The crowds behind the celebrations

These are our own event profiles, compiled from public information. We are not affiliated with, nor do we endorse, these events. Attendance figures are planning estimates, and the recommended number of trained crowd-safety volunteers is a rough guide based on common steward ratios — not an official figure or a legal requirement.

Italy

· 3 events

Festa di San Giovanni — Torino

Torino · 24 giugno, ogni anno

I fuochi sul Po richiamano enormi folle sulle rive e sui ponti.

~50,000 people~667 trained volunteers

Festa del Redentore — Venezia

Venezia · Terzo weekend di luglio

Fuochi sul Bacino di San Marco, rive e ponte votivo gremiti.

~100,000 people~1,334 trained volunteers

Palio di Siena — Piazza del Campo

Siena · 2 luglio e 16 agosto

Decine di migliaia stipati al centro della piazza, con pochi varchi.

~30,000 people~400 trained volunteers

United Kingdom

· 1 event

Notting Hill Carnival — London

London · Late August bank holiday

Europe's biggest street party packs narrow residential streets to capacity.

~500,000 people~6,667 trained volunteers

Spain

· 1 event

La Mercè — Barcelona

Barcelona · Around 24 September

Fireworks, correfoc and dense plazas across the old city.

~100,000 people~1,334 trained volunteers

Germany

· 1 event

Oktoberfest — Munich

Munich · Mid-September to early October

Millions over the festival, with alcohol at the centre of it.

~100,000 people~1,334 trained volunteers

Netherlands

· 1 event

King's Day — Amsterdam

Amsterdam · 27 April

A whole city in orange, packed onto streets along the canals.

~200,000 people~2,667 trained volunteers

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