The best party and nightlife events Worldwide in 2012, mark these dates on your travel itinerary.
Plan your travels and trips around the biggest and best parties in the World.....
February
- Feb 7th: Full Moon Party Where: Koh Phangan, Thailand
- Feb 18th-21st: Carnival Where: Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil
- Feb 18th-21st: Karneval Köln Where: Cologne, Germany
- Feb 21st: Mardi Gras Where: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
March
- March 8th: Full Moon Party Where: Koh Phangan, Thailand
- March 15th: Hōnen Matsuri Where: Nagoya, Japan
- March 16th - 19th: St. Patrick's Day Festival Where: Dublin, Ireland
- March 15th - 19th: Las Falles Where: Valencia, Spain
- March 20th: Holi Where: India, Nepal, Sri Lanka
April
- April 6th: Full Moon Party Where: Koh Phangan, Thailand
- April 13th-15th Songkran Where: Thailand (Bangkok for the biggest party)
- April 13th-15th Coachella (weekend 1) Where: Indio, California, USA
- April 20th-22nd Coachella (weekend 2) Where: Indio, California, USA
- April 30th: Queens Day Where: The Netherlands (biggest party is in Amsterdam)
May
- May 1st Walpurgis_Night Festival Where: Sweden, Finland, Baltic Countries
- May 5th: Full Moon Party Where: Koh Phangan, Thailand; Vientiane, Laos
- May 11th - 15th: Bun Bang Fai Rocket Festival Where: Yasothon, Thailand
- May 4th: Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling Where: Gloucester, England
June
- June 5th: Full Moon Party Where: Koh Phangan, Thailand
- June 8th - July 1: UEFA Euro 2012 Where: Poland and Ukraine
- June 29th: Batalla de Vino Where: Haro, La Rioja, Spain
- June 30th - July 8th Roskilde Festival Where: Roskilde, Denmark
July
- June 30th - July 8th Roskilde Festival Where: Roskilde, Denmark
- July 1st: Canada Day Where: Anywhere in Canada
- July 2nd: Palio di Siena Where: Sienna, Italy
- July 3rd: Full Moon Party Where: Koh Phangan, Thailand
- July 6th - 14th: San Fermín (running of the bulls) Where: Pamplona, Spain
- July 6th - 15th: Calgary Stampede Where: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- July 12th - 15th: Exit Festival Where: Novi Sad, Serbia
- July 14th: Bastille Day Where: France (best party in Paris)
- July 14 - 22nd: Boryeong Mud Festival Where: Boryeong, Korea
- July 17th - 22nd: Paleo Festival Where: Nyon, Switzerland
- July 27th - 29th: Fuji Rock Where: Naeba Ski Resort, Yuzawa-machi, Nigata, Japan
- July 27th - Aug 12th: 2012 Summer Olympics Where: London, UK
- July 20th - Aug 26th: kaZantip Festival Where: Popovka, Southern Ukraine
- July 27th - Aug 12th: 2012 Summer Olympics Where: London, UK
- Aug 4th: Full Moon Party Where: Koh Phangan, Thailand
- Aug 7th - 11th: Great British Beer Festival Where: Olympia, London
- Aug 6th - Aug 13th: Sziget Festival Where: Budapest, Hungary
- Aug 11th: Street Parade Zürich Where: Zürich, Switzerland
- Aug 16th: Palio di Siena Where: Sienna, Italy
- Aug 27th - Sept 3rd: Burning Man Where: Black Rock Desert, Nevada, United States
- Aug 29th: La Tomatina Where: Buñol, Valencia, Spain
- Sept 1st: Full Moon Party Where: Koh Phangan, Thailand
- Sept 22th - Oct 7th: Oktoberfest Where: Munich, Germany
- Sept 30th: Full Moon Party Where: Koh Phangan, Thailand
- Sept 22th - Oct 7th: Oktoberfest Where: Munich, Germany
- Sept 9th - Oct 23rd: Rugby World Cup Where: New Zealand
- Oct 30th: Full Moon Party Where: Koh Phangan, Thailand
- Oct 31st: Halloween Where: Canada and USA
November
- Nov 2nd: Day of the Dead Where: Mexico
- Nov 28th: Full Moon Party Where: Koh Phangan, Thailand
December
- Dec 8th: ZoukOut Where: Singapore
- Dec 28th: Full Moon Party Where: Koh Phangan, Thailand
- Dec 31st: New Years Eve Where: Worldwide
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