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Festivals and public holidays
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Someone, somewhere is always celebrating something in the US, although, apart from national holidays, few festivities are shared throughout the country. Instead, there is a disparate multitude of local events: art and craft shows, county fairs, ethnic celebrations, music festivals, rodeos, sandcastle-building competitions, and many others of every hue and shade.
We've listed a selection of the best local festivals covered in this guide. In addition, tourist offices for each state can provide full lists, or just phone the visitor center in a particular region ahead of your arrival and ask what's coming up. Certain festivities, such as
Mardi Gras
in New Orleans, are well worth planning your vacation around; obviously other people will have the same idea, and visiting during these times requires an extra amount of advance effort. Other useful information
for tourists (each section contains more specific sub-sections): |
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