The French Open, also known as Roland Garros, is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between mid-May and early June in Paris at the Roland Garros Stadium.
Trooping the Colour, also known as the Queen’s birthday parade, is a military parade held every year in London, United Kingdom. Since 1748 it has marked the official birthday of the sovereign.
The European Music Day network, first started in France in 1982, organises free concerts across Greece and this year it will be entering its 10th year of existence in the country.
Every year the town of Lucca, located in the beautiful region of Tuscany, welcomes an incredible line-up of international stars for its summer festival.
The Fourvière Festival is an annual event that takes place in Lyon every summer, and it has over the years become one of the main international festivals.
If you’re looking for a soundtrack to your summer holiday, head to Dublin for Walton’s Guitar Festival of Ireland. This July will see the sixth annual guitar festival taking place in Dublin’s top venues.
The Tomatina takes place every last Wednesday of the month from 10am to 1pm in Buñol, a small town approximately 25 kilometres from Valencia, on the Costa del Azahar.
Celebrate the hot summer days and long summer evenings at the Geneva Festival. 11 days and nights filled with music and dance performances and a whole host of other fun-filled activities. Highlights include the inaugural first day fireworks display and the café waiter race.
Every year the German city of Bremen hosts an annual music festival with a number of outstanding international artists and programmes which extend across different musical genres.
Files in May 2009