As part of the "Hong Kong International Kung Fu Festival 2009" Avenue of Stars hosted a Kung Fu Carnival. Was suppose to be "international", but sometimes the HK tourism bureau likes to overuse that word a bit. Still, we could

Celebrating Tin Hau Festival in Hong Kong
Tin Hau – Goddess of the sea, better know in Taiwan as Matzu (媽祖 Māzǔ), is one of the most popular Gods in the Taiwan, southern China and Hong Kong area. Discover Hong Kong alerted me to the celebrations of

The 2009 Kaohsiung Song-Jiang Jhen Battle Array in Neimen
Taiwan has really amazing events going on. This month Taiwan had Spring Scream 2009, Taiwan’s biggest music festival held in southern Kending, but another interesting festival that didn’t get as much attention, atleast from the expat community, is the 2009

“Made in Tainan” Live Music Festival at Anping
“Made in Tainan” took place last Saturday at the Anping harbor area in western Tainan. Tainan Bulletin had the following : 14:00~14:50 Sun Of Morning 15:00~15:50 Bugs Of Phonon 16:00~16:50 The Sawbucks 17:00~17:50 Divebomb 18:00~18:50 Mr.Dirty 19:00~19:50 130 Dollars 20:00~20:50
Night Festivals in Jerusalem : Yarid Chutzot HaYotzer – International Arts and Crafts Fair
The annual Yarid Chutzot Ha-Yotzer was taking place last week in Jerusalem in the beautiful valley between the Jaffa gate of the old city and Yemin Moshe (official link). Lots of stuff to see and do. Local artists

Israeli Night Festivals : Art and Pasta at the Museum of Italian Jews in Jerusalem
Last week the Museum of Italian Jews in down-town Jerusalem celebrated Italian culture with lots of great food and arts from Italy. The Italian Jewish community in Jerusalem is small but vibrant, orbiting around the community synagogue and museum at