Music festivals are not really your thing, but you still want to go out and have some fun with your friends? No problem! In today’s article, we’ll be talking about the 10 most famous drinking festivals in the world, so keep on reading!
Miami Rum Renaissance Festival
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The party-loving city in Florida turns into a rum-lover’s paradise every April, thanks to the Miami Rum Renaissance Festival. The world’s largest gathering of rum producers, experts and enthusiasts offers numerous competitions and seminars, as well as three separate grand tasting events. In addition to that, visitors get the chance to discover an amazing range of fine rums from the Caribbean region, as well as North, Central and South America, Europe and Asia. The 8th Annual Miami Rum Festival will take place at the world class Doubletree by Hilton Miami Airport Convention Center, from April 15 until April 17, 2016.
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Haro Wine Festival, Spain
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The annual Haro Wine Festival takes place on June 29, and that’s when thousands of locals and a handful of tourists climb a mountain in La Rioja, Spain, in order to throw wine on each other. The famous wine fight starts on the eve of June 28, when the entire town of Haro parties the night away in the streets. The celebration continues at 7 in the morning and the people – dressed in white clothes and red scarves – head to the Cliffs of Bionio, where a mass is held. After the mass, everyone starts tossing wine on each other until all are soaked from head to foot, and at noon, everyone returns to town to celebrate at the Plaza de la Paz, followed by bullfights.
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Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival, Scotland
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The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival launched in 1999, and its mission is to gather whisky novices, enthusiasts and connoisseurs to discover the passion behind the world’s finest single malt whiskies. The famous festival takes place in Speyside, Scotland, and it is attended by visitors from across the globe who are able to choose between 400 events, such as exclusive distillery tours, tutored tastings, talks, whisky auctions and fairs, fine dining diners, live music and crafts, and so much more. The upcoming Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival will run from April 28 until May 2, 2016, and it will be held at various distilleries, bars, castles, and village halls.
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The Great American Beer Festival
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The Denver-based Great American Beer Festival is the premier US beer festival and competition, and each year, it offers more than 3,500 different beers over a four-and-a-half-hour period. The festival was founded in 1982, and it has been expanding and evolving along with the American craft brewing industry ever since. The festival exists in two formats: a public tasting and a private competition, and it will be held at the Colorado Convention Center, from September 24 until September 26, 2015.
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Wurstmarkt, Germany
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The Wurstmarkt – which translates to ‘Sausage market’ – is the biggest wine festival in the world, with more than 600,000 visitors each year. The festival is located in Bad Durkheim, Germany in the Rhineland-Palatinate wine region, and it is held annually on the second and third weekend of September. Durkheim’s Wurstmarkt combines tradition and wine culture, and locals take pride in the festival’s great atmosphere. Visitors can try more than 150 different wines in more than 50 different venues, from September 11 until September 15, and September 18 until September 21, 2015.
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Qingdao International Beer Festival, China
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Every summer, Qingdao hosts the biggest beer festival in Asia with international breweries from all over the world flocking to China’s Sailing City in Shandong province. The festival combines tourism, culture, sports, business and trading activities, and it has become a well-known brand name after 16 years of experience. The Qingdao International Beer Festival – which has a wide reputation both nationally and internationally – features drinking contests, beer tasting, various games, music, food and interactive performances, and it is held around the second week of August every year.
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London Cocktail Week
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The biggest cocktail festival in the UK – the London Cocktail Week – is set to return for a sixth year, from October 5 until October 11, 2015. The week-long event features cocktail tours, and visitors who purchase wristbands will be able to get the best cocktails in the world for just £5. In addition to that, some of the finest – and award-winning – bars and restaurants in the British capital support the event, and for an entire week, London will be able to banish those post-summer blues in style.
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Fete de l’Absinthe, Switzerland
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The annual festival in Boveresse, Switzerland, celebrates absinthe – the extra-strong, once-clandestine aperitif which was first invented in the Val de Travers – every June. During the Fete de l’Absinthe, visitors can check out tastings, craft booths, and try traditional Swiss food. In addition to that, they can meet some of the distillers of the famed hallucinogenic alcohol, and enjoy their drink high atop the Alps.
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National Grape Harvest Festival, Argentina
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One of the most important festivals in Argentina takes place annually in Mendoza City, Mendoza Province. The Grape Harvest Festival is a world-renowned celebration of wine and the winemaking industry, and it attracts large numbers of tourists to the region. The festival’s main event is held in the first week of March, and it features numerous dancers and performers, as well as a spectacular fireworks display.
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Oktoberfest, Germany
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The largest Volksfest – beer festival and traveling funfair – in the world takes place in Munich, Germany from the last weeks of September through the first week of October. The 16-day event has over 6 million visitors from around the world every year, and it represents an important part of Bavarian culture. Oktoberfest has been occurring since 1810, when the citizens of Munich were invited to celebrate the wedding of Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen. The festival offers amusement rides, games, traditional food, and of course, the best German beer.
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