Festivals

Where the nexus of wild, weird and downright odd have come together for three weeks during Tasmania's winter solstice.

Experience the true magic of St. Patrick’s Day where it all began, in Dublin, Ireland.

In a city that’s become famous for its gastronomic grandiosity, Portland, Ore.’s annual Feast food festival is among the town’s most coveted tickets — if you have $165 (per event) laying around. For the unencumbered (by wealth) Feast is a bit like Coachella if you live in L.A., a weekend where a certain breed of foodie flees the city as if from a zombie apocalypse. But it’s also about the best way to stroll and sample bites of food from some of the country’s finest chefs.

From masked knights on horseback to a treacherous cheese-rolling competition, these are some of the most bizarre and beautiful traditions in Europe.

Streets across the Indian subcontinent are a riot of colors as Hindus celebrate Holi, the spring festival of color.

Pickathon, held each August on an 82-acre farm in Oregon’s Happy Valley, sell a capped 3,500 tickets and treat visitors to a weekend of discovery that is agnostic to the charts.

If the dearth of “festival guides” aimed at old fogeys en route to Lollapalooza, Bumbershoot or Outside Lands leaves you feeling a little aimless, we’re here to help.

Last year, 1.5 million visitors were drawn to the famous festival—but the colorful celebrations have their dark side.

In 1996, a Burning Man ticket cost $35. Today, a ticket costs anywhere from $190 (reserved for low-income attendees) to $1,200.

Newsweek's selection of lesser-known but worthwhile events this summer throughout Europe and beyond.

The singer will perform her first concert in London in 25 years this summer.

The festival will take place on Randall's Island in early June.

LCD Soundsystem fans, I love you, but you're bringing me down.

From Panda Bear to acclaimed rapper Le1f, we round up the best of this year's CMJ Music Marathon.

Rock is far from dead, and July brings with it the most impressive lineup of stars since Live Aid.

International, feminist-centric festival will make its U.S. debut at the famed Harlem theater.

Aziz Ansari, John Green, Mindy Kaling and Judy Blume all hold court during the books-meet-pop-culture weekend.

Converse announces five days of free concerts in Beantown.

The cold is a cause for celebration, not complaint, at the 31st Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in China.

The Gadhimai festival occurs every five years and has attracted widespread condemnation

Celebrations of the festival of lights take place in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and more

Across the UK and in America, Audiences Are Rediscovering the World's Oldest Form of Entertainment

At the Wilderness festival, chefs have the same pulling power as rock stars and the music is almost a sideshow