In German-speaking countries
Culture
- Rhine in Flames at the Rhine between Spay and Koblenz on the 2nd Saturday in August
- Art exhibition Location Schwabach in Schwabach
- In July and August the Faust Festival at Rosenberg Fortress in Kronach instead of.
- With the ship "Stadt Bonn" to Big fireworks to Cochem / Mosel. Always on the last Sunday in August. Departure in Treis-Kardens 8:00 p.m. on the banks of the Moselle.
- In July and August takes place in Soest the Soest feud instead, a European medieval festival with a diverse program.
- In kassel takes place every year on the first weekend in August Chisel, a traditional homeland and water festival, takes place. From Friday to Monday, visitors to the festival can look forward to a colorful program on and on the Fulda.
- In kassel finds the Wehlheider fairinstead of. Rides in the Kohlenstraße, food stalls and luck and skill booths in the adjacent streets shape the image of the annual folk festival.
- In Bonn can be found in the arcade courtyard of the University of Bonn the International Silent Film Festivalinstead of.
- In Bonn takes place in August and September Beethovenfestinstead of.
Kitchen and enjoyment
- The International Berlin Beer Festival takes place on a weekend in early August, on 2.2 kilometers between Strausberger Platz and Frankfurter Tor in Berlin instead, around 340 breweries from 86 countries presented 2,400 types of beer and well over 800,000 visitors from all over the world are expected.
- Wiesbaden: Great Wine festival with 3 stages and around 100 wine stands from Rheingau winemakers, 10 days in mid-August from Friday to Sunday after next.
- Fischbachau dumpling festival is in the middle of August in the Kurpark Fischbachau. There are dumplings as a starter, as a main course and as a dessert, a supporting program with brass music, Schuhplattler and Goaßlschnalzern.
- In Hermagor in Carinthia will be in mid-August Honey festival celebrated with a program on beekeeping, honey and bee products.
Party and fun
- The Hansesail, the largest sailing meeting in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, takes place at the beginning of August in Rostock instead of. About 300 tall and traditional sailors spend about a week in Rostock's city harbor and in Warnemünde firmly.
- Bad WimpfenGuild market, annually on the last weekend in August
- In Herne takes place from the first Friday in August the 10-day Cranger fun fair instead of.
- It takes 5 days Brokser marriage market in Bruchhausen-Vilsen. A fair with rides, marquees and music.
- In the Lower Franconian Zeil am Main becomes the nationally known Zeiler wine festival celebrated in the first weekend in August.
- In July and August takes place in Paderborn the Liborifest instead of. It is one of the largest and oldest folk festivals in Germany.
- In August and September takes place in augsburg the Augsburger Herbstplärrer instead of. The largest folk festival in Bavarian Swabia combines tradition and modernity with high-tech rides, nostalgic fairgrounds and Bavarian cosiness in the festival tents.
Sports
- The end of August / beginning of September is Baden Grand Prix on the racecourse in Iffezheim, a major international equestrian event
- The Ötztaler Cycling marathon is a cycling marathon for everyone with international participation every year at the end of August. The Kühtai passes (2,020m) are driven, Brenner Pass (1,377m), Jaufenpass (2,090m), and Timmelsjoch (2,509m), total distance approx. 240 km and 5,500 mH.
- The Wadden Games in Brunsbuettel takes place every year in August. The proceeds from the Competitions Mudflat football, wading handball, wool ball or sledge races benefit those affected by cancer.
In Europe
Culture
- August 1st is National holiday in Switzerland and is celebrated nationwide with concerts, bonfires in the mountains and fireworks.
- At the beginning of August the Fiesta de la Rama in Agaete on Gran Canaria, one of the most beautiful festivals on the island, which lasts three days. The Maria from the triptych is brought from the small village chapel in Puerto de las Nieves to the larger church of Agaete. You can also go on a night torch relay into the pine forests, cut branches and dance with them into the sea. The festival lasts for three days and probably originally goes back to rain dances of the indigenous people, the Guanches, when they asked for fertility. All hell breaks loose there for three days.
- The International film festival, Festival del film Locarno, takes place in early August every year Locarno in the Switzerland instead of. Hundreds of films will be shown during the ten days.
- The Palio di Siena in Siena is one of the toughest horse races in the world and is on the Piazza del Campo carried out. In the race, the 17 districts of Siena, called contraden, compete against each other. The race has been held twice a year since the Middle Ages, on July 2nd in honor of the Madonna di Provenzano and on August 16 in honor of the Assumption of Mary.
- 15th of August Tinos, Greek island, Orthodox Marian pilgrimage (Assumption of Mary).
- Both Las Guerras Cántabras, the Cantabrian Wars, is the reconstruction of Hispania's last resistance to Roman rule in the first century BC. The event takes place from the last weekend in August to the first weekend in September in Los Corrales de Buelna in Cantabria instead of.
Kitchen and enjoyment
- The Cancer festival (Swedish:Strength skiva) is a traditional one Swedish Festival that takes place in mid-August to mark the opening of the cancer season. The main course is crayfish, which are boiled in salted water with dill and eaten cold.
- The Great British Beer Festival takes place in London instead of. You can drink your way through a wide variety of beers and take part in pub games. On the homepage you can find out which beers are gluten-free or vegan.
Party and fun
- Sneeker week, Kolmarslân, Sneek in Fryslân. The biggest event that takes place on a European inland waterway. It starts on the Friday before the 1st Saturday in August with a "fleet show" attended by hundreds of ships and those with one Fireworks is completed. The Sneekweek lasts until the following Thursday. Wednesday is considered a fast sailing day, at the same time a large Braderie (fair) takes place in the city. During the Sneekweek A music festival is running all over the city center. All shops are of course open on Sundays.
- The Fete du lac, a sea festival with music and Fireworks, takes place on the first Saturday in August in Annecy instead of.
- The Malmo Festival with art, music and culture and a variety of different dishes, takes place in mid-August Malmo instead of
- In honor of the local saints la Virgen del Carmen is published annually on August 15th in Roses at the Costa Brava held. The festival ends with a boat parade in the Gulf of Rosas and a Fireworks.
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During the Feria, the streets and alleys in Almeria celebrated
- In the second half of August the Feria in Almeria instead of. There are bullfights, Andalusian music and dance performances, religious and sporting events
- Notting Hill Carnival - A multicultural street carnival on the last weekend in August with around 1.5 million visitors in the London Notting Hill district. It starts with a steel band competition on Saturday, followed by a bank holiday Monday with the big street parade through Notting Hill.
- The Tomatina takes place on the Wednesday of the last week of August in Buñol in the Spanish region Valencia instead of. At the festival there is a battle with overripe tomatoes in the streets. More than 40,000 people from all over the world take part.
- The Batalla de flores de Laredowho have favourited The Flower Battle of Laredo in Cantabria instead of. At 5.30 p.m. there is a parade through the streets with countless floats decorated with flowers. There is also a street market, music events and the selection of the most beautiful car. When it gets dark there is a Fireworks.
Sports
America
Culture
- In July and August that takes place Glimmerglass Festival at the Alice Busch Opera Theater, 7300 State Highway 80, Cooperstown (New York), held on the northwest bank of Otsego Lake. A program of opera and musical productions that are musically and artistically reliable of the finest quality.
Kitchen and enjoyment
- Every year there is in mid-August Miquelon a Sea Food Festival.
Party and fun
- The festival Plein Art Québec with more than 100 artisans and the New France Festival - Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France with over 1000 historical performances in the heart of old town Quebec, take place at the beginning of August every year
Sports
- In Dieppe in New Brunswick, in Canada find that Festival International des cerfs-volants, the largest organized kite festival in the world. In odd years it is carried out in Dieppe, Canada, in even years in September in the twin town of the same name in France.
Asia
Culture
Kitchen and enjoyment
- The Qingdao International Beer Festival takes place every August. Numerous international breweries, as well as the locally produced Tsingtao, are on site with tents. The festival is extremely well attended, but it is usually so loud in the tents that you cannot talk. This Chinese version of the Oktoberfest can hardly be compared with the Munich original. Anyone expecting a familiar beer tent atmosphere could be disappointed.