Jerry R. Hobbs of Marina del Rey snapped this picture of a participant in the Cultural Show during Hobbs’ four-week visit to Papua New Guinea in August. The pageant in Mt. Hagen had more than 1,000 performers. “It was the most spectacular event I’ve ever been to, more so than New Year’s Eve in Times Square in 2000 or Burning Man,” he said.
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Major festivals, events around the world

Papua New Guinea, unmasked
Jerry R. Hobbs of Marina del Rey snapped this picture of a participant in the Cultural Show during Hobbs’ four-week visit to Papua New Guinea in August. The pageant in Mt. Hagen had more than 1,000 performers. “It was the most spectacular event I’ve ever been to, more so than New Year’s Eve in Times Square in 2000 or Burning Man,” he said.
January 22, 2006

Here is a selected list of events for 2006. (For an expanded list, go to latimes.com/worldevents.)

For more information on an event, plug its name into your favorite search engine. All dates and events are subject to change, so check before going.

 
    May

    Istanbul: International Istanbul Theater Festival, May 18-June 4.

    Beaufort, S.C.: The Gullah Festival, May 26-28, celebrates the Sea Islands' distinctive African American culture.

    Charleston, S.C.: Spoleto Festival USA, May 26-June 11. Opera, dance, drama.

    Indianapolis: The Indy 500, May 28.

    Paris: The French Open tennis tournament, May 29-June 11.

    June

    Prague, Czech Republic: World Festival of Puppet Art, June 1-10.

    Fès, Morocco: Fès Sacred Music Festival, June 2-10.

    Landgraaf, Netherlands: Pinkpop, June 3-5, thought to be Europe's oldest pop music festival.

    Venice, Italy: Vogalonga, June 4, is a 28K rowing race around the Venetian lagoon.

    Iceland: Seafarers' Day (Sjómannadagur), June 5, marked countrywide with parades, seafood feasts and swimming and rowing races.

    Chicago: The Chicago Blues Festival, June 8-11.

    Newport, England: The Isle of Wight Festival, June 9-11, is one of England's biggest rock festivals.

    Chattanooga, Tenn.: The Riverbend Festival, June 9-17, draws more than half a million people for jazz, blues, country, folk, bluegrass and classical music.

    Montreal: St-Ambroise Fringe Festival, June 10-20, includes virtually every kind of performing art.

    Antalya, Turkey: Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival, June 10-July 22, takes place in a 2,000-year-old amphitheater overlooking the Mediterranean.

    New York: JVC Jazz Festival, June 12-24.





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