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| − | *21st June, 2004: Cities across [[Europe]] (and elsewhere) celebrate '''[http://www.fetedelamusique.culture.fr/fr/internat/index.htm La Fête de la Musique]''' each year on the 21st of June by providing free concerts with local and international acts. The festival was started in 1982 in [[Paris]]. [[Geneva]], [[Barcelona]], [[Berlin]], and [[Prague]] all participate in a big way, as do many smaller cities in [[France]] and [[Switzerland]], such as [[Lausanne]]. In the last few years cities outside of Europe have begun to participate as well, such as [[Haifa]], [[Santiago]], [[Lagos (Nigeria)|Lagos]], [[Beirut]], and many more.
| + | This is a [[calendar of events and festivals]] in the month of '''June'''. |
| − | *23rd/24th June, 2004: '''Saint John''' (Catalan: ''Sant Joan'') celebrations in [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]]
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| − | *11th June, 2005 [http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/escape/ Escape into the Park], [[Swansea]], [[UK]] - one of Europe's largest urban dance and rock festivals.
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| | + | ==Global== |
| | + | * 16 June 2007 '''Escape into the Park''' [http://www.escapefestival.com/], Singleton Park, [[Swansea]], [[UK]]. An annual pop and dance extravaganza. Capacity 25,000. Mid-day to midnight. £34:50. |
| | + | * 19 June 2007 '''Dragon Boat Festival''', [[Taiwan]] and [[Hong Kong]] |
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| − | ==Every year== | + | ==[[China]]== |
| | + | * '''Dragon Boat festival''', in [[China]] and [[Taiwan]] |
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| − | *First week of June: festival to mark the founding of the Republic (Italian: '''Festa della Repubblica''') in [[Italy]]
| + | ==[[Finland]]== |
| − | *Mid-June: '''Tiszavirágzás''', the natural spectacle of emerging mayflies, happens on the Tisza River in [[Hungary]]. | + | * Mid June: '''Midnight Sun Film Festival''', [http://www.msfilmfestival.fi] in Sodankylä, [[Finnish Lapland]] |
| − | *Late June: '''Midsummer Solstice''' (Swedish: ''Midsommar'') celebrations held in [[Stockholm]]
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| − | *Late June: '''[http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/ Glastonbury Festival]''', in [[Glastonbury]], [[England]]
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| − | *'''Dragon Boat festival''', in [[China]] and [[Taiwan]]
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| − | *'''Trooping the Colour''', in [[London]]
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| − | *'''Portland Rose Festival''', in [[Portland (Oregon)|Portland]], [[Oregon]]
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| − | *[http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/escape/ Escape into the Park], [[Swansea]], [[UK]] - one of Europe's largest urban dance and rock festivals.
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| | + | ==[[Hungary]]== |
| | + | * Mid-June: '''Tiszavirágzás''', the natural spectacle of emerging mayflies, happens on the Tisza River |
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| − | {{Months}} | + | ==[[Italy]]== |
| | + | * 2nd: festival to mark the founding of the Republic (Italian: '''Festa della Repubblica''') in [[Italy]] |
| | + | *[http://www.turismo.intoscana.it/intoscana2/export/TurismoRTen/sito-TurismoRTen/Contenuti/Eventi/Musica-e-spettacoli/visualizza_asset.html_183963781.html Tuscany Walking Festival] |
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| | + | ==[[South Africa]]== |
| | + | * Mid June: '''Comrades Marathon''',[http://www.comrades.com/], [[Durban]] to [[Pietermaritzburg]] (or downhill the other way round on odd numbered years) |
| | + | * 16th: '''Youth day''' (''Public holiday'') |
| | + | * Late June: '''National Arts Festival''', +27 (0)46 603-1103, (''email:info@nafest.co.za[mailto:info@nafest.co.za]'') [http://www.nafest.co.za/], [[Grahamstown]] |
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| | + | ==[[Sweden]]== |
| | + | * Late June: '''Midsummer Solstice''' (Swedish: ''Midsommar'') celebrations held in [[Stockholm]] |
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| | + | ==[[United Kingdom]]== |
| | + | * Mid June: '''Isle of Wight Festival''', [http://www.isleofwightfestival.com/] on the [[Isle of Wight]] |
| | + | * Late June - early July: '''Wimbledon Tennis Championships''' [http://www.wimbledon.org/] in [[London]] |
| | + | * Late June: '''Midsummer Solstice''' Neo-pagans and druids gather at the ancient site of [[Stonehenge]] |
| | + | * Late June: '''Glastonbury Festival''', [[http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/] a huge weekend music festival in [[Glastonbury]] |
| | + | * Late June: '''Royal Highland Show''', [http://www.royalhighlandshow.org/] in [[Edinburgh]] |
| | + | * '''Trooping the Colour''', in [[London]] |
| | + | *'''Escape into the Park''' [http://www.escapefestival.com/], [[Swansea]] - one of Europe's largest urban dance and rock festivals. |
| | + | * The '''Three Peaks Yacht Race'''[http://www.sleepmonsters.co.uk/site_3peaks/], starts in [[Barmouth]] and visits [[Caernarfon]], [[Whitehaven]] and [[Fort William]]. Runners from each boat ascend the highest mountains in [[Wales]], [[England]] and [[Scotland]] en route. |
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| | + | ==[[United States of America]]== |
| | + | * Early June: '''Portland Rose Festival''', [http://www.rosefestival.org/] in [[Portland (Oregon)|Portland]], [[Oregon]] |
| | + | * Mid June: '''North Beach Festival''', [http://www.northbeachfestival.com/] in [[San Francisco]], [[California]] |
| | + | * Mid June: '''Rochester International Jazz Festival''', [[http://www.rochesterjazz.com/] in [[Rochester (New York)|Rochester]], [[New York (state)|New York]] |
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| | + | [[ja:祭やイベント/6月]] |
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