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From the people who've been delivering trustworthy guidebooks to every destination in the world for 40 years, Lonely Planet's 50 Festivals To Blow Your Mind will make your next trip an unforgettable one.

There's something about festivals. Whether it's a giant, joyous party or a respectful honouring of tradition, a seemingly bizarre adherence to ritual or a celebration of a quirky obsession - a festival is a uniquely human thing to be involved in. We get together to dance, sing, eat, laugh, drink, dress up, light fires, take our clothes off, throw tomatoes at each other, roll around in mud - just about anything really, but we seem to like doing it in really large groups with bags and bags of enthusiasm.

Festivals are life-affirming and take our desire to have a good time with friends and family to a global level. They continue to thrive because they ignite curiosity and help to promote understanding, compassion and a greater acceptance of other races, cultures and traditions.

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All action

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta // USA

Argungu Fishing Festival // Nigeria

Holi // India and Nepal

Las Bolas de Fuego // El Salvador

Rouketopolemos (Rocket War) // Greece

Saidai-ji Eyo Hadaka Matsuri // Japan

Songkran Water Festival // Thailand

Art and culture

AgitAgueda Art Festival // Portugal

Edinburgh Fringe Festival // UK

Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival // China

South by Southwest // USA

Sundance Film Festival // USA

White Nights Festival // Russia

World Body Painting Festival // Austria

Calm and tranquil

Floating Lantern Festival // Hawaii

The International Highline Meeting Festival // Italy

Pingxi Lantern Festival // Taiwan

Foodie

Bordeaux Fe?te le Vin // France

MAD Symposium // Denmark

Maine Lobster Festival // USA

Oktoberfest // Germany

South Beach Food and Wine Festival // USA

Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival // UK

Just one big party

Amsterdam Gay Pride/Europride // The Netherlands

Burning Man // USA

Carnevale // Italy

Carnival // Brazil

Chinese New Year // Singapore

Feast of San Jeronimo // Nicaragua

Mardi Gras // USA

St Patrick's Day // Ireland

Up Helly Aa Fire Festival // Scotland

Music

Coachella // USA

Glastonbury Festival // UK

Montreal International Jazz Festival // Canada

Rhythm and Vines // New Zealand

Roskilde Music Festival // Denmark

Sonar // Spain

Splendour in the Grass // Australia

WOMADelaide // Australia

Off the wall

Air Guitar World Championships // Finland

Boryeong Mud Festival // South Korea

Buso Festival // Hungary

Dia de los Muertos // Mexico

Ivrea Orange Festival // Italy

Kanamara Matsuri Festival // Japan

La Tomatina // Spain

Thaipusam Festival // Malaysia

UFO Festival // USA

Wife Carrying Festival // Finland