The Alpine Camp and Conference Center in Blue Jay, California is the new home to the 8th Annual Pine Cone Festival on October 11th, 2014. Located near Lake Arrowhead this is the only pine cone festival I am aware of in the country. It’s free and fun and even has Smokey the Bear making an […]
The tradition laden Oktoberfest in Munich has banned the celebrity favorite Hippodrom Beer Tent from the 2014 festival. After 111 years the Hippodrom is out and their spot on the Teresienwiese (fairgrounds) has been taken by proprietor Siegfried Able’s “Marstall” tent. New Marstall beer tent takes Hippodrom’s spot at Oktoberfest. Hippodrom was famous for its celebrity […]
Bayfest Music Festival is Alabama’s largest music festival every year. Now celebrating its 20th year, the lineup of music artists for 2014 is outstanding. Buy your advance weekend passes online for $60-80. Get them early for this October 3-5, 2014 event as only 50,000 discounted advance passes are available. Over 200,000 people will attend this […]
As you know I do not live in Arizona. I found this blog post title on a wonderful website called Celebrating Family written by Janice. As a fall fanatic I could not resist bringing it to your attention. I grew up in Ohio and after college lived in Michigan for the next 40 years. While […]
I just love Halloween parties especially when everyone is dressed up in their best costume. Motorcycle riders from up and down the east cost frequently get together in Northumberland, Pennsylvania for something called PA Rally On The River. It loots like a lot of fun, contests, bikers, chicks, and all types of motorcycles. They meet […]
Fall Festival Fun or Dangerous Fire and Environmental Hazard? Organizers are planning a RiSE Lantern Festival in the Mojave desert some 20 miles outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. This is similar to the popular festival run in Thailand each year. It will feature the release of hundreds of sky lanterns into the desert sky on […]
Imagine my surprise to wake up and find that Maysville, Kentucky has already had their Oktoberfest event. I checked Funtober and found 11 Oktoberfest in August events. Seems while this German harvest festival and wedding celebration started in October in 1810 it keeps creeping closer to summer each year. Even Munich moved their event to […]
The Star Spangled Spectacular Takes Place September 10-16, 2014. Jordin Sparks, Kenny Rogers, Melissa Etheridge, and Train are but a few of the star performers on stage during the Star Spangled Spectacular festival happening in Baltimore. Baltimore celebrates the 200th anniversary of our national anthem written during the attempted British invasion in 1814. The Star Spangled Spectacular […]
The Boston Calling Music Festival is a three day city wide celebration held at City Hall Plaza in downtown Boston. This years event combines with the annual Sam Adams Oktoberfest to give us a huge event on September 5-7, 2014. Boston Calling has always been one of the best music festivals in the country. This […]
Universal opens their new maze AVP: Alien vs. Predator at Halloween Horror Nights on September 19th The Halloween Horror Nights attraction AVP: Alien vs. Predator is featured at both the Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood. Universal Orlando has announced complete details on their website. The Universal Studios Hollywood HHN site has only preliminary details. […]
