Australian Open Tennis. Perfect time to visit and catch the first Grand Slam of the year.

Tamworth Country Music Festival. Get your dance on for the largest music festival in the southern hemisphere.

Jaipur Kite Festival 2015. The skies of Rajasthan are filled with colourful kites to mark the northward journey of the sun. It's considered to be an auspicious day when the kites are raised.

Harbin International Ice Festival. A wonderland of ice sculptures and laser-lights that will amaze.

Festival of Sails. Head to Geelong this Australia Day weekend for yacht racing, live music and fireworks.

Taiwan Lantern Festival. Tens of thousands of lanterns will light up the skies to mark the Lunar New Year.

Rio Carnival. Cultural spectacular of music and dance with an extravagant parade of colourful floats.

Mardis Gras. One of America's biggest parties kicks off with parades through the French Quarter.

Sapporo Snow Festival. For one week, Odori Park transforms into a wonderland of ice sculptures.

Tapati, Easter Island's annual carnival, is a two-week celebration of Polynesian culture.

Sydney Mardi Gras Parade. Provoking costumes and giant floats - it's the biggest of its kind in the word.

SXSW Music Festival. Into music and multi-media? Don't miss this unique entertainment festival.

Las Fallas March 2015. An annual pyrotechnics spectacular with dazzling visual displays of light and fire. Your eyes will be ringing with marching brass bands, live music, explosions and dancing.

St Patrick's Day. Parades, festivals and wearing green attire - that how's the Irish celebrate their patron saint.

Holi Colour Festival. Dry powder, water balloons and a playful chase; join this spring festival celebration.

Cherry blossom season. Head to Yoshino, Japan's top cherry-blossom destination. It's a sight worth seeing.

Songkran festival. Celebrate the Thai New Year in a mass street water celebration.

ANZAC Day 2015. It is a once in a lifetime experience to camp out overnight at ANZAC Cove to see in the Dawn Service. This is the largest Anzac Day commemoration outside of Australia.

Good Friday Crucifixions. In San Fernando, it's not just a dramatic retelling of the last moments of Jesus' life.

Coachella Music Festival 2015. Bask in two successive weekends of fabulous art and great music.

Monaco Grand Prix 2015. Join Europe's wealthy and glamorous for some sea-side fun and fast-cars.

Prague Spring International Music Festival. Experience the music that is symbolic of Central Europe.

Bun Bang Fai (Rocket Festival). Dance, theatre, processions and the launching of home-made rockets marks this Buddhist folk ceremony.

Australian Cotton Fibre Expo. See the finest cotton finished products in a town famous for its cotton fields.

Cannes International Film Festival. For 12 days, this coastal city is transformed into a glitzy show of cinema.

El Colacho Festival 2015. Watch men, dressed as devils, jump over babies to cleanse their souls.

Festival of the Sun. Traditionally, this winter solstice celebration would have involved mass murder.

Glastonbury Festival 2015. Well recognised for it's celebrity traction, this is England's biggest festival and arguably the best music festival in the world.

Ramadan. Once the sun sets, streets come alive with light displays, late-night feasts and nightly festivities.

Dragon Boat Festival. Celebrate the holiday with dumplings, wine and a colourful boat race.

Montreux International Jazz Festival 2015. It's an unmissable event for true music lovers.

San Fermin Festival 2015. The running of the bulls - an adrenaline-rushing, one of a kind experience.

The town of Rabaul is packed during the four days of the Mask Festival, when craftsmen flock from around the country to show off their handiwork. This is the country's cultural highlight.

Bastille Day. Parades, communal meals and fireworks commemorate this historical event.

Splendour In The Grass 2015. Enjoy a weekend of music festivities in the crisp, cool Byron air.

Oktoberfest 2015. Experience the best of Bavaria's culture, food and beer at this Munich festival.

Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival 2015. Find your soulmate in rural Ireland.

Floriade 2015. Dotted with over a million blooms in a variety of themed garden beds, this is the largest floral festival in the Southern Hemisphere.

Budapest International Wine Festival 2015. An ideal experience for anyone keen to learn about wine making.

Bestival 2015, Isle of Wight. Camp overnight for this four-day music festival.

Diwali (Festival of Lights). Light a small clay lamp or candle to celebrate this ancient Hindu festival.

Macau International Music Festival. Be enchanted by opera, chamber music and Chinese folk music.

Les Festes de la Merce 2014. This is Barcelona's end-of-summer bash. The city comes alive with four days of street festivals - each day commemorated with its own parade of characters, dancing and music playing.

Ibiza Closing Parties 2014. Farewell the European summer on this party island.

Walcha Garden Festival 2014. See impressive garden displays on show.

Iceland Airwaves 2014. Experience the musical edge of Nordic culture at this alternative rock festival.

Day of the Dead Festival. Be intrigued and fascinated at Mexico's carnival of the departed souls.

Krampusnacht 2015. This pre-Christmas carnival is not for the faint-hearted. If seeing Krampus, a demon-like creature said to derive from pagan origins, is more than spine tingling for you, hang around for the Feast of St. Nicholas in December to welcome some Christmas magic.

The Berlin Wall. Along the wall, white balloons will be released to commemorate the end of the wall.

Mildura Jazz, Food and Wine Festival 2014. Sit back and enjoy five days of jazz, food, wine and paddle steamers.

Hogmanay Street Festival. Start your New Year celebrations at the world-famous Street Party.

New Years Eve. Welcome the new year watching the Times Square ball drop at midnight.

Falls Festival 2014-15. This music and arts festival is a relaxing alternative to the big festivals. Listen to acoustic artists, stand-up comedy, do a bit of line dancing or take part in some fun out-door activities.

Rhythm and Vines Festival. Held at a vineyard, it's said to be the ultimate New Year festival experience.

Christmas Eve. Join processions in Jerusalem and take the community walk to Bethlehem.