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Munich's Oktoberfest is a must-attend event for beer loving expats, but surviving it is another matter altogether. We’ve got the ultimate Beerfest survival guide. Here's how to make it through — liver, wallet and dignity intact (just). Prost!

REVIEW: WOMAD 2018, Charlton Park, Wiltshire, UK (26-29 July)

RUNNING OF THE BULLS IN PAMPLONA | Spain's famous San Fermin festival brings together daredevils and spectators of the world for a week of bull dodging and serious, serious partying. Here's the what, how, why and when...

Say 'prost!' to Oktoberfest. Everything you need to know about the infamous and fantastic Munich Beerfest - the history, the language, the beer.

For exactly one hour every year the Spanish city of Buñol is a pulpy, tomato flavoured battleground. It’s every person for themselves as chaos ensues for La Tomatina!

Startup challenges established travel sites with the humble bucket-list.

Spotted: Elvis look-alikes heading to Parkes in Australia, on a train, for the King's annual birthday bash.

This weekend's Caloundra Music Festival offers a smorgasbord of Aussie music, including a rare chance to catch some truly classic Oz performers all in one place. Baby Animals, Skunkhour, James Reyne and Tina Arena, anyone?

Enter the competition to win a Stoke Travel passport to 2 festivals of your choice from 24 of the world's most awesomest parties!

The Rolling Stones will play an outdoor concert at Adelaide Oval as part of their upcoming Australian Tour.

Adelaide, has been named as ‘a top 10 city to visit in 2014’ by Lonely Planet.

GLASTONBURY 2013 | The sound of rain kicks off the first day of music at Glastonbury Festival 2013.

Glastonbury Festival 2013 has kicked of, with 120,000 revellers descending on Somerset. Check out our photo album of all the rain-soaked action from Day 1.

FACE THE FESTIVAL 2013 | Have you got festival fever? We've got the ultimate guide to the music festival season for 2013. All the best music festivals from London, the UK and Europe, all in one handy location. Plus, win tickets to festivals in Spain, Portugal and London. Find out ...

Jagwar Ma and Flume are set to join the likes of Kraftwerk and Foals in the UK for Latitude 2013.

FACE THE FESTIVAL 2013 | The people you go with can make or break any festival, no matter who’s playing and what the weather’s like. You’re also likely to meet a few, erm, characters along the way. To help you spot them, we’ve compiled a list of the five people ...

FACE THE FESTIVAL 2013 | Having learnt the hard way about many hidden pitfalls of the British festival during a number of UK summer musical festivals, we feel it our duty to dispense the following Festival To Do List. Here is the Top 5 things to do at a music ...

FACE THE FESTIVAL 2013 | Looking for a music festival close to home? Check out our list of all the best music festivals happening in London this summer.

FACE THE FESTIVAL 2013 | Want to head out of town to get your festival fix? Check out our top UK music festivals, almost right in your backyard.

FACE THE FESTIVAL 2013 | Fancy your festival with a side of sun and sangria? Or beer and bratwurst? Get out of the UK and into Europe with our list of the biggest music festivals happening over the Channel this summer.

The International Pirate Festival in Brixham offers the perfect escape — a weekend in Devon and the opportunity to dress up as a swashbuckling buccaneer.

Glastonbury 2013 is definitely on, as announced today on the official website, and registration for tickets has been opened.

MUSIC FESTIVALS | In the UK and right around Europe, when the days get longer and cider becomes more of a pub staple than mulled wine, you know that festival season is on its way. And 2012 is shaping up to be a festival feast!

MUSIC FESTIVALS | Editor's pick of the top music festivals to rock your London socks off in 2012.

MUSIC FESTIVALS | Comprehensive list of Australian performers at this year's festivals across the UK.

MUSIC FESTIVALS | Top tips for the UK festival fresher.

MUSIC FESTIVALS | The staff's pick of the greatest British music festivals for 2012.

MUSIC FESTIVALS | The best music festivals in Europe for 2012.

Start getting excited for festival season with our list of the hottest UK musical events of the year.

Bilbao BBK Live is a three day music festival in northern Spain. One of the highlights of the European festivals circuit, it's a popular add-on for Pamplona's Running of the Bulls revelers. The 2012 line-up includes Radiohead and The Cure.

Bilbao BBK Live is a popular add-on option with travellers to the Running of the Bulls at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona.

Legendary acid house rockers The Stone Roses are set to headline V Festival 2012 along with The Killers. Tickets go on sale this Friday.

A 24-year-old man has been accused of trying to smuggle a stash of ecstasy tablets the Big Day Out on the Gold Coast.

Australian expertise will be called on to help host the 2012 Edinburgh Festival as local know-how is drained by the coinciding Olympic Games, a London newspaper reports.

“With all the terrible stuff that’s been happening in London and around the world, isn’t it great we can get together and enjoy some good food, drink and music in this environment?” Can’t argue with that, Jayson.

The rain threatened all day but in true Southern Hemisphere style it didn’t fall or dampen the spirits of a crowd that came to chill, dance and listen to some of the best tunes our Aussie and New Zealand homelands have to offer.

COUNTING DOWN TO HOMELANZ: The first ever Homelanz festival, featuring at Boston Manor Park this Saturday, is set to be one of the biggest Antipodean festivals to hit London. But it's more than just the music.

Headlining one of the biggest Antipodean line-ups to ever grace the fields of London, Sneaky Sound System know they have their work cut out for them at Homelanz this weekend.

COUNTDOWN TO HOMELANZ: There’s just a week and a half to go until London’s Homelanz festival and we’re celebrating the fact with an awesome little interview with one of the stars, Kiwi hip hop sensation Ladi6.

COUNTING DOWN TO HOMELANZ: It’s only a bit over two weeks until the Homelanz festival but we can’t wait that long. We've been checking out all the Antipodean acts in readiness.

COUNTING DOWN TO HOMELANZ: Hip Hip Hooray! Sneaky Sound System are leading an awesome bunch of Antipodean artists to London next month for the first ever Homelanz festival. Get excited and get it in your diaries.

Do we really have to wait until 2013 for our next instalment of Glastonbury? Fear not. Carolyn Mitchell takes us through this year's epic and whets the appetite for the next biggest festival on earth.