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USA
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The
world's largest annual gathering of twins!
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Twinsburg
Twins Days - Twinsburg, Ohio USA
This
festival started in 1976 with only 36 sets of twins but has grown
to be the world's largest annual gathering of twins
with approximately 3,000 sets attending each year. A huge, fun-filled
twin weekend - attracting twins, multiples and their families from
all over the world, many returning year after year.
It is
held on the first full weekend of August each year (that's 7th-9th
August for 2009) in the city of Twinsburg,
Ohio - which is about 30 miles south of Cleveland. The town of Twinsburg
was named after identical twin brothers, Moses and Aaron Wilco, who
settled there in 1819.
There is
also an unofficial
Twinsburg site
with info and photos from past events (and here's another twin site
with lots
of twinsday photos).
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The
International
Twins Association has a twin convention/gathering on the Labor
Day long weekend held in a different U.S. city each year. The
2006 event will be held in Oklahoma City.
[In
USA Labor Day is held on the 1st Monday of September.]
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Texas
Twin Roundup - held in Houston, Texas USA
This event
is organised by the twin owners of the TwinStuff.com
website - identical twins, Craig and Mark Sanders who are married to identical
twins Diane and Darlene (respectively). The annual event began in 2002,
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Coney
Island Twins and Multiple Families Day
(Astroland Amusement Park)
Started
in 2002 by Debbie and Liza Ganz (identical twin owners of the TwinsWorld.com
website) this fun-filled, family day at famous Coney Island is held
in July each year.
Twins
World charity party - New York, New York USA
Also run
by the Ganz twins from Twins World this event gathers about 500 pairs
of adult twins for a charity event/twins party in New York city. The
event is held in February/March each year and proceeds go to a different
twin charity or cause each year.
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Official
Twins Cruise
(hosted
by Uniglobe VIP Travel)
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Twins Cruise I - 2005
The 1st Twins Cruise sailed
from Miami on 16th January 2005. Thirty-eight sets of twins sailed
aboard the Carnival Victory for a luxury 7-day Western Caribbean
cruise
Twins Cruise II - 2007
The 2nd Twins Cruise sailed from Miami on 27th January 2007. Twins
sailed aboard the Carnival Triumph for a luxury 7-night
Eastern Caribbean cruise -
click here for pics from this event.
Twins
Cruise III - 2009
The 3rd Twins Cruise sailed from New Orleans on 12th February
2009. Twins sailed aboard the Carnival Fantasy for a luxury
4-day Western Caribbean cruise - click
here for pics from this event.
Contact
identical twin
Steve Nagel at Uniglobe VIP Travel for more information about
future Twin Cruises.
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Montreal Comedy Festival
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Just
for Laughs Twins Weekend - Montreal, Canada
The Just
for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival has an annual Twins
Weekend which includes a twins parade, look-alike contests and more.
The 2004 event saw more than 2,500 multiples marching in the parade
before a crowd of over 250,000 spectators!
First started
in 1998 as
a "Doubles Evening" by twins Luce and Lucie Rozon the event
has expanded quickly and is now one of the largest annual gathering
of twins in the world. This site
is available in English and French.
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The
Niagara Twin Event - Welland, Ontario Canada
Organised
by Connie and Kendra Millar (identical twin sisters) this small annual
twins celebration is held as part of the Niagara Regional Exhibition
in Welland, Ontario. The event was started in 2003 and gathers approximately
50 sets of twins for an afternoon of fun and competitions. The
2006 event is scheduled for September 17th.
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First
held in 1995 this Mexican
Twins Festival was the largest twins festival in all
of Latin America. The festival was last held in 2002.
The Asociación
de Nacimientos Múltiples, A.C. website is currently available only
in Spanish.
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No official
site is currently available for this festival.
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Puerto
Rico Twins Gathering
The Asociación
Puertorriqueña de Nacimientos Múltiples (Puerto Rican Association of
Multiple Births) held its first gathering of twins in January 2001.
Hundreds of twins and their families attended. The festival was last
held in 2003. Some pictures and information from past events is available
here (this website
is currently available only in Spanish). No official site is currently
available for this festival.
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French
Twins Day - Pleucadeuc, Brittany France
Started
in 1994, by Alain Loyer (father of twins), the
French Twins Day is held
on 15th August each year in Pleucadeuc.
The festival gathers together more than 1700 sets of twins and multiples
from around the world. A
second "official" site about the festival is also available
here.
Both these sites are currently available
only
in French.
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European
Twins Festival - Italy
Held
in July each year this festival gathers approximately
1000 sets of twins
and multiples. Started in 2000 the festival was held in Rimini for
three years. The festival was postponed in 2003 but returned in 2004
with a change of location (to Caneva World amusement park). This site
is currently available only in Italian.
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Twins Festival in Poland |
Twins
Festival in Poland - Szczecin, Poland
Started
in 1997 this annual festival is held in August/September in Szczecin,
Poland. The event is organised by Marek Sztark (father of twins Alicja
and Marysia) and about 500 sets of twins and multiples attend. The
festival includes a barbecue, bonfire, twin talent contest, group photos,
research opportunities, activities for children and much more. The event
was postponed in 2005 but should return in 2006.
This website is currently available only in Polish.
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