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Festivals, parades & fireworks – field recordings

Celebrations bring music, drums, chants, fireworks and crowds together – some of the loudest and most joyful moments in a town's acoustic year.

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Program: sound constructions – Berlin
1:53CC BY-SA 3.0by udo nollInternet Archive
1:53
Snowy mountain drive in old Volvo – Sweden
46:46Public Domain Markby Björn ErikssonInternet Archive
46:46
In-& outside a 3-floor-cavelandscape – Bakhchysaray
4:58Public Domain Markby slehnovaInternet Archive
4:58
A20/ E25 [51.92393° N, 4.40872° O] – Schiedam
10:15CC BY-ND 3.0by info.sem.zeemanInternet Archive
10:15
Transhumance de Bonnecombe 2015 – France
3:46Public Domain Markby Iris LANCERYInternet Archive
3:46
Public events, mixing soundsUnpredictable encounter @ general public - unpredictable encClervaux, church, procession bellsClervaux, church, massClervaux, church, bells and doorClervaux, procession walkClervaux, procession walkSummit of Bernal Hill, Dawn World Listening DayHupperdange, farm yard, pig shedHupperdange, duarefstroossHupperdange, street festival, craftspersonHupperdange, street festival, dishesVianden, castle, flourishVianden, castle, flourishVianden, place de la resistance, showmen tentVianden, grand rue, fanfare from the castleVianden, grand rue, medieval parade and street talkVianden, castle terrace, drum corpVianden, castle, pipe organ corpProgram: sound constructionsLuxembourg, abbey neumünster, patio with glass roofSpontaneous carnival comboCarnival at studniceSnowy mountain drive in old VolvoOverath, bahnhofplatz, spring feastFireworks: July 4th 2012 @ Eleanor TinsleyLOCALIZE Festival, performance of John Cage'sEucharist celebration and fast carsTaipei EXPO Park - First Full Moon FestivalFun park Coastal Currents 2011Silvester 2012Hear comes 2013MasopustKostel svatého Ignáce Velikonoční mše - Easter Mass, people Drum & Fife RecordingMounted horse processionGo-kart racingRadio Dialogue procession arrivingRadio Dialogues's processionWürzburg, Mainwiesen, under bridgeWürzburg, Mainwiesen, Hafensommer Fesival, soundcheckAgressive marketing for the Fête at CaillacNew Year 2014 Temple BellsOn the platformTemple festivalsGeisterzug/ Ghosts paradeLaisser_trainer_partie1Festival de Artistas de RuaVeedels-Zoch Nippes / carnival paradeEssen, rwe stadion, soccer cup matchIn the ParkFireworks soundFestivalAt the lakeTraditional FestivalsFireworks & car alarmA song for the brideCluj, Cilelele Clujuli, french performance group point of viCluj, Cilelele Clujuli, french performance group point of viCluj, case de cultura, TIFF opening 2014Reading poems with raindropsSoundwalkIn the ParkErwin Staches Klangstäbe-Installation /My real name is Umulinga…Rwanda is a women’s country …Learning together as artists in Africa… and now here in GermSaint Patrick's before paradeA bag pipe on my pocketVeurne: bußprozession (1) - the city, the country & me: procDuesseldorf, alte Farbwerke, Halle 21, asphalt festivalWhat do you know about Rwanda…Rundgang durchs Lutherviertel (1)Rundgang durchs Lutherviertel (2)Rundgang durchs Lutherviertel (3)Rundgang durchs Lutherviertel (4)Rundgang durchs Lutherviertel (5)Rundgang durchs Lutherviertel (6)In front of the convenience storeEssen, zollverein, schacht XII, halle 8, sound installationNew Year 2015 Temple Bells and FireworksTimkat celebrationDrunken campfire in MarlaTranshumance de Bonnecombe 2015Sheep baaing at the start of the second day of WoolfestBasel, dreispitz, shift festival, ausstellungshalleBasel, dreispitz, shift festival, steg vor ausstellungshalleBasel, dreispitz, shift festival, zelt, shift 4 kidsBasel, dreispitz, shift festival, container installationBasel, dreispitz, shift festival, installation in zugwagon 0Basel, dreispitz, shift festival, installation im zugwagon 0Christmas in Trafalgar Square 2012-Crashed by a man with a dIn-& outside a 3-floor-cavelandscapeArt rock fest human crowdYes Afrika FestivalBlessing the Afrika FestivalPreparing for MassGeisterzug / Ghosts ParadeCorpus Christi procession ( binaural)Fun fairMandingueOutdoor sound installationFestivalsTraditional and modern variety showsKeelung Mid.Summer Ghost FestivalTraditional showsTraditional and modern showsFrom the station square to the stationBachfischetzugProcession songNew Year 2017 Temple Bells and FireworksYasugawa Riverside ParkQuails calling at duskDirecting trafficMatsu Pilgrimage ProcessionWhistle soundBaishatun Matsu Pilgrimage ProcessionFirecrackers and fireworksMatsu Pilgrimage ProcessionIn the templeMatsu Pilgrimage ProcessionAt the corner of the roadFireworks and firecrackersMatsu Pilgrimage ProcessionWalking on the roadBaishatun Matsu Pilgrimage ProcessionAt the corner of the roadWalking on the roadWalking on the roadAt the intersectionFireworks and firecrackersWalking in the small villageFireworks and firecrackers soundWalk through the alleyCologne, Nippes, Parade of Marching Bands of Gun CubsWaiting for Baishatun MatsuMazu Pilgrimage activityMazu Pilgrimage activityPrayer and procession in the streetsNYE / Sylvester Celebrations Jan 1st 2017Fountain and a cafe at busy crossroads4th of Juy Celebration in Ridgewood, QueensUnder the bridgeSteam contraptions parading with commentaryLancaster PrioryCalçadão de Londrina: 1ª Parada LGBT de Londrina - 1ª ParadaFrom Inside the BarnFireworksCity ambient24 hours BicyclesNew Year 2018 Temple Bells and FireworksEnd of 2017 CelebrationsDissolving Carnival – End of the Procession?Dedicato al Borgo del PonteJede Frau hat was zu erzählenLilo strickt im MüttertreffDortmund ist bunt undDas ist ja alles noch nicht so lange herBirds in the forestMontreal: Parc Maisonneuve - Parc MaisonneuveCapdepera Soundwalk Medieval FestivalFunicular in Fribourg: going down from the rear platform (opSoundscape consinisting of church bells and horns at the endDivine Liturgy (Liturgy of the Faithful)Praying in the monastery24 Hours bikes feastLaternelaufen 2018UmzugI can hear it monumentDun crows gatheringNew Years Eve Ambience, 2018-19Old center of GhentMass for Sao Sebastian, during the night, outisdeMusiciens de rueSinging during a funeral, during wake of Jorge Montiel (ValpDucks at Ouseburn FarmUnder the bridge, Byker BankDrainage runnelHappy New Year 2020 in Belo Horizonte (Brazil)Countryside NYE fireworks from a distancePankow Soundwalk anniversary in Covid-19 times: Extract 1 MoPankow Soundwalk anniversary in Covid-19 times; Extract 2 BePankow Soundwalks anniversary in Covid-19 times: Extract 3: Pankow Soundwalks anniversary in Covid-19 times: Extract 4 NPankow Soundwalks anniversary in Covid-19 times: Extract 5 SPankow Soundwalks anniversary in Covid-19 times: Extract 6 TChurchChurch of ARS service“Hommage a RW and JC in the time of COVID19: soundscape”Jota in VillarquemadoOld New Year SnowstormChinese New Years EveShooting routineDistant FireworksNew Year Fireworks - Malvern, Worcestershire, UKCovid IsolationFireworks, New Year's EveQixi Festival Temple CeremonyPlace Jacques CartierSt Patricks Day BelfastNew Year´s eve fireworksXochimilcoAmbiance Festival Interceltique and beerSounder preperationBotanic GardensBelfast St Patrick's DaySound installationBackyard -sound instalationSound installationSound installationSound installationNorthern Ireland Centennial Parade – May 28, 2022RadioPhonieDrummers at Jack in the Green Festival, Hastings, UKJueves SantoUkrainian song at Refubeats 2022Parc périurbainFestival getting ready to move the Goddess”Ignis Brunensis“ Fireworks Competition2022-07-12-Belfast Orange Day Parade-Lifted RestrictionsPrimal jamFerry TalesLa patinoireAmbiance et chantsPorto Mykonos Hotel balcony - Trying to record the boatsSouthwold pier water clockBirthday celebrations ruined by stone flattening machineLight and sound installation monheim–cubeSkylark singing from postHidden WavesLe cerceauLe cerceauDanses bretonnesFestival of the Sea, Le Havre, FranceDrums and park ambienceMotor bike and fireworks, Malvern, UKGarden ThunderWildlife and pet harm is nothing to celebrate2024 New year fireworks at LongyearbyenCarnival procession in the streets with traditional musicFinal Evening of MaschggraDrumsMarching band tuneEaster Celebration for KidsProcession du Saint-SangHare Krishna paradeBinaural render of ambisonic recordingCommon Broom seedpods clicking open in the warm sunDusk hums, blackbirds and distant thumpsBells of cows, horses and goats on top of Monte MarronePiazza Roma busy ambiencePiazza Roma morning ambianceLight to heavy rain on leaves and mountainThe soundscape of Charles Moulin's refugeGl 'CiervCastelnuovo church bell carried by the windWind howling through the empty streetsWater filtering stationHaunted HouseProcession at Wénshū Yuàn Temple and Monastery in ChéngdūKermés del colegio Miraflores 2025C'est terminé pour l'édition 2025Easter processionLord's prayerPeople talking at the pride paradeSonntagmittags bei der Ever MagaretaLand ArtA20/ E25 [51.92393° N, 4.40872° O]Mass at the cemeteryCriquet acousmatiqueCanavesound: Symbolic public auction, San Grato's celebratioKlima-Demonstration erreicht den Rathaus MarktListening walkWalking backwards on the trailOrchestra returnsEaster Compasso: Festive Medley and ContrastActuació de muixerangues durant l'Aplec de Penyagolosa 2026New year's eve fireworksCoopera Village 2026Meadow – a summer eveningLe BourdonEsplanade du MucemChiù chiùDragon BoatsHarvest festival tentFireworksCanavesound: "Notte delle Builè" in Rueglio / "Notte delle BCape Town, new Year Parade
288 festivals, parades & fireworks recordings

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Spectrogram of Program: sound constructions

Program: sound constructions

Berlin, Germany

1:532008
 Spectrogram of Snowy mountain drive in old Volvo

Snowy mountain drive in old Volvo

872, Sweden

46:462011
 Spectrogram of In-& outside a 3-floor-cavelandscape

In-& outside a 3-floor-cavelandscape

Bakhchysaray, Ukraine

4:582015
 Spectrogram of A20/ E25 [51.92393° N, 4.40872° O]

A20/ E25 [51.92393° N, 4.40872° O]

Schiedam, The Netherlands

10:152023
 Spectrogram of Transhumance de Bonnecombe 2015

Transhumance de Bonnecombe 2015

D52, France

3:462015
 Spectrogram of Veurne: bußprozession (1) - the city, the country & me: procession of the penitents, fanfares

Veurne: bußprozession (1) - the city, the country & me: procession…

Koksijde, Belgium

0:352008
 Spectrogram of 24 Hours bikes feast

24 Hours bikes feast

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

30:002018
 Spectrogram of Sheep baaing at the start of the second day of Woolfest

Sheep baaing at the start of the second day of Woolfest

Workington, United Kingdom

2015
 Spectrogram of Sonntagmittags bei der Ever Magareta

Sonntagmittags bei der Ever Magareta

Buxtehude, Germany

5:022025
 Spectrogram of “Hommage a RW and JC in the time of COVID19: soundscape”

“Hommage a RW and JC in the time of COVID19: soundscape”

Bayreuth, Germany

4:332020
 Spectrogram of A song for the bride

A song for the bride

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

1:592013
 Spectrogram of Chiù chiù

Chiù chiù

Giarre, Italy

2:162026
 Spectrogram of Old center of Ghent

Old center of Ghent

Gent, Belgium

20:002019
 Spectrogram of Geisterzug / Ghosts Parade

Geisterzug / Ghosts Parade

Köln, Germany

17:582016
 Spectrogram of Vianden, castle, flourish

Vianden, castle, flourish

124 Grand-Rue, Luxembourg

1:182011
 Spectrogram of 2022-07-12-Belfast Orange Day Parade-Lifted Restrictions

2022-07-12-Belfast Orange Day Parade-Lifted Restrictions

Belfast, United Kingdom

4:002022
 Spectrogram of Birds in the forest

Birds in the forest

Marchienne-au-Pont, Belgium

5:302018
 Spectrogram of Hupperdange, duarefstrooss

Hupperdange, duarefstrooss

10-12 CR339-A, Belgium

5:032011
 Spectrogram of 24 hours Bicycles

24 hours Bicycles

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

18:002017
 Spectrogram of Vianden, castle terrace, drum corp

Vianden, castle terrace, drum corp

124 Grand-Rue, Luxembourg

7:332011
 Spectrogram of Hupperdange, farm yard, pig shed

Hupperdange, farm yard, pig shed

8 Duarrefstrooss, Belgium

3:532011
 Spectrogram of Corpus Christi procession ( binaural)

Corpus Christi procession ( binaural)

Turek, Poland

2016
 Spectrogram of Vianden, place de la resistance, showmen tent

Vianden, place de la resistance, showmen tent

45 Grand-Rue, Luxembourg

2:152011
 Spectrogram of Ukrainian song at Refubeats 2022

Ukrainian song at Refubeats 2022

Hamm, Germany

7:442022
 Spectrogram of Cape Town, new Year Parade

Cape Town, new Year Parade

Cape Town, South Africa

1:042007
 Spectrogram of Timkat celebration

Timkat celebration

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

13:572015
 Spectrogram of Wildlife and pet harm is nothing to celebrate

Wildlife and pet harm is nothing to celebrate

Brushy Creek, United States

6:002023
 Spectrogram of Vianden, grand rue, medieval parade and street talk

Vianden, grand rue, medieval parade and street talk

63-69 N17, Luxembourg

3:562011
 Spectrogram of Preparing for Mass

Preparing for Mass

Notting Hill, United Kingdom

3:372006
 Spectrogram of Rundgang durchs Lutherviertel (1)

Rundgang durchs Lutherviertel (1)

Hamm, Germany

3:022014
 Spectrogram of Rundgang durchs Lutherviertel (2)

Rundgang durchs Lutherviertel (2)

Hamm, Germany

3:582014
 Spectrogram of Rundgang durchs Lutherviertel (3)

Rundgang durchs Lutherviertel (3)

Hamm, Germany

2:502014
 Spectrogram of Rundgang durchs Lutherviertel (4)

Rundgang durchs Lutherviertel (4)

Hamm, Germany

1:422014
 Spectrogram of Rundgang durchs Lutherviertel (5)

Rundgang durchs Lutherviertel (5)

Hamm, Germany

2:062014
 Spectrogram of Rundgang durchs Lutherviertel (6)

Rundgang durchs Lutherviertel (6)

Hamm, Germany

4:262014
 Spectrogram of Calçadão de Londrina: 1ª Parada LGBT de Londrina - 1ª Parada LGBT de Londrina / 1st LGBT Parade in Londrina

Calçadão de Londrina: 1ª Parada LGBT de Londrina - 1ª Parada LGBT de…

Londrina, Brazil

3:292017
 Spectrogram of Rwanda is a women’s country …

Rwanda is a women’s country …

Hamm, Germany

7:582014
 Spectrogram of St Patricks Day Belfast

St Patricks Day Belfast

Belfast, United Kingdom

4:002021
 Spectrogram of Hupperdange, street festival, craftsperson

Hupperdange, street festival, craftsperson

9 Duarrefstrooss, Belgium

2:162011
 Spectrogram of Kermés del colegio Miraflores 2025

Kermés del colegio Miraflores 2025

León de los Aldama, Mexico

4:512025
 Spectrogram of RadioPhonie

RadioPhonie

Toulouse, France

4:282022
 Spectrogram of Northern Ireland Centennial Parade – May 28, 2022

Northern Ireland Centennial Parade – May 28, 2022

Belfast, United Kingdom

4:002022
 Spectrogram of Birthday celebrations ruined by stone flattening machine

Birthday celebrations ruined by stone flattening machine

Braunschweig, Germany

5:142023
 Spectrogram of Bachfischetzug

Bachfischetzug

Aarau, Switzerland

38:272016
 Spectrogram of Mounted horse procession

Mounted horse procession

Hawick, United Kingdom

14:382013
 Spectrogram of Hupperdange, street festival, dishes

Hupperdange, street festival, dishes

9 Duarrefstrooss, Belgium

0:502011
 Spectrogram of Festival getting ready to move the Goddess

Festival getting ready to move the Goddess

Hamm, Germany

23:362022
 Spectrogram of Pankow Soundwalks anniversary in Covid-19 times: Extract 6 Traffic lights and the walk into Pankow Bürgerpark

Pankow Soundwalks anniversary in Covid-19 times: Extract 6 Traffic…

Pankow, Germany

3:372020
 Spectrogram of Clervaux, procession walk

Clervaux, procession walk

2 Klatzewee, Belgium

1:232011
 Spectrogram of Drum & Fife Recording

Drum & Fife Recording

Hawick, United Kingdom

2013
 Spectrogram of Pankow Soundwalks anniversary in Covid-19 times: Extract 3: Pankow Church bells, trams, tyres on cobbles

Pankow Soundwalks anniversary in Covid-19 times: Extract 3: Pankow…

Pankow, Germany

3:592020
 Spectrogram of Pankow Soundwalks anniversary in Covid-19 times: Extract 4 Nightingales and footballs striking the fence

Pankow Soundwalks anniversary in Covid-19 times: Extract 4…

Pankow, Germany

5:122020
 Spectrogram of Pankow Soundwalks anniversary in Covid-19 times: Extract 5 Scrambling to reach the River Panke ripples

Pankow Soundwalks anniversary in Covid-19 times: Extract 5…

Pankow, Germany

2:182020
 Spectrogram of Vianden, castle, flourish

Vianden, castle, flourish

124 Grand-Rue, Luxembourg

0:442011
 Spectrogram of Clervaux, church, bells and door

Clervaux, church, bells and door

Rue Ley, Belgium

0:302011
 Spectrogram of Pankow Soundwalk anniversary in Covid-19 times; Extract 2 Beside the empty playground

Pankow Soundwalk anniversary in Covid-19 times; Extract 2 Beside the…

Pankow, Germany

1:482020
 Spectrogram of Porto Mykonos Hotel balcony - Trying to record the boats

Porto Mykonos Hotel balcony - Trying to record the boats

Δήμος Μυκόνου, Greece

2022
 Spectrogram of Belfast St Patrick's Day

Belfast St Patrick's Day

Belfast, United Kingdom

4:002022
 Spectrogram of Pankow Soundwalk anniversary in Covid-19 times: Extract 1 Moving from the station into residential streets

Pankow Soundwalk anniversary in Covid-19 times: Extract 1 Moving…

Pankow, Germany

2:262020
 Spectrogram of Das ist ja alles noch nicht so lange her

Das ist ja alles noch nicht so lange her

Dortmund, Germany

5:162018
 Spectrogram of From Inside the Barn

From Inside the Barn

412 S Campbell St, United States

2017
 Spectrogram of Covid Isolation

Covid Isolation

Great Malvern, United Kingdom

11:212020
 Spectrogram of What do you know about Rwanda…

What do you know about Rwanda…

Hamm, Germany

15:292014
 Spectrogram of Dragon Boats

Dragon Boats

Aix-les-Bains, France

2026
 Spectrogram of Dortmund ist bunt und

Dortmund ist bunt und

Dortmund, Germany

2:062018
 Spectrogram of Cologne, Nippes, Parade of Marching Bands of Gun Cubs

Cologne, Nippes, Parade of Marching Bands of Gun Cubs

Nippes, Germany

4:052009
 Spectrogram of Capdepera Soundwalk Medieval Festival

Capdepera Soundwalk Medieval Festival

Manacor, Spain

2017
 Spectrogram of Vianden, castle, pipe organ corp

Vianden, castle, pipe organ corp

124 Grand-Rue, Luxembourg

0:502011
 Spectrogram of Listening walk

Listening walk

Ljubljana, Slovenia

13:282025
 Spectrogram of Clervaux, procession walk

Clervaux, procession walk

6 Rue Ley, Belgium

1:202011
 Spectrogram of Vianden, grand rue, fanfare from the castle

Vianden, grand rue, fanfare from the castle

89 Grand-Rue, Luxembourg

1:132011
 Spectrogram of Fun fair

Fun fair

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

10:552016
 Spectrogram of Klima-Demonstration erreicht den Rathaus Markt

Klima-Demonstration erreicht den Rathaus Markt

Hamburg, Germany

8:262025
 Spectrogram of Erwin Staches Klangstäbe-Installation /

Erwin Staches Klangstäbe-Installation /

Bonn, Germany

2:082014
 Spectrogram of Binaural render of ambisonic recording

Binaural render of ambisonic recording

Sant Antoni de Portmany, Spain

2023
 Spectrogram of Blessing the Afrika Festival

Blessing the Afrika Festival

Hamm, Germany

5:502014
 Spectrogram of Church of ARS service

Church of ARS service

Ho, Ghana

25:362004
 Spectrogram of Drummers at Jack in the Green Festival, Hastings, UK

Drummers at Jack in the Green Festival, Hastings, UK

Hastings, United Kingdom

1:092022
 Spectrogram of Drums and park ambience

Drums and park ambience

Lithia Springs, United States

2023
 Spectrogram of Ferry Tales

Ferry Tales

Świnoujście, Poland

6:172022
 Spectrogram of Xochimilco

Xochimilco

Xochimilco, Mexico

2:242016
 Spectrogram of Fireworks & car alarm

Fireworks & car alarm

La Ciotat, France

2:302013
 Spectrogram of Final Evening of Maschggra

Final Evening of Maschggra

Trento, Italy

3:182024
 Spectrogram of Masopust

Masopust

Bohnice, Czechia

5:432013
 Spectrogram of Spontaneous carnival combo

Spontaneous carnival combo

Köln, Germany

3:352012
 Spectrogram of Essen, zollverein, schacht XII, halle 8, sound installation

Essen, zollverein, schacht XII, halle 8, sound installation

Essen, Germany

6:202014
 Spectrogram of Clervaux, church, mass

Clervaux, church, mass

Rue Ley, Belgium

5:282011
 Spectrogram of Procession du Saint-Sang

Procession du Saint-Sang

Brugge, Belgium

2024
 Spectrogram of My real name is Umulinga…

My real name is Umulinga…

Hamm, Germany

4:432014
 Spectrogram of Clervaux, church, procession bells

Clervaux, church, procession bells

Rue Ley, Belgium

1:022011

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