Top Festivals in Europe in March 2017

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Las Fallas is
undoubtedly one
of the most unique
festivals in Spain
– a Spanish fiesta
where the whole
town is literally set
ablaze!
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The event –
part music
festival and part
music industry
conference
The Starkbierzeit
is a german word
for ” strong beer
festival”. This
event held every
year in March
in Munich. The
organizers would
like to say that
it is Octoberfest
without tourists.
St. Patrick’s
Day – Irish
national and
religious holiday
celebrated on
March 17.
Horizon Festival is an un-
derground electronic music
festival held at the Arinsal
ski resort in Andorra.
Big Bang is
an exciting
festival of
music for
a young
audience
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BARCELONAEvents & Festivals In 2017

BarcelonaBeerFestival
( 24 - 26 March )
Not immediately known for its beer, the city
of Barcelona does enjoy a good pint – or a
“canya”, as the locals call it.
The Barcelona Beer Festival is one of the
largest beer festivals, promoting craft beer
in Spain. Held once a year the Barcelona
Beer Festival will see brewers from all over
the world meet at the festival to present
their craft beers.
This is actually the first festival of craft
beer in Barcelona. A number of fans who
like craft beer are increasing every year.
Craft beer is distinguished by its
independent industrial a process which
avoids filtering and pasteurization. The four
main ingredients are malt, hops, water and
yeast.
Mostly the craft beer is based on the long
tradition with some innovations for today’s
world.
The rich program of the festival includes
not only degustation of different sorts of
beer – produced in mini-breweries with
particular love and care – but also very
useful informational part: interesting
lectures about a production of beer, and
moreover – meetings with the brewers
who will personally pour beer into quests
glasses, answering the questions and telling
about their mini- breweries.
Instead of hosting the Barcelona Beer
Festival at the Maritime Museum where
it has been the last 3 years, the event in
2017 will be held at La Farga in Hospitalet
de Llobregat.
The Catalans like to celebrate. Whether it’s the name day of their holy city
or the beginning of spring, the people fill the streets with color, music and
entertainment for young and old.

DiadeSantJordi
(23rd April)
St. George (Sant Jordi) is one of the most favorite
celebrations in Barcelona. It brings a great experience to
walk and watch happy people carrying a rose on their hands
and buying books. While men should purchase a rose for the
dainty damsels in their life, meanwhile women are supposed
to buy men a book as the country’s legendary bard, Miguel
Cervantes, died on this day. An interesting fact is that on
this same day another international author died: William
Shakespeare. That’s why that day it is the book’s day.
Saint George is considered the Saint who protects
Catalunya. There is a popular legend about the story of a
princess, a knight, and a dragon. A princess was kidnapped
by a dragon and a knight went to rescue her. He fought
against the beast and nail his sword into the dragon’s heart.
From that bound, a rose was born. And finally, the princess
was rescued thanks to Saint George.
Because of this legend, Catalans buy roses during St. Jordi’s
day. Sant Jordi’s day is a sort of St. Valentine’s day but it’s
also a day when Catalans celebrate spring and the arriving
of good weather.
What with
qualifiers, engine
checks and pretty
paddock girls
roaming around
this becomes a
three-day event
of fuel, flags, and
Ferraris.
FormulaOneSpanishGrandPrix
(12 -14 May)
Let’s get into the sports world. More accurate the world
of Formula One. The F1 set-up roars into the region in May
each year for the Spanish Grand Prix, which takes place
at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmelo (20kms outside
Barcelona).
What with qualifiers, engine checks and pretty paddock
girls roaming around this becomes a three-day event of
fuel, flags, and Ferraris.

The F1 Montmelo race track in Barcelona has 24 giant
screens, the biggest of which is 200 m2 wide. The first
Grand Prix was held in 1991. The number of laps that will
be driven is 66 on a circuit length of 4.655 km. Lap record
holder is Kimi Raikkonen ( 2008 ) – 1:21:670. The last
year winner was Max Verstappen ( NED ) – the youngest
champion in F1 history.
PrimaveraSoundFestival
(31th May / 04 th June)
Is Primavera Sound the Best Music Festival in the World?
This year skip Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, and Coachella. Go to
Primavera in Barcelona instead.
Primavera Sound is one of Europe’s biggest indie and
alternative music festivals. The festival attracts the
continent’s hipsters due to its varied lineup of everything
from alt-rock to underground house and techno. The first
thing you need to know about Primavera Sound Festival
is that – to do it properly, at least – you’ll have to change
your conception of time.
This popular festival takes place in late spring/early
summer each year in the epic Parc del Forum, easily
accessible on the Northern edge of the city. A real music
lovers’ event that attracts a glamorous international
crowd, there’s also a side program of ticketed (and
sometimes free) additional concerts in nightclubs and
public spaces around the city.
But it’s not just about the big names festival-goers should
expect. The festival strides to provide a platform to
smaller, more underground names, making it one of the
world’s biggest influencers, when it comes to the indie and
alternative music scene. Primavera is now 17 years old,
during which time it’s expanded to offer at least six big/
medium stages and a handful of smaller ones.

SONAR FESTIVAL
Created in
1994, Sónar is
a pioneering
cultural event
with a unique
format and
content.
SonarFestival
(15 – 17 June)
Here comes the big one! Sonar Festival has
garnered an impressive reputation as one of
the world’s leading experimental electronic
music festivals.
Created in 1994, Sónar is a pioneering
cultural event with a unique format and
content. Its first class reputation as a
leading reference for international festivals
is thanks to its attention in curation,
combining a playful nature, the avant-
garde, and experimentation with newest
trends in dance and electronic music.
With appearances from cutting edges
acts from an expansive range of styles,
Sónar takes over Spain’s second city for a
weekend – as industry professionals and
music fans alike go to witness the most
exciting new trends alongside some of
the most respected names in electronic,
experimental and alternative music.
In contrast to many summer festivals,
Sonar does not take place in a field, with
people camping. It is a city festival, so
accommodation must be found in and
around Barcelona. There are two different
sites for the festival in Barcelona – one for
during the day (Sonar by Day) in the city
center and one for at night (Sonar by Night)
that is further out of town.
The festival also plays host to a series of
conferences, seminars, workshops, trade
shows and the like, as all aspects of the
music industry are open to exploration,
making this festival one the most unique in
Europe, and indeed the world.
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CULTURE
GrecFestivaldeBarcelona
(Mid-June to early August)
For many Barcelona culture lovers, summer
means one thing: the Grec Festival, a wide-
ranging arts event that sees the city through
one of the hottest months of the year and
into its traditional holiday period. The
Barcelona Grec Festival fills the summer
nights in the city almost since 1976.
The Grec festival is Barcelona’s largest
annual summer dance, theater and music
festival with a huge program of over 130
wonderful theater, dance, circus and music
performances in many venues in the city.
The Grec festival name is inspired by the
Teatre Grec in Barcelona (greek theater)
which is the main stage of the festival.
Teatre Grec is an open air theater on
Montjuïc hill built for the 1929 Universal
Exhibition.
Last year marked the 40th anniversary of
the festival and was inaugurated with a
performance of “Les bruixes de Salem”,
based on Arthur Miller’s classic play, The
Crucible. A total of 153,447 spectators took
part in the activities at the Grec Festival
of Barcelona in July, a figure significantly
higher than the 141,132 spectators who
attended the 2015 edition.
It’s a fantastic celebration of creativity that
provides an artistic backdrop to the long,
languid days and nights of summer in this
city.
SantJoan
(23rd/24th June)
Sant Joan is one of the most anticipated
events of the year in Barcelona, one where
the streets are filled with excitement,
energy, and fire!
The main celebrations for Sant Joan in
Barcelona take place on the evening of June
23rd before the public holiday on June 24th
on what is known as the Revetlla de Sant
Joan in Catalan and the Verbena de San
Juan in Spanish. Saint John’s Eve roughly
corresponds to the Summer Solstice or
Midsummers’ Eve in English, the longest

day of the year.
The central elements of the Sant Joan festival are fire and
fireworks. Traditionally, the celebrations begin with the
lighting of the flame of Canigó, a holy mountain peak in the
Pyrenees. From there, the flame spreads down to bonfires,
fire pits, and candles throughout the Catalonian regions of
Spain and France with an estimated 3000 bonfires being lit
from this one flame!
Many people take part in fire-jumping, the burning of old
possessions, and writing notes with their wishes for the
year and placing them into the flames. The nightlife in
Barcelona comes alive for this special event, with bars and
clubs across the city hosting parties and Sant Joan-related
celebrations.
If you want to get deep into all of the traditions of Sant Joan
you should know about three more symbolic customs during
this amazing event. As fire symbolizes purity, and since it is
such a big part of the celebrations, it is said that those who
burn items in a Sant Joan fire will be cleansed of all past
SANT JOAN
- The Night
Of Fire Is
Coming.

sins. Secondly, the water of Sant Joan is said to be symbolic
of healing, and to hold remedial powers which can cure all
ailments and illnesses.
Finally, some say that the remedying powers of herbs are
enhanced during Sant Joan, so it is customary for people to
collect them in the days leading up to the festival, ready to
eat during the festival.
SalaMontjuic
(July/August)
Barcelona’s annual open air cinema returns for its 15th
edition. This is no doubt one of the greatest summer
attractions in Barcelona. The Sala Montjuic offers locals
and tourists alike the opportunity to spend a wonderful,
yet very affordable night out in the Mediterranean’s most
atmospheric and cosmopolitan city.
Throughout the balmy summer nights, Barcelonians
are invited up to the grassy ramparts of the formidable
Montjuic fortress for a romantic picnic and jazz concert,
before a night of open-air cinema.
From the 1st of July to the 5th August the fortifications of
Montjuïc Castle convert into an outdoor entertaining venue,
hosting a series of world-class movies and wonderful live
music concerts.
The beautiful surroundings, relaxed atmosphere and
darkening night add a magical touch to the evening,
providing a unique experience to those who have made it
to the show. The Guardian has rated this open-air cinema
among Europe’s top ten, where it holds first place.
FILMOUTDOOR SCREENING

Films are shown every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at
22:00. Sala Montjuic brings an excellent selection of film
genres, from classics to the latest international hits.
VIDAFestival|29June–02July2017
Vida is a rock, pop and indie music festival near the Spanish
city of Barcelona.
Set in the lush beachside woodland of Vilanova I la Geltrú,
the festival has become one of the country’s favorite
intimate festivals.
Translated as ‘life’, Vida is relaxed, intimate and family-
friendly, with stages nestled amongst the trees and on
the beaches, complimented by a carefully curated lineup
that’s filled with music, art, and film, only emphasizing the
festival’s enchanted landscape.
And it is that perfect balance between blistering main
stage sets and a family-friendly atmosphere that has made
“Vida” the ideal holiday-come-festival retreat. Line-up :
Phoenix, Erol Alkan, Joan Miquel Oliver, Guadalupe Plata, The
Flaming Lips, Real Estate, La Casa Azul, Dr.Dog, Fleet Foxes,
warpaint, Rosalia & Raul Refree, and Enric Montefusco.
CrüillaBarcelona|7–9July2017
Crüilla Barcelona is a multi-genre music festival in Spain.
Taking place on the iconic coastline of the Catalonian
capital, the festival welcomes global stars and local artists
alike for a weekend in the sun.
This is one of the most popular summer festivals in
Barcelona and it’s definitely worth the experience, so pick
the acts you want you to see, make your own schedule and
go have fun with your friends!
Expect a diverse mix of musical styles and influences
– headliners in recent years have included the likes of
Kendrick Lamar, Damien Rice, Iggy Pop, Public Enemy and
Damon Albarn.
Cruïlla Barcelona is
a multi-genre summer
music festival that
takes place inside the
city’s Parc del Fòrum
A perfect balance between blistering main stage sets and a family-friendly
atmosphere has made Vida the ideal holiday-come-festival retreat.
In addition to the music, there will be street art installations,
spaces devoted to beauty and massage and a market
filled with vintage clothing, crafts, food and Cava from the
surrounding vineyards of Catalonia.

FILMOUTDOOR SCREENING
Films are screened every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday throughout
August at 10pm in The Pati de les Dones at the CCCB. All films are in
original version with subtitles in Spanish or Catalan.
Gandules
(throughout August)
Another popular open-air film festival,
thisonetakesplaceinthecourtyardofthe
CCCB ( Centre de Cultura Contemporània
de Barcelona) every August. Gandules is
committed to screening distinguished
films, many of which sadly made only brief
appearances in commercial theaters. By
the way, gandle means chair, hammock in
Catalan.
This free festival runs only during the
month of August and has usually sessions
every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
of that month starting at 10 pm in the
Pati de les Dones of the CCCB.
Line-up for 2017: Ryan Adams, The Fabulous
Cadillacs, The Lumineers, Kase.O, Youssou
NDOUR, Patrice, Charango, Exclaim, Carlos
Sadness, Love of lesbian, Elephants, Ramón
Mirabet, Jamiroquai, Pet Shop Boys, Prodigy,
Two Door Cinema Club, Die Antwoord, Little
Steven, Resident, Dorian, Neuman, AronChu-
pa, Enric Montefusco, Patrice Dellé, Aspencat,
Pau Vallvé, The Petit de Cal Eril, Viva Sweden,
Cala Vento, and Tremendous Trementina.

The public will also have a chance to suggest songs for the
Gandules playlist on Spotify that will be played before each
film. (Films shown in their original version with subtitles in
English, Catalan or Spanish – check individual showings for
more info.). This is a great option for relaxing on a summer
weeknight. But if you want a good spot, you’d better get
there early. This plan is too good to go unnoticed.
FestaMajordeGracia
(Mid-August)
Every neighborhood in Barcelona has its own festa major
(annual festival), usually involving live music, dance,
decoration, parades, and above all, hanging out in the
streets with the neighbors and celebrating life in the barrio.
The Festes de Gràcia start on August 15th and run until
the 21st, with more than 30 streets participating, as
well as squares, balconies and other spaces around the
neighborhood.
Although the town is best known as the home of Gaudí’s
Parc Güell, Gràcia typically has fewer tourists than the
city center of Barcelona, and those visiting here can often
get a true sense of Catalan life in the smaller districts
surrounding the city.
Nevertheless, it is a very hip area with a laid-back bohemian
vibe filled with students, artists, academics, and families
who all come together to put on this awesome neighborhood
fiesta.
The main attraction of the Festa Major de Gràcia is a contest
for the best-decorated street.
Walking through the area, you can find streets made-over in
great detail, Festa Major de Gràcia, Best Decorated Street
and with a different theme every year such as ‘Under-the-
Sea’ and ‘Ancient Rome’, the colorful works of art that
suspend from the buildings are great sights to see.
The area also comes alive with over 600 events including
free workshops, activities, and concerts for everyone to
enjoy.
This is definitely not your average neighborhood block
party so make sure you head to the Gràcia district on your
Barcelona vacation this year for a one of a kind Catalan
festival.
The main attraction of the
Festa Major de Gràcia is a
contest for the best-decorated
FIESTAawesomeneighborhood

FestadelaMerce
(several days either side of 24th September)
Every year towards the end of September the streets of Barcelona held a big
party the Festival La Merce.
Among all the festivals in Barcelona, this is definitely the most important the
patron (Fiesta Mayor). The whole town is turned upside down by the numerous
crowds ready to do anything to make fiesta and to experience the Catalan culture.
The festival is celebrated since 1687, when, according to legend, the patron saint
Mare de Déu of the Mercè liberated Barcelona from the plague of locusts.
There are hundreds of activities taking place during the festival La Mercè this
year, although there are some “key events” that are now famous.
The biggest street festival
in Barcelona is the Gracia
festival every year in mid
August called the Festa
Major de Gracia and also
often called the Fiestas de
Gracia

INDEPENDENTCorrefoc in La Mercè – “The fire race” is a parade that
takes place in Via Laietana, between Plaça d’Antoni Maura
and Plaça Antonio López. Dragons shoot fire and devils with
fireworks spirals light up the streets with sparkling bursts
everywhere.
Xambanga La Mercè – This parade will depart from the
Maritime Museum and walks slowly to the Sant Jaume
Square. Giants and beasts will conquer the streets, dancing
to the music all the way. Anyone can wear their party
dresses and take part in the crazy evening festivities.
Towers in La Mercè – This event sees various teams from
various regions of Barcelona compete with other cities in
the fine art of building human towers. Eight to ten layers
of people who climb one on the other’s shoulders, with
children at the top to form the uppermost layer. The show
can be seen in Plaça de Sant Jaume in Ciutat Vella that will,
once again, full of people.
Fireworks in La Mercè – This magnificent show takes place
in front of the National Art Museum and the Magic Fountain
of Montjuic and is a blast visually pleasing; colorful aquatic
acrobatics while the fireworks complete the remarkable
views. The show goes on for about an hour and a half and is
the final bing bang that ends the Mercè.
L’Alternativa–BarcelonaIndependentFilmFestival
(November)
L’Alternativa, Barcelona Independent Film Festival has
dedicated the last 23 years to creating a platform for
the promotion and distribution of films, which for their
innovative character, are unable to find a way into main
exhibition and distribution circuits.
L’Alternativa is not a glamorous festival, it’s a necessary
festival.
The festival is held at various venues around the Catalonian
capital. The main stage is the Barcelona Contemporary
Culture Centre (CCCB).
The main aim of the event is to present and promote
independent cinematographic productions from Spain and
overseas in four sections: shorts, feature films, animation,
and documentaries. The festival offers a free screen and
organizes workshops, round- tables, concerts, and parties.
L’Alternativa’s itinerant programs have screened in
Argentina, Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, Italy,
Portugal, Mexico, Spain and the USA. Awards: Short Film
prize, Feature Film prize, Audience Award, Lomography
Prize (Hall), and GAC Prize (best script).

Las Fallas is undoubtedly one of the most unique
festivals in Spain – a Spanish fiesta where the
whole town is literally set ablaze!
Every March Valencia gets ready to welcome the
spring. The streets fill up with joy and the hustle
and bustle of the Fallas festival. The Valencian
people live their most international fiesta to the
maximum and their kind and natural character
invites you to visit the city and join in this fiesta.
Everything that is bad is burnt and reborn from
the ashes to welcome a new season.
Origin of the Fallas
Las Fallas literally means “the fires” in Valencian.
The focus of the fiesta is the creation and
destruction of ninots (“puppets” or “dolls”),
which are huge cardboard, wood, paper-mache
and plaster statues.
Just before spring, in the city streets, the guilds
stopped working at night and burned in front of
each workshop the rustic parot (a wooden device
used for lighting). To feed the fire, these artisans
accumulated old strips and chips of wood
LAS FALLAS OF VALENCIA
01 - 19 March
Valencia ( SPAIN )
To feed the fire, these artisans accumulated old
strips and chips of wood together with old junk
collected from the neighbourhood. Afterwards,
the parot would be brought to life with rags giving
it a human form, with an old hat as the head, and
so the Ninot figure was born.
These figures, protagonists of any skit in the
neighbourhood, the city, the country and
the world were then placed on a pedestal so
they could be seen in the distance. Another
fundamental aspect that helps understand the
meaning of the Fallas is the ”Llibret”, which
contains in rhyme “la relació i explicació de la
Falla” (the relationship and explanation of the
Falla). With all of this combined we have the real
Valencian falla.
Festivities Program
The festivities program for the Fallas Week
originates from the heart of the Fallas process.
An example of it is the “ninot indultat” (pardoned
ninot), a tradition that was asked for by the
people. This lead to an exhibition of the best
figures, one per Falla, with the general public as
the jury, and these were saved from being burnt.
All the pardoned ninots are exhibited in the Fallas
Museum.
Mascleta
From 1 to 19 March, every day at 2 pm in the
Plaza del Ayuntamiento, the city vibrates to the
sound of the traditional mascleta, a display of
gunpowder explosions that beats out a unique
sound. Afterwards, the city’s terraces fill up
as people go to enjoy a typical aperitif and
some traditional Valencian food under the
Mediterranean sun.
La planta | Early 15 to 16 March
On the night of 15 to 16 March the planta
(installation) takes place, when the falleros and
falleras, the men and women who construct the

fallas (monuments), get together to work through
the night on erecting them, to have them finished
by dawn on the 16th.
Fireworks and the Nit del Foc |
From 15 to 19 March
Every night from 15 to 18 March, the sky of
Valencia is filled with the light and colour of
impressive firework displays. At 12 midnight,
people gather on Paseo de la Alameda to enjoy
the best display of colour and light. Not to
mention the spectacular Nit del foc (Night of
Fire), which is held during the early hours of the
18th and offers a fireworks display which is the
only one of its kind in the world.
Prize Giving Ceremony |17 March
On the morning of 17th, the falleros and their
commissions go to the Plaza del Ayuntamiento
to collect their prizes. Prior to the ceremony the
jury visits all of the city’s sculptures, of which
there are over 750 including the large and the
children’s sculptures, in order to decide upon the
winners.
Ofrenda de Flores (Offering of Flowers)|
17 and 18 March
All of the city’s fallas commissions will take place
in a parade from their respective districts to the
Plaza de la Virgin in order to make an offering of
flowers to Our Lady of the Forsaken, the Patron
Saint of Valencia. The celebration takes place
from 4 pm until past nightfall. With all of the
bunches of flowers given by the falleras to the
Virgin, an impressive 15 metre-high tapestry is
formed on the main façade of the Basilica and a
mantle is made for the Virgin.
La Crema (The Burning)| 19 March
On 19 March all of the sculptures, both those
in the large and the children’s categories, go up
in flames. At 10 pm the Crema of the children’s
sculptures begins. Two hours later it is the turn
of the large monuments. The falla in the Plaza
del Ayuntamiento is the last one to burn, at 1 am
in the morning. It is always preceded by a small
display of spectacular fireworks which fill the
square with noise, light and colour, leading to the
Crema of the city’s last falla and with it the end
of the festival.
BY:LARM FESTIVAL
02 - 04 March
Oslo ( NORWAY )
The event – part music festival and part music
industry conference – celebrating its twentieth
edition, with the cream of the Nordic region’s up-
and-coming acts playing Oslo’s numerous venues
over the course of four days.
by:Larm has come a long way since it started in
Trondheim in 1998. Not just in becoming one of
Europe’s top showcase festivals, but also literally.
For a decade it visited the non-capital cities in
Norway including Trondheim, Bergen, Stavanger
and Tromsø. By the time it returned to Trondheim
for the second time there were signs that it had
outgrown its locations.

The Starkbierzeit is a german word for ” strong
beer festival”. This event held every year in March
in Munich. The organizers would like to say that it
is Octoberfest without tourists.
STARKBIERZEIT !
10 - 26 March
Munich ( GERMANY )
Starkbierzeit is the time of year for all the local
breweries to pull out their most lethal of ales,
known as Doppelbocks. Doppel means double and
bock is a type of dark malty beer. Nothing with an
alcohol content of under 7% will make the cut for
this festival. But be careful, their strength is often
masked by a delicious and strong malt flavour,
and their potency can sneak up on the most
experienced beer drinkers.
History and tradition
The history behind this Starkbierzeit goes way
back to 1627. The Paulaner monks arrived in Mu-
nich and began brewing their own beer according
to a medieval Benedictine recipe. The monks
named this beer Sankt-Vater-Bier (‘Holy Father
Beer’). Over the years it was know by a number of
names including; ‘liquid bread’, ‘holy father oil’,
and the ‘gentleman’s beer’. Over time it eventu-
ally became known as Salvator, the Latin word for
‘Saviour’.
The tradition of Starkbierzeit was started by the
Paulener monks at the end of winter as a way of
recognising and rejoicing that another hard season
was over and that spring had well and truly arrived.
As this time of the year it’s Lent, meaning that only
liquid is allowed to pass though ones lips, the monks
came up with the nifty idea of making the Salvator
extra-strength to sustain themselves during their
Lenten fast. The stronger the beer the more nour-
ishing it was and, most importantly, it didn’t break
the fast! The tradition of celebrating the changing
of the seasons and the first strong beer of the year
is still celebrated today.
Party Central
The original and biggest party in Starkbierzeit is at
Paulaner “Nockherberg” brewery a couple of clicks
south of central Munich. It’s an Oktoberfest-style
atmosphere where thousands of visitors – many
in traditional Bavarian outfits – pack into a huge
hall and dance on the benches along to modern and
old-time German hits. The beer is served by the
one-litre ceramic steins called Keferloher.
Starkbierzeit isn’t widely publicized, which is just
fine with Munchners. It’s their time of year to show
pride in Bavarian culture and tradition. Don’t let the
local color scare you away, that’s why millions of
people visit every year! Bring a hearty appetite, and
a taste for strong Bavarian beer.
TASTE FLORENCE
11 - 13 March
Florence ( ITALY )

Italy is renowned as one of the world’s foodie
hot-spots thanks to a reputation for producing
some of the most iconic and tastiest dishes on
the planet. And within this gastronomic paradise,
Florence is arguably one of the best cities to visit
if you really love your food.
Which is why it’s fitting that the Taste Florence
Food Festival attracts thousands of people every
year – all made up of locals, tourists, buyers and
established media-bods.
Hundreds of companies, restaurateurs and exhib-
itors come from across the country to showcase
their delicacies as well as their innovative ideas
which include anything from modern twists on
traditional classics to never-seen before in-
ventions; plus they’ll be plenty of wine tasting
opportunities.
The collaboration between Pitti Immagine and Da-
vide Paolini will result with a great presentation
of products and ideas of somewhere around 300
companies that are coming from all around Italy.
The fair is dedicated to excellence in taste and
food lifestyles so it’s no surprise that top industry
icons turn out in their numbers.
For the fans of famous and delicious Italian food,
it’s a great opportunity to take a journey to new
tastes, senses, tradition and innovation.
Definitely don’t miss to visit the Taste Shop as
well, a special area where visitors can buy prod-
ucts displayed on the festival.
In 2014, Taste Florence seen through numbers
looked like this: 15.000 visitors, 4.500 buyers,
600 accredited journalists with 23.000 products
sold in just 3 days.
So if you love great food, it’s a good idea to come
and check out new tastes and ideas that the Taste
Florence food festival will bring to the tables.
SAINT PATRICK’S DAY
16 - 19 March
Dublin ( IRELAND )
The theme for St. Patrick’s Festival 2017 is Ireland
You Are. It looks to celebrate who we are as a
culturally diverse, complex and brave society, not
withstanding its challenges, yet with strengths
and characteristic traits that are many. From
cathedrals to classrooms, the city will reverberate
with an evocative programme of mesmerising
music, powerful performances, intriguing walks
and inspiring talks.
St. Patrick’s Day (Saint Patrick’s Day, irl. Lá ‘le
Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig) – Irish national
and religious holiday celebrated on March 17. It
is named after Saint Patrick, the saint patron of
Ireland.
St. Patrick’s Day is a day off from work in Ireland,
Northern Ireland Newfoundland and Labrador. The
most important tradition of celebrations of St.
Patrick’s Day is wearing clothes in green. Green
is the national color of Ireland, referring to the
grassy landscape of the island and shamrock
traditionally attributed to St. Patrick. Irish in many
cities organize festivals and street parades, in
which dominates just green.

Saint Patrick’s Day is widely recognized and also
celebrated in the United States. It is observed as
a celebration of Irish and Irish-American culture.
Celebrations include religious observances, nu-
merous parades, eating and drinking. The holiday
is celebrated on the North American continent
since the late eighteenth century.
History of Saint Patrick’s Day
The history of St. Patrick’s Day 2017 dates back
to the early 17th century when it was made an
official Christian feast day by the Catholic Church,
the Anglican Communion (especially the Church
of Ireland), the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the
Lutheran Church. The day remembers Saint Pat-
rick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland and
celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish.
The holiday has been celebrated on the North
American continent since the 17th century.
Irish-American immigrants brought Saint Pat-
rick’s Day to the United States. The first civic and
public celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day in the 13
colonies took place in Boston, Massachusetts in
1737.
In 1780 General George Washington commanded
soldiers of Irish descent in the Continental Army
and allowed his troops a holiday on March 17.
This event became known as The St. Patrick’s
Day Encampment of 1780. St. Patrick’s Day 2017,
while not a legal holiday throughout the entire the
United States, is nonetheless widely recognised
and observed throughout the country.
Traditions of Saint Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day 2017 traditions include celebra-
tions concentrate on Irish themed parties, drinks
and food. Many people dress in green clothing
and eat green coloured food. Irish clubs and pubs
often hold celebrations or have special deals.
Christians also attend church services and the
Lenten restrictions on eating and drinking alcohol
are lifted for the day and many communities hold
large street parades to mark St. Patrick’s Day.
BIG BANG
25 - 27 March
Hamburg ( GERMANY )
Big Bang is an exciting festival of music for a
young audience; as hosts of the event, major
cultural centres in Europe will transform their
venues into adventurous musical labyrinths.
The young music-lovers who embark on the
journey will experience a colourful musical
programme featuring concerts, sound instal-
lations and workshops. At Big Bang, musicians
working in different genres and styles search
for the best way to present their music to
children.
Big Bang isn’t just a festival aimed at chil-
dren; it couldn’t exist without their participa-
tion. At every event, professional musicians
set a dialogue in motion with young singers
and instrumentalists and share the stage with
them.
The BIG BANG festival is a festive tribute to
adventurous sound art and music-making for
children and was crowned earlier this year
with the prestigious EFFE festival award for
best festival in Europe! It began more than
twenty years ago with the OORSMEER festival
in Ghent.

This year BIG BANG festival will be held in
Hamburg ( 25 – 27 March ), Sevilla ( 01 –
02 April ), Stavanger ( 06 May ), and Athens
( 18 – 21 May ).
Twenty years later, and under its new name
BIG BANG, OORSMEER has conquered the
world from Hamburg to Lisbon, from Ghent
to Sao Paulo, from Athens to Seville, from
Antwerp to Stavanger and from Brussels to
Lille.
The Big Bang European network is the
brainchild of the Zonzo Compagnie from
Belgium. The support of the European Union
made it possible for cultural centres around
the Europe to collaborate and to undertake
and support a joint mission: to present the
wonders of music in an imaginative and
adventurous way which is accessible to
children.
Zonzo Compagnie ensures that hundreds
of artists find a new audience, all over the
world. Each year 40,000 children and their
parents attend the festival and discover the
richness and diversity of the world of music
and sounds.
HORIZON FESTIVAL
26 March - 02 April
Arinsal ( ANDORRA )
Horizon Festival is an underground elec-
tronic music festival held at the Arinsal ski
resort in Andorra.
Boasting world class pistes for all levels,
Arinsal is the perfect setting for Horizon’s
lineup of some of the freshest house, tech-
no, bass and garage DJs, who will tear up
slope-side stages alongside the town’s best
bars and clubs.
Fresh for 2017, Horizon will be laying on
hostel parties with DJ sets in dorms, a se-
cret forest rave, woodland paintballing and
a relaxing acoustic arena, complete with
hot tubs, snow yoga and a camp fire.
Line up 2017: Floating Points, Motor City
Drum Ensemble, Ben UFO, Oneman, KiNK,
Mala, AJ Tracey, Midland,Craig Charles ,
Romare, Mumdance, Yussef Kamaal, Om
Unit, Riot Jazz, Icicle, Jasper James, Josey
Rebelle, Dan Shake, Avalon Emerson,
Rockwell, Channel One, Hybrid Minds, Jam
Baxter, Technimatic, Cooly G, Courtesy, Eva
Lazarus, Marc Piñol, DJ Fra, Guim Lebowski,
Scott Garcia, Or:la, El-B, Moony, Wayward,
Nick Nikolov, Jamie Rodigan, Bahia Haze,
Emerald, Sammy B-Side, Etch, Visionobi,
Kristy Harper, Joe Raygun, Itoa, Pau Roca,

TALLINN MUSIC WEEK
27 March - 02 April
Tallinn ( ESTONIA )
What began as a small project with the
admirable aim of recognising Estonian music
has metamorphosed into Tallinn Music
Week, a showcase event that has blossomed
into a city festival boasting an incredible
programme of music integrating visual
arts, craft beers and pop up restaurants.
Held each spring in Tallinn, Estonia since
2009, Tallinn Music Week (TMW) is a weeklong
celebration of talent, curiosity, creativity,
freedom and equality. TMW is an annually held
music industry conference and the biggest
indoor festival in the Baltic-Nordic region.
This festival presents a line-up of around 200
artists from Estonia and abroad, representing
various musical genres. The number of Festival
participants from Estonia and elsewhere
reaches 25,000. In addition to the main
programme of the Festival that takes place in
the most important clubs and concert venues of
Tallinn, you can also explore the lesser known
parts of town during the Tallinn Music Week.
Arts&design
Cutting-edge contemporary art across Tallinn’s
galleries and a two-day Design market in
Kultuurikatel helping to discover the most
exciting Nordic/Baltic design.
Food&drink
A handpicked selection of Tallinn’s best
restaurants and eateries offering carefully
crafted chef’s menus and special offers to
festival guests.
Talks
Free public interviews, discussions, and
experiments on everything interesting – from
music to science.
Conference
International music industry conference with
talks, panels, networking, and inspiration for all.
“I’vebeentoalotofmusicfestivals,butsomehow,
I never expected to end up barefoot, watching a
performance in someone’s home. Began Before
the show, we were even offered a chance to
buy cookies and coffee from the family’s young
daughter.” – Laura Studarus, MTV Iggy (USA)
FestivalProgram2017
TMW has broadened its concept further into
an all-encompassing city festival, covering
arts, design, technology, city space and
food culture, and various societal issues.
Already in its 9th year, TMW is one of
Europe’s fastest growing city festivals and
major meeting points for Eastern, Western
and Central European creative communities.
The festival is presented by Nordea Bank.
TMW 2017 themes and topics: Sustainable

BE THERE !
CORFU ANIMATION FESTIVAL
29 March - 02 April
Corfu ( GREECE )
Be there! Corfu Animation Festival isa four-day
celebration of animation which will be held from 30th
of March to the 2nd of April 2017).
Be there! Corfu Animation Festival is a four-day
celebration of animation taking place in different
With 180 animation films in each edition, Be
there! Corfu Animation Festival is not limited to
screenings; it includes discussions, talks and lectures,
retrospectives, and does not forget to talk about
issues that matter (human rights, homophobia were
only some of the topics touched upon. Its edition has
a unique theme (identity for 2014, Europe for 2015).
The sixth edition’s potential theme is the one of
animation deception: artistic deception, animation
techniques and the means of deception, white lies,
lies to oneself and self-deception, political and social
lives.
The festival has already obtained the EFFE Label
(Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe) for the
period 2015-16, and its 6th edition promises to screen
films that are really relevant both to our times and to
the artistic environment in independent animation,
which changes rapidly and as creatively as ever.
Development Goals, including sustainable city topics,
Equality and diversity, Integration of communities,
Estonia’s presidency of the EU Council (Digital Single
Market etc, and Media’s challenges in the era of „fake
news“.
The core agenda of TMW 2017 is creative impact
with shared vision and common action, encompassing
subjects like sustainable development, equality,
diversity and special needs, future skills and smarter
governance.
In 2017 Estonia will host the EU Presidency, so topics
like digital single market and stronger European Union
will also form an essential part of the conference
discussions.
venues of Corfu island, a traditionally rich point of
artistic and cultural reference. We have the great
pleasure and honour to announce its 6th edition,
from the 30th of March to the 2nd of April 2017!
The objective of Be There! Corfu Animation Festival
is to treat animation works with professionalism
and total respect for the creative effort that
accompanies the 8th art.
Be there! Corfu Animation Festival started out as
an outlet for animation in a country which was just
suffering its “Greek crisis” in 2011 ( first edition).
The organizers wanted to show that animation’s
international character can help connect public,
artists and educators, alike.
Be There! Corfu Animation Festival now enjoys
three competitive programmes (animation shorts,
student films and animation features).

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