Convergence V34_March-April2016

Of People Around The World
Boarding Passes To
March
Europe
Asia and Australia
Las Fallas
Date: 15 – 19 March 2016
Venue: Valencia, Spain
Las Fallas is a Spanish fiesta that involves a 5-day
multifaceted celebration involving fire. The main
focus of the fiesta is the creation and destruction
of extremely life-like ninots (which means
puppets or dolls) made of huge cardboard,
wood, paper-mache and plaster.
Misteria Paschalia
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Date: 21 – 27 March 2016
Venue: Krakow, Poland
Misteria Paschalia is one of the biggest and most
influential events devoted to Baroque and
Renaissance music in all of Europe. Some of the
most illustrious names that have performed at
the event include Marc Minkowski and Les
Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble.
Foodexpo 2016
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Date: 6 – 8 March 2016
Venue: MCH Messe Center Herning, Denmark
A foodie? You will love this. Foodexpo is
Denmark’s largest trade for those who make, live
and work with food. With more than 485
exhibitors and 25,000 potential customers in line,
the three-day fair is the biggest food event for
all to experience.
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Holi Festival
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Date: 23 March 2016
Venue: Mumbai, India
Get caught in a rainbow battlefield along with
other celebrants by flinging every imaginable
type of brightly coloured dye in forms of powder,
liquid and water balloons at each other at the
Holi Festival of Colours.
Byron Bay Bluesfest
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Date: 24 March 2016
Venue: Byron Bay, Australia
Started off as East Coast International Blues and
Roots Music Festival in 1990, the Byron Bay
Bluesfest offers festival-goers with a good mix
of blues, soul, old and rock music.
Omizutori (Water-drawing
festival) 2016
Date: 1 – 14 March 2016
Venue: Nara, Japan
An annual Japanese Buddhist festival, Omizutori
takes place over a two-week long Shuni-e
ceremony in Nara, Japan. The ceremony serves
the purpose of cleansing people off their sins
with the main attraction occuring in the early
morning of March 13.
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Calle Ocho
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Date: 13 March 2016
Venue: Miami, Florida, United States
Bring out the Latino in you as you dance to the
beats at the gigantic Calle Ocho street festival
in Miami’s Little Havana. Calle Ocho has become
a place for more than one million people to
connect through timeless traditions of music,
dance and food.
Beyond Wonderland
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Date: 18 – 19 March 2016
Venue: San Manuel Amphitheatre,
San Bernardino, California, United States
This Alice in Wonderland-themed extravaganza
transports revellers into a storybook realm where
everyone grooves to electronic music such as
the likes of Kaskade and Tiesto. There’s also a
hookah-smoking caterpillar atop a giant
mushroom on stage and creatures handing
out gigantic blue icing “Eat Me” cupcakes to
the crowd.
Toronto Fashion Week
The Americas
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Date: 14 – 18 March 2016
Venue: David Pecaut Square, Toronto
The nation’s leading fashion event, Toronto
Fashion Week, is back to showcase the Fall/
Winter 2016 collections to the world. So, if you’re
not exactly sure where to start, what to do and
how to get the fab runway look, the Toronto
Fashion Week is a good place to begin!
Africa and The Middle East
Cape Town Cycle Tour
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Date: 6 March 2016
Venue: Cape Town Central, South Africa
The largest timed cycling event in the world,
Cape Town Cycle Tour attracts over 35,000
cyclists from all over the world each year. It is a
prestigious event that offers a unique experience
for both participants and spectators alike.
The Ripe Food
& Craft Market
Date: 4 March 2016
Venue: Zabeel Park, Dubai
With over 100 local businesses featuring food,
fresh fruits and vegetables, handicrafts and more,
there is certainly something for everyone in
this market.
Splashy Fen
Music Festival
Date: 24 – 27 March 2016
Venue: Underberg, South Africa
Affectionately known as ‘Splashy’ by the locals,
the Splashy Fen Music Festival is back with a
four-day programme that features non-stop live
music on its two main marquee stages. The
longest running musical festival in South Africa
also feature a wide selection of outdoor leisure
activities for the whole family.
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