What city has the best festivals and celebrations

You can tell quite a bit about a city, or town, or region by the festivals held there. If there are lots of fun things to do, people are more likely to want to live in a particular area. In Wilmington, NC we have the "Wing Flig" this weekend. I'm a little bummed out because I won;t get to make it, but the Wing Fling is a yearly event held at High McRae Park where local restaurants enter a contest to see who has the best chicken wings. There are bands playing, and a few vendors, and people can buy tickets to judge the wings. You can bring a cooler, or whatever, and enjoy a day in the park eating chicken wings. We also have a "Chili Cookoff", which is similar. Azalea Festival and RiverFest are our two largest festivals, but we have a few smaller ones too, like the Greek Festival, Piney Woods, Beer Fest, and the Latin Festival. At Wrightsville Beach in the Winter we have the Holiday Flotilla. Of course, Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day are pretty big celebration times for warm weather fans.

I want to know what festivals other areas have that make for interesting places to live and visit.