Festivals and events

SubWWWay - Being There

Festpass is one of the best sites around if you're looking for any sort of festival in Europe.
What's Going On is one of the best of the event-seeker websites, with its ultra-snazzy 'Coolest Place on Earth Today' page, it's Top Ten lists and it's search engine, which works by category, place and date. If only they weren't so damn Amero-centric.
Eventseeker is snazzy but ultimately disappointing. There's good stuff in here, but it's thin on the ground.
Culturekiosque includes a calendar of (mostly-European) arty events.
Digital Passport have put together a list of International Holidays, probably most useful for knowing if the banks in Upper Volta are going to be closed when you're there.
It's Happening! EventsLINK has exhaustive US listings, patchy country listings and a grab-bag of topical listings.
The Epicurious World Events Calendar has descriptions and details of happenings all over the planet.
Check out preparations for the 'biggest concert and party ever held on planet earth' at the Party 2000 page.

Culturekiosque's cyberchef has recipes and articles about world cuisine.
The food pages from Epicurious are full of tasty treats like chopstick etiquette, food and drink festivals around the world and a recipe archive searchable by cuisine.
Eat Here is a guide to food on the road in the USA - this is where you come to find out who makes the best burger in Nebraska.
Beer's food, right? Pubspy is all about pubs - how good's the beer, how cute are the staff, how likely are you to pick up. There's not much there yet, so visit, add your review, and come back later.