Year-round sunshine a short hop from home might be the enduring draw of the Canary Islands. But Tenerife holds all sorts of surprises, away from its holiday resorts, and one of them* is stargazing. (more…)
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Conceptual arts festival puts Hobart on the map
April 15th, 2014 
Tourist 
Tasmania’s largest and most avant-garde museum is releasing tickets to its highly anticipated music festival, Mona Foma, on Wednesday.
Situated in suburban Hobart, the privately-funded Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) showcases the personal collection of its curator and well-known entrepreneur local, David Walsh. (more…)
Liberatum festival comes to Russia
April 15th, 2014 Tourist 
A host of award-winning authors and fashion designers will be arriving in St Petersburg this November, to attend the upcoming St PetersBall festival in association with Corinthia Hotels. (more…)
Istanbul celebrates culture with free arts festival
April 15th, 2014 Tourist 
Some of the world’s most talented writers, artists, designers, actors and film makers will be packing their bags and heading to Istanbul next week, as the Turkish capital prepares to celebrate the city’s award-winning culture with a free arts festival. (more…)
Let’s go to the movies!
April 15th, 2014 Manager 
For many a film critic, buff or fan there is only one place to find the best international, classic and cutting-edge independent cinema this autumn: the New York Film Festival, which opens its doors 24 September and runs until 10 October. (more…)
Move like you come from Colombia
April 15th, 2014 Manager 
The South American country that brought you hip-shaking Shakira has festivals for all and sundry.
Let no man say that Colombians don’t know how to party. For the people for whom fiesta is so innate that by the age of three, they could dance a Strictly competitor under the table, the art of celebration comes just as naturally as downing a shot of aguardiente (the national liquor with the literal translation of ‘fire water’). (more…)
A dramatic pop-up at London’s Design Festival
April 15th, 2014 Manager 
A festival wouldn’t be complete this year without a pop-up cafe or restaurant. So, for the design-conscious, there will be only one place to go during London’s Design Festival this autumn: the pop-up cafe at Tent, located in the Truman Brewery. (more…)
Food Festival in San Francisco
April 15th, 2014 Manager 
If you’re in San Francisco this weekend make sure you head to the San Francisco Street Food Festival – the event that brings together the city’s micro-entrepreneurs and renowned chefs to celebrate local and international food. (more…)
Grill celebrity chefs at the UK’s first cooking festival
April 15th, 2014 limber 
Budding gourmands will have the chance to grill some of the UK’s most renowned celebrity chefs for their tricks of the trade as they host as series of live demos at the Love Cooking Festival later this year. (more…)
New York gets ready for the Tribeca Film Festival
April 15th, 2014 Margaret 
The Tribeca Film Festival is set to light up the streets of lower Manhattan when it commences for the ninth time this month, showcasing the very best new feature films, documentaries and short narratives the industry has to offer. (more…)