Of the 12 types of festivals in the ranking, music festivals make up a disproportionate share. Even the newest festival on the FEST300 is a music festival: the Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival. Debuting in 2016, it is “the largest music festival in Florida, with a freewheeling lineup encompassing superstars and up-and-comers.”

In 2018, the US will host 51 of the FEST300 festivals, more than any other country. The US is also the only country to have three host cities make the FEST300: Chicago, Miami, and New Orleans.

Of the 170 festivals coming up 2018, Everfest rated 26 as 5 star, the highest rating, while the majority—111 festivals—received a 4.5, and only one festival—the Maha Shivaratri in Nepal—earned a 3. Another five festivals were included in FEST300 but have a zero rating because site visitors have not yet provided assessments for those festivals.

Driven by geography, culture and so much more, countries around the world host an amazing diversity of festivals, some to celebrate, some to remember, and some, … just because! Everfest publishes FEST300, a list of the 300 best upcoming festivals. Here are some fun facts pulled from FEST300:

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