52 Reasons to Fly Ryanair in 2010

From parties in beach-side hot spots to festivals in country towns, there's always something going on around the Ryanair network. Mike Peake unearths a selection of ice-cool events*

NOVEMBER

38e Rugissants, Grenoble
NOVEMBER (DATE TBA)
This spectacular and lengthy festival features world music at its most varied best. You're not going to see Metallica, but you may catch a kick-ass goat-herder with a nose flute from Lanzarote. WWW.38RUGISSANTS.COM
FLY TO GRENOBLE FROM SIX DESTINATIONS.

Maastricht Winterland
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER (DATE TBA)
Ice-skating rinks, Christmas market, giant funfair - this shivery Dutch shindig has the lot, and there's no better time to visit the town. WWW.WINTERLAND.NL
FLY TO MAASTRICHT FROM THREE DESTINATIONS.

Granada Hocus Pocus Festival
NOVEMBER (DATE TBA)
If you thought magic had lost its cool since you were a kid, think again. This Spanish crowd-puller takes rabbits and hats into the 21st century and beyond. WWW.HOCUSPOCUSFESTIVAL.COM
FLY TO GRANADA FROM SIX DESTINATIONS.

DECEMBER

Bologna Motor Show
DECEMBER (DATE TBA)
Europe's biggie for all things car-related is usually in Frankfurt, but it's not on in 2010. Instead, why not head to Italy's gastronomic capital and its five-day homage to petrol power? WWW.MOTORSHOW.IT
FLY TO BOLOGNA FROM 24 DESTINATIONS.

Madrid's Warner Park
DECEMBER WEEKENDS
One of Europe's biggest theme parks is open every weekend in December, and its festive parade is just the thing for thrill-seekers and winter-lovers who can't be doing with the North Pole. WWW.PARQUEWARNER.COM
FLY TO MADRID FROM 34 DESTINATIONS.

Log Pulling In Riga
20 DECEMBER (TBA)
The Latvian capital is a splendid city, even more so when it's cold. If you're in town you'd be mad to miss this annual night of log-pulling and festivities at the Ethnographic Open Air Museum. WWW.RIGATOURISM.LV
FLY TO RIGA FROM 13 DESTINATIONS.

Gothenburg Christmas Markets
THROUGH DECEMBER
Not only is there the traditional Xmas market in Haga (the old town), but also an incredible one at the Liseberg Amusement Park with 80 handicraft stalls, millions of lights, an ice skating rink and ice bar. WWW.GOTEBORG.COM/EN
FLY TO GOTHENBURG CITY FROM 10 DESTINATIONS.