Fantasy Fest 2009 Key West Florida Adult Costume Party

This year's Fantasy Fest theme was "Vampires Villains and Vixens". There is only one Fantasy Fest and these are photos of some of the madness that takes place. Enjoy!

Gaddafi Celebrates 40 Years In Power

Fourty years have passed since Muammar Gaddafi took power in Libya in a bloodless coup d'état. On September 1st 1969, Gaddafi dethrowned Kind Idris I while the king was in Greece for medical reasons. Libya was proclaimed a republic, and Muammar Gaddafi was made Colonel....

Street Pararde 2009 in Zuerich

The flashiest, most colourful lifestyle event of the year is coming up. On 9 August 2008, the 17th Street Parade will be rolling across the asphalt of Zurich. This year's Street Parade motto of FRIENDSHIP evokes peaceful, responsible treatment of our fellow...

Gay Pride Parade In Vancouver Attracts Large Crowd

The 31st annual Gay Pride Parade took place in Vancouver today, August 2, next to a sunny West End beach. The parade featured 160 colored floats and was the second largest gay pride parade in Canada. Local news...

Real IRA blamed for Belfast riots

" The Real IRA has been blamed by Sinn Fein for trouble in north Belfast. At least one shot was fired at police by republicans and there were other disturbances after Orange Order parades across Northern Ireland. ...

Pride Parade in Chennai for the first time...Its never too late..

those eyes spoke of sorrow.... with stories of unrivaled lust.... they spoke of anger and wonder.... they asked for hope.... like they were waiting waiting colors to come in… waiting for their pride to triumph...

The 2nd International Festival of Intangible Cultural Heritage

The 2nd International Festival of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, the only of this kind in the world, was held in Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province, on June.1. On yesterday’s grand opening ceremony...

Pungo Strawberry Festival 2009 in Virginia Beach Memorial Weekend

The Pungo Strawberry Festival 2009 takes place in Virginia Beach this Memorial Weekend, and over 120,000 people are expected to attend this year. The Strawberry Festival has all the ways that you can taste and eat...

Nanaimo Celebrates Empire Days

Small town Nanaimoites turned out to watch the traditional May Day parade on Sunday.  The province wide holiday goes by various names - Victoria Day, Empire Day, 24th of May - but for the past 85 years in...

New York Dance Parade down Broadway May 16th

In New York today there were hundreds of dancers taking part in the Dance Parade down Broadway, and over 60 styles of dance will be represented. This is the first time in history that this many dance styles were...

Cinco De Mayo Parades Amidst Swine Flu Scare

Cinco de Mayo stands for the “fifth of May” in Spanish and commemorates the unlikely victory of the Mexican army in the Battle of Puebla with the better-equipped French army. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated in...

Washington DC Cherry Blossom Festival: Parade and 10 mile run

The Washington DC Cherry Blossom Festival Parade and 10 mile run take place today in downtown DC and hundreds of thousands of people turned up for the event.The parade started at 9:45 am on Constitution Avenue. The...

Photographs Of The St. Patricks's Day Parade In Dublin.

I managed to get a press pass for the 2009 parade and as a result had an elevated platform, in the form of an open top double-deck bus,  from which to view the Parade here in Dublin. The weather was beautiful,...

U.K. Muslims disrupt parade for soldiers returning from Iraq

To demonstrate against your returning soldiers for doing there service for country is a sad commentary." Britain's defense minister has condemned a group of Muslim anti-war demonstrators who disrupted a parade for soldiers returning home from...

Go Texan Day forecasts a parade, livestock show and rodeo

Today is 'Go Texan Day' marking the beginning of the Texas Rodeo, Livestock Show and Parade.  This has been a tradition for 55 years in Texas and is held one Friday before the rodeo starts. Everyone in Texas...

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