Events + Festivals Abroad for College Societies
Find your society below and see the places of interest, exciting events and festivals throughout the year in Europe and beyond!
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Your trip includes all bookings (flights, accommodations, transport) as well as museums, events or exhibitions of interest for your group, full itinerary, dinner reservations, receptions, pub crawls + more AND a Capture Guide to lead your group trip from start to finish!
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Animation, Anime, Comic Books & Manga
Places of interest for city breaks:
The Art Ludique Museum, Paris
The Cartoon Museum, London
Netherlands Stripmuseum, Groningen, Holland
Marc Sleen Museum, Brussels
Belgian Comic Strip Centre, Brussels
Festivals
Many Animation Festivals also hold Independent Competitions- so if you have a film, why not submit it?!
Animasyros, August, Greece
Anibar Animation Festival, Kosovo, Mid August
Animaze, Montreal, End of August
Viborg Animation Festival, Copenhagen, End of September
September 2018
2D to Not 2D Animation Festival, Seattle, End of September
Anime: Klik, Amsterdam, Mid October
Scotland Loves Animation, Glasgow + Edinburgh, October
Reanimania, Armenia, End of October,
FLIP, Wolverhampton, November
Animex, England, February
Animac, Catalonia, End of February
Anifilm, Czech Republic, beginning of May
Anifest, California, May
AIAFF, Annecy, France, June
Animafest, Croatia, June
Animator, Poland, June
Hamburg Animation, Hamburg, June
Kecskemét, Hungary, June
Art, Art and Design, Draw
Places of interest for city breaks:
The Tate Modern, National Gallery, Portrait Gallery, British Museum - London
The Louvre, George Pompidou Centre - Paris
Rijksmuseum, Stedelijk - Amsterdam
Museo del Prado- Madrid
There are hundreds of galleries in every European city and beyond! Depending on your interests we can choose a selection of museums- just let us know what city!
If you have a group full or artists- we can design private art trips where your group will have the chance to sit down draw, paint and create with locals- alongside fun opportunities like painting and wine nights; sunset landscapes and more!
Festivals
Frau Architekt Symposium and exhibition, end of February, Germany
Fontstand International Typography Conference, April, Croatia
Salone de Mobile, April, Italy
OFF Barcelona, May
By Design Conference, Bratislava, May
InnoTown, Norway, May
Berlin Culture Festival, May
Open Air Gallery, Berlin, June
With art and design festivals throughout the year in every city- if you have an idea, we'll find the right city and event for your group!
Architecture, Design
Places of interest for city breaks:
Cite de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine, Paris
Design Museum, London
The Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany
The Bauhaus Archive Museum of Design, Berlin
Triennale di Milano, Milan
Whatever kind of architectural wonders your group is interested in, we can work with you to design walking tours and itineraries that encompass the magnificent design of any city in the world!
Festivals
London Design Beinnale, September
Paris Design Week, September
Vienna Design Week, September
Dutch Design Week, October
World Architecture Festival, Amsterdam, November
Architect @ Work, London, January
Stockholm Design Week, February
Milan Design Week, Milan, April
Design Month, Graz, Austria, all of April
London Festival of Architecture, London, June
Birmingham Design Festival, Birmingham, June
Barcelona Design Week, Barcelona, June
Archaeology, Classical Studies, History
Places of interest for city breaks:
National Archaeological Museum, Athens
National Archaeological Museum, Madrid
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge
Museum of London, London
If you want an amazing archaeology trip for your group that doesn't involve a dig, Rome and Athens are two of the best destinations to combine archaeology and fun!
In the capitals of Italy and Greece, we can design a Classical trip that incorporates any type of themed night events we know you'd love! Toga party in Rome, anyone?
For historical groups, every city in the world has a unique period of time which defines them as a nation. From ancient history to 1940s Berlin, medieval to renaissance times- we'll design the most accurate trip to combine history and group socializing!
Astronomy
Places of interest for city breaks:
Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath
Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London
Looking for a fun break and want to combine your interest in the stars? We'll design the perfect trip for your group that combines a fun group trip + an observatory visit in any city!
Festivals
European Astrofest, February, London
Starmus, Switzerland, June
Baking
Places of interest for city breaks:
Paris- a trip through the patisseries of France!
Give your society a sweet treat this year!
Choose any destination in the world and we'll come up with some ideas for your group trip. There's no shortage of options across Europe to delve in to local desserts + sample extraordinary baking goods. We can arrange visits to local and famous bakeries, food samplings of national treats and baking classes in astounding locations abroad!
Books, Literary, Poetry, Drama
Places of interest for city breaks:
Paris- If you're interested in Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein, James Joyce and more- we already have an in-depth itinerary designed to bring you through the heart of Paris' literary landscape where the world's greatest writers were inspired!
Edinburgh- for those who adore Harry Potter, this is the destination for you- we have designed walking tours to take you through the heart of J.K. Rowling's inspiration spots!
Wherever you're interested in visiting, we can design a trip that will take you through the heart of literary experiences and arrange tickets to readings, poetry slams, writer events, book fairs and more!
Festivals:
Hay Festival, Wales, May to June
Edinburgh International Book Festival, August
Berlin International Literature Festival, September
Cheltenham Literature Festival, October
Gothenburg Book Fair, Sweden, September
Comedy
Places of interest for city breaks:
London- if you're interested in a comedy trip, we'll take you through the heart of up and coming comedians in the British capital where your members can stand up and perform, too!
Whether your group is interested in seeing famous comedians preform live or having a go themselves, we can arrange meet up groups with other local comedians, and design trips that will really hit the funny bone!
Festivals
Fringe Festival, Edinburgh, August
Leicester Comedy Festival, February
Dance
If you're group wants to compete this year or next- whether its in Europe, New York or L.A.- we can organize your group booking in its entirety. From bookings, to bus transfers, practice areas to group dinners- leave your dance group trip up to us!
Festivals
Hip Hop goes Theatre, Austria, September
Breakin Convention, London, May
Garden Festival, Croatia, July
Seinäjoki Tango Festival, Finland, July
ImPulsTanz Vienna International Dance Festival, Vienna, August
Notorious IBE, Holland, August
Disney
You can't have a Disney society and not dream of the most magical place on earth: this year, make it a reality for your group!
Capture Travel works with Disney providers to get you group access to the park, arranges everything from flights to accommodation, transfers and more! Splurge out and stay in the parks many themed hotels or save money and stay within walking distance in cheaper hotels and hostels.
If you're dreaming of Disneyalnd Paris, we can design trips that also give your group some time in the capital for a night or two. If you want to go further abroad, Florida or Anaheim, we can also make this a possibility!
Drama
Places of interest for city breaks:
Group trips don't have to be a drama. We'll make sure they're not.
London is a prime destination to enjoy drama, musicals and more in the West End; explore the history of theatre at Shakespeare's Globe and other opportunities to see the beginnings of stage theatre and arrange backstage tours!
If your group dreams about the magical lights of stage productions, New York is the perfect destination. A trip to the Big Apple might have seemed too impossible before, but with cheap flights direct from Ireland, Capture Travel can make this a possibility!
Film
Places of interest for city breaks:
Visit London with options like the Harry Potter Experience, the London Film Museum, the BFI + more- we'll take your cinephiles through the heart of production in Europe.
Whatever type of filmographers you have in your society we can design trips to production houses, festivals + events across the world: see the list of festivals below. We'll plan your trip from start to finish, and get you good value on convention, festival tickets for your film society!
Festivals
See full list of animation film festivals above
British Urban Film Festival, London, September
Cambridge Film Festival, Cambridge, September
Reykjavik Film Festival, Iceland, September
San Sebastian International Festival, Spain, September
Bergen International Film Festival, Norway, October
London Film Festival, October
CinEast, Luxembourg, October
Camerimage, Poland, November
Berlinale, Berlin, February
International Film Festival, Rotterdam, February or March
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, March
CPH: PIX, Copenhagen, April
Cannes Film Festival, France, May
Edinburgh International Film Festival, June
Queer Lisboa, Lisbon, June
Fashion
Places of interest for city breaks:
Fashion, McQueen Exhibition at V & A Museum, Fashion and Textile Museum, high-end shopping- London
Boutiques, flagships- Paris
There are fashion weeks throughout the year in capitals Paris, Milan, London and New York. Although tickets to events are often hard to come by, especially for groups, there are an abundance of low-key events held in the city to celebrate fashion and the artistry behind it!
Food
Places of interest for city breaks:
Europe is a heaven for food enthusiasts!
We’ll guide your members to some of the best food attractions in European cities: from cheap food markets to high end restaurants. Our guides know everything about local food to the best places to get your money’s worth, to the must-eats in all our destinations! So come with us and sample the delicacies of Parisian gourmet in the French capital or experience the best of Dutch cooking in Amsterdam!
Harry Potter
London:
You can’t run a Harry Potter society and not think about visiting London or Edinburgh, the two homes of Harry Potter. Capture Travel arranges two trips for Harry Potter fiends.
London. In the magical city, we’ll get your group tickets to the Harry Potter Experience (a must-see), arrange walking tours around the inspiration for Diagon Alley via the Millennium Bridge; Platform 9 and ¾ in King’s Cross, as well as London Zoo and more!
If your group is more interested in the Hogwarts inspiration for Harry Potter- a trip to Edinburgh will prove to be just as eventful. There, we’ll take you on walking tours past the Elephant House, a shrine to J.K. Rowling- the many spots that inspired Harry Potter landmarks like Greyfriar’s Kirkyard where you can see Tom Riddle’s grave, as well as Edinburgh Castle + more!
LGBTQ+
Celebrate your pride in one of the many festivals in Europe on throughout the year. We know that Dublin Pride is not to be missed, but other countries do it bigger! There are pride weeks on every month of the year around the world, alongside LGBT film festivals, Gay Ski Weeks during the winter, Gay Games, Pink Christmas + more! Just choose your dates, country or trip idea and we'll find somewhere that's hosting a fabulous event that your group will love!
Music
As John Denver says, music brings people together and in every city in the world there is a unique and promising music scene stretching across various genres.
From crazy music festivals in the UK and beyond, to jazz sessions in underground clubs, symphony orchestras performance in grand halls to improv rap battles in alternative bars. Whatever genre your society enjoys, a trip to Europe can only amplify it.
Theology
From Christian Union groups to chapel societies; Judaism to Islam, Hinduism to Buddhism. A group trip to Europe can really be a spiritual, historical and interesting journey. Whether it’s a pilgrimage walk, an exploration of religious landmarks, a mystical retreat or a tour to allow your group to bond, Capture Travel can organize the perfect group trip!
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