Watch the spectacle of Mt. Wakakusayama light up at the annual Yamayaki grass burning festival.

World Buskers' Festival: All the sidewalks are a stage at this celebration of eccentric performances.

La Tamborradaa. A loud tribute to a patron saint with costumed drum corps marching their raucous way through this coastal city over a 24 hour period.

Celebrate Orthodox Christmas at St Sava Temple, one of the largest in the world, and share a feast with Belgraders on Terazije Square.

Ati-Atihan is a nine day feast for the eyes; a visual exhibition of costume and dance, ending in a masquerade ball.

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

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

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

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

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

Field of Light: 50,000 solar-powered illuminated stems will bloom as nightfalls across a remote desert area.

ANZAC Day. Camp out overnight at ANZAC Cove to see in the Dawn Service.

Celebrate 400 years of Shakespeare and visit Stratford-upon-Avon for his annual Birthday Parade.

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

Coachella is one of the world's biggest music festival and it pulls in some of the world's best DJs.

Kulturstrand, May 12-Aug 14. The world's biggest sandpit opens for a three-month summer beach party.

Vivid Sydney: Lights! Music! Ideas! The harbour city sparkles every night of the festival.

Lotus Lantern Festival, May 6-8. Make lanterns, pour tea, get Zen at Buddha's birthday bash.

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

Noosa Food & Wine festival, 19-22 May. Top chefs, top nosh, top beaches: go into gourmet overdrive.

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.

Edinburgh International Festival 2015. Enjoy three weeks of music and dance in the world's festival city.

Burning Man Festival 2015. This annual freak-fest is an experiment in community and self-expression.

Watch the Great Migration of wildebeest and zebras through the Masai Mara Reserve after their long journey through the Serengeti.

Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair 2015. A unique opportunity to see and buy artworks from Indigenous artists.

Salzburg Festival. An epic festival of opera, drama and concerts hosted in the birthplace of Mozart.

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.

It has been a great year for seeing the Northern Lights and Sweden is one of the best places to experience this incredible phenomenon.

Ibiza Closing Parties 2015. 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.

Falls Festival is a relaxing alternative to those big out-door art and music festivals.

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.

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.