Get your festival on...

Get Your Festival On....

by K.Beil

It's summertime good people and that means it's the season of festivals. Whether they be music, theater, jazz, comedy - it doesn't matter. It's a chance for you to experience multiple acts in one place and in most cases, somewhere outside and beautiful.

We've been very fortunate this summer to experience festival-life in and around England. From Glastonbury to Hard Rock, iTunes to the wireless festival - it's been a feast for the ears (and eyes - festivals are a GREAT place to people watch if nothing else!). I mean, hearing Stevie Wonder rock it out while the sun sets...not a bad night. Not a bad night at all.

I urge you to grab your sunglasses, a blanket, a loved one and whatever else you need and seek out a festival near you. It's guaranteed to be a good time. I've taken the care to search out a few, far and wide, to highlight - check them out!


Tanglewood Festival
Lenox, Massachusettes, USA

BBC Proms
London, England, UK

July 16 - September 11, 2010

Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Fringe 2010 features 40,254 performances of 2,453 shows in 259 venues

New York Fringe Festival
New York, New York, USA

The New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC) is the largest multi-arts festival in North America, with more than 200 companies from all over the world performing for 16 days in more than 20 venues.FringeNYC will celebrate its 14th Anniversary August 13th - 29th, 2010.

Umbria Jazz Festival
Perugia, Italy

Great jazz 9 July - 18 July

Helsinki Festival
Helsinki, Finland

20 August - 5 September

Helsinki Festival in a nutshell The Helsinki Festival is the largest arts festival in Finland, organised annually in late summer. The festival's aim is to make art accessible for all.