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Music lovers, sports fans, film buffs and those with a taste for the mystical and magical are all catered for with events across Europe this month
Text Roshina Jowaheer
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22-26 Big name musicians from around the world descend on Espoo, just outside Helsinki, for its international jazz festival this month. See the likes of Angie Stone, Al Jarreau and Salif Keïta (above) take to stages set up around town. Check out the April Jazz tent where you can eat, drink, dance and enjoy soulful sounds until midnight. |
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2-5 Turin has visitors on the edge of their seats as it hosts the EuroCup Final Eight, with basketball teams competing for a passport to the Euroleague. Favourites include Pamesa Valencia (Spain), Dynamo Moscow (Russia) and Benetton Basket (Italy). |
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4-19 Come face to face with some of the sea’s most fearsome predators at the Tynemouth Blue Reef Aquarium. Don’t miss piranhas, stone fish, pufferfish and sharks at the deadly two-week experience. |
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10 Brussels’ most beautiful flower show includes over 100 participants in an extravagant multi-coloured market that dates back to 1825. It’s a tradition dear to the people of Tournai and ends with a concert by the city firemen’s brass band. |
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10-12 Fantasists flock to Belgium’s Mons Expo for Trolls & Legends: The Fantasy Festival, which features magic shows and children’s animation. Be enchanted by the fairy market with its troubadours, fantasy shopkeepers and troll cantina. |
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16-26 CPH:PIX International Feature Film Festival A merger of the city’s two major film festivals – NatFilm and the International Film Festival – CPH:PIX is the ultimate feature film event. Catch over 170 films from around the world, including Mickey Rourke’s award-winning turn in The Wrestler (above). |
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19 The biggest occasion on the Greek Orthodox Calendar, Easter (Holy Week) is celebrated with élan in Athens. On Easter Sunday many local tavernas throw open their doors to serve a major feast when the fast is broken, but book a table in advance. |
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17-20 Milan’s International Modern and Contemporary Art Fair is back for the 14th time, showcasing cutting-edge fine art from Italy and beyond. This year, the organisers will select one artist to design and re-interpret some of the spaces in the exhibition hall at Fiera Milano. |
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24-26 Three days of classical concerts turn on the theme of “Bach’s Inheritance”, with performances from world famous artists and renowned Portuguese musicians. Explore the Centro Cultural de Belém and enjoy wonderful views over the river in the intervals. |
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30 The biggest student event in northern Europe arrives in Gothenburg for its 100th anniversary this April, attracting 250,000 spectators. Students turn vehicles into satirical displays commenting on current events and then parade them around Gothenburg. |
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Forthcoming events
19 May Madrid Beyoncé, Palacio de Deportes (www.palaciodedeportes.com)
24 May Prague Simply Red, O2 Arena (www.o2arena.cz)
31 May – 1 June Budapest National Gallop, Heroes’ Square (www.vagta.hu)
19 July Marseille Madonna, Stade Velodrome (www.om.net)
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