Carnaval 2010- World Carnival Dates, Schedules and Information

An annual festival, the Carnival of Venice is held in Venice, Italy. The hub of the two-week long carnival is St Mark’s Square. The next Carnival of Venice will be held from 26 February to 8 March, 2011. The two aspects of this carnival are the masks and costumes of 15-16th century. The masks allowed the people to remain anonymous, the lower classes mixing with the upper ones. Made of leather or papier-mâché, a mask is a crucial feature of Venetian carnival. Nowadays, they are mostly made with gesso and gold leaf. They are hand painted with natural feathers and gems for decoration. The main types of masks are Bauta, Moretta and Volto.

The costumes are a copy of the dresses of wealthier Venetians and are expensive. A family treasure, they passed on to next generations. During the carnival, people can be seen in their costumes in the streets, posing for the photographs. During the carnival, one can experience sightseeing the beautiful city of Venice. On one of the days, there is the gondola parade on the Grande canal. One can cross the Rialto Bridge, enjoying the St Mark’s Square architecture and visit the museums. Different cultural events as well as performances are held. There are many arts including ballet, theatre and music. Visitors from the whole world attend this carnival. The best option to reach Venice is by air.

Cayman Islands are situated to the northwest of Jamaica and southwest of Cuba. Cayman Islands Pirates Week is one of the hottest events of 2010. Consisting of 11 festive days of fun, it features music, costumes, games, street dances, drinks and food, kid’s day, sports event, pirate invasion, glittering parade, heritage days, fireworks and many other attractions. The Pirates Week starts with fireworks. There will be local song contest and Caribbean rhythms, street dances in open air till the late midnight. An authentic Caribbean event, the Pirates week is a great fun for entire family.

On 6 November will be the Little Cayman day. On 11 November there will be the Pre-Pirates week celebration and party. On 12 Nov. there will be events like Run, Costume competition, Miss Festival Costume Competition and fireworks, song competition, street dance and also a food festival. On 13 November, there will be Sea Swim Entertainment, Landing Pageant, Float Parade, Midnight street dance and also a food festival, teen disco and Cayman Craft Market. On 14 November, there will be Children’s Fun Fair Day and underwater treasure hunt. On 15 November, there will be George Town Heritage Day, and Steel Band Competition. On 16 November, there will be East End Heritage Day. On 17 November, there will be West Bay Heritage Day, Swim meet, Turtle Release. On 18 November there will be North Side Heritage Day. On 19 November, there will be Bodden Town Heritage Day and an International Swim Meet. On 20 November, there will be a Swim Meet, Newlands Heritage Day, Boat Race, fireworks, Harbour Drive, Midnight Street Dance and Food Festival, Teen Disco and Cayman Craft Market. On 21 November, there will be 10k Run, Swim Meet and Mickey Mouse Darts Tournament.

The 200th anniversary of the Octoberfest Munich has kicked off at noon yesterday and will continue till October 4th in Thereisienwiese in Munich. It is organized in the Schottenhamel beer tent. This folk-festival is the traditional ritual of the drumbeat of Oktoberfest beers first barrel. It is a beer festival along with fun fair and traditional opening and closing with processions.

The festival was attended by celebrities, press and a large number of Oktoberfest fans. As per the protocol, the first beer mug was offered to the Prime Minister Seehofer and the selling of beer started in other beer tents. It starts with a traditional ceremony which is the ‘Wies’n’ publicans at 11 AM set off on colorful floats drawn by horses. The event has 14 giant tents.

One can reach here by car but due to rare parking opportunities, one should park the car at other places such as the hotel or car parks. The highways of Munich are very busy making the travel tedious with traffic jams being common. To avoid this, one should use alternative routes at a distance of 20 km from the Munich city. There are many parking areas around the city. One can go there by bus and tram. There is no entry fee in the Oktoberfest. About 6 million liters beer is expected to be consumed this year.

An event which was exciting and entertaining, the Tottenham carnival was held on 19 June, 2010 in Tottenham (London) when the streets were filled up with a huge number, up to 85,000 of party-goers and revelers, along with 5,000 entertainers as well as 25 floats in a spirit of community. Aimed at promoting London’s rich and cultural diversity, the event had many attractions like Colombian street dancers and Ghanaian dragons. There was also Mauri stilt walkers.

The Parade started from Eade Road and ended at Bruce Castle Park. There were five stages of comedy tent, live entertainment along with an international food zone. One of its features was the float of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. There was a dance performance throughout the day also accompanied by live music, workshops as well as pavilions tour. Stalls and food of Tottenham’s diverse communities were also there.

There were a lot of festivities like funfair, comedy, circus, dance and music. There were also zones like that those of youth, Latin American, Spurs, kids and pensioners zone and for disabled ones Inclusion zone. The largest of the community events in the borough, the Tottenham Carnival was an opportunity for displaying tricks and skills of football and other sports by the budding stars. The Tottenham Carnival was an immensely diverse celebration. It was an opportunity for various communities to come together especially the young people.