Festivals

Festival of Native American Culture

United States of America, Sedona, Arizona

The first annual Festival of Native American Culture will be held from June 5 through 13, 2009 in Sedona, Arizona. The Festival is designed to encourage a greater understanding of our land's indigenous peoples, and to preserve their cultural heritage in the Verde Valley. The Festival, in association with the Sedona International Film Festival, begins with a Native American Film Festival featuring documentaries, fiction and music videos by Native American filmmakers. The Yavapai-Apache Nation will be showing ...

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Dragon Boat Festival

China, Beijing

The Chinese Dragon Boat Festival is a significant holiday celebrated in China, and the one with the longest history. Dragon Boat races are the most exciting part of the festival, drawing crowds of spectators. They commemorate Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet who drowned on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in 277 B.C. Chinese citizens now throw bamboo leaves filled with cooked rice into the water. Therefore the fish could eat the rice rather ...

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival

United States of America, Washington, District Columbia

The two week Smithsonian Folklife Festival takes place at the beginning of July each year. Over a million visitors flock to the National Mall, which is filled with music, entertainement, crafts and food. The Independence Day festivities of the 4th of July always fall during this festival period, bringing a real vibrancy to the city. The Festival is a research-based educational 'museum without walls' devoted to grassroots cultural heritage and each year's event focus on different ...

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New River Gorge Bridge Day

United States of America, Fayetteville, West Virginia

It's almost that time of year again, time to head for the mountains of West Virginia for the fall foliage and for watching people parachute into the New River in the annual celebration called Bridge Day. And while you're there, you can hike forest trails, see a couple of the wildest whitewater rivers east of the Rockies or find a place to just relax. Bridge Day takes place the third Saturday in October every year in ...

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