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The Wacken Open Air Festival Has Planned Ahead To Keep Its Attendees Safe

July 28, 2016

The Wacken Open Air festival is going to attract over 80,000 metal-heads from all over. After the recent attacks in Ansbach, the festivals co-founder Thomas Jensen has taken measures to ensure the safety of eve...

Germany’s Rock Am Ring Cancelled After Severe Lightning Strike Injures 80 People

Brij Dalvi

June 6, 2016

FS News, International

In an unfortunate incident that the festival authorities should've predicted earlier, the final day of Germany's popular rock festival Rock Am Ring was cancelled after a lightning strike caused injuries to at l...

18 Women Report Sexual Assault At German Music Festival

Mohit Thakkar

May 31, 2016

FS News, International

The disturbing rise in sexual assault cases has been linked to the recent surge of refugees in Germany. The Schlossgrabenfest music festival in the city of Darmstadt, Germany witnessed multiple sexual assaul...

Experience The World’s Largest Beer Festival On A Budget!

Mohit Thakkar

May 24, 2016

FS Features

Festival Sherpa and Skyscanner team up to give you the best bang for your buck when you attend the Oktoberfest in Germany! Oktoberfest is the world's largest Volksfest (beer festival and travelling funfair)....

Get Your Dose Of Spooky At This Festival Slash Witch Parade!

Sanskriti Shukla

April 19, 2016

Culture, FS Features

Walpurgisnacht, or the Night of the Walpurgis is a spirited festival celebrated in quite a few countries, particularly in central and northern Europe. It is a raucous celebration of all things mysterious and si...

Enough Silliness! The Tomorrowland Budget Plan Is Here

Meher Manda

March 18, 2016

FS Features

After many requests from our readers, The Sherp partners with Skyscanner to bring Indian electronic music lovers a budget plan to the biggest event on the planet - Tomorrowland. In the past few...

How Mismanagement Shut Down An Entire Music Festival

Meher Manda

February 1, 2016

FS Features, Music

The Sherp looks back at how the mismanagement at the festival of Love Parade in 2010, caused the deaths of about 21 people and injured over 500 attendees. A lot can go wrong at a music festival. Bad sound, e...

Wacky Wednesday: This Festival Is Actually A Rubber Duck Race

Sanjana Ajith

October 13, 2015

FS Features

If you were to visit Tübingen, Germany in October, chances are you'd see thousands of ducks bobbing down river Necker, because this is what happens every year at the Tübingen Duck Race. This may be Germany's...

Have You Heard Of These Stunning Light Festivals In Berlin?

Dhriti Menon

October 8, 2015

Culture, FS Features

From October 2 to 18, historical monuments of Berlin will come alive as canvases for fantastic video and light projections, thus turning the city into a two-week long sound and light show. We at Festival She...

In Pictures : The Beer Celebration At Oktoberfest 2015

Meher Manda

October 6, 2015

Culture, FS Features

Oktoberfest is not just a showcase of Germany's love for beer, but is quite easily the biggest celebration of the popular ale in the world! Beer-guzzling aficionados all headed to Munich for the 17-day festiva...

There Will Be A Movie On Tomorrowland And It’s Got Us Excited

Meher Manda

October 4, 2015

FS News

Dance music fans will now be treated to a cinematic journey of Tomorrowland as the festival announces the release of its documentary, 'This Was Tomorrow'. Not all news in the EDM scene has been good, lately....

Oktoberfest 2015 Has Kicked Off And It Looks Spectacular

Sanjana Ajith

September 22, 2015

FS News, International

The much-awaited Oktoberfest has begun yet again, and nothing can match the joy it brings to everyone who attends it. It looks amazing, as usual. The biggest folk festival in the word is celebrating its 182n...

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