Festival

Remember that feeling when you woke up at 4am on Christmas morning, filled with excitement and anticipation to see what Santa had left under the tree while you were pretending…

The Chanburi Buffalo Races in Thailand is an annual event that dates back at least a century. The dangerous races are entertaining to spectators while having high stakes for the riders.…

The Siena International Photo Awards (SIPA) is an international photography contest for professional and amateur photographers from all over the world. They proudly consider themselves to have the “highest international participation,”…

While most of us have at least heard of Nevada’s annual Burning Man festival, this week I stumbled upon its younger, grittier, and lesser-known little brother: Wasteland. For four straight…

In 1843, the city government of the ancient Belgian city of Ghent decided that there were just too many separate festivities spread across its territory. “Let’s blend them all together…

Dubai-based photographer Immanuel Abraham Mathew has captured some awe-inspiring images since he first became interested in the art form four years ago. But his recent trip to India for Holi (a…

Photographer and expat Charlie McRae found himself in a rut after college. He had always dreamed of being a full-time photographer, but to make ends meet, he was not photographing…

When Will Mayer and two of his friends decided to experience La Tomatina Festival in Spain, they hatched a simple plan. “We would start in London and somehow find our way…

Cities around the world this week have been decked out in lanterns and copious amounts of bright red as lion dancers, dragons and marching bands have taken to the streets.…

Depending on which history book you read, the first Carnival in Venice, Italy took place between 1162 and 1268, but didn’t gain popularity until the eighteenth century. During this time,…