On the banks of the Atlantic Ocean, one weekend in June each year is the Belmar Seafood Festival. All the local seafood restaurants show their stuff as they serve up the best is lobster, crab, shrimp, clams and local delicacies.
The first weekend in August, Pohang, South Korea hosts the Pohang International Fireworks Festival. In addition to fireworks, there are numerous intricate lanterns to be seen and enjoyed.
Istanbul's Yearly Rocking For Peace Festival Barisarock
Each year, in the height of the summer, a network of social groups organise a free rock festival in a forest just outside of Istanbul. With only a budget of 5000 dollar it is easily visited by fifty thousand people, all there to enjoy an unique 3-day festival, with free entry and camping-space, reasonable prices for drinks and food, over 30 popular and upcoming rock-bands from Turkey and a great ambience.
Book lovers take over the town of Deventer every August in the province of Overijssel in the Netherlands.
Located on the western shore of the South Korean peninsula, Daecheon Beach is a beautiful spot for swimming... AND it is home to the annual Boryeong Mud Festival (http://www.worknplay.co.kr/buryeongsites/buryeong.html), which is held for two weeks every July.
The Chinese Lantern Festival is a nightly celebration of Chinese culture in Toronto, Canada. This is the largest Chinese festival held outside of China and its a must see.
Every year in February a Brasilian Carnaval is organised in Groningen. Nob it's not the real 'Rio de Janairo' - deal but still...
In February it is still winter in the Netherlands, temperatures can drop below zero.
Isleton Joe's is located in the small Sacramento Delta town of Isleton. (Isleton is known for crawdads and has a crawdad festival in June.)
The restaurant was charming, clean and busy.
Bahr's Restaurant sits in the Highlands across the bay from Sandy Hook. Established in 1917, it is know for its seafood.
Seafood lovers, once Memorial Day hits, it will be difficult to get seats in this twelve table restaurant. But it's worth the wait.