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DIARY DATES
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          From the southern hemisphere summer to the northern winter and coming of spring, people are marking this time
                                     of year with a huge variety of celebrations and events.


































                                                                                           MARCH

                                                                                              Mar
                                                                                            Art Zoo
                                                                                       Marina Bay Singapore
                                                                               A huge inflatable park with interactive art pieces
                                                      FEBRUARY                   that sits on the Float at Marina Bay - a great
                                                                                       family-friendly attraction.
                    JANUARY                                                           singaporetravelhub.com
                                                          1-4 Feb
                                                                                              Mar
                      5-27 Jan                    Chiang Mai Flower Festival       Mbapira/Enjando Street Festival
                    Sydney Festival                      Thailand                       Windhoek, Namibia
                   Sydney, Australia           Colourful parades of decorated floats,   A big annual bash with colourful gatherings of
          The year’s most important event for local culture   dancers in magnificent costumes, musical   traditional dancers, musicians and people
          lovers with shows, exhibitions, concerts, theatre   performances and lots of flowers!  in ethnic dress.
                     and dance etc.                chiangmai-alacarte.com                lonelyplanet.com
                    carnifest.com
                                                          19 Feb                            1-3 Mar
                  Dates around 17 Jan                Navam Poya Festival                 The Magic Flute
                 Parades of Els 3 Tombs                  Sri Lanka                    Adelaide, South Australia
                   Barcelona, Spain              One of the nation’s biggest festivals   Performances of Mozart’s immortal opera
          Celebrations of the Festival of St Anthony Abad   commemorating the Buddha’s announcement   celebrating the opening weekend of the 2019
           (protector of animals) in the barrios of Sant   of his death.                 Adelaide Festival.
                  Andreu and Sant Antoni.             roughguides.com                   southaustralia.com
                  runnerbeantours.com
                                                       Feb 23-4 Mar                         2-3 Mar
                      To 6 Feb                     Fur Rendezvous Festival        Violet Festival Tourrettes-sur-Loup
            Leonardo da Vinci at Teylers Museum      Anchorage, Alaska                Provence-Alpes, France
                Haarlem, The Netherlands      Fur Rondy is Alaska’s biggest winter festival,   Traditional Festival and floral procession and
          An exhibition of dozens of original drawings   with unique events celebrating life in “the Last   flower battle in a medieval-era village devoted
          by one of the greatest Renaissance artists.    Frontier”.                         to violets.
                     holland.com                        furrondy.net                    france-voyage.com

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