Festivals | STA Travel

Get your calendars out, as we have all the best festivals of each region lined up. Be it a cultural fiesta in Latin America, a music rave in Europe, or a New Year's party in Asia, you wouldn't want to miss out! Check out a selection of the festivals we can help get you to below, for an authentic cultural experience that combines food, drinks, dancing and music - the perfect recipe for an international party.

Oktoberfest

The beer drinker’s ULTIMATE festival takes place in Munich, where almost seven million litres of beer are consumed over the two and half week festival! Grab a mate, don lederhosen and learn your beer drinking lyrics before entering the tents!

La Tomatina

Tomato: fruit or vegetable? The answer: ammunition! At the end of August join 50,000 people getting pelted by gooey tomatoes. This is literally a food war, and you won't get told off.

Full Moon Party

Take to Thailand to transition into the new year. Fire rope skipping, cocktail buckets, neon glow paint and pumping music all night – this celebration is definitely not for the faint hearted! The ultimate New Year’s Eve party with crowd of party animals, talented DJ’s and fireworks on an island.

St Patrick's Day

Follow the rainbow to Ireland to celebrate like only the locals know how to. Deck yourselves in green, and prepare for plenty of shamrocks, jigs, and pints of Guinness. It's the wildest night you'll never forget, if luck is on your side.

Hogmanay

Torches, tar barreling, parties, flamboyant costumes, and the burning of a Viking ship. Hogmanay is the festival to ring in the New Year over Auld Lang Syne in Edinburgh, Scotland. So kick up your kilt on the dance floor, brave the freezing waters and celebrate with other pyromaniacs alike.

Harbin Snow & Ice Festival

Get to China for the largest snow and ice festival in the world, featuring impressive carvings towering over 20 feet in height and full-size buildings made from gigantic blocks of ice. Winter has come and you're invited!