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STREET CRED: Here are the world's best street parties
Looking for a holiday destination where you can party hard? You won’t be able to find anything wilder than these exciting extravaganzas.
Tourists from around the globe flock to these street party hotspots every year.
From colourful carnivals to X-rated dancing, here are the incredible cities you need to add to your bucket list immediately.
Fun-loving Uruguayans enjoy wild Llamadas parade in Montevideo
The street of Montevideo light up with the colourful Llamadas Carnival performers.
REUTERS Canrnival performers light up the street with Llamadas with their colourful costumes and dancing
1. Uruguay: Montevideo Carnival, January-February
Montevideo Carnival lasts for over 40 days, so you have plenty of opportunity to take part in it every year.
One of the highlights of the annual festival is the Llamadas parade – a street fiesta with traditional Afro-Uruguayan roots.
It also celebrates the abolition of slavery and the culture of Africans who were forced to move to the city in the 18th century.
While many associate carnivals with Brazil, Uruguay’s is equally vibrant and exciting.
The raunchiest Rio Carnival EVER as dancers get PRIMAL
Dancers take a walk on the wild side for a very intense performance on the final day of the Rio De Janeiro's world famous carnival.
EPA Carnival in Rio de Janeiro
2. Brazil: Rio Carnival, February
Rio Carnival is considered to be the biggest party in the world, with more than two million people taking to the streets every year.
The annual occasion precedes Lent, beginning on the Friday before and ending on Ash Wednesday.
You can expect to test out your best Samba moves as the Latin parade commences.
Not only are there classy balls where you can dress up in costume, there are also wild street parties, known as blocos.
Glamour and glitter: Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade
Sydney celebrates its 40th Mardi Gras with the iconic Oxford St parade
AFP/Getty Images A participant arrives for the annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade
3. Australia: Sydney Mardi Gras, March
Half a million revellers took to the streets of Sydney in celebration last week.
The annual parade is a celebration of LGBT rights.
You will get to see hundreds of rainbow-coloured floats hitting the streets, closely followed by scantily clad men and women.
Street dancing, flag waving and motorbike riding are among the sights you can expect to take in during your visit.
Girls go WILD at South Padre Island's Spring Break party
Spring Break is an orgy of sun, sand and sexy students
Getty Images A blonde student prepares to rip-off her top
4. USA: Spring Break, March
As students celebrate the end of term time, festivities erupt across the USA.
New Orleans and Florida are among the states that mark Mardi Gras with lots of booze and bikini frolicking.
This year, revellers gathered on South Padre Beach in Texas for a legendary party.
DJs headlined the event, which soon descended into debauchery.
Revellers party hard at Notting Hill Carnival
Notting Hill Carnival explodes onto the streets with paint, glitter and colourful performances.
Getty Images Paint-covered revellers take part in the traditional "J'ouvert" opening parade of the Notting Hill carnival
5. Notting Hill Carnival, August
You don’t even have to travel abroad to get a taste of some of the best carnival culture in the word.
Notting Hill Carnival has taken place in London since 1966.
To get a slice of the action, travel down to the capital for two days every August.
Expect to see steel bands, street dancers and a lot of drunk fun.
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