Carnival may be over for this year, but there are still many festivals and celebrations to look forward to! From the Indian color-fest Holi to Spain's famed and dangerous Running of the Bulls, these customs and traditions are as diverse as their locales. Check out some of the most exciting festivals and start making your travel plans.

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Just because you can't book that flight to Munich for their biggest party of the year, doesn't mean you can't chug beer and sing drunk songs with your friends in New York. Now's the perfect time to visit that Biergarten you pass all the time, experiment with some German couture and binge eat soft pretzels. Oh yeah, and don't forget about chugging the unfiltered German brews. Here's how to prepare for the best remake of Beerfest you're ever going to experience.
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It's no secret that quite a few of us here in the Guest of a Guest office are germaphiles, which means now that Fashion Week is over we're only too happy to swap out our Lagerfeld for Lederhosen. Happily, it seems like hundreds of New Yorkers were feeling the same thing this weekend, More»

Nebraska is made up of a large percentage of German descendants.  Oktoberfests here are not taken lightly. I planned my trip home bearing this in mind.  The door to get into the Crescent Moon ale house in Omaha this weekend is going to be almost as tough as making it passed Naeem at the Eldridge. This means that we will need to stake out our territory tomorrow well before 4pm.  I am excited and anxious for the festivities to begin at the Moon, the bar that has a digital countdown to Oktoberfest hanging on the wall all year long.  And, this being the 175th landmark of the festival in Munich, there is sure to be a decent amount of debauchery.  For all of you stuck in NYC.  Shecky's has done a fine job of putting together a list of the best places to enjoy a good old sausage fest:

Loreley. 7 Rivington St. (Chrystie & Bowery) German immigrants helped shape the LES so it's fitting that Loreley exists there.  More fitting, during Oktoberfest they bring in seasonal brews for the beer conossiours.  Also, it's by Bowery, so you're guaranteed the "cool" star.

Lederhosen. 39 Grove St (Bedford & Bleecker) "Go for the boot, which measures a full two liters and costs $22 to fill up—just keep a good grip, or risk paying the $40 “breakage fee.”

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[The Hermbmeiser loved the attention of the PubClubettes]

This weekend will be the biggest one for celebrators of Oktoberfest.  A company called PubClub gets in the spirit with their party buses in Huntington Beach.  For only $20 you can join "about a thousand other crazies enjoying massive beers, brats and an "oompha band"...the wildest times occur during the repeated playing of the Chicken Dance." Sounds like a blast.

Stay tuned for a guide to NYC's best spots to enjoy your authentic German brews this weekend

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