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Snowbombing April 6 - 11
Mayrhofen Austria
Board, dance, relax on a spa after a day on the slopes then repeat. Snowbombing is the most fun you’ll have all year. This festival is filled with fresh air, energy and excitement and snowy white parties, known as Musical Mission to the Mountains. For a week ,long days are spent skiing, boarding, enjoying music on mountain top stages and the nights deliver cutting edge performances in unique venues, from a sky high igloo, to an enchanted forest clearing on a powder feeling snow. In this event, you will dance the night away so close to the stars inside a real igloo, in the forest and in the streets. You can promote this world class festival to your customers through the link below:
http://goo.gl/GxkkpD Tips: You need to rest a SPA after a long day cause nights are longer with the parties. Feel the
powder soft snow on your skin and make sure you had fun in all venues.
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Coachella April 10 - 12 & April 17 - 19
Indio
California
USA
Feel the the earth’s soul at the wilderness of Indio - California while you are falling in a trance with the music. Taking place in the middle of the desert, The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Annual Festival is one of the top-notch festival experience you’ve ever had. Festival junkies run this festival. You can see undercover celebrities, motorcycle gangs, hipsters covered with tattoos and dance maniacs all under the same sky. Coachella is offering two types of performance experience. Indoor, electronic and dance music; and outdoor, featuring rock and pop performers. Beside music there is also art. That’s why this festival is more colorful than the others. So while you are dancing don’t miss the art: interactive large-scale art pieces from Burning Man and beyond dot the polo fields. You can promote this gigantic music festival through the link below:
http://goo.gl/OSkSRE Tips: The first weekend may be better than the second. So if you have to choose only one
weekend, choose wisely. If you are a big fan of electronic music, you must check the Sahara Tent.
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April 10 - 12
Shanghai
China
Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix
Shanghai revs up for 2015 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix. One of the most expensive Formula 1 circuit with a cost of $240 million, The Shanghai International Circuit will be thrilled by the engine sounds and the cheering of Formula 1 fans. The grandstands are first class, the layout impresses spectators and draws praise from F1 drivers. As every Formula 1 race, don’t hesitate to indulge all your senses: from the smell of oil and burning rubber to the roar of screeching cars. Adrenaline will be pumping through your veins. In the Main Grandstand; you can see virtually 60% of the circuit live from the top rows of the Start Finish line. You can promote this event to your customers through the link below:
http://goo.gl/wEOTnB Tips: Shanghai is a very vibrant city. There is too much culture and sights to explore. Skyscrapers
such as Jinmao Tower and Shanghai Global Financial Center dominate the skyline, while landmark constructions like Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Pudong International Airport and Shanghai International Convention Center offer the finest and best of modern facilities. You may also wish to visit the Bund, Shanghai Museum, Yuyuan Garden, Xin Tian Di as well as the special old streets and lanes in the downtown area.
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Songkran April 13 - 15
Chiang Mai Thailand
Prepare your water pistols and join the Thai new year celebration. Thai people celebrate their traditional New Year with the traditional water pouring which is meant as a symbol of washing all of the bad spirits and energy away. It actually has a deep meaning and that is to ask for blessings and to enrich religious intentions. As everyone wishes for good vibes, housewives clean their respective houses and remove every junk. On the other hand, young individuals are showing their respect to elders by pouring fragrant water on their palms. This rooted Buddhist tradition has evolved as an enormous three-day country wide water fight by attendance of people. The only thing that you can expect this festival is fun. Water pistols, balloons, spray bottles and hoses are the vessels of purification. People soak each other , drink, party and generally have a great time. You can promote this water festival to your customers through the link below:
http://goo.gl/Ou6acc Tips: This is water festival. So prepare a wet battle by protecting your phones and cameras.
T-shirts and a pair of short are definitely perfect for such water splashing celebration. Make sure that you taste all the delicious Thai food. Don’t miss the elephant parades in Chiang Mai.
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April 17 - 19
Bahrain
Sakhir
Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix
4 April 2004 is a milestone in F1 history. This grand prix known as the first Formula One Grand Prix to be held in the Middle East, and was given the award for the “Best Organised Grand Prix” by the FIA. Bahrain International Circuit can host 70.000 people in its hospitality suites, grandstands, spectator areas and the landmark VIP Sakhir Tower. The Bahrain International Circuit is an exciting venue for all kinds of racing championships, non-competitive racing and vehicle testing. The Middle East offers a unique experience to every visitor, in every aspect. You can promote this event to your customers through the link below:
http://goo.gl/4il5wb Tips: Try one of Manmade’s beautiful beaches. Visit Qala’at al-Bahrain. Visit Royal Camel Farm and
enjoy riding a camel along a highway.
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New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival April 24 May 3
New Orleans Louisiana USA
Which city can stake out a claim to be home at a Jazz Festival more than New Orleans where the jazz borned? This festival also known as “Jazz Fest” which started in 1970’s to celebrate the musical and cultural heritage of New Orleans and Louisiana. Mardi Gras takes all the glory but if you want to explore New Orleans’ historical and full of music soul in a relaxed mood this festival is the right event for you. In this festival you can listen almost every kind of music: blues, R&B, gospel music, Cajun music, zydeco, Afro-Caribbean, folk music, Latin, rock, rap music, country music, bluegrass. And the heritage does not only mean music. Louisiana is rich in Native American culture. A celebration of the influence of Louisiana tribes, the Native American Village within the Folklife Village focuses on the rich heritage of Native American people. You can promote this magnificent event to your customers through the link below:
http://goo.gl/vsSmM5 Tips: New Orleans is hot and usually raining. So pack light. Taste all the good food in French
Quarter. Experience a cooking demonstration at the Crescent City Farmers Market. Find a fortune teller and hear the voodoo heritage of New Orleans. take tour to the bayous.
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AfrikaBurn April 27 May 3
Tankwa Karoo National Park South Africa
The organisers of this event describe it as: AfrikaBurn is the spectacular result of the creative expression of participants who gather once a year in the Tankwa Karoo to create a temporary city of art, theme camps, costume, music and performance! Everyone is a participant. A year’s worth of anticipation, dreaming, planning, building and creating comes together to create Tankwa Town, a temporary city formed from the imaginations of its participants. And like it’s mother event Burning Man, AfrikaBurn attracts visitors from more than 50 countries around the world. Many visitors describe it as a life changing experience. With the gigantic sculptures and the body painted participants in the wilderness this event looks like a surreal desert landscape and reminds you post-apocalyptic Hollywood movies. You can promote this once in a lifetime event to your customers through the link below:
http://goo.gl/L29bLL Tips: Spend sometime in Cape Town. Take a picture with monster trucks. Money is no use in this
festival. You can only buy ice with it.
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Koningsdag April 27
Amsterdam Holland
In the end of the April, Dutch people leave the winter’s bad energy behind them and celebrate the monarch’s birthday and welcome the summer in all orange clothes. Koninginnedag which means Queen’s Day changed it’s name as Koningsdag (King’s Day) on April 30, 2013 Holland has welcomed its first male monarch since 1890. This day is also known as vrijmarkt ( free market ) for many Dutch people to sell their secondhand items and also an opportunity for the orange madness which is the royal family color. All Dutch people wear orange clothes and even dye their hair orange for this festival. And we don’t mention that when you are in Amsterdam - the ultimate party city- this 24hour day will be the wildest day of all year. Not only Dutch people but also all the people who come to enjoy this ultimate festival follow the crowd to the center of celebration. You can promote this amazing festival through the link below:
http://goo.gl/ewJeE9 Tips: Wear orange. Prefer to wear comfortable shoes because you’ll walk and party all day long. The
best way to be a part of Koningsdag is hop on a party boat on canals.
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April 28
Thrissur
India
Thrissur Pooram Elephant Festival
This more than 200 years old festival is one of the most popular temple festivals in India and attracts thousand of people all around the world who wish to see the big elephants decorated with their nettipattam (golden headdress), decorative bells and ornaments, palm leaves and peacock feathers, and beautifully-crafted kolam (paintings). It was initiated by the then ruler of Cochin, Raja Rama Varma also known as Sakthan Thampuran who decided to break tradition and create a unified venue for the temples belonging to his region to celebrate their Pooram. The entire experience of 36 hours of festivities, colour, pageantry, religious fervour make the Thrissur Pooram or the Elephant festival Kerala a must visit. On the last day two teams of 15 elephants and their mahouts meet outside the temple and create a “pass the parasol� ritual, while the men stand on the elephants. You can promote this mystical event to your customers through the link below:
http://goo.gl/lEKozV Tips: It’s a 36-hour non-stop fun so sleep before the festival. Take a selfie with the scene of colorful
crowd and the elephants. Only Hindus are allowed to enter the temple.
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