New Year's Eve 2011/12 Live from Rome, Fireworks display over the Colosseum

I can think of very few things that would be more beautiful than the New Year's Eve Fireworks display over the Colosseum in Rome.

Bring in the New Year in real style and immerse yourself in the wonderful Italian culture, head to Rome this December 31st for an amazing night.

For full details please see: New Year's Eve 2011 live from Rome

About Rome: The Rome New Years Eve festivities, just like those in Venice, Naples, Bologna, and other cities throughout Italy center around people celebrating together. This is a very important component of Italian culture in general. Families and friends for the most part are very close to one another so it comes as no surprise that the New Year in Milan should be celebrated with those closest to you. In many of the small towns where there is no central public fireworks display or celebration, people will simply build a bonfire and the dancing and drinking can tend to last into the early morning hours. A big tradition in Italy is to drink prosecco or spumante on New Years. Just as much as champagne is a tradition in the United States, the Italian versions of sparkling white wines are in nearly everyone’s hands on this celebrated holiday.

Hogmanay 2011/12 live from the Edinburgh Street Party with Primal Scream & Mark Ronson performing

Edinburgh will always be one of the most magnificent cities to spend New Year with this year's Street Party attracting even more stars to perform in front of the Princes Street revelers!

2011/12 sees Primal Scream headlining along with Mark Ronson, The Vaccines, Friendly Fires, Kassidy and many more besides!

Wrap up warm and head into town to catch the fireworks display and all the fun of the street party and have an amazing night out.

To watch live please see: Edinburgh Hogmanay 2011/12

New Year's Eve 2012 live from Seattle Space Needle

Seattle is a great location for those looking for that memorable NYE experience, party in the Space Needle and witness the stunning fireworks display from 600 ft!

Watch all the action with this live stream straight from the Space Needle - http://www.myworldwebcams.com/new_year/seattle.html

Some of the greatest cities in the world brought to you live, enjoy new Year around the world.

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Live Celebration coverage across France for Bastille Day 2011

Today is Bastille Day and the celebrations and parties have already begun across France.

With live webcams capturing the celebrations in Paris, Cannes, Marseille, Nice & Lyon, you can experience some of the street parties, parades and firework displays even if you can't make it to France in person!

For more information and live webcams please see: Bastille Day 2011 Live Celebrations

About Bastille Day: Bastille Day is the French national holiday which is celebrated on 14 July of each year. In France, it is formally called La Fête Nationale (The National Celebration) and commonly le quatorze juillet (the fourteenth of July). It commemorates the 1790 Fête de la Fédération, held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789; the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille fortress-prison was seen as a symbol of the uprising of the modern nation, and of the reconciliation of all the French inside the constitutional monarchy which preceded the First Republic, during the French Revolution. Festivities are held on the morning of 14 July, on the Champs-Élysées avenue in Paris in front of the President of the Republic.

New York St Patrick's Day Celebrations, with live NY webcam

It's true, you can't beat a good parade and in New York they certainly know how to throw a Party!! One of the biggest annual parades in New York, the St Patrick's Day Celebration attracts thousands to the streets of Manhattan - don't miss out!

With floats, marches, bagpipes and a great time to party 'Irish Style" St Patrick's Day is a monumental celebration where citizens and tourists alike take to the streets of Manhattan to witness this fantastic parade and participate in the festival spirit by wearing green, getting their face painted and living the life O'Reilly!

For details of event and live web cam please see: http://myworldevents.com/usa/new_york/newyork_stpatricksday_parade.html

About the Parade - The New York parade has not only become the largest Saint Patrick's Day parade in the world but it is also the oldest civilian parade in the world. In a typical year, 150,000 marchers participate in it, including bands, firefighters, military and police groups, county associations, emigrant societies, and social and cultural clubs, and 2 million spectators line the streets.

The Parade starts at 44th Street at 11am and marches up the 1.5 mile route along 5th Avenue in Manhattan, past St. Patrick's Cathedral at 50th Street all the way up past the American Irish Historical Society at 83rd and the Metropolitan Museum of Art at 83rd Street to 86th Street, where the parade finishes around 4:30 - 5:00 pm, it’s a five hour procession, and is always led by the U.S. 69th Infantry Regiment. The Commissioner of the parade always asks the Commanding Officer if the 69th is ready, to which the response is, "The 69th is always ready." New York politicians - or those running for office - are always found prominently marching in the parade. Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch once proclaimed himself "Ed O'Koch" for the day, and he continued to don an Irish sweater and march every year up until 2003, even though he was no longer in office.

Bremen Freimarkt 2010 Live from Germany

The Bremem Freimarkt is an annual fair and folk festival which brings live music, dancing, a massive funfair and a lot of beer drinking (think hectoliter – 100 litres) to the German City of Bremen.

For more informaition and a live webcam of the festival please visit: Bremen Freimarkt 2010

Labor Day Carnival Brooklyn Live Web Cam

The Labor Day Carnival, also known as the West Indian Carnival, is an all singing, all dancing annual celebration held in Brooklyn, New York. The carnival is one of North America’s largest parades and brings around 2 million spectators to Brooklyn.

Its main event is the West Indian-American Day Parade which brings in more foot traffic in one day than the entirety of Toronto's Caribana festival. The spectators watch the parade on its route along Eastern Parkway. The large parade is held on American Labor Day, the first Monday in September.

http://www.myworldwebcams.com/usa/new_york/brooklyn_webcam.html

Local Info:

Brooklyn is New York City's most populous borough with 2.5 million residents, and second largest in area. It is also the western most County (Borough) on Long Island.

Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second most densely populated county in the United States, after New York County (Manhattan).

Brooklyn was an independent city until its consolidation with New York City in 1898, and continues to maintain a distinct culture, independent art scene, and unique architectural heritage. Many Brooklyn neighborhoods are ethnic enclaves where particular ethnic groups and cultures predominate.

Labor Day Live Web Cam Feed From Capitol Hill Washington DC

With festivities throughout the US for this federal holiday, Labor day sees today, Monday 6th September as a day of rest and parties!

This live web cam brings you the view over Washington DC's Capitol Hill, Union Square and the Washington Monument.

Live Capitol Hill Web Cam feed

About Labor Day

Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September (September 6 in 2010).

The first Labor Day in the United States was celebrated on September 5, 1882 in New York City. It became a federal holiday in 1894, when, following the deaths of a number of workers at the hands of the U.S. military and U.S. Marshals during the Pullman Strike, President Grover Cleveland put reconciliation with the labor movement as a top political priority. Fearing further conflict, legislation making Labor Day a national holiday was rushed through Congress unanimously and signed into law a mere six days after the end of the strike. The September date was chosen as Cleveland was concerned that aligning an American labor holiday with existing international May Day celebrations would stir up negative emotions linked to the Haymarket Affair. All 50 U.S. states have made Labor Day a state holiday.

The form for the celebration of Labor Day was outlined in the first proposal of the holiday: A street parade to exhibit to the public "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations," followed by a festival for the workers and their families. This became the pattern for Labor Day celebrations. Speeches by prominent men and women were introduced later, as more emphasis was placed upon the economic and civil significance of the holiday. Still later, by a resolution of the American Federation of Labor convention of 1909, the Sunday preceding Labor Day was adopted as Labor Sunday and dedicated to the spiritual and educational aspects of the labor movement.

Traditionally, Labor Day is celebrated by most Americans as the symbolic end of the summer. The holiday is often regarded as a day of rest and parties. Speeches or political demonstrations are more low-key than May 1 Labor Day celebrations in most countries, although events held by labor organizations often feature political themes and appearances by candidates for office, especially in election years. Forms of celebration include picnics, barbecues, fireworks displays, water sports, and public art events. Families with school-age children take it as the last chance to travel before the end of summer recess. Similarly, some teenagers and young adults view it as the last weekend for parties before returning to school, although school starting times now vary.

In U.S. sports, Labor Day marks the beginning of the NFL and college football seasons. NCAA teams usually play their first games the week before Labor Day, with the NFL traditionally playing their first game the Thursday following Labor Day. The Southern 500 NASCAR auto race was held that day from 1950 to 2004.

Historic Regatta Venice Live Webcam

Every year, on the first Sunday of September, the annual Historical Regatta comes to Venice.

As one of the most traditional amongst the venetian events, which first took place on 10th of January 1315, this extravagant event, organized in the Serenissima times to celebrate the military victories and to honour the foreign dignitaries, is now made up of two different parts: the historical parade and the rowing boat races with the climax being the champions´ race.

Unlike the regattas on the most popular lagoon boats, the Champions' race exalts the rowers technical abilities more than their power. Winning in Canalasso, as natives call the Grand Canal, is still today the most aspired wish of every racer.

Live Grand Canal Webcam Venice

Location info:

The Grand Canal is a canal in Venice, Italy. It forms one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city. Public transport is provided by water buses and private water taxis, but many tourists visit it by gondola.

The Grand Canal banks are lined with more than 170 buildings, most of which date to 13th/18th century and demonstrate the welfare and art created by the Republic of Venice. The noble venetian families faced huge expenses to show off their richness in suitable palazzos: this contest reveals the citizens’ pride and the deep bond with the lagoon. Amongst the many are the Palazzi Barbaro, Ca' Rezzonico, Ca' d'Oro, Palazzo Dario, Ca' Foscari, Palazzo Barbarigo and to Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, housing the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. The churches along the canal include the basilica of Santa Maria della Salute. Centuries-old traditions such as the Historical Regatta are perpetuated every year along the Canal.

Because most of the city's traffic goes along the Canal rather than across it, only one bridge crossed the canal until the 19th century, the Rialto Bridge. There are currently two more bridges, the Ponte degli Scalzi and the Ponte dell'Accademia. A fourth, controversial bridge (Ponte della Costituzione) designed by Santiago Calatrava was recently erected, connecting the train station to the vehicle-open area of Piazzale Roma. As was usual in the past, people can still take a ferry ride across the canal at several points by standing up on the deck of a simple gondola called traghetto.