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FEBRUARY

1 Feb 20
Night of the Museums
throughout Croatia
Over 200 museums and galleries in 100 cities
and towns across Croatia open for free between
JANUARY 6pm and 1am. A very popular event.
visit-croatia.co.uk/events-croatia
To 5 Jan 20 23 Feb 20
Christmas at Kew Le Corso Fleuri Bormes-les-Mimosas
London Provence, France
Go on a twinkling holiday season adventure The Cote d’Azur’s oldest flower parade event in
around Kew Gardens after dark amongst a an old hillside village east of Toulon celebrates
million-plus Christmas lights. the start of spring.
visitlondon.com corso-fleuri-bormes.com
6 Dec 19
Festa di San Nicolo 17 Jan-2 Mar 20 15-26 Feb 20
Murano Island Venice, Italy Apokries Jorvik Viking Festival York, UK
A week-long celebration for the patron saint of Carnival Season A citywide celebration of York’s Viking heritage
glass blowers complete with a procession on throughout Greece with costumed warriors, combat performances,
the water on December 6. A great opportunity The biggest and best is in Patras in Western markets, tours and talks.
to buy famous Murano glassware. Greece and dates back to the ancient pagan jorvikvikingfestival.co.uk
events.veneziaunica.it celebrations of Dionysius, the god of wine
and fertility. 15 Feb-3 Mar 20
Dec 19 - 26 June 21 Carnivaland.net/patras-carnival Lemon Festival
Munch and the 22-26 Jan 20 Menton, France
Rasmus Meyer Collection Featuring floats, temporary sculptures and night
Bergen, Norway Temple Bar Trad events, this unique festival draws over 230,00
One of Norway’s finest collections of art from Dublin, Ireland visitors every year and requires 145 tonnes of
its golden age of 1880-1915 including many Ireland’s largest festival of traditional Irish music citrus fruits.
masterpieces by Edvard (“The Scream”) Munch. held in some of Dublin’s most historic places. feteducitron.com
visitnorway.com tradfest.ie
Feb-Mar 20
31 Dec 19 31 Jan-23 Feb 20 Carnival celebrations
Hogmanay Street Party Vinterjazz Many locations, Spain
Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland Throughout Denmark The last new moon of winter marks the start
Against the spectacular backdrop of Edinburgh A nationwide music event in Copenhagen, of week-long festivals with street parties,
Castle, dance the night away amongst live Aarhus, Odense and Esbjerg with hundreds parades and events for the whole family. The
music, outdoor bars and Auld Lang Syne sung of concerts by Danish and international jazz celebrations are particularly big in Cadiz, Sitges,
at midnight. musicians. Madrid and Barcelona.
visitscotland.com carnifest.com/vinterjazz-festival-2020/ esmadrid.com/agenda/carnaval-madrid

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