· Sydney
It's the final weekend to catch some large-scale sculpture snuggled up the sandy shores of Bondi Beach up to Tamarama as Sculpture By The Sea ends on Sunday, November 15. Works by over 100 artists sit half-buried in the sand, or perched on rocks, or just chilling in the surf. The best part of making it a day and seeing all of the sculptures, aside from the amazing photographs you can take, is that it's all free. See examples from last year and find out more information at their official website.]]> JetSetCD 2009-11-13T17:45:52-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/10/12/8253/2905

Can't make it out of the city this autumn to experience one of our Top Three Town Festivals For Fall Foodies? Don't worry, we went to one for you this weekend, after trekking from our usual roost in New York City to Northwest Ohio for the Grand Rapids Apple Butter Fest.

The freshly-churned apple butter, piping hot apple dumplings, bean soup and buffalo burgers aside, fall festivals such as this are truly the epicenters of the culture surrounding autumn. We can go crunch the leaves in Central Park whenever, but being surrounded by crafters who do wrought-iron cornstalks and stalls selling candles scented like pumpkin vanilla is a concentrated fall experience. But it's not too late to head to one of these festivals on your own! ]]> JetSetCD 2009-10-12T14:08:36-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/10/9/154832/812

· New York:
Even though the Food Network Wine & Food Festival has been in full swing since yesterday, the finger-licking, heavy tippling good times continue through Sunday around the city. For a complete list of events and how to get tickets for them, visit their official website, but we're most tempted by the Michelin and illy "Coffee Talks" in the Gansevoort plaza, the South African Tourism dinner with James Beard winner Marcus Samuelsson, Giada de Laurentiis and designer Zac Posen, and the Bob Dylan wine pairing—all on Saturday. Headquarters are at the Eater.com lounge at The Standard Hotel.

· Paris:
It's not your average Parisian film fest this weekend in the City of Lights, as Pariscience screens forty science-focused films, paired with debates, through the weekend. Hosted by l’Association Science & Télévision, the film festival lasts through Sunday and you can find out more at their website.]]> JetSetCD 2009-10-09T17:06:41-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/10/9/144246/879

For Pitchfork-reading, Ray Ban-sporting music fans, the Treasure Island Music Festival delivers nothing less than a heaven sent lineup. Acts getting heavy airtime on hipper-than-thou radio stations, including MGMT, Beirut, Grizzly Bear, and club kid heroes MSTRKRFT, will all be on-hand from October 17-18 in San Francisco to get the youthful masses shaking in their skinny jeans and buffalo plaid shirts. Make no mistake, this festival is cool incarnate.

The artificial island lies in between San Francisco and Oakland and is accessible by the Bay Bridge if you're driving, or a MUNI line from within SF. Now in its third year, the two-day event is skewed more toward electro/dance on Day One and what you might broadly call "indie rock" on Day Two. We're excited to see psychedelic performers The Flaming Lips headlining Sunday's affair; we predict trippy lights, costumes, and frontman Wayne Coyne climbing over the audience in a plastic bubble, as he's known to do during their set. ]]> Heidi Atwal 2009-10-09T16:08:34-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/10/2/17820/5763

· Rio de Janeiro:
Do we really have to tell you that Rio is going to be off da chain this weekend, now that they've won the 2016 bid for the Olympic games? We can't even pinpoint one specific event, because all parties, beach throw-downs, and street festivals will be spontaneous showing of support for the city, which will be the first South American city to host the Olympics. Our advice? Simply walk around down by Ipanema and especially Leblon areas. ]]> JetSetCD 2009-10-02T17:30:28-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/9/25/16234/5631

We could spend hours digging up all kinds of random festivals from all over the world happening this weekend, but thankfully we've already got five excellent choices completely detailed on Jaunted already:

· Chicago:
As the upscale alternative to the Taste of Chicago, the Chicago Gourmet Festival focuses on the five-star restaurants and James Beard-winning (and nominated) chefs that make The Windy City a foodie-friendly metropolis. Everything from dishes by Rick Bayless to a semi-separate wine festival will go down this weekend in Millennium Park. All details here.

· Canberra:
Flowers are everywhere in spring, but for us in the western hemisphere we've only got leaves dying and the smell of autumn. To relive spring, head to Australia's capital of Canberra, where it's currently springtime and they're celebrating with the Floriade Festival. All details here.]]> JetSetCD 2009-09-25T17:18:49-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/9/24/84847/3353

Australia's tiny capital city of Canberra is somewhere tourists often stop by to simply visit Parliament House or the national War Memorial, but in the Down Under spring (which would be now), it actually comes alive with something better than stuff from the history and geography curriculum: it's time for Floriade.

This month-long festival is now in full bloom and runs right through until October 11. From its origins as a rather stuffy garden show, Floriade has turned into a hip reason to head to Canberra and even has the Floriade NightFest up and running—it's this week until Sunday, and has outdoor films, a Glow Bar, live music and most impressively, the "Pyrophone Juggernaut"—the largest hand operated multi-octave fire organ in the world, which basically spews fire while making noise.]]> amandak 2009-09-24T17:08:47-05:00 Search Jaunted string http://www.jaunted.com/search/