January

This article is a travel topic This is a calendar of events and festivals in the month of January. Global 1st: New Years Day (Gregorian calendar) - all night parties and celebrations including fireworks displays in cities and locations worldwide, but especially Western ones Late January or early February: Chinese New Year, celebrated in China, Singapore and anywhere where there are large concentrations of Chinese Australia 26th: Australia Day in Australia - a public holiday commemorating the arrival of the convict First Fleet in 1788 and the establishment of both the city of Sydney and the colony of New South Wales, celebrated in grand style in Sydney (especially) and country-wide, with public firework displays and home barbeques Australia's largest country music festival [1] is held in Tamworth, northern New South Wales France 1st: The Paris Parade Festival, [2] in Paris Italy Late January: Viareggio Carnival, [3] in Viareggio South Africa 31 January to 3 February 2008: MPH Motoring Theatre [4] at the Cocal-Cola Dome [5] in Johannesburg with the guys from BBC's Top Gear show Mid January: Dusi Canoe Marathon, [6], in KwaZulu-Natal South Korea Late January or early February: Korean Lunar New Year (Seollal), South Korea Spain Epiphany day is a Christian feast intended to celebrate the incarnation of God in Jesus Christ. National Bank holiday and the official end of the Christmas season in Spain. Sweden Late January: Kiruna Snow Festival, [7] in Kiruna Vietnam Late January or early February: Vietnamese New Year (Tết), Vietnam Calendar of events and festivals January | February | March | April | May | June July | August | September | October | November | December