{"id":28111,"date":"2013-10-10T15:25:10","date_gmt":"2013-10-10T20:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=28111"},"modified":"2018-03-05T12:11:09","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T18:11:09","slug":"5-fests-that-take-it-to-the-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/5-fests-that-take-it-to-the-streets\/","title":{"rendered":"5 fests that take it to the streets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/carnivaldancer_resize_w500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28126 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/carnivaldancer_resize_w500.jpg\" alt=\"carnivaldancer_resize_w500\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/carnivaldancer_resize_w500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/carnivaldancer_resize_w500-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vacations always promise a good time, but add a major festival to the mix, and you up the party ante, with the chance to soak up local color and mingle with locals at the same time. These travel destinations take the fun to the streets, with memorable, can&#8217;t-miss, seasonal fetes.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, spending <strong>Mardi Gras<\/strong> in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/travel-guide\/United_States--LA\/New_Orleans.tg11073\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Orleans<\/a> is a jazz-lover\u2019s dream, one that reaches a pre-Lent fever pitch the day prior to Ash Wednesday. From its parade floats packed with masked, costumed participants to debauchery in the streets, action abounds. And <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/travel-guide\/Brazil--Rio_de_Janeiro.tg281\/\">Rio<\/a>? Well, that fabled <strong>carnival<\/strong> festival showcases riotous performances from samba schools and its own stunning, near-endless procession of colorful floats.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/travel-guide\/Italy\/Venice.tg29846\/\">Venice<\/a>\u2019s <strong>Carnival<\/strong>, held each February, is another case in point: its revelers are garbed in baroque costumes, and street performers are at every turn. Also in February is<a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/hotels\/France\/Nice.hd28230\/\"> Nice<\/a>\u2019s <strong>Carnival<\/strong>, a time when oversize papier m\u00e2ch\u00e9 caricatures, musicians, dancers and floats flood the streets. The whole f\u00eate culminates in burning of the \u201cking\u201d effigy, followed by fireworks.<\/p>\n<p>Say St. Patrick\u2019s Day is your thing. Then, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/travel-guide\/Ireland\/Dublin.tg29510\/\">Dublin<\/a> is unquestionably the place to be. Just don your best leprechaun hat (you\u2019ll be in good company), and hit the marching band-laden parade, presented as part of the city&#8217;s four-day-long <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stpatricksfestival.ie\">St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Festival<\/a><\/strong>. Slated for March 14-17 next year, the revelry also includes walking tours, art exhibitions, live music and other entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>But if you\u2019re dreaming of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/travel-guide\/French_Polynesia\/Tahiti.tg31292\/\">Tahiti<\/a>, <strong>Heiva<\/strong> is a summertime celebration that\u2019s not to be missed. The longstanding Polynesian festival \u2014 a combination of music, dance, song and sports \u2014 is stunning. 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