Royal Shrovetide Football (Ashbourne, Derby)
Royal Shrovetide Football is a tradition dating back from the 12th century and is best described as a community rugby scrum played in the streets of Ashbourne where two teams try and push the ball towards their goal which are 3 miles apart.
Jorvik Viking Festival (Coppergate,York)
The medieval town of York goes back in time to when the vikings ruled the land with a range of family friendly events, guided walks, lectures and battle re-enactments.
Venice Carnival (Venice, Italy)
Venice is a romantic city fully of mystery and there is no better time to visit during carnival time when you can take part in a traditional masked ball.
Stiges Carnival
Sitges Carnival (Barcelona, Spain)
250,000 people come to Stiges to for a lively carnival celebration that involves lots of parades, shows and parties.
Cologne Carnival (Cologne, Germany)
The world's largest fancy dress party as Cologne celebrates carnival in style starting with ladies day on the Thursday with the festivities continuing onto the parade Monday. Stranger tip head to Cologne for the Thursday and Friday and then try make your way to Blankenheim for the Saturday where you can put your best white sheets on and join a ghost procession.
Dusseldorf Carnival
Dusseldorf Carnival (Dusseldorf, Germany)
Dusseldorf goes crazy for 5 days as everyone dresses in fancy dress and parties hard. Thursday is the ladies day while Monday has a large parade.
Binche Carnival (Binche, Belgium)
Binche celebrates carnival in its own unique style with a creepy masked procession and other festivities.
Nice Carnival
Nice Carnival (Nice, France)
Parades and live entertainment make Nice an excellent venue to enjoy carnival.