Nuit Blanche 2011 all night festival live from Paris

If you are lucky enough to be in Paris this weekend, you can experience culture at it's very best. Nuit Blanche allows you to take in the museums, art galleries, cinemas etc of Paris, FREE of charge, so make the most of this extravaganza.

For full details and live Paris webcam please see: Nuit Blance 2011 Paris

About Nuit Blance - Nuit Blanche (literally White Night, All-Nighter or Sleepless Night in French) or Light Night is an annual all-night or night-time arts festival where Paris’s cinemas, museums, galleries, parks, monuments and swimming pools are open throughout the night with free entrance!

Coachella Festival 2011 with Kayne West, Kings of Leon and Arcade Fire Headlining

Coachella 2011 is a music fest that should be high up on your festival wish list! With all your favourite bands including Duran Duran, Plan B, The Strokes, Ellie Goulding, Mumford & Sons and The Chemical Brothers, this is a festival not to be missed.

The 2011 Coachella Festival hits Indio Califonia this month in one of the best music festivals of the year.

The talent at this festival is crazy, it's a music lovers dream with such a diverse range of performers and DJ sets, with the likes of Fedde Le Grand, Sasha, Paul Van Dyk, Leftfield, to Empire of the Sun, Cee Lo Green and Eliza Doolittle. This is a must for your festival diary.

For more details, full line-up and ticket info please see: http://myworldevents.com/usa/california/coachella_festival.html

About the Coachella Festival - The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly known as Coachella or Coachella Festival) is a three-day (formerly a one or two-day) annual music and arts festival, organized by Goldenvoice (a subsidiary of AEG Live) and held at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, California, in the Inland Empire's Coachella Valley. The event features many genres of music including alternative rock, indie, and electronic music as well as large sculptural art. The event has several stages/tents set-up throughout the grounds, each playing live music continuously. The main stages are: Coachella Stage, Outdoor Theatre, Gobi Tent, Mojave Tent, and the Sahara Tent (2006 also saw the addition of a smaller Oasis Dome).

The Coachella Music Festival has a desert setting (the city of Indio is a part of the California Desert), with daytime temperatures frequently rising to over 100 °F (38 °C). The festival enjoys little cloud cover or shade. The temperature drops drastically after sunset.

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.

Venice Carnival, Carnevale di Venezia 2011 with live San Marco Square web cam

A fantastic opportunity to experience the delights and jaw dropping events that the Venice Carnival brings to this beautiful Italian city. With live web cam covering the events on Piazza San Marco.

Already a beautiful location teaming with visitors, the Venice Carnival brings a distinctly decadent environment with historical costumes, masquerade balls, themed dinners and the Silent Regatta.

There is something for everyone, even the kids with the Children's Carnival.

This is most definitely an amazing event that should be on everyone's list of 'things to do'!

For full details of event and live webcam please see: http://myworldevents.com/italy/venice_carnival.html

About the carnival - The Carnival of Venice or Carnevale di Venezia is an annual festival, held in Venice, Italy. The Carnival started as a time for celebration and expression throughout the classes, as wearing masks hid any form of identity between social classes. During the 1970s, the Italian government decided to bring back the history and culture of Venice, and sought to use the traditional Carnival as the centerpiece of their efforts. Today, approximately 30,000 visitors come to Venice each day for Carnivals.

The Schlossberg Festival 2010 Live Event

This year brings the Elevate Festival back to the historical Schlossberg, Austria. This annual event celebrates contemporary Music and Arts and is jam packed with music, DJs, live acts, films and workshops.

For event details and schedule please see: Schlossberg Festival 2010

Fire Walking at Theemidhi

The Theemidhi Fire-walking ceremony is a Hindu festival originating in South India that is celebrated during the month of Aipasi (or Aippasi) of the Tamil calendar. This occurs between the Gregorian calendar months of October and November. The fire-walking ceremony is in honour of Draupati Amman, who is considered the incarnation of Mariamman, and is practiced not only in India, but also in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa and other countries with large South Indian populations.

In Singapore, the celebrations begin at Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple in Serangoon Road around 2 a.m. and the priest leads the grand procession of people through the streets to Sri Mariamman Temple in South Bridge Road where the actual thimithi takes place. The priest starts the thimithi by walking through the pit filled with hot burning coals with the Karagam (sacred water filled pot) on his head. He is followed by male devotees intent on fulfilling their personal promises and proving their faith. The devotees may include a minority of non-Indians and non-Hindus.

For event details see: Theemidhi 2010

Glasgay Festival 2010 Live from Glasow

A celebration of 'Queer Culture', Glasgay! Glasgow's annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Arts Festival is once again bringing it's multi-arts festival to the streets of this culture rich Scottish City!

Along with a huge range of comedy, film, literature, theatre, dance, education, Glasgay! also provides a platform for up and coming artists to take to the stage.

The producer, the festival, and the city Glasgow have been given numerous awards since 2005 including: gay.com Top 4th gay destination; Fodors and Frommers top destination of 2006 and the Producer listed as one of top 100 cultural movers and shakers of year (2005 & 2006) in Scotland.

For more information, schedule for events and live webcam from George Square Glasgow, please see: Glasgay! Festival 2010 details

Festival of Lights 2010 Live from Berlin

The Festival of Lights once again graces the streets and historical landmarks of the German Capital.

Delight in the beautiful displays that take over the city during this wonderful festival and don't miss the firework displays that accompany this 11 day event.

For more information and live web cam of the festival please visit: Berlin Festival of Lights 2010

Location Information:

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and one of sixteen states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the eighth most populous urban area in the European Union.

Located in northeastern Germany, it is the center of the Berlin-Brandenburg Metropolitan Area, comprising 5 million people from over 190 nations. Geographically embedded in the European Plains, Berlin is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. Around one third of the city's territory is composed of forests, parks, gardens, rivers and lakes.

Goodwood Revival 2010 Live From Goodwood Motor Circuit

Get a slice of era's gone by and be transported back to a time of real glamour and hot cars. Goodwood annual festival gives it's visitors just that, with this 3 day event.

For dates and event details please visit EVENT DETAILS

About Goodwood Circuit:

Goodwood Circuit is a historic venue for both 2- and 4-wheeled motorsport in the UK. Goodwood is based in the lands around Goodwood House where there is both a short-circuit track and a hill track. Goodwood is most famous for its annual Festival of Speed and Goodwood Revival events.

Goodwood is situated close to the south coast of England, on the estate of Goodwood House and completely encircles Chichester/Goodwood Airport. The circuit began life as the perimeter track of RAF Westhampnett airfield which was constructed during the World War II as a relief airfield for RAF Tangmere.

The first race took place in September 1948 at which Stirling Moss won the 500cc class (later to become Formula 3), followed by Eric Brandon and "Curly" Dryden, all in Coopers.

Goodwood has, over the years, played host to many famous drivers - Mike Hawthorn and Graham Hill had their first single seat races there, Roger Penske visited in 1963 and Jim Clark and Jack Sears competed in 1964. The accident which ended the International career of Stirling Moss happened at St. Mary's corner. The circuit also claimed the life of McLaren founder Bruce McLaren in a testing accident in 1970.

Goodwood race circuit became famous for its nine hour endurance races in the late fifties and early sixties, but these events ended along with other such events in 1966 when the circuit closed. The cars that raced in these events can be seen recreating (in shorter form) these endurance races at the Goodwood revival each year in the Sussex trophy and the Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy (RAC TT).

Goodwood saw its last race meeting for over 30 years in 1966, because the owners did not want to modify the track with chicanes to control the increased speeds of modern racing cars. Following the success of the Festival of Speed hill climb, racing returned to the Goodwood circuit in 1998 and since then has remained the English home of historic motorsport. The track is now used for classic races, track days and try-out days.

Konstanz Weinfest 2010 Live Web Cam Feed

This weekend sees the annual Konstanz Weinfest arrive at Schlossplatz, where people gather to sample the wines of the Lake Constance region.

Live web cam feed of Schlossplatz

Local Info:

Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 (December 2008) while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million (2008).

The city lies at the centre of a heavily populated area, circled by a ring of smaller towns. This area called Stuttgart Region has a population of 2.7 million[3] making 'greater Stuttgart' the third biggest urban area in Germany after the Ruhr Area and Berlin. With over 5 million inhabitants, the larger Stuttgart Metropolitan Region is the fourth-biggest in Germany after the Rhine-Ruhr area, Berlin/Brandenburg and Frankfurt/Rhine-Main.

Stuttgart is spread across a variety of hills (some of them vineyards), valleys and parks - unusual for a German city and often a source of surprise to visitors who primarily associate the city with its industrial reputation as the 'cradle of the automobile'

Stuttgart has the status of Stadtkreis, a type of self-administrating urban county. It is also the seat of the state legislature, the regional parliament, local council and the Protestant State Church in Württemberg as well as one of the two co-seats of the bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart.
The city of Stuttgart ranked 30 globally in Mercer's 2010 liveability rankings, and 7th in Germany behind top-ranked cities such as Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and Munich. For economic and social innovation the city was ranked 11 globally, 2nd in Germany after Hamburg and 7th in Europe in 2009 out of 256 cities

At the beloved "Stuttgart Wine Village" - one of the largest and most beautiful wine festivals in Germany - more than a mullion visitors meet again, they are also called the "Viertelesschlotzer", and fans of Swabian cuisine from around the world.

Live Mecca Web Cam Feed As Ramadan 2010 Draws To An End

Tomorrow sees the 30th day of Ramadan 2010 as many make there way to the grand mosque to mark Eid ul-Fitr.

Live Grand Mosque web cam feed

Eid Info:

Eid ul-Fitr is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity", whileFiṭr means "to purify"; and so the holiday symbolizes the purification after completing the fasting month which is after the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, on the first day of Shawwal.

Eid-ul-Fitr Salat (Namaz) is a Wajib (strongly recommended, just short of obligatory) salat of two raka'ah (units) which is generally offered in an open field called Idgah. This salat should be performed with Jama’at with extra six Takbirs, three of them in the beginning of the first raka'ah and three of them just before ruku' in the second raka'ah. Eid ul-Fitr lasts for one day of celebrations (yet, is celebrated for two or more in some countries) and is sometimes also known as the "Smaller Eid" as compared to the Eid al-Adha that lasts three days (or more) following the Hajj and is casually referred to as the "Greater Eid".

Muslims are commanded by the Qur'an to complete their fast on the last day of Ramadan and then recite the Takbir all throughout the period of Eid.

Victory Day Regatta Live Malta Web Cam Feed

This national holiday commemorates the victory of the Knights Hospitaller over the Ottoman Turks in the Great Siege of 1565, as well as the surrender of Italy in 1943, turning against its former Nazi German ally during World War II thus ending the Second Siege of Malta.

There are parades, military bands and of course the traditional regatta featuring boat races in the Grand Harbour, a tradition first started in 1642 which then became an annual event in 1878.

This live web cam feed shows the Grand Harbour where the boat races are held.

Live Grand Harbour web cam feed

Local info:

Valletta is the capital city of Malta, colloquially known as Il-Belt (English: The City) in Maltese. It is located in the central-eastern portion of the island of Malta and the city proper has a population of 6,098.

Valletta contains buildings from the 16th century onwards, built during the rule of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem (the Knights Hospitaller). The city is essentially Baroque in character, with elements of Mannerist, Neo-Classical and Modern architecture in selected areas, though World War II left major scars on the city. The City of Valletta was officially recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980.

Stockholm Bier And Whiskey Festival Live Webcam From The Capital

Hailed as one of the world's largest and most prestigious bier festivals, this will be the nineteenth edition of Stockholm festival which attracts thousands of visitors to this well known event offering tasting sessions for both novices and the connoisseur, seminars and awards and this year looks to bring over 1,300 bier, whiskey and Calvados exhibitors.

Live Stockholm web cam feed

Local Info:

Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the Riksdag (parliament), and the official residence of the Swedish monarch as well as the prime minister. Since 1980, the monarch has resided at Drottningholm Palace outside of Stockholm and uses the Royal Palace of Stockholm as his workplace and official residence. As of 2009, the Stockholm metropolitan area is home to approximately 22% of Sweden's population, and contributes 28% of Sweden's gross domestic product. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden with a population of 829,417 in the municipality (2009), 1.25 million in the urban area (2005), and 2 million in the metropolitan area (2009).

Founded circa 1250, Stockholm has long been one of Sweden's cultural, media, political, and economic centres. Its strategic location on 14 islands on the south-central east coast of Sweden at the mouth of Lake Mälaren, by the Stockholm archipelago, has been historically important. Stockholm has been nominated by GaWC as a global city, with a ranking of Alpha- In The 2008 Global Cities Index, Stockholm ranked 24th in the world, 10th in Europe, and first in Scandinavia. Stockholm is known for its beauty, its buildings and architecture, its abundant clean and open water, and its many parks. It is sometimes referred to as Venice of the North. Stockholm is the second most visited city in the Nordic countries, with around one million visitors in 2006

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.

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.

Liberty Festival Trafalgar Square Live Webcam

Liberty festival is an annual one-day event, held in London's Trafalgar Square, which promotes the rights of deaf and disabled people and celebrates the diverse talents of disabled artists and performers, giving people the opportunity to show their talents to the British public.

With a variety of activities throughout the day including singing, dancing and acting, as well as art events, comedy, music and a circus.

This live webcam is from Trafalgar Square London:

Live Liberty Festival Webcam

About Location:

Trafalgar Square is a square in central London, England. With its position in the heart of London, it is a tourist attraction, and one of the most famous squares in the United Kingdom and the world. At its centre is Nelson's Column, which is guarded by four lion statues at its base.

The name commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), a British naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars.

The northern area of the square had been the site of the King's Mews since the time of Edward I, while the southern end was the original Charing Cross, where the Strand from the City met Whitehall, coming north from Westminster. As the midpoint between these twin cities, Charing Cross is to this day considered the heart of London, from which all distances are measured.

In the 1820s the Prince Regent engaged the landscape architect John Nash to redevelop the area. Nash cleared the square as part of his Charing Cross Improvement Scheme. The present architecture of the square is due to Sir Charles Barry and was completed in 1845.

Trafalgar Square is owned by the Queen in Right of the Crown, and managed by the Greater London Authority.

Trafalgar Square ranks as the fourth most popular tourist attraction on Earth with more than fifteen million visitors a year.

Helsinki Midnight Run Webcam

Thousands of runners will take to the streets of Helsinki on Saturday 4 September for the 2010 annual Midnight run. With a huge turnout from the people of Helsinki, lining the streets to support those taking part in the race.

This live webcam is from Helsinki during the race.

Live Helsinki Webcam

History:

With the first race taking place in 1982, not many thought that twenty-eight years later it would be loved far outside Stockholm and Södermalms borders. The idea for the Midnight run was created by a group of people from Hammarby, Stockholm who had the idea based on combining sport and culture and to allow different generations to meet.

Twenty-eight years later, Midnight Run is now also in Gothenburg and Copenhagen.

What makes Midnight races exciting and unique is the late start time, the arrangements for the participants and the audience around the course and especially the mood and atmosphere that raises at a Midnight Race Evening.

Belgian 2010 Bier Festival Weekend Live Webcam

Looking to tickle your taste buds and sample some truly wonderful Belgian Biers, then this festival is for you. Held annually at the Grand-Place, you are guaranteed to be impressed with a wide range of distinctive biers.

This webcam is live in the Grand Place, Brussels, so catch the action live.

Live Grand-Place webcam

Background:

During the first weekend of September the wonderful Market Place of Brussels will again serve as the setting for the 12th edition of the BELGIAN Bier WEEKEND.

The Belgian Brewers’ association and the “Mashstaff of the Knights”, in collaboration with the City of Brussels, welcome you on this celebration of the Belgian biers.

At least 50 breweries, ranging from small, medium-sized to large Belgian breweries, participate to present you their best selections of beers. Belgium offers you a unique range of biers having the most contrasting tastes and flavours. Nowhere else in the world you can find a larger choice of regional, authentic and colourful biers.

Burning Man Black Rock City Day 3

Seen as a community effort, this annual festival tests people's self reliance, encourages their self expression and participation in the event.

This web cam feed is live in Black Rock thoughout the festival:

Live Black Rock City webcam

Background Information:

1997 was a pivotal year for the event. The car-friendly, open dry lake had become over-run with 10,000 attendees and was deemed too dangerous to continue in the same way with unrestricted driving. To implement a ban on driving and re-create the event as a pedestrian/bicycle/art car-only event, it was decided to move the event to private property. Fly Ranch with the adjoining Hualapai mini dry lake-bed was chosen. This brought Burning Man into the jurisdiction of Washoe County permitting. To comply with the new permit requirements and to manage the increased liability load, the organizers formed Black Rock City, LLC.

Since then, one of the challenges faced by the LLC has been trying to balance the freedom of participants - a defining element of the experience - with the requirements of BLM and various law-enforcement groups. Over the years, numerous restrictions have been put in place.

One notable restriction to attendees is the 7-mile long temporary plastic fence that surrounds the event and defines the pentagon of land used by the event on the southern edge of the Black Rock dry lake. This 4-foot (1.2 meter) high barrier is known as the "trash fence" because its initial use was to catch wind-blown debris that might escape from campsites during the event. Since 2002, the area beyond this fence has not been accessible to Burning Man participants during the week of the event.

Manchester Pride 2010 Live City Webcam

Spend your bank holiday wisely and get in on some festival action with Manchester Pride 2010, with street parades, music with Beverley Knight and Belinda Carlisle, plus extensive entertainment over the weekend. Make the most of that British Summer time.

This webcam is live in the centre of Manchester throughout the weekend:

Live Manchester webcam

Location Information:

Wilmslow Road is a major thoroughfare in Manchester, England, running from Parrs Wood north into Manchester City Centre. Its name changes to Oxford Road at Whitworth Park, north of Rusholme, and changes again to Oxford Street, when it reaches the city centre.

The road runs through the centres of Didsbury, Withington, Fallowfield and Rusholme. It is a popular bus corridor which crosses the University of Manchester campus and the All Saints campus of the Manchester Metropolitan University. A number of hospitals are also to be found near the route. Oxford Road and Oxford Street are a continuation of Wilmslow Road into the centre of Manchester. Oxford Street begins at St. Peter's Square. The name changes from Oxford Street to Oxford Road as the road crosses the River Medlock, placing Oxford Road railway station closer to Oxford Street. Oxford Road changes to Wilmslow Road at the junction with Hathersage Road. At the Parrs Wood end, Wilmslow Road crosses Cheadle Bridge over the River Mersey to become Manchester Road, Cheadle.

Oxford Street and a section of Oxford Road together form part of the A34. The B5117 comprises the rest of Oxford Road and part of Wilmslow Road. Wilmslow Road also contains part of the A6010, the whole of the B5093, part of the A5145 and the whole of the B5095. Despite these various names, the road can be considered as a continuous thoroughfare. A different Wilmslow Road exists in Cheadle, which is also part of the Manchester to Oxford route.