, Warwickshire, England * Tor Poznań, Poznań, Poland * Borovaya Airfield, Belarus * Chaika Airfield, Kyiv, Ukraine * Tuutary Park, Saint Petersburg, Russia * Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea * Rustavi International Motorpark, Rustavi, Georgia (country), Georgia History Held on the last weekend of July each year, GlobalGathering in the UK has established itself as a major UK dance festival since it b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slavianski Bazaar In Vitebsk
The International Festival of Arts “Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk” ( be, Міжнародны фестываль мастацтваў «Славянскі базар у Віцебску», uk, Міжнародний фестиваль мистецтв «Слов'янський базар у Вітебську», russian: Международный фестиваль искусств "Славянский базар в Витебске"), also known as Slavic Bazaar, is an annual festival held in Vitebsk, Belarus under the auspices of the Belarusian Government since 1992. Its main program is devoted to Slavic music. The main participants are artists from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, countries of the former Yugoslavia, Poland, and Bulgaria with guests from many other countries, both Slavic and non-Slavic. History The predecessor of the festival was "Polish Song Festival in Vitebsk" ( pl, :pl:Festiwal Piosenki Polskiej w Witebsku) that was held in Vitebsk. Vitebsk was chosen to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listapad
Listapad ( be, Лістапад, ''meaning "November"''), also known as Minsk International Film Festival (MIFF) or Minsk International Film Festival Listapad, is an annual film festival which takes place in November in Minsk, Belarus. It is the largest such festival in Belarus. History The inaugural festival was held in 1994, at a time when Belarus had just gained independence and had fallen out of the world and post- Soviet film industry. Serhey Artimovich, the director of Tele-ARS studio, came up with the idea for the festival. Listapad was created in order to unite the best films of post-Soviet states and bring them back on the screen in Minsk. The participating films had already passed through the more radical film festivals of Kinotavr and Kinoshock. During the first year of existence, the festival was called “Post-Soviet Film Festival “Listapad”. Russian directors made the majority of films presented there. Later works of Ukrainian, Kazakh and Azerbaijani director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Holidays In Andorra
This is a list of Public holiday, holidays in Andorra. Besides, seven Parishes of Andorra, parishes in Andorra holds their annual festivals or carnivals. These dates are public holidays in such parishes. External linksPublic Holidays in Andorra in 2018 Public holidays in Andorra, Lists of public holidays by country, Andorra Andorra-related lists, Holidays {{Andorra-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kënga Magjike
Kënga Magjike (; ) is an annual music competition organised by the Albanian television broadcaster Televizioni Klan. The music competition has been broadcasting annually since its inauguration in 1999 with the exception of 2020. The first edition of the contest was broadcast live by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar while all the editions from 2003 by Televizioni Klan. Ardit Gjebrea has been the main presenter of the contest since the first edition and in other occasions he has hosted with other co-presenters amongst them Brigitte Nielsen, Natalia Estrada, Songül Öden and Elia Zogu. History 1999–2005 Throughout its history, different broadcasters have been credited with the production and airing of this event, including RTSH, Klan TV, TVA, RTV NRG (Albania) and RTV21, RTK (Kosovo), as well as many radio stations. It is currently produced and aired by Klan TV. Kënga Magjike was created by singer, composer, host and organizer Ardit Gjebrea and began airing in 1999. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Fest
Top Fest was an Albanian music competition organised by Top Channel. It began airing in 2004 with its last edition being in 2015. The event was annually held in Tirana, Albania. The songs were usually performed in Albanian with artists from Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia and other Albanian-speaking territories. From its 7th edition (2010), the participants performed their entries 100% live. Format Since 2010, the show has been split into three phases. The first phase airs all accepted entries, performing their entries in playback. The second phase is the ''Semi-Finals'', usually split in three shows, where the winners from phase one perform. The qualifiers from the semi-finals perform in the final, usually 10 to 13 acts. The winner is chosen in the Finale-night, usually held in late-May or early-June. Presenters and directors The contest has been always held in the Congress Palace of Tirana and the personnel, has varied through the years. Since the first edition of the conte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
