Itís festival time

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<http://www.cafebabel.com/en/dossier.asp?id=181>It's festival time
Europe's summer festivals are as varied as the continent's cultures. From
massive tomato fights in Spain to frenzied trumpet competitions in Serbia,
it's time to get partying!


Eva Queralt - Paris

<http://www.cafebabel.com/en/article.asp?T=T&Id=4172>Tomato invasion
<http://www.cafebabel.com/en/article.asp?T=T&Id=4172>Can you imagine 30,000
people throwing tonnes of tomatoes at each other? No? Then head for the
Buñol Tomatina festival.


Simon Loubris - Paris

<http://www.cafebabel.com/en/article.asp?T=T&Id=4190>The 'Golden Trumpet'
of Guca
<http://www.cafebabel.com/en/article.asp?T=T&Id=4190>Three hours from
Belgrade, an unusual festival that brings together the brass bands of an
entire country is held: the Assembly of Trumpet Players of Guca.


Jan Zappner - Berlin

<http://www.cafebabel.com/en/article.asp?T=T&Id=4158>Poland's very own
Woodstock
<http://www.cafebabel.com/en/article.asp?T=T&Id=4158>Since 1995, Germans,
Poles and countless other Europeans have united under the motto "love,
friendship and music" at the Woodstock Stop, a free, two-day open-air
festival in Poland.


Judith Járadi - Budapest

<http://www.cafebabel.com/en/article.asp?T=A&Id=1324>Celebrating minority
cultures
<http://www.cafebabel.com/en/article.asp?T=A&Id=1324>The recent revival in
interest in minorities has given rise to festivals such as that of the
Csángó people, the Hungarian minority in Moldavia. Go and join them in the
colourful celebration of their history.


Nora S. Stampfl - Berlin

<http://www.cafebabel.com/en/article.asp?T=T&Id=4157>Hungary's Rainbow
<http://www.cafebabel.com/en/article.asp?T=T&Id=4157>From July 7-10, Gay
Pride will be taking place in the "Paris of the East" for the tenth time,
but there is still a long way to go before Hungary's homosexuals can
experience the freedom of their counterparts in Western Europe.


Tereza Grunvaldova - Praha

<http://www.cafebabel.com/en/article.asp?T=A&Id=1326>"Cannes came after us"
<http://www.cafebabel.com/en/article.asp?T=A&Id=1326>Kry”tof Mucha, the
executive director of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, tells
café babel why the Czech event is not to be missed.


Catalin Gherman - Bucharest

<http://www.cafebabel.com/en/article.asp?T=A&Id=1323>The best of the
Classics in Bucharest
<http://www.cafebabel.com/en/article.asp?T=A&Id=1323>Bucharest's 7th George
Enescu International Festival and Competition, scheduled for September
4-20, will pay special tribute to Romania's most famous composer, 50 years
after his death.


Ilaria La Commare - Roma

<http://www.cafebabel.com/en/article.asp?T=T&Id=4189>Rome, like you've
never heard it before
<http://www.cafebabel.com/en/article.asp?T=T&Id=4189>Regional, European and
world music is coming to the Parco della Musica auditorium in Rome for this
year's Luglio Suona Bene. This month-long festival promises jazz, dance,
folk, funky-rai and much, much moreŠ



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