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Events News

• Sound of Music's new Maria - 27/08/2009
  Last night Hollyoaks actress Summer Strallen took over from Connie Fisher as the world's most famous singing nun, in the West End stage show of The Sound of Music.
  
• St Paddy's Day around the world | March 17, St Patrick's Day will be marked across the world - 25/02/2009
  On 17 March St Patrick's Day will be marked across the world with lavish parades, music, street theatre and all things green.
  
• Bank holiday escape | Two million Brits head abroad - 22/05/2008
  Nearly two million sun-starved British tourists are expected to travel abroad this bank holiday weekend.
  
• Virgin European Ryder Cup airline - 24/04/2008
  Leading long-haul airline Virgin Atlantic is the Official Airline of the 2008 European Ryder Cup Team, it was announced today.
  
• England tourism Oscars awarded - 24/04/2008
  The best English holidays and attractions were announced last night at the Enjoy England Awards for Excellence in Liverpool.
  
• Seville's April Festival - 10/04/2008
  Spanish city Seville has exploded in a riot of colour, sound and scent for this year's April Fair, a week-long fiesta running from 8th to 13th April 2008.
  
• Around the world with Formula 1 - 20/03/2008
  The 2008 Formula 1 season screeched into gear on Sunday 16 March in Melbourne, with British boy wonder Lewis Hamilton winning for McLaren for the fifth time in the year since his F1 debut.
  
• Blue Peter launches Olympic competition - 20/03/2008
  Long-running BBC children's television show Blue Peter is searching for two children to take part in the handover ceremonies at the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as part of one of their biggest competitions ever.
  
• Festival for foodies in Bali - 06/03/2008
  The Kayumanis Food Festival will take place on 2 and 3 May 2008 at the Gangsa Sanur, one of the Kayumanis group of exclusive holiday retreats in Bali.
  
• Female travellers celebrated on International Women's Day - 06/03/2008
  Wanderlust travel magazine will mark International Women's Day on Saturday 8 March with the launch of its 'Girls Guide to Travel' and the search for 'Greatest Globe Trotting Girls of all Time’.
  
• UK sales soar as Fairtrade Fortnight begins - 27/02/2008
  This year's Fairtrade Fortnight was launched on Monday on London's South Bank along with the announcement of record estimated sales figures for Fairtrade goods in the UK.
  
• Father Ted Fest - 20/02/2008
  Diehard fans of cult television comedy, Father Ted, will be heading to the west of Ireland at the end of the month for Tedfest '08.
  
• The Boss is back - 07/02/2008
  Five years after their last studio album was released, multi-Grammy Award-winning American rock hero Bruce Springsteen is back on the road with the E Street Band and a new album.
  
• Valentine's in the Maldives - 31/01/2008
  Extravagant romantics looking for the ultimate Valentine's experience will be heading for the Maldives during February.
  
• China New Year travel chaos - 31/01/2008
  Severe winter weather has hit much of China as millions of migrant workers begin their annual trek home for the Lunar New Year next week.
  
• Valentine's cruising - 24/01/2008
  Starry-eyed lovers looking for more than the usual meal out may well be tempted by DFDS Seaways' latest offering.
  
• Australia celebrates - 11/01/2008
  On Saturday 26 January inhabitants of the land down under will be celebrating Australia Day, the largest event in the national holiday calendar.
  
• Chinese New Year of the Rat - 10/01/2008
  This year the Chinese New Year festival and parade will take place in London on Sunday 10 February.
  
• Toronto to become a WinterCity - 07/12/2007
  Toronto in Canada will be hosting its WinterCity festival in January and February next year.
  
• Runners prepare for Cadbury Marathon in Hobart - 06/12/2007
  The town of Hobart in Tasmania will be hosting the annual Cadbury Marathon in January.
  
• Italy set to welcome Puccini visitors - 05/12/2007
  Italy is set to receive an even higher number of foreign visitors in 2008, the year that marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Giacomo Puccini.
  
• Jo'burg expects successful 46664 concert - 30/11/2007
  The City of Johannesburg has said that it is ready to host the 46664 HIV/Aids awareness concert this weekend.
  
• Phoenix prepares for Super Bowl XLII - 30/11/2007
  Super Bowl number 42 will be hosted in Phoenix, Arizona on February 3rd.
  
• Sri Lanka prepares for English influx - 29/11/2007
  Sri Lanka's national tourism agency has said it is preparing for an influx of English cricket fans over the coming days.
  
• All the fun of the chocolate fair in Florence - 22/11/2007
  The Italian city of Florence will host a decadent chocolate fair in January.
  
• Celebrate the anniversary of Sao Paulo - 20/11/2007
  Sao Paulo will host its traditional anniversary celebrations on January 25th 2008.
  
• Florida festival line-up 'remarkable' - 20/11/2007
  Florida's Palm Beach County council has claimed that the line up for its 2008 arts festival is "nothing less than remarkable".
  
• Celebrate culture at the Sydney Festival - 19/11/2007
  The Sydney Festival, the city's annual cultural celebration, will take place in January next year.
  
• India wins first F1 GP - 16/11/2007
  It has been announced that India will host its first Formula One Grand Prix in 2010.
  
• Quebec to celebrate 400th year - 13/11/2007
  The Canadian city of Quebec will celebrate its 400th year of existence in 2008.
  
• Niagara awash with light - 07/11/2007
  The Niagara Falls will be even more of a spectacle until early January during the Winter Festival of Light.
  
• Singapore 'to host first F1 night race' - 26/10/2007
  Singapore's tourism industry could see a boost next year with plans for the country to host Formula One's first ever night race.
  
• Flybe opens more seats for rugby final - 17/10/2007
  Huge demand for transport to Paris for the Rugby World Cup final has led Flybe to make extra tickets available this weekend.
  
• Austrian 'unofficial fan line' for Euro '08 - 16/10/2007
  Austrian Airlines has announced that it will serve as an 'unofficial fan line' for the 2008 European football championships.
  
• SA organisers confident ahead of World Cup checks - 15/10/2007
  South African organisers of the 2010 World Cup, which will be held in the country, are confident that it will be ready for the tournament.
  
• Drink in the atmosphere of St Lucia - 01/10/2007
  The Caribbean island of St Lucia is hosting its annual Food & Rum Festival next month.
  
• Fun on the run in Jamaica - 01/10/2007
  Jamaica hosts its unique and popular Reggae Marathon on December 1st.
  
• Celebrate wine in Paris - 27/09/2007
  Paris hosts its annual wine fair at the end of November this year.
  
• Jet2.com sponsors Leeds film fest - 26/09/2007
  Jet2.com has announced that it will be sponsoring the Leeds film festival this year.
  
• See New York's Thanksgiving parade - 21/09/2007
  New York's annual Thanksgiving Day parade takes place on November 22nd.
  
• Surf's up in Maui - 17/09/2007
  The Hawaiian island of Maui is hosting a major windsurfing competition in November.
  
• Work begins on new Durban airport - 15/09/2007
  Construction work has begun on a new airport in Durban, South Africa in preparation for the 2010 World Cup.
  
• A380 auction raises over £600k - 14/09/2007
  A charity auction of seats on the inaugural flight of the Airbus A380 has raised over £620,000.
  
• Big Tex prepares for visitors - 11/09/2007
  The State Fair of Texas, North America's largest annual exposition, begins this month.
  
• Get a taste of America's Wild West - 10/09/2007
  An annual buffalo round-up takes place in South Dakota this month.
  
• Motoring fans urged to visit Queensland - 07/09/2007
  Australian tourism authorities are launching a campaign to attract more people to Queensland for this year's Indy 300 motorsport event.
  
• LA hosts country's biggest fair - 07/09/2007
  The LA County Fair – the biggest event of its kind in North America – is being held this month.
  
• Ghosts and goblins head to New York - 06/09/2007
  New York will be welcoming some interestingly attired travellers next months for its world famous Halloween parade.
  
• Beer fans to descend on Munich - 05/09/2007
  Munich is currently preparing for an influx of tourists for the Oktoberfest beer festival.
  
• Riders Spruce up their skills in Canada - 03/09/2007
  An international equestrian event takes place in Calgary, Canada this week.
  
• Bizarre event comes to Brighton - 30/08/2007
  The Beard and Moustache Championships is gearing up for a weekend of stiff competition.
  
• Eastern European beer festival begins - 17/08/2007
  Belgrade Beer Festival is set to take place over the weekend and thousands of tourists are expected to head to the Serbian capital for the event.
  
• Tourism meeting 'will be carbon neutral' - 16/08/2007
  When representatives of the world's tourist industry meet in October they should make efforts to ensure their on journeys are carbon neutral, organisers have said.
  
• World Cup flights announced - 14/08/2007
  Ryanair will add extras flights to allow British and Irish rugby fans to get to next month's World Cup in France.
  
• 'Istancow' art event arrives - 01/08/2007
  A unique art event is due to start in Istanbul and could draw holidaymakers from around the world to the Turkish city.
  
• Finnish competition 'heating up' - 29/07/2007
  A bizarre competition in a small Finnish town is the perfect excuse to visit this fascinating Scandinavian county.
  
• Lumberjack competition set to begin - 25/07/2007
  Over 2,000 men and women are gearing up to compete in the Lumberjack World Championships, due to take place in the US this weekend.
  
• Australian spring events announced - 19/07/2007
  With the UK currently bracing itself for another spell of wet and windy 'summer' weather, an Australian tourist website has taken the opportunity to highlight some exciting events going on Down Under in the coming months.
  
• Tuscan town prepares for bizarre race - 18/07/2007
  A tiny Tuscan town, famed for its wine, is gearing up for one of the most bizarre races in the world.
  
• Eastern European music festival announced - 17/07/2007
  One of the largest music festivals in the Baltic region is set to take place in Lithuania in August.
  
• Huge firework show in Tokyo - 13/07/2007
  One of the most impressive annual firework displays in the world is set to take place in Tokyo towards the end of the month.
  
• Swiss jazz festival begins - 12/07/2007
  One of the most famous jazz festivals in the world is has just begun, and this year's line up is already getting fans excited.
  
• Carnival comes to St Lucia - 12/07/2007
  One of the most exuberant celebrations in the world is fast approaching, as the Caribbean island of St Lucia gears up for its annual carnival.
  
• Finnish event draws big crowd - 06/07/2007
  Over the weekend (July 6th -8th) one of the strangest physical competitions in the world is set to take place in Sonkajarvi in Finland.
  
  The annual Wife Carrying World Championships sees eager spectators and competitors from around the world desce
  
• Rhine 'illuminated by fireworks' - 05/07/2007
  The mighty Rhine river in Germany is set to be illuminated with a series of spectacular pyrotechnic events over the summer.
  
• Airport 'prepared for Glastonbury' - 20/06/2007
  The first music lovers began to arrive at Glastonbury Festival earlier today (June 20th), and the local airport is already gearing up to deal with increased passengers over the weekend.
  
• Glastonbury line-up revealed - 03/06/2007
  With less than a month to go before this year's Glastonbury Festival, organisers have released an official list of the band that will be performing at the enormous music festival.
  
• Unique US festival approaches - 24/05/2007
  One of the most unique festivals in the world is set to take place in Oklahoma City in the US over next weekend (June 1st - June 3rd).