The week has a host of celebrations and 24 to 72 hour non-stop, parties to choose from and one would often find the Celebrities of the country choosing Goa as their favourite New Years destination year on year. The biggest event of the week is the annual Sunburn Festival, held every year from 27-29th December at Candolim beach &known to be the largest music festival in Asia.

The Carnival is one of the most awaited annual festivals in Goa that also heralds the time of lent and abstinence for the Goa’n Christian community. During season there are a host of options to choose from, for some of the latest House and Club music, especially in the Northern belt between Candolim to Baga..

The Morjim – Arambol coastal is also fast becoming popular with young holiday makers looking for value accommodation & fun evenings out.. Arambol remains the favourite for international artistes to park themselves and practise their skills year on year, more so with the annual World Juggling Convention on its beaches. During the monsoons, whilst most of the coastal outlets are closed during the rains, if you have a good ear to the ground, one could often find a discreet trance party happening on some beach front, field or deserted villa, even during the rains..

Goa Trance

Goa Trance is one of the growth drivers for Goa’s party tourism following..Trance parties are normally held close to the beach and use a visual aspect that’s spread from the fluorescent paint on trees to the funky clothes adorned by the party revelers..

It is the early pioneers like Goa Gil and Mark Allen who have made Goa Trance an international sound with many 'Goa rave' parties taking place across the world. To get your fix of Goa Trance Parties in Goa, head to its heartland the Anjuna - Vagator stretch of beaches. With Trance today sharing the platform with Electronic dance music, an increasing numbers of British, Dutch & European youth are travelling to Goa.

As “Radio One” puts it – “to the so called world party scene, in one of the most amazing places in the world”. Goa is now part of the big circuit along with Ibiza, Majorca, Portugal, Germany & Israel. The Sunburn Music Festival held every December, draws some of the biggest DJ’s and electronic music lovers from across the globe..

Goa has quickly grown to have a reputation for its hedonism and liberal attitude under a smilingsun that sets in splendour every evening over the Arabian Sea. In recent years the authorities have tried to discourage the hippies and budget backpackers, angling rather for clientele with fatter wallets, and Goa is trying to shake off its image as a hippy hangout. But then which destination in the world has had tourism minus the hippies, the parties and the vibe that travels with them?!

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