5 Famous August Festivals Around the World

5 Famous August Festivals Around the World
Posted in Festivals in August on 19. Mar, 2009
Festivals these days are so often celebrated around the world now that that most of them are no more considered to be confined to a particular geographical location or community. The month of August has plenty of festivals around, most of them are celebrated all over the world regardless of culture, background, society status, religion, race, or other factors.
The five most famous August festivals include:
•    The Bilbao’s Big Week festival in Spain
•    The Charleville Camel, Donkey and Yabbie RaceFestival in Australia
•    The DC Comedy Festival in the US
•    The Art of Burning Man in the US
•    The Tomatina Tomato Fight festival in Spain
The above mentioned August festivals seem to indicate that the most famous festivals take place in the US and Spain generally, which is in fact true. There are other cross-cultural events in France, UK, and Brazil as well. One notable August festival is the DC Comedy Fest. The highlights include common comedy elements such as standup, sketch, short films, and political humor. The Tomatina Tomato Fight on the other hand is an extremely famous festival known worldwide for its ‘fighting and flying’ of tomatoes, while Bilbao’s Big Week focuses more on the traditional festival elements of Spain such as Basque music, dance and sports.