Located on an incline above Los Angeles City, and just a stone's throw from the world famous Hollywood Sign that stands tall above the city, is the Griffith Park Observatory. This was built using the funds in Colonel Griffith J. Griffith's will on his command, after stating that if “all mankind coul...

The Chinese New Year celebration in San Francisco is one of the largest in the world. The main draw of this celebration, the Grand Parade, will be held on Saturday, February 23. In addition, you will find lots of fun events for the lunar new year in both February and March.  2019 is the Year of the...

Hosted every winter by Atlanta Beer Festivals, this quickly growing popular event is every beer enthusiast's dream. With over 150 different beers available, and all samples included in the ticket price, you are bound to find a new favourite brew and have a lot of fun in the process of finding it. Co...

The Joshua Tree Music Festival is a bi-annual event occurring in Spring and Fall every year in the Mojave Desert. It was formed in 2003 and now, every May and October, allowing artists and musicians to bring together lovers of creativity in a small and intimate festival environment. The quirky nati...

The Ladies of Hip Hop Festival is a celebration of the female characters dominating the hip hop music scene. The mission of the organisers is to allow women to express, learn, and share their voice by giving them the freedom and space and support to do so. The festival places the women centre stage...

Yosemite, in Northern California, is one of the original three national parks that existed in the US. It is an area of immense natural beauty, including massive granite cliffs, luscious sweeping valleys of rich vegetation, sequoia trees and even wild black bears. The dramatic landscape has been form...

While many people will by tying their skis to the car roof and setting off for the Canadian border, there are plenty of great places to partake in winter sports in the USA. One of the most popular and famous destinations for winter sports in the US is Aspen. Located in The Rocky Mountains in Colora...

The warped tour is a well established travelling rock festival based in the US including a few stops in Canada, and even the UK and a few other international locations on a few different occasions. It began in 1995 and has been an annual event ever since, making it the largest touring music festival...

The US Open is the fourth and final instalment in the annual Grand Slam tournaments, beginning on the last Monday in August and lasting or two weeks, which means the middle weekend coincides with the Labor Day holiday. Unlike the French Open which is played on clay, and Wimbledon which is played on...

Every year, as part of the Formula One circuit, a Grand Prix is held in Austin, Texas. This has been intermittently occurring since 1908, and since 2012 it has been hosted at the Circuit of the Americas in Elroy, which is close to the city of Austin. Formula One, officially known as the FIA Formula...

The Grand Canyon is a natural cross section of geology that shows millions of years of history in it's rock faces. It covers almost 5000 square kilometres of land in the state of Arizona in the United States, and attracts millions of visitors every single year, and when you walk along the South Rim...

We all require food to survive, but far too many of us simply feed ourselves enough to get by without taking the time to really relish the practice of providing ourselves with sustenance. Spanning over 5 days on Miami Beach in Florida, The Food Network South Beach Wine and Food Festival hosts over...

Since 1974, Taylor have been manufacturing guitars from El Cajon in California, and since 2012, also in Tecate in Mexico. They are the second most successful manufacturers of acoustic guitars in the United States and now have over 700 employees. Every weekday, at 1pm, it is possible to take a free...

Photo Credit: Douglas Mason Every year, in the birthplace of blues music as we know it today, the city of New Orleans hosts a 10 day festival which accommodates thousands of musicians, cooks and artists who come together to create a cultural event. Also known as “The Louisiana Heritage Fair”, the e...

Set to coincide with the annual Encierro (Running of the Bulls) in Pamplona, Spain, New Orleans hosts a very unusual and unique event very rich in Spanish culture but with an American twist. This takes part in early July in multiple locations all over the city, with free admission. The traditional...

St Patrick's Day, also traditionally known as the feast of Saint Patrick, is the celebration held on the 17th March which is the traditional death date of Saint Patrick himself. Saint Patrick himself was the Christian missionary and bishop who became to be known as the Patron Saint of Ireland. When...

Every year, around the end of June, San Francisco is home to probably the biggest and most famous Pride festival on the face of the earth. The world comes together to celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender culture in one of the most open minded and gender diverse cities in the world. Peopl...

Meteor showers are celestial events where it appears that a number of shooting stars originate from a single origin in the night sky. These meteors consist of cosmic matter or debris, which we refer to as “meteoroids”, as they enter the earth's atmosphere at great velocity. In reality, most of these...