List of great yearly parties around the world

• Ati-Atihan (Kalibo, the Philippines) – January

• Les Dunes Electroniques (Nefta, Tunisia) –  February

• Carnival of Salvador (Salvador, Brazil) – February or March

• Carnival of Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) – February or March

• AfrikaBurn (Tankwa Karoo National Park, South Africa) –  April or May

• King’s Day (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) –  April 27th

• Fes Festival of World Sacred Music (Fes, Morocco) – May

• Fusion Festival (Lärz, Germany) –June

• Distortion (Copenhagen, Denmark) – June

• Wanderlust Squaw Valley (North Lake Tahoe, California) – July

• Esala Perahera (Kandy, Sri Lanka) – August

Photo by Joey Thompson