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Great Vacation Ideas
Caribana
Canada
(Toronto)
15 July - 1 August 2007 (Every year) The annual Toronto Caribana
is a feast of music and culture celebrating Caribbean-Canadian heritage,
and the biggest Caribbean festival in North America.
Book Hotels for Caribana in
Toronto Ontario
World Pipe Band Championships
Scotland
(Glasgow)
13 August 2007 (2nd Sat of every Aug) The world's biggest bagpipe
event is held in the centre of Glasgow, bringing together traditional
pipe bands from around the world. Drummers and dancers also compete.
Book Hotels for World Pipe
Band in Glasgow Scotland.
Elvis Week
USA (Memphis)
8-16 August 2007 Elvis Presley, 42, died on August 16,
1977, having completed 23 years in show business. In commemoration of
the man that changed the face of 20th century music, Graceland offers an
entire week of celebrations.
Book Hotels for Elvis week in
Memphis and see Graceland.
Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix
Denmark (Copenhagen)
4-5 August 2007 The streets of Copenhagen fill with vintage cars as the annual Historic Grand Prix
takes place around Fælledparken, the city's largest park. Pre-1971 models of Bentley, Bugatti, Alfa Romeo,
Ferrari, Jaguar, Aston Martin and Porsche provide the thrills and spills.
Book Hotels for the Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix.
Seafair
Seattle Washington, USA
1 July - 6 August 2007 Seafair is one of America's biggest community festivals.
A maritime event which began in 1950, this almighty fair has been filling the streets, the sky and
waters of Seattle each year with parades, planes and a whole fleet of objects, from boats made out
of milk cartons to racing hydroplanes.
Book Hotels for Seattle Washington SeaFair.
Edinburgh International Festival
Scotland (Edinburgh)
10 August - 2 September 2007 (Starts 2nd Fri of every Aug)
One of the world's great arts festivals, the Edinburgh International Festival fills the Scottish capital with the
finest classical music, opera, theatre and dance for three weeks at the end of every summer. With the many other
festivals (the Military Tattoo, Fringe, Film, Jazz and Book), it makes Edinburgh the world's most exciting festival
city during August. After Sir Brian McMaster's 15th and final festival in 2006, a new era starts with new director,
Australian Jonathan Mills' first festival.
Book Hotels for the Edinburgh International Festival.
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