Stationary Hobo

Who doesn’t love a good party? Here is Stationary Hobo’s list of parties to hit for our new decade. Some of the spots we have been to and the rest are ones we hope to make it to.

1. Spring Equinox at Chichen Itza (near Cancun, Mexico)
March 20 2012

As we all know, according to the Mayan Calendar the world is supposed to end in 2012. So to mark the end of time why not hit one of the great cities of the Maya Civiliztion, Chichen Itza. On the two equinox’s of the year thousands converge on the ruins to watch the feathered serpent Kukulcan crawl down the face of the pyramid El Castillo. In late afternoon, the sun strikes a corner of the pyramid and the shadow creates a wriggling snake crawling down the grand temple.

2. Carnival of Venice in Venice, Italy in February 2016

The Carnival of Venice is where you might drop the most loot on this list. Hopefully it would be worth it! It’s a little debatable what date to use an anniversary, so let’s go with the always reliable neutral third party of Wikipedia, which states “the Carnival in Venice was supposedly first recorded in 1296, when the Senate of the Republic issued an edict declaring the day before Lent as a public holiday,” making 2016 the 710 round, which is good as an excuse as any to go and act out those James Bond evening fantasies.

3. Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, England from June 23 to 27 2010

Glastonbury Festival rocks, more than one site claims this is the best best music festival in the world. In 1970 Farmer Michael still believing Woodstock was a good idea, and not soured by stories out of Altamount ,decided to have some folks on his farm. 30 years later…..2010.

4. Burning Man Late August- Early September 2016

Larry Harvey and Jerry James started it all on a beach in San Francisco on June 21, 1986. Making 2016 Burning Man’s 20 year anniversary. Every year it gets bigger and bigger, and many would argue it’s past its prime, lost it’s edge, sold out, yada yada yada. But I bet 40,000 plus burners can’t be wrong and 20 years will burn brightly.

5. Tel Aviv Love Parade in Tel Aviv in August 2018

Berlin is of course the original love parade. But is has had several offshoots, one in Tel Aviv since 1998, making 2018 its twentieth. Being Israel, politics has gotten mixed into the electro dance festival, but in a wonderfully flamboyant way. So as Israel became a state in 1948 it is a safe bet that the 70 year anniversary might be a bit more feisty than normal. And who is not to love a little more love in a region that could use a little more.

6. Guy Fawkes Night on Nov. 5 somewhere in England

England’s annual November 5 celebration marks the 1605 failure of the plot to blow up Parliament. Bonfires, burning effigies, and pudding, how can you go wrong? Rumor has it that no place is better than the one in Lewes, England. However, things might be getting out of hand, seen how the organizers are actively discouraging people to come. So back up plan? How about Ottery St Mary?

7. Copenhagen Jazz festival jazz festival July 2019

First off the Copenhagen Jazz festival jazz festival is in Copenhagen, which makes it alone an earlier contender for top world Jazz festivals. Sure the Danes are not known for jazz. But Copenhagen is famous as being one of the freest thinking places on the planet. And free thought and jazz just seem to get along. Starting in 1979, 2009 is it’s thirtieth anniversary.

8. Rio Carnival February/March Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Any list of best world parties has to have Carnival in Rio. After all, it’s probably the most famous party in the world. The Question is which one to hit in the next decade. Brazil is pumped about hosting the Olympics in 2016, so maybe then? The first float parade was supposedly in 1786, 230 years. Brazil became independent in 1825, so the 2015 is 190 years.
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