When the weather gets warm, festival season gets underway. Whether you gather for music, art, dance, theater, food — or any combination of these — tell us about your experiences at festivals around the world.
Photo by Pamela Brumbley, 31 March 2008
In Washington DC, the National Cherry Blossom Festival is always a hit.
Photo by Alessandro Tabacchi, 31 March 2008
The Magic Carnival of San Felice (Italy).
Photo by Brandon Chapple, 1 April 2008
This was taken at the Murphysburo Apple Festival, one of the biggest festivals in Southern Illinois.
Photo by Alexis Glenn, 2 April 2008
View of the Washington Monument from the Tidal Basin in Washington DC during the National Cherry Blossom Festival
Photo by Jason Sarrafian, 2 April 2008
Music, Food and Beads
Photo by Kip Sikora, 2 April 2008
This shot depicts one of the many dance groups taking part in the Fiestas de San Pedro in Cayambe, Ecuador.
Photo by Christine Ruffo, 2 April 2008
The annual Smithsonian Kite Festival on the Mall is my favorite event of Washington's 3-week National Cherry Blossom Festival.
Photo by Jace Freeman, 2 April 2008
Two revelers don masks as they descend the steps of the Ponte die Rialto in Venice, home to one of the world's oldest Carnival celebrations.
Photo by magda biskup, 3 April 2008
Mardi Gras in Sydney, Australia.
Photo by Monica Shulman, 6 April 2008
It's impossible not to have a great time at the annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.