Carnivals, Parades, and Street Festivals

Arrgh! It be celebrated every year on September 19.  Here is a website to find more nonsense about the day. There is even a facebook group dedicated to it. This year, a group, Pirates for Parkinsons, is using the day to march for Parkinsons Disease. To date there are 39 Pirates for Parkinson's walks or events, mostly in the UK, but others include: Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Dayton, Ohio ; French Pyrenees, France;  Ghana; Glasgow, UK; Hong Kong;  Johannesburg, SA;  Ketchikan, Alaska; Luxembourg; Plano, USA ;  Stockholm, Sweden; Sydney, Australia; Tokyo, Japan; Wellington, NZ;  West Bank, Middle East. Glad to see that Plano is included. ... Read Full Story

Over 200,000 people are expected at this year's Romeo Peach Festival. The 78th annual Michigan Romeo Peach Festival of 2009 is in full swing. The Romeo Peach Festival runs from September 3rd through September 7th and is located in Romeo, Michigan.   The festival's organizers are expecting record attendence levels for this year's festival. According to the vice president of the Peach Festival, Gordon Dorris, the most important success factor for the festival is sunny weather.  Families are far more interested in outdoor festivals and peach cobbler when there are blue skies and children can play in the outdoors.  Today's forecast is for 74 ... Read Full Story

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Astoria-Warrenton Crab and Seafood Festival Crawls Back to Oregon ’ s North Coast WHAT: The historic fishing communities of Astoria and Warrenton again celebrate the incredible bounty of fresh Oregon seafood this April during the 26 th annual Astoria-Warrenton Crab and Seafood Festival. The widely popular three-day festival is highlighted by a traditional crab dinner featuring fresh-caught Dungeness crab. Visitors can also sample fresh shrimp, salmon, oysters, halibut, clam chowder and other delicacies throughout the celebration, along with a beer garden and vintages from more than 50 regional wineries. The festival also features arts and crafts from more than 200 regional artisans, along with ... Read Full Story

On Sunday, March 16, Martha Stewart will be on hand to cut the ribbon to the 34th Annual Macy’s Flower Show at the main floor Gazebo at Herald Square! This year’s extravaganza, A Wonder of the World, is a vast and vibrant landscape with 11 breathtaking garden environments including Spring, Conservatory, Royal Purple, Cherry Hill, and Spanish. The gardens feature over 30,000 different varieties of exotic trees and flowering plants. The centerpiece of this year’s show is a highly detailed reproduction of Macy’s historic Herald Square building, assembled entirely from organic plant materials by the renowned artist Paul Busse. While in New York, stay ... Read Full Story