There hasn’t been any forum activity. Allow me. I’m interested in knowing about everyone’s local celebrations. Not the big ones (Carnival, Oktoberfest, Madi Gras, etc) but the local ones, the ones in your town that are off the radar screen but are a blast. Who knows, someone reading this forum may be on vacation in your area and suddenly wants to make a side trip to catch a cool party that doesn’t show up on brochures. My hometown has a two-week celebration for a two-minute horse race, a.k.a., the Kentucky Derby. Not a small affair, but DAMN what a party.

In Edmonton, we have a summer festival that used to be called Klondike Days but has since been changed to Capital Ex. There's rides, horse racing, lots of events in conjunction with it.

I have an event every night that I can manage. It's called drinking! yay, ha just kidding. Grilling out is always a fabulous event doused in beer. cheers =)

In Buñol, Valencia, there's a huge festival called "La Tomatina" every August where a few tens of thousands of people gather to throw tomatoes at each other.  Lots of drinking involved too, obviously.  It's a blast.