Until the 1990s the festival attracted Influence mostly Flemish festivalgoers , but in recent years it has become Becoming more and more international with an especially large influx of Dutch , French , Walloon and British visitors , with notable Australian , South African and other contingents .

Rainbow Serpent Festival is a 4-day annual open-air electronic music , art , and lifestyle festival that takes place during the Australia Day long weekend , around 26 January , in Lexton , Victoria , 160 kilometers west of Melbourne , Australia .

The festival is mainly known for psychedelic trance , minimal techno , and chill-out music on its main stage , but it features other genres of electronic music and non-electronic music on the smaller stages .

The festival also has many art installations , workshops , and other attractions .

The festival has expanded Expansion from a solely music event to an event that places an emphasis on sustainability , well-being , performance and art .

Approximately 12,000 people attend Participation the festival each year .

The first edition of the festival was in 1998 .

Festival organizers have been criticized Judgment_communication for the amount of drugs and sexual assault at the event and , in 2016 , the future of the festival was questioned Communication .

However , fans have defended Defending the festival in response to critical reports .

The festival has a social services space called `` The Nest '' to address instances of sexual assault and harassment .

In respect of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha , a two-day ceasefire starting on 8 December 2008 was upheld .

The Ravinia Festival is the oldest outdoor music festival in the United States , with a series of outdoor concerts and performances held every summer from June to September .

Located Placing in Highland Park , Illinois , the festival operates Being_in_operation on the grounds of the 36 acre ( 150,000 m² ) Ravinia Park , with a variety of outdoor and indoor performing arts facilities .

The Durham Miners ' Gala is a large annual gathering Come_together and labour festival Social_event held on the second Saturday in July in the city of Durham , England .

the battle Hostile_encounter of the beanfield took place Process_start over several hours on 1 june 1985 , when wiltshire police prevented Preventing_or_letting the peace convoy , a convoy of several hundred new age travellers , from setting up the 1985 stonehenge free festival Social_event in wiltshire , england .

The police were enforcing Action a High Court injunction Action obtained Getting by the authorities prohibiting Preventing_or_letting the 1985 festival Social_event from taking place Process_start .

The first Dark Season Blues festival Social_event was arranged Arranging in 2003 , and celebrated Social_event its 10th anniversary in 2012 .

The Dark Season Blues festival Social_event is an annual event Social_event in late October , at 78 degrees north in Longyearbyen ( Svalbard ) in Norway , and marks Recording the beginning Process_start of the dark season when daylight and the sun is about to leave Svalbard for four winter months .

The festival Social_event has four days with local , Norwegian and international blues musicians , spread Dispersal across most of Longyearbyen 's venues .

The festival Social_event is based on voluntary work in order to carry out Action the event .

It started Process_start out as a small intimate festival Social_event , and presented Presence 15 bands spread Dispersal on 17 events in 2010 .

The economic goal is to break Destroying even , and any surplus is transferred Giving to next year 's festival Social_event .

Cybersonica is an annual multimedia festival for electronic music , sound , art and technology in London , England .

The festival was established Building around 2002 , supported Supporting by the Arts Council England and other sponsors .

In 2007 Cybersonica kicked off Process_start the festival at Tate Britain 's Late at Tate evening on 6 April , bringing Bringing numerous live performances , sonic artworks , audiovisual artists , DJs and short films to the venue .

Throughout the years , the Cybersonica festival has attracted Influence headline artists and witnessed the debut of Guitar Hero II during its 2006 gathering .

Summadayze was an annual Australian music festival Social_event held Hold in the month of January .

It subsequently expanded Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale into a four city festival including one in New Zealand .

In 2004 , the Summadayze festival was held Hold in Melbourne , Gold Coast , Auckland and Perth .

The Bratislava Chamber Guitar festival Social_event is a guitar festival Social_event hosted in Bratislava , Slovakia since 2005 .

The Bratislava Chamber Guitar festival Social_event is a guitar festival Social_event hosted in Bratislava , Slovakia since 2005 .

The festival Social_event focuses Aiming in chamber music that involves Cause_to_be_included classical guitar , but is not limited Limiting to guitarists only .

The festival Social_event is held Hold every year in April and lasts between 4 and 5 days .

During the multiple performances Achieve that have been given Giving at the festival Social_event various chamber music ensembles have performed Action .

Among the performers Álvaro Pierri , Duo Melis and Katona Twins have played Action at the festival Social_event in the past years .

This festival Social_event is a celebration Social_event of Australia 's maritime heritage Preserving , though restricts Preventing_or_letting participation by organizations with interests in modern maritime issues Creating , such as preservation Preserving of maritime law and combating Hostile_encounter poachers in the Australian Whale Sanctuary .

The festival Social_event welcomes Choosing wooden boats of all sizes including wooden canoes , kayaks and dinghies as well as yachts and tall ships .

Indeed , it may be the world 's largest boat festival Social_event only open Openness to wooden boats .

The Myponga Pop Festival Social_event was a music festival Social_event which took place Process_start on a farm near Myponga , South Australia from 30 January to 1 February 1971 .

The festival Social_event was headlined by heavy metal pioneers , Black Sabbath .

Cat Stevens was advertised as co-headline artist at the festival Social_event but he cancelled Change_event_time to perform Action in Los Angeles .

Most of them had brought Bringing plenty of alcohol and , although violence Violence did not erupt Process_start , the atmosphere at the festival Social_event was tense at times . ''

`` The Canberra Times '' correspondent reported Reporting that the `` festival Social_event rocked Self_motion to a close Self_motion tonight after taking l days to warm up .

The festival Social_event had an excellent line up but suffered Catastrophe when both headlining acts , Red Hot Chili Peppers and Stone Temple Pilots , withdrew GiveUp from the event .

The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo , exhibition , and festival Social_event held every July in Calgary , Alberta , Canada .

He returned Motion to Calgary in 1919 to organize Arranging the Victory Stampede in honour of soldiers returning from World War I. Weadick 's festival Social_event became Becoming an annual event in 1923 when it merged Cause_to_amalgamate with the Calgary Industrial Exhibition to create Creating the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede .

In 1912 , American promoter Guy Weadick organized Arranging his first rodeo and festival , known as the Stampede .

Glastonbury Festival ( formally Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts ) is a five-day festival Social_event of contemporary performing Hold arts that takes place Process_start in Pilton , Somerset , England .

In addition to contemporary music , the festival Social_event hosts dance , comedy , theatre , circus , cabaret , and other arts .

Films and albums recorded Recording at Glastonbury have been released Publishing , and the festival Social_event receives Receiving extensive television and newspaper coverage Communication .