Visit USA 2020 Travel Planner

36 visitusa.org.uk XXXXXXX F e s t i v a l f u n Festivals run throughout the year, ranging from mainstream events like Nevada’s Burning Man and major music and arts festivals – such as California’s Coachella, Lollopalooza in Chicago, SXSW in Austin, Texas, and Tennessee’s Bonnaroo – to major sports events and some quirky gems. PICTURED Main image: Albuquerque International Balloon Festival; Above: the Indy 500 Festival Parade in downtown Indianapolis; Above right: Mardi Gras in New Orleans; Opposite: Gasparilla Pirate Festival FAT TUESDAYS New Orleans’ Mardi Gras revelries span two weeks of parades and parties, but similar festivities take place nationwide. Louisiana’s Lafayette and Lake Charles host their own versions while Mobile, Alabama, stages the oldest Mardi Gras and St Louis, Missouri, claims the biggest outside the Crescent City. Galveston (Texas), Pensacola (Florida), and San Diego (California) are also party cities. J o i n i n t h e f u n a t A m e r i c a ’ s d i v e r s e f i es t a s