Philippine Christians Asked To Cancel Festivals In South
MANILA (AFP)--Authorities have asked local officials in the southern Philippines to cancel or downsize Christian festivals that might otherwise provoke Muslim militants, the region's top policeman said Thursday.

City's Free Festivals Face Cutbacks
CHICAGO (WBBM) - The party's not over, but Mayor's Office of Special Events is tightening its belt, and is warning that Chicago's slate of free summer festivals may take a hit unless new sponsors sign on soon.

Aurora music festivals to grow by leaps and bounds
After posting record attendance in 2008, Aurora's two biggest weekend music festivals have outgrown their roots.

Weird and wild festivals of 2009
THROW fireballs and jump over babies in our collection of the strangest and most extravagant festivals of 2009.

Area festivals expected to go on as planned
LAS CRUCES ? This year's Mesilla Valley Balloon Rally has been postponed ? but Doña Ana County festival organizers say that will be the exception. The balloon rally relied mostly on participation from balloonists from Albuquerque and farther away.

Mount Clemens combines summer festivals
In another sign of forced downsizing due to the economy, promoters this week announced the merging of the Stars & Stripes Festival with the Bath City Festival in downtown Mount Clemens.

Festivals are major tourist draws
UNL Journalism Student WAYNE - When John Agler went on the "Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson in 1986, it wasn't because he was an actor, musician or even comedian, it was because of his skillful impersonation - of a chicken

Festivals bowing to fan pressure
Organisers of some of the UK's biggest music events are letting fans have a bigger say in how the festivals are run.

COMMUNITY FESTIVALS APLENTY
Agler, a Wayne farmer, earned the right to meet the king of late night when he won the national cluck off at the annual Wayne Chicken Show. Now 53, Agler said his experience on the ?Tonight Show? was one of the most memorable and fun moments of his life.

County's attractions, festivals draw tourists
Just how many tourists come to Monroe County each year? John Patterson, head of the county's Convention & Tourism Bureau, said Wednesday that his estimates are that 20 million visitors stop by the county each year, pumping in half of a billion dollars in the state's economy.

Money Woes Force Merger of Mount Clemens Festivals
The latest victim of Michigan's troubled economy is the traditional summer-ending outdoor festival in Mount Clemens. The Macomb Daily reports Thursday the money-losing Bath City Festival will be blended into the city's larger Stars & Stripes Festival, to be held June 26-28.

Winter festivals in Traverse City, Mich.
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Traverse City's annual February winter carnival coincides this year with the North American Vasa Festival of Races, a cross-country ski event, on the weekend of Feb. 13-16.

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America's self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff" may soon start calling himself the country's toughest talk-show guest. A Gilbert "agritainment" farm where visitors can go peach picking and attend harvest festivals is in jeopardy.

Qld Police to crack down on drugs at music festivals
Police will target music festivals across south-east Queensland in the coming months in an attempt to combat the use illicit drugs.

Gilbert 'agritainment' farm now in jeopardy
A Gilbert "agritainment" farm where visitors can go peach picking and attend harvest festivals is in jeopardy. The town's planning commission voted Wednesday to deny a use permit that the farm needs to operate because of a contractor's yard on the property.

'Agritainment' Farm In Jeopardy
A Gilbert "agritainment" farm where visitors can go peach picking and attend harvest festivals is in jeopardy.

Gilbert 'agritainment' farm now in jeopardy
Associated Press - January 8, 2009 9:14 AM ET GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) - A planned "agritainment" farm in Gilbert where visitors can go peach picking and attend harvest festivals is in...

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TRENTON ? Cape May County festivals were judged the state?s most loved in the first annual JerseyArts.com People?s Choice Awards. The Cape May Jazz Festival was named the favorite for music and the Cape May NJ State Film Festival for cinema.

Chinese acrobats to perform at PAC
For more than 20 years, the National Acrobats of China have been one of the most influential acrobatic troupes in the world, renowned for outstanding achievements in national and international acrobatic competitions and festivals.

Gatherings planned for future kindergartners' paretns
The festivals will outline kindergarten readiness and the school registration process.