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Not really as far as I am aware. Some places do, however, have “street parties which is essentially a day for people living in the same block of flats or street of houses to meet up over dinner (commonly grilled) and drinks. The closest thing to anything citywide we have is Sankt Hans Day. People gather in parks, fields, or on beaches and make a huge pyre with an effigy of a which stuffed with fireworks called “which howls” for the noise they make. Larger population centres have several pyres spread around, and villages may have just one or two. We light the pyre, sing songs, and drink. It’s nice and chill, though many people leave after an hour or two