‘A window on the world’ spanning every continent, the Campari 2014 calendar features Hollywood actress Uma Thurman enjoying 12 intriguing and vibrant festivals from around the world.

From Beijing’s Spring Festival and Japan’s Hanami cherry blossom festival to Midsummer’s Eve in the UK’s historic Stonehenge, this year’s Campari Calendar focuses on worldwide celebrations.

With boundaries between local and global being more subtle than ever, Campari’s 12 worldwide festivities are a journey of discovery.

Spring Festival – Beijing, China
January 31

Also known as the Chinese New Year, the Spring Festival is a big celebration in China. It ushers in the Lunar New Year and is the West’s Christmas and New Year’s Eve rolled into one. From sunrise to sunset, this is a time when the country focuses on celebrating and eating.

Beijing’s major sights are clustered around Tiananmen Square, while sections of the Great Wall of China are close enough to be visited during a day trip.

Sauti za Busara – Zanzibar, Tanzania
February 13-16

Also known as the Zanzibar Music Festival, Sauti za Busara is an African music festival held every February in Zanzibar.

It is a large-scale event, with hundreds of artists performing each year. A four-day celebration of Swahili music, the festival enjoys an international reputation and brings people together in celebration of music from East Africa and beyond.

Mardi Gras – New Orleans, US
March 4

Mardi Gras is an annual celebration forming part of the New Orleans carnival season. The event includes music, parades, picnics and floats. Those attending will be seen wearing purple, green and gold. Visitors can enjoy watching flamboyant ‘krewe’ floats, masked revellers and foot-stomping melodies.

Hanami – Tokyo, Japan
Late March to early April

Hanami, which translates into flower viewing, is the traditional Japanese custom of enjoying the cherry blossoms (sakura) or less often plum blossoms (ume). The Japanese continue the tradition of Hanami, gathering in great numbers wherever the flowering trees are found.

Feria de Sevilla – Sevilla, Spain
May 5-10

The Seville Fair, also known as the April Fair, is held in the Andalusian capital of Seville.

A tradition that brings Seville to a standstill for a week, all major activity of the city is carried out in the many stands of the Royal, a meeting point not only for farmers to sell their products but for all the locals.

For the duration of the fair, the grounds and a vast area on the far bank of the Guadalquivir River are totally covered in rows of decorated marquee tents, called casetas.

Midsummer’s Eve – Stonehenge, England
June 21

Stonehenge is the site of the popular Midsummer Night stone circle celebration. Having been closed for many years, Stonehenge re-opened for the summer solstice in 1999.

Attracting more than 20,000 visitors, revellers meet overnight at the stone circle to catch a glimpse of the sun rising in alignment with two stones in the outer circle while dancing to drumming and music.

Rhein In Flammen – Bingen, Germany
July 5

The Rhine in Flames is an annual event consisting of five firework displays taking place along the Rhine River. The event welcomes around 50 ships sailing down the river for passengers to enjoy full firework displays at each location.

Festival y Mundial de Tango – Buenos Aires, Argentina
10 days in August

The streets are the dance floor in Buenos Aires. From organised championship events to spontaneous street-corner dances, every part of the city is alive during the annual Festival y Mundial de Tango, a dance competition that brings together local bands, couples and, of course, the beat of the tango.

Regata Storica – Venice, Italy
September 7

A prominent boating event, this is also a historical reenactment involving rowing races along the Grand Canal to commemorate the welcome given to Caterina Cornaro, wife of the King of Cyprus.

The race starts in the Castello area and proceeds west up the canal to the former convent of St Clare, where the boats turn around a pylon to head back to the finishing line at Ca’ Foscari, cheered on by onlookers.

The Regata Storica is one of the most spectacular, picturesque and moving events of Venetian life, capable of charming tourists and locals alike.

Festival de las Cavaleras – Aguascaliente, Mexico
October 27-November 9

The ‘day of the dead’ sees revellers enjoying skeleton candy, seasonal bread and all-night parties in cemeteries, which come alive with prayers and song. With skulls everywhere and the glow of flickering candlelight, people make offerings of food, drink, toys and flowers at their relatives’ gravesides.

Melbourne Cup – Melbourne, Australia
November 4

Melbourne Cup Day is Australia’s best-known horse-racing event held on the first Tuesday of November. An annual public holiday in the state of Victoria, ‘the race that stops the nation’ draws Australian eyes to Flemington Racecourse as much for the guests’ head-turning outfits and hats as for the races.

Reveillon – Copacabana, Brazil
December 31

To really get a taste of the Brazilian New Year celebrations, known as Reveillon, one should ideally join the party on Rio’s Copacabana beach.

The Campari Calendar, of which 9,999 copies are printed, will not go on sale but distributed to friends of Campari internationally. Working with photographer Koto Bolofo on the project were creative director Andrea Marzagalli and associate creative director Bruno Vohwinkel. For the shoots, Thurman wears dresses and shoes from luxurious fashion houses such as Versace, Stella McCartney and Chopard.