With the sloppy sun god hidden behind the horizon, hibernating cozily all through the winter months we need to wake him up. We do it with as much light as possible and ask for the surplus from his side ! But the winter holidays really become special with the festival of lights.
1. Donauinselfest, Vienna
Donauinselfest (Vienna, Austria)
Donauinselfestis one of the grand music festivals in the world. This festival has a record of 3.2 million visitors in 2013. It is one of the biggest stages where million of people easily get accommodated as it is stretched for 6.5 km. here you will find 21 stages and it covers more than 2000 acts at a time.
2. Mawazine
Mawazine (Rabat, Morocco)
Morocco is a place to enjoy life and when it comes to music festivals, you must visit Mawazine in Rabat. It is a grand festival and in the year 2013, 2.5 million people have been gathered to enjoy this festival. It is a big place with 7 stages, where you will get to watch more than 90 acts.
3. Summerfest
Summerfest (Wisconsin, USA)
Summerfest gained the place in The Guinness Book of World Records for being the World’s Largest Festival. This fest is conducted in Wisconsin, USA, and almost 840,000 people attended this fest in the year 2013. There are 11 stages where more than 800 acts can be performed at a time.
4. Coachella
Coachella (California, USA)
Coachella is one of the famous music festivals and it is located in California, USA. Many famous people visited this grand event and almost 675,000 people attended this festival in the year 2013. It is a grand place where you will witness six beautiful stages and can enjoy more than 190 acts.
5. Rock in Rio
Rock in Rio (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Rock in Rio is famous and enchanting musical festival in Brazil. Its last show was held in Rio in the year 2011 and more than 700,000 people attended this grand event. This place has 4 grand stages where 75 and more acts can be conducted. Beyonce and Bruce Springsteen are few biggies who have visited this festival.
6. Przystanek Woodstock
Przystanek Woodstock (Kostrzyn nad Odra, Poland)
Przystanek Woodstock is one of the famous music festivals and it is most famous for its rock music. It is located in Kostrzyn nad Odra, Poland, in its last show, which was held in 2012, almost 550,000 people attended the show. This place has 3 grand stages where 80 and more acts can be conducted.
7. Sziget
Sziget (Budapest, Hungary)
Sziget is located in Budapest, Hungary, and it is one of the most grand music festivals in the world. Almost 385,000 people can be accommodated without much hassle. The place is quite big with total 15 stages and about 175 cats can be conducted at a time.
8. Ultra
Ultra (Miami, USA)
Ultra is one of the famous music festival and tickets are sold out on the early bird method and it is sold out in less than 4 minutes. This festival has a record of 330,000 million visitors in 2013. It is a big place with 7 stages, where you will get to watch more than 300 acts.
9. Paleo
Paleo (Nyon, Switzerland)
Paleo is one of the famous musical festivals and it is more famous because it is one festival that runs on volunteer work and it is limited-fund festival. This festival has a record of 230,000 visitors in the year 2013. It is a huge place with 6 stages, where you will get to watch more than 100 acts.
10. Exit
Exit (Novi Sad, Serbia)
Exit has begun as an activist movement and later gained the fame of one of the biggest festivals in the world, and in the year 2007 it was awarded with UK Festival Award for Best Major European Festival.