Texas Scottish Festival & Highland Games runs from June 1st to the 3rd.

The Texas Scottish Festival & Highland Games are renowned for its outstanding musical entertainment. The Festival again features some of the top Scottish performers in the world including--the acclaimed Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser, renown Scottish balladeer Alex Beaton, noted author, composer and entertainer Brian McNeill from Scotland, the celtic groups: Jiggernaut, & Scottish Rogues, the high energy celtic rock group Killdares, noted Edinburgh Folk singer Ed Miller with John Taylor, and many other artists and performers.

The Festival will again be hosting the U.S.A. vs. CANADA professional athletic team Championships. Also scheduled are Championship Scottish Highland Dance & Scottish National Dance competitions The solo bagpiping & drumming contests and Bagpipe Bands will feature some of the premier bagpipers in the world. The featured Bagpipe band will be the Championship North Texas Caledonian Pipes & Drums

The festival has five large entertainment tents this year to showcase the national and regional celtic, folk, and Scottish entertainers. Highlander Magazine has rated the Texas Scottish Festival the number one Scottish festival in North America for entertainment and talent.

Scottish foods & ales including: haggis, fish & chips, scotch eggs, meat pies, bridies, & bangers will be available as well as American festival foods. Scottish vendors with a wide variety of merchandise from Scotland & Great Britain will be displaying their inventory of authentic tartan wear, kilts for the gentlemen, crafts, records, books, and gift items. Also find unique Celtic designed crafts, jewelry, and art.

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The Fes World Music Festival runs from June 1st to the 10th.

The spirit of Morocco’s ancient holy city of Fes inspired the creation of the Sacred Music Festival. It is now recognised as one of the world’s great musical events, with visitors converging on the city from all over the globe for the festival week. They come for intimate performances that take place under a great Barbary oak in the gardens of the Batha Museum – and for big events staged with Arabian Nights splendour in the Bab Makina palace courtyard.

Alongside the music festival, The Fes Encounters brings together politicians, academics and social activists to discuss the urgent issues of our times. These include conflict resolution, climate change, urban renewal, social justice and much more. This year’s focus is on cultural diversity versus globalisation – and the relationship between faith and reason.

Free events include the enormously popular Sufi Nights by Moroccan Sufi brotherhoods – and the Festival in the City staged throughout the festival week at two venues. The Fes Festival is a unique experience that combines high art, popular entertainment, spiritual energy and intellectual challenges.

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The Chicago Blues Festival runs from June 7th to the 10th.

This annual outdoor event is the largest free-admission blues festival in the world. It showcases international, national and local Chicago artists on over five stages.

The main attractions perform in the Petrillo Music Shell, but other scheduled and impromptu performances also take place throughout Grant Park and on several side stages. More than 750,000 people are expected to attend.

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The Blue Ridge Barbecue Festival runs from June 8th to the 9th.

From humble beginnings in 1994, the Blue Ridge Barbecue Festival has grown into the biggest annual event in Polk County, one of the most popular festivals in Western North Carolina, and one of the premier barbecue events in the nation.

The Blue Ridge Barbecue Festival has earned the reputation as one of the finest food festivals in the country. Interestingly, one of the main reasons for this is that it's not just about food. One component that helps sets the event apart from other outdoor food festivals is its prestigious arts and crafts show, the Foothills Craft Fair. Celebrating its 13th year during the 2006 Festival, this fair has become known for the range and quality of items for sale. The show is juried to bring the best contemporary and traditional crafts as well as fine art.

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Bill Monroe's Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival runs from June 9th to the 16th.

Known as the Mecca of Bluegrass, the Bill Monroe Music Park & Campground hosts the oldest, continuous running bluegrass festival in the world. This year, the Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival June 9-16, 2007 will be celebrating its 41st year with over 50 bands, music and instrument workshops, a bluegrass camp for kids and a whole lot more!

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Haight Ashbury Street Fair takes place on June 10th.

It is not the Summer of Love, but it is one of the most colorful summer street fairs The City has to offer. There is lots to see and do, but the most interesting sight of all may be the Deadheads, punks, grunge-meisters, and yuppies all mingling to the sounds of music and the aroma of the organic and not-so organic treats offered up by the street merchants. The fair, which takes place in June, is always crowded, so public transportation is definitely the way to get there.

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Fieldays runs from June 13th to the 16th.

Fieldays is the biggest agricultural trade show in New Zealand, attracting exhibitors and visitors from all over the world. The show is more like a pleasure park than an agricultural fair, with five theme areas - Dairy Expo, Cattle Handling, Tractor and Machinery, Forestry and Tree Crops.

As well as the many international exhibitors and the vast gamut of products on show there are competitions to keep everyone amused. From sheep dog trials to tractor versus tractor, there is something for everyone. One can also be kept amused by the art and fencing competitions and, best of all, the fashion show with clothes made out of farm products!

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GoldCoast Oceanfest runs from June 15th to the 17th.

Since its inception, back in 1999, the GoldCoast Oceanfest has organically grown into one of the most recognisable freesports lifestyle events of its kind. Unique in so many aspects, GoldCoast continues to break the mould with fresh new and innovative ideas to engage the active youth and even older like-minded individuals.

The Oceanfest, now in its 9th consecutive year, strives to showcase the latest freesports talent in a way which families, and most importantly the kids, can get first hand 'low-down' on active lifestyle pursuits in their own environment. Also very much part of and probably the biggest single component of the month long North Devon Festival, the event continues to grow and attract important visitors into the region helping to sustain some fragile economies.

The GoldCoast Oceanfest is proud to herald the areas uniqueness showcasing some of its most beautiful virtues, under the banner of education, awareness and respect.

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The Harrisburg Brewers Fest takes place on June 16th.

Tröegs Brewing Company is teaming up with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Central Pennsylvania to put on the fourth annual outdoor beer and music festival in downtown Harrisburg. Beer is the focus, with many of the classic beer styles represented, including fruity ales, potent bocks, rich porters, formidable stouts, hoppy pale ales, flowery pilsners and syrupy barley wines.

The Harrisburg Brewers Festival is an excellent opportunity to sample and learn about a variety of beer styles.  Also, live musical entertainment is offered throughout the session.

They have secured 30,000 square feet of festival space and have 35 breweries. There will be food concessions and a seated area at the back of the festival site. The festival site can accommodate 2,600 beer lovers. There is no judging at this event; rather, it is an opportunity for craft-brew lovers to enjoy and sample 70+ products from some of the regions finest breweries.

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Winexpo runs from June 17th to the 21st.

Created in 1981, by the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Vinexpo exhibition has established itself over the years as the key event for major international operators in the wine and spirits sector.

It is held in Bordeaux every uneven-numbered year. Vinexpo is the key trade fair for the international wine and spirits industry, held at the Parc des Expositions.

Vinexpo's reputation as a key meeting point and place of business for suppliers, buyers, sommeliers, restaurateurs, trade journalists and experts is now firmly established. This year over 2500 exhibitors and 60,000 visitors from all over the globe are expected. Its success is due to the unrivalled range and quality of products on offer under one roof, from the established great houses such as Remy and Chandon Estate to new, lesser-known suppliers from Trinidad and Japan.

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Rodeo de Santa Fe runs from June 20th to the 23rd.

Each year the "RODEO! de Santa Fe" Association strives to surpass previous years events. We continue to grow, change and yet remain consistent with traditional rodeo. You are guaranteed to experience your favorite event whether it's Barrel Racing, Calf Roping, Team Roping, Bareback Riding, Saddle Bronc, Steer Wrestling or Bull Riding.

The rodeo offers events for children — can't forget those little ones! Both the Mutton Bustin' and the Calf Scramble are proven to be crowd pleasers. The "RODEO! de Santa Fe" Association has added a carnival midway, concessions, vendors, and expanded our beer garden so there is something for everyone. On behalf of the Board of Directors for the RODEO! de Santa Fe Association, we hope you will join us for a fun-filled family event. Don't miss this year's "RODEO! de Santa Fe" — it's a big time rodeo with a small town feeling!

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Viva Elvis And The Legends Of Rock and Roll runs from June the 21st to the 23rd.

Let your inner Elvis come out at this crazy weekend where the “King” is joined by some of his friends for an entire weekend of great music and fun events. National headliners join dozens of local Elvis tribute artists for high-energy shows that will leave you spellbound! Add to that the “Memphis Squares” (a “Hollywood Squares”-type game show with nine Elvis impersonators), the popular karaoke contest, boardwalk parade, Elvis® 500 Recliner Race, boardwalk parade, Chalk the Walk competition, Skydiving Kings, Elvis Midnight Cruise on the Virginia’s Jewel, and the Celebrity Look-Alike Contest, and you have one incredible weekend that will have you shouting “Elvis® is everywhere!” All concerts at 17th Street and 24th Street are free.

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Salida Art Walk takes place from June 22nd to the 24th.

Salida Art Walk is an annual arts celebration in Colorado's largest historic district — downtown Salida, Colorado. Visitors stroll Historic Downtown Salida streets, enjoying the sights and sounds of the visual and performing art showcased in over 40 galleries, restaurants & shops.

This year, enjoy an even bigger and better art-filled weekend. Nationally known artists, sculptors, jewelers, and an ever-growing field of stimulating art and artists are available to the art enthusiast. Come and discover for yourself why Salida has been named one of the "100 Best Small Art Towns in America"

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DC Caribbean Carnival runs from June 23rd to the 24th.

The Caribbean comes to Washington D.C. once a year by way of annual carnival, attended by around half a million people.

The parade, kicks off on Saturday and featuring more than 25 masquerade groups with about 3000 participants, leaves 3rd and Madison Sts NW and travels west along Constitution Avenue, turning right onto 14th Street, towards Pennsylvania Avenue. It then moves right at Pennsylvania Avenue, where there are judging stations in front of the District Building.

On both Saturday and Sunday the fun continues with an all-day festival. Taking place in Washington's Banneker Park, it features tasty food, colourful arts and crafts stalls, and a varied musical programme. Be prepared for a fun-filled weekend of Caribbean party atmosphere.

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¡Viva El Mariachi! Festival takes place on June 24th.

Every year San Diego commemorates world-famous Mexican music, mariachi, at the Del Mar Fairgrounds Activity Center. The mariachis dress in wide brimmed hats and studded charro suits. The songs speak of machismo, love, betrayal, death, politics and revolutionary heroes.  The finest Mexican food is also available - tacos, quesadillas and burritos - and all in all, this is a feast of Mexican culture.

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The Riverboat Jazz Festival runs from June 18th to July 1st.

The Riverboat Jazz Festival takes place in the center of Jutland, in some of the most beautiful nature the land has to offer. The festival last for 4 days. The town is filled with a lot of different jazz music: New orleans, Dixieland, swing, street parade, gospel, big band, and jam sessions. Also younger jazzstyles are now part of the festival.
The festival takes place on the streets, town squares, the lakes in and around Silkeborg - and most of all in the town center, on pubs, restaurants, cafés etc. - But especially in the 4 great tents, where the 4 main stages are located. These are placed at the habor, on Bindslevs Plads, and on the main town square.  Each year the program includes roughly 65 bands and soloartists from Denmark and the rest of the world.

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