Global Events Calendar

Legendary Tuareg music festival in the Malian desert.

Nearby Kalibo's mother of Philippine festivals with face-painting and tribal dancing.

Literary festival with world-renowned authors in the walled city.

One of the Philippines' grandest festivals with millions joining the Santo Niño celebration.

Lantern festival with intricate illuminated displays during Chinese New Year.

Argentina's most important folk music festival in nearby Cosquín.

Major rodeo and livestock show running since 1906.

Major automotive trade show in the Motor City.

International literary festival in the historic Dutch Fort.

Premier winter music festival celebrating Celtic music and its connections worldwide.

Scandinavia's largest film festival.

Massive Chinese New Year flower markets across the city.

Vietnamese New Year with family reunions and flower markets.

Light art festival transforming Helsinki's buildings during dark winter evenings.

Vietnamese New Year with Nguyen Hue flower street and fireworks.

Monthly full-moon lantern festival turning off electric lights for traditional lanterns.

Lunar New Year celebrations in the former imperial capital.

Nightly spectacle illuminating the Pyramids and Sphinx with narrated history.

World's largest free literary festival attracting global authors.

World-famous monthly beach party on Haad Rin attracting thousands.

Hindu festival with kavadi procession to Batu Caves.

International jazz festival founded by Chucho Valdes.

Classical music concerts in unique volcanic venues.

Massive religious festival in Cebu honoring the Santo Nino.

First Grand Slam of the year at Melbourne Park.

Month-long celebration of the city's founding anniversary.

World's most prestigious circus festival.

Historic rally racing event through the Monaco mountains.

World's longest carnival celebration lasting over 40 days.

Month-long cultural festival with exhibitions, concerts, and traditional markets.

Chinese New Year lantern festival with 15,000 lanterns illuminating the city.

Qinhuai Lantern Festival along the historic river during Chinese New Year.

Dramatic burning of Mount Wakakusa hillside with fireworks.

Aruba's biggest celebration with Grand Parade and jump-up parties.

Parade of a thousand pollera dresses in nearby Las Tablas.

Chinese New Year with temple fairs, fireworks, and dragon dances.

Hindu festival procession with spectacular kavadi at the Waterfall Hilltop Temple.

Weekly candlelit walk through the Siq to the Treasury illuminated by 1,500 candles.

Hindu festival with dramatic kavadi and body-piercing rituals.

Hmong New Year festival with traditional games and music.

World's most prestigious independent film festival in nearby Park City.

Four-day street festival in Old San Juan with music, food, and dancing.

Chinese New Year with spectacular lantern displays at Yu Garden.

Pirate-themed invasion and parade inspired by legendary pirate José Gaspar.

World's northernmost film festival held during the polar night.

Northern Lights Festival combining classical and contemporary music.

Exclusive electronic music festival in the Mayan jungle.

Multi-weekend electronic music festival in cenote settings.

Xiamen International Marathon along the scenic coastal route.

FIS Ski Jumping World Cup on the famous Wielka Krokiew hill.

New Year's Day parade with elaborate costumes and string bands since 1901.

New Year celebration along Lakeside with live music and cultural shows.

Japan's most important holiday, when families visit shrines and temples for hatsumode first-of-the-year prayers at spots like Meiji Shrine and Sensoji, with midnight bell-ringing on New Year's Eve.

The Vienna Philharmonic performs Strauss family waltzes and polkas in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein every January 1, broadcast to around 50 million viewers in over 150 countries.

Famous two-day university relay marathon from Tokyo to Hakone.

On the eve of Epiphany a grand evening procession of illuminated floats winds down the Paseo de la Castellana to Cibeles, showering crowds with sweets to open Spain's main gift-giving night.

Ethiopian Christmas with all-night church services at the rock churches.

Sydney's flagship summer arts festival fills theatres, parks and outdoor stages across the city with theatre, dance, music and free events over three weeks each January.

International Kite Festival with millions of kites filling the sky.

Tamil harvest festival celebrated with kolam decorations and pot cooking.

Ethiopian Orthodox Epiphany with processions and holy water.

Ethiopian Epiphany celebration at the rock-hewn churches.

Palma's patron saint festival with bonfires, outdoor concerts, and street parties.

Rio honors its patron saint with masses and a downtown procession on a municipal public holiday tied to the city's full founding name, São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro.

24-hour drumming celebration with over 100 drum groups.

Ireland's largest traditional and folk music festival fills Temple Bar and landmark venues like St Patrick's Cathedral and Dublin Castle with concerts, pub sessions and workshops.

Festival of miniatures where tiny replicas of wishes are bought for good luck.

Grand military parade along Rajpath showcasing India's diversity.

Fireworks spectacular over the Swan River.

Venice's historic pre-Lenten carnival fills the streets and canals with elaborate masks, costumes and masquerade balls, culminating on Shrove Tuesday.

Light art installations transforming Aberdeen's Granite City.

Southern Hemisphere's largest open-access arts festival.

Ten-day art and craft festival near the Taj Mahal.

One of Portugal's oldest and largest carnival celebrations.

World's largest Arabian horse show.

Greek carnival season with costume parades and celebrations.

Chinese New Year celebration in Albert Park with lanterns and food.

10-day Balinese Hindu celebration honoring the victory of good over evil.

Bangkok's Chinatown along Yaowarat Road closes to traffic for a walking street of dragon and lion dances, festive food stalls and temple blessings at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat.

Switzerland's largest carnival and UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, starting at 4am.

Major South Indian film festival.

Annual LEGO exhibition and building event in the home of LEGO.

Traditional Swabian-Alemannic carnival with carved wooden masks.

Festival showcasing hundreds of Belgian beers.

One of Spain's most famous carnivals with satirical chirigotas street performances.

One of Mexico's oldest carnival celebrations on the Caribbean island.

Rethymno Carnival, one of Greece's largest carnival celebrations.

A multi-day open-air music festival at Dubai Media City Amphitheatre featuring international jazz, pop and rock headliners.

The holy fasting month reshapes daily life with reduced hours and lavish evening iftars, ending in the festive Eid al-Fitr public holiday.

Beach carnival celebrations on the island.

Beach carnival with elaborate costumes and music.

Three-day carnival with parades, floats, and music in Panaji.

Spectacular drag queen gala and carnival parades in Las Palmas.

Festival showcasing Hyderabad's Deccani art, culture, and cuisine.

Vibrant festival with camel races, folk music, and turban-tying competitions.

Monthly jazz concerts celebrating Kigali's growing music scene.

Month-long festival celebrating Kuwait's National and Liberation Days.

Unique carnival celebration where everyone wears white and throws talcum powder.

Major performing arts festival showcasing Nigerian theatre.

Over 400-year-old Sami market celebrating indigenous culture.

Limassol Carnival, the biggest and most colorful carnival in Cyprus.

Pre-Lenten celebration of costumes, parades and street parties across Lisbon and nearby towns like Torres Vedras and Sesimbra, running the days before Ash Wednesday.

Sea worm catching festival connected to the legend of Princess Mandalika.

One of the 'Big Four' global fashion weeks showcasing Italian design.

Spectacular candombe drumming processions through Barrio Sur.

Russian pancake week celebrating the end of winter.

Major arts festival in Mumbai's cultural district.

Annual jazz festival featuring international and African artists.

Winter celebration with ice sculptures on the frozen Rideau Canal.

Africa's largest film festival held biennially in Burkina Faso's capital.

Four-day carnival celebration with culecos water trucks, parades, and music.

Western Australia's premier arts and cultural festival.

Massive Hindu pilgrimage to Grand Bassin lake.

One of the world's greatest carnivals with soca, steelpan, and J'Ouvert.

Colorful carnival with diablo cojuelo masked characters.

World's largest winter carnival with ice palace, night parades, and Bonhomme.

Unique frevo-dancing carnival with giant puppet processions in Olinda.

Saudi cultural heritage festival with traditional crafts and performances.

National kapa haka (Māori performing arts) competition held biennially.

International design festival in the capital of Finnish Lapland.

Largest street carnival in the world with trio elétricos and axé music.

Largest Chinese New Year celebration outside of Asia.

Vibrant carnival with elaborate costumes and the diablo cojuelo tradition.

Famous snow festival with massive ice sculptures at Odori Park.

One of Sicily's most beautiful carnivals with elaborate allegorical floats.

Celebration of the Cape Winelands' finest wines.

One of the world's most dangerous festivals with millions of bottle rockets fired into crowds.

Spectacular lantern displays and sky lantern releases.

Colorful carnival with floats and masks in Valletta's streets.

Great Night of Shiva with all-night vigils at Kashi Vishwanath Temple.

Biennial international arts festival.

Colorful carnival with Gran Marcha parade through Willemstad's streets.

Week-long celebration of York's Viking heritage with reenactments and a longboat race.

Venetian-influenced carnival with masked parades.

East Africa's biggest music festival in Stone Town's historic fort.

Tamil Hindu devotees carry ornate kavadi in a barefoot procession from Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple to Sri Thendayuthapani Temple as an act of thanksgiving and penance.

Massive Candomblé celebration offering flowers and gifts to the sea goddess.

Patron saint celebration of Paraguay with processions and fireworks.

Dubrovnik's patron saint festival, UNESCO Intangible Heritage.

The eve of spring is marked at Tokyo shrines and temples with mamemaki, throwing roasted soybeans to drive out demons and welcome good luck for the year ahead.

One of the world's largest religious festivals with a million participants.

One of the world's largest carnivals, filling Place Masséna and the Promenade des Anglais with illuminated night parades of giant floats and daytime flower battles for around two weeks.

One of the world's leading film festivals, where premieres and stars compete for the Golden and Silver Bears across cinemas throughout the city.

The Vienna State Opera is transformed into an opulent ballroom for Austria's most prestigious ball, opened by debutante couples in white gowns and tails on the Thursday before Ash Wednesday.

The world's largest carnival fills Rio with samba-school parades at the Sambadrome and hundreds of free street blocos, running Friday through Fat Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.

One of the world's largest LGBTQ+ pride celebrations, running over 17 days and culminating in the famous night-time parade of floats and marchers down Oxford Street on 28 February 2026.

Patron saint festival with celebrations and traditional food.

New Orleans' world-famous Carnival climaxes on Fat Tuesday with masked parades, marching bands and beads thrown from ornate floats through the French Quarter and Uptown.

Singapore ushers in the Year of the Horse with a Chinatown street light-up and bazaar, River Hongbao lanterns and fireworks, and family reunion feasts.

Purification ritual festival of the Abidji people.

World music and dance festival in Botanic Park.

Legendary 1,000-mile sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome.

The Dutch bulb fields and the Keukenhof gardens near Amsterdam burst into color each spring, drawing visitors to see millions of tulips at their peak in April.

Venetian-style carnival with elaborate masks and costumes around the canals.

Cultural festival celebrating Jordanian heritage on the Red Sea.

Largest Pacific Island cultural festival in the world.

Massive convergence of music, film, and technology festivals.

Balinese New Year with complete silence, no lights, and Ogoh-ogoh parades the night before.

The world's largest mobile and connectivity trade show fills Fira Gran Via with over 100,000 tech-industry attendees, driving up hotel prices citywide.

Ancient festival at Dharmaraya Temple with a night-long procession.

Colombia's largest music festival with international headliners.

Colorful street carnival with floats, music, and dancing along Green Point.

Africa's grandest jazz gathering at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

Celebration of the Lowcountry's culinary scene.

Major food festival featuring international and local cuisine.

Meydan Racecourse hosts one of the world's richest horse-racing days, a glamorous card of nine races drawing international crowds and celebrities.

Major Jewish holiday with special ceremonies and pilgrims visiting the Western Wall.

Most important film festival in Latin America.

Pacific Rim cultural festival with a grand parade along Waikiki.

World's largest livestock show and rodeo with major concert acts.

The three-day holiday marking the end of Ramadan brings festive family gatherings, sweets, and a public holiday that affects business hours and travel across Turkey.

European Jazz Festival with international performers.

Rajasthan celebrates Holi with elephant parades and vibrant colors.

Jeju Fire Festival with massive grass-burning on Saebyeol Oreum.

Festival of Colors in Durbar Square with music and dancing.

Kyoto's temples, the Philosopher's Path and Maruyama Park draw huge crowds for hanami as the cherry trees reach full bloom.

Lozi king's ceremonial departure from the Zambezi floodplain by royal barge.

Open Kitchen weekly street food market on Fridays.

Annual competition to catch the biggest cod in the Lofoten fishing grounds.

Hollywood's biggest night at the Dolby Theatre.

Holy Week processions with elaborate thrones.

Formula 1 race at the Bahrain International Circuit.

Annual arts festival with international performances.

One of the three largest comedy festivals in the world.

National Wine Harvest Festival with grape queens, parades, and a spectacular show.

Premier electronic music festival at Bayfront Park.

Munich's fifth season, when breweries like Paulaner am Nockherberg pour potent doppelbock beers dating back to the Lenten brewing of monks.

East Africa's leading film festival showcasing African cinema.

Cham temple festival honoring the goddess Po Nagar.

Festival of Colors with powder throwing and water celebrations.

Major literary festival with world-renowned authors.

Week-long yoga festival at the world yoga capital during Holi.

Major international music festival at Parque O'Higgins.

ISY Music Festival on the tropical beaches of Hainan.

Georgia's largest music festival with diverse genres.

Javanese tradition marking the start of Ramadan with cannon fire and warak ngendog float.

Major international film festival in Bulgaria's capital.

Atmospheric hooded processions through the streets during Holy Week.

One of the world's largest religious processions, a 9-day Mazu pilgrimage.

One of Europe's most significant short film festivals.

Tokyo's parks and riversides fill with hanami blossom-viewing picnics as thousands of cherry trees reach full bloom, typically in the final days of March.

Balinese Day of Silence with dramatic Ogoh-Ogoh monster parade the night before.

Spring celebration with processions to Lake Pichola and cultural performances.

A distinctive seafaring Holy Week in Valencia's maritime neighbourhoods of El Cabanyal, El Grau and La Malva-rosa, where solemn processions carry religious images down to the shore.

Traditional crafts fair celebrating St. Casimir.

Celebration of the 3,000+ cherry trees gifted by Japan around the Tidal Basin.

During Holy Week the Iztapalapa borough stages one of the Western Hemisphere's largest passion plays, with thousands of costumed residents reenacting the Crucifixion before crowds approaching two million.

Liberation Day commemorating Bulgaria's freedom from Ottoman rule.

Summer Day celebration with traditional food and music in the UNESCO city.

Summer Day festivities on the beaches of Ksamil.

Summer Day celebration along the Albanian Riviera.

Summer Day, a pagan holiday celebrated with gatherings and ballokume cookies.

Valencia's signature UNESCO-listed festival, when hundreds of giant satirical papier-mache monuments fill the streets before being spectacularly set ablaze on the final night, La Crema, on 19 March.

Ireland's national day culminates in the St Patrick's Day parade through Dublin, drawing around half a million spectators for floats, marching bands and street theatre.

The world's oldest and largest St. Patrick's Day parade marches up Fifth Avenue with pipe bands and marching units, drawing enormous crowds to celebrate Irish heritage.

One of the largest St. Patrick's Day celebrations in the US.

Azerbaijani New Year with bonfires, traditional sweets, and spring rituals.

Kyrgyz New Year celebration with horseback games and traditional food.

Tajik New Year with sumalak preparation and spring celebrations.

Old Town and Wenceslas Square fill with stalls selling hand-painted eggs, crafts and Czech street food alongside folk music and egg-decorating workshops.

Spring equinox celebrations at the Registan Square.

Persian New Year celebration with sumalak cooking, dances, and festivals.

Independence Day celebrations with parades and cultural performances.

Kazakh Spring New Year with nauryz kozhe feasts and horse games.

Grand New Year celebrations at the capital with cultural performances.

The Pope leads Holy Week liturgies culminating in Easter Sunday Mass and the Urbi et Orbi blessing from St. Peter's Square, drawing pilgrims from around the world.

Over 60 brotherhoods carry ornate floats (pasos) in solemn processions through the historic center to the Cathedral, culminating in the overnight La Madrugá between Holy Thursday and Good Friday.

Colorful parade celebrating the 1955 Asia-Africa Conference.

National Chocolate Festival in the "Chocolate Capital of Argentina."

World's largest theater festival held biennially.

World's oldest annual marathon, running since 1897.

Ancient spring festival with horseback parades in traditional Romanian costumes.

Hungary's largest classical and performing-arts festival fills the Liszt Academy, State Opera and Müpa Budapest with concerts, opera, ballet and theatre across the city.

Unique Easter celebrations with pot-throwing from balconies on Holy Saturday.

Annual Jewish pilgrimage to the ancient El Ghriba synagogue.

A citywide celebration of Dubai's dining scene featuring Dubai Restaurant Week, beach food canteens, hidden-gem eateries and special-price menus.

Easter Sunday explosion of the cart ceremony at Piazza del Duomo.

Annual film festival on the Surfers Paradise coast.

China's oldest and largest trade fair held twice annually.

Zhuang ethnic minority festival with folk songs and traditional activities.

Cherry blossom festival around the ancient Silla Dynasty tombs.

Biennial cultural festival at the imperial citadel with traditional performances.

Emirgan Park and other green spaces across the city are planted with millions of tulips in sweeping patterns, celebrating the flower's Ottoman heritage.

Canola flower festival painting the island yellow.

International jazz festival in Lithuania's second city.

Spectacular temple festival with caparisoned elephants and percussion ensembles.

Caribbean carnival with soca music and costumed bands.

End of Ramadan celebrations with open houses and festive bazaars.

Colorful carnival celebration on Lagos Island.

International garden festival showcasing innovative garden designs.

Iconic music and arts festival in the Coachella Valley.

Atmospheric Greek Orthodox Easter celebrated at the clifftop monasteries.

World's largest furniture and design fair at Fiera Milano.

Beijing International Film Festival showcasing Chinese and world cinema.

Ten-day celebration of San Antonio's heritage with parades and river events.

Latin America's largest fashion event.

German-influenced carnival in the Namibian coastal town.

One of Japan's most beautiful festivals with ornate yatai floats, held spring and autumn.

Spectacular fireworks competition over the Grand Harbour.

Italy's premier wine expo attracting producers and buyers worldwide.

Lao New Year celebrations with water splashing and parades.

German-influenced carnival with parades and beer hall celebrations.

Multi-sport outdoor adventure festival.

Acoustic music festival at the foot of the Matterhorn.

Spring festival with guilds parade and burning of the Boogg snowman.

Lisbon's flagship gastronomy event at the Carlos Lopes Pavilion (4-14 April 2026), featuring a gourmet market, wine pairings and cooking demos by top Portuguese and international chefs.

Turkey's most prestigious film festival screens over 100 Turkish and international features across cinemas and cultural venues throughout the city.

Thailand's nationwide New Year celebration turns Bangkok streets like Silom, Khao San Road and RCA into massive water fights alongside temple visits and the Maha Songkran World Water Festival.

Thailand's most celebrated Songkran location with water fights around the Old City moat.

Thai New Year water celebrations on the beaches.

Extended Songkran water fights lasting up to a week.

Massive water festival celebrations along Bangla Road.

Sikh New Year celebrated with great fervor at the Golden Temple.

Traditional New Year celebrations with rituals and games.

Bengali New Year celebrated with colorful processions and traditional food.

Lao New Year water festival with parades, music, and temple ceremonies.

Three-day Cambodian New Year with temple visits and traditional games.

The largest free showcase of Louisiana music fills the French Quarter with hundreds of performances across 20 stages plus dozens of local food vendors along the riverfront.

Often called the little sister of Oktoberfest, this Theresienwiese fair offers beer tents, carnival rides, fireworks and Bavaria's largest flea market in a more relaxed spring setting.

Rome marks its legendary 753 BC founding with free historical re-enactments, costumed parades and gladiatorial displays centred on the Circus Maximus.

A week-long fair on the Real de la Feria opening at midnight with the alumbrao lighting, filled with decorated casetas, flamenco dress, sevillanas dancing, horse riders and nightly revelry.

On Catalonia's patron saint day, La Rambla and Passeig de Gràcia fill with stalls as people exchange books and roses in a citywide celebration of love and literature.

Held over two weekends at the Fair Grounds Race Course, Jazz Fest presents jazz, blues, gospel, R&B and major headliners alongside Louisiana crafts and Creole cuisine.

One of the world's six Marathon Majors, sending tens of thousands of runners from Greenwich across the city to a finish on The Mall by Buckingham Palace, drawing huge crowds along the route.

The Netherlands' biggest national celebration for the king's birthday, when Amsterdam turns orange with street parties, canal boats and one of the world's largest citywide flea markets.

A dramatic night-time celebration of the arrival of summer on Calton Hill, with fire, drumming and the procession of the May Queen and Green Man.

Students celebrate spring with bonfires, champagne, and raft races on the river.

Northern Europe's largest carnival with 100,000 costumed participants.

Tourism festival with cultural performances and art exhibitions.

Largest religious festival in the Azores on São Miguel island.

Multi-arts festival with literature, music, and conversations.

Norway's largest cultural event with music, theatre, and dance.

A four-day multicultural street festival in Kreuzberg culminating in a vibrant costumed parade celebrating Berlin's diverse communities.

England's largest mixed arts festival with music, theatre, and visual art.

International fireworks competition over Brno reservoir.

UNESCO-listed Holy Blood Procession through medieval streets since 1304.

Festival celebrating Bukhara's Silk Road heritage with craft demonstrations.

International jazz festival on the beaches of the Hotel Zone.

Premier performing arts festival with opera, theatre, dance, and music.

Lemon festival in Monterosso celebrating the local citrus harvest.

UNESCO-listed courtyard festival where residents open their flower-filled patios.

Late May fair with flamenco, horses, and traditional Cordoban food.

Eccentric annual tradition of chasing a wheel of cheese down a steep hill.

One of Europe's oldest short film and documentary festivals.

Africa's most important contemporary art exhibition, held biennially.

International jazz festival in nearby Saint-Louis.

Birthplace of techno celebrates with a massive electronic music festival.

Buddhist celebrations with lanterns in the hill country.

Buddhist celebrations with lanterns illuminating the fort.

UNESCO-listed Dano Festival with shamanic rituals and folk performances.

Free blues and roots music festival.

Major six-day arts festival with music, theatre, and visual arts.

Legendary club season opening with world-famous DJs at Pacha, Amnesia, and Ushuaia.

Jeonju International Film Festival focusing on alternative and independent cinema.

Medieval Hanseatic festival celebrating Kaunas's trading heritage.

Massive folkloric parade with 30,000 dancers in elaborate costumes.

Major aerospace and maritime show held every two years.

One of the world's largest electronic dance music festivals, drawing hundreds of thousands to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for three overnight days of stages, art installations and fireworks.

Festival showcasing new and emerging music talent.

Three-day music festival on the legendary Beale Street.

Formula 1 race at Miami International Autodrome.

Formula 1's most glamorous race through the streets of Monte Carlo.

Guided walks across the bay during extreme low tides.

Legendary Formula 1 street race through the principality.

Music, wine, and food festival with top-tier headliners.

Month of Monuments with free access to historic sites.

World's largest tulip festival with a million blooms.

Cape Verde's largest music festival on the beach.

Month-long fair with concerts, rides, and cultural events.

Medieval-themed celebrations in the Old Town of Rhodes.

Photography festival displaying works throughout the old town.

Stars of the White Nights opera and ballet festival at the Mariinsky Theatre.

Largest religious festival in the Azores with grand processions in Ponta Delgada.

Grand parade in Sassari showcasing traditional Sardinian costumes and horsemanship.

Buddhist celebration with spectacular lantern parade through central Seoul.

Festival celebrating the colonial hill station with cultural programs.

International jazz festival running since 1989.

Baltic region's biggest indoor music festival and conference.

One of Tokyo's three great Shinto festivals, centred on Kanda Myojin Shrine, with a day-long procession and dozens of portable mikoshi shrines paraded through central Tokyo.

Italy's largest book fair with author talks and exhibitions.

Celebration of Indonesian culinary traditions and innovation.

Vienna's flagship contemporary arts festival fills more than 30 venues across the city with theatre, opera, music and free public events for around six weeks each spring.

Open-air dance performance at Prambanan Temple under the full moon.

Traditional dawn celebration with singing from Magdalen College tower.

Four-day costumed procession from Cagliari to Nora, one of Sardinia's biggest events.

Massive port festival with 2 million spectators over two days.

Celebration of Saint Nicholas with a maritime procession and fireworks.

Major national holiday with military parade on Red Square.

The 61st International Art Exhibition spreads contemporary art across the Giardini, Arsenale and national pavilions throughout the city for six months.

The country's premier classical music festival opens on 12 May with Smetana's Ma vlast and brings dozens of orchestras and soloists to venues like the Municipal House.

Patron saint celebration with a maritime procession and fireworks.

A procession of 500 people in Heian-period aristocratic costume parades from the Imperial Palace to Shimogamo and Kamigamo Shrines.

Madrid honours its patron saint San Isidro with days of open-air verbenas, chotis dancing, concerts and picnics on the Pradera meadow, with locals dressed in traditional chulapo costume.

Patron saint festival with processions, fireworks, and traditional Sardinian events.

Asakusa's boisterous three-day shrine festival sends around 100 mikoshi through the streets by Sensoji Temple, drawing roughly two million spectators.

National day with children's parades and traditional bunads.

Thousand samurai warrior procession at Toshogu Shrine.

The world's most prestigious horticultural show at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, showcasing elaborate show gardens and floral displays over five days each May.

Montenegrin Independence Day with ceremonies and cultural events.

A ten-day English-language festival of independent theatre, comedy and cabaret staging some 40 shows across small venues in the Mala Strana quarter.

A festival of light, music and ideas that transforms Sydney Harbour and the city with large-scale light installations, projections and a free Light Walk each evening after dark.

The prestigious clay-court Grand Slam tennis tournament draws the world's top players to the Stade Roland-Garros over two weeks of matches.

Jordanian Independence Day with celebrations and military events.

Popular music festival in the heart of Aarhus.

World music festival in the medieval town of Loulé.

Historic reenactment of Moors and Christians battles with elaborate costumes.

Ethno-music festival celebrating Central Asian musical traditions.

Historic rowing regatta between the four ancient maritime republics.

World's premier animation film festival.

Festival celebrating Antwerp's Baroque heritage with art and performances.

Performing arts festival with theater and music at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus.

Ten-day celebration in Angra do Heroísmo with bullfights, concerts, and parades.

One of Europe's biggest music festivals, drawing global headline acts across indie, pop and electronic to the seaside Parc del Fòrum.

A three-day festival of electronic music, creativity and technology combining daytime and late-night stages at Fira Gran Via.

World's premier art fair for modern and contemporary art.

Multi-genre music festival on the UNESCO-listed Bryggen wharf.

UK's largest dance festival with performances in public spaces.

Haeundae Sand Festival with elaborate sand sculptures on the famous beach.

Historic fair on Midsummer Common dating back 800 years.

UNESCO-listed dancing devils ritual on Corpus Christi.

Five-Petalled Rose Festival with Renaissance-era reenactments and jousting.

Rock music festival in the Venetian-era harbor city.

World's largest free blues festival in Grant Park.

Transilvania International Film Festival, Romania's largest film event.

Premier classical music festival in the Rocky Mountains.

Northern Europe's largest music festival near Copenhagen.

Religious procession with 15 saints carried through Cusco's streets.

International Fireworks Festival with teams competing over the Hàn River.

Gnawa world music festival on the Atlantic coast attracting 500,000 visitors.

Renowned festival bringing together sacred music traditions from around the world.

Historic Florentine football matches in traditional 16th-century costumes at Piazza Santa Croce.

Tourism festival near the spectacular Iguazu Falls.

Historic rowing competition between former maritime republic cities.

Multicultural festival in the Old Port with theatre, music, and food.

Light installations illuminating Jerusalem's Old City walls and alleys.

World's most famous music and performing arts festival at Worthy Farm.

Granada's biggest festival with processions and flamenco.

Prestigious music and dance festival at the Alhambra.

Annual stargazing event at one of the darkest sky locations in the US.

Corpus Christi boat procession on Lake Hallstatt, a unique lakeside tradition.

Castle illumination with fireworks over the Neckar river, held three times in summer.

Major Hiroshima summer festival with yukata-clad crowds and food stalls.

Winter arts festival at MONA exploring darkness and ancient rituals.

Cultural days celebrating the town known for whale watching.

Cultural program with music, theater, and folklore.

Traditional dragon boat racing festival praying for fishing safety and good harvest.

Annual month-long fair with concerts, rides, and exhibitions.

Summer entertainment festival with concerts, events, and attractions.

Grand procession celebrating the city's feudal lord with samurai parades.

Summer festival with concerts, folk dances, and waterfront events.

Flood Festival unique to Cyprus with water-related games and festivities.

Summer arts festival in the ancient Roman amphitheater.

LGBTQ+ pride celebration in West Hollywood.

International jazz festival in the heart of UNESCO-listed Lviv.

One of Europe's largest LGBTQ+ celebrations fills the Chueca district with stages, the famous high-heel race and a massive parade from Atocha to Colon.

Major two-day music festival in Heaton Park.

International tango festival celebrating Medellín's tango culture.

Major music festival at Ippodromo SNAI San Siro.

World's largest jazz festival with 3,000+ musicians over 10 days.

Premier charity wine auction with exclusive tastings.

Country music's biggest fan event with four days of concerts.

European biennial of contemporary art hosted in Palermo.

Music performances at the ancient Hierapolis theatre.

Medieval costumed bridge battle between north and south Pisa.

Open-air performances in the ancient Roman amphitheatre.

Month-long festival with the Grand Floral Parade and dragon boat races.

International indie and alternative music festival at Parque da Cidade.

Midsummer St. John's Fair in the Old Market Square.

International theatre festival with avant-garde performances.

Ten-day winter celebration with street parties and ski events.

Classical music festival on a clifftop stage overlooking the Amalfi Coast.

June folk festivals bring bonfires, forró and quadrilha dancing, and typical corn-based foods to arraiás across Rio's squares, cultural centers and the Feira de São Cristóvão.

A city-wide summer program of open-air concerts, outdoor cinema and theatre staged in Rome's piazzas, courtyards and riverside venues.

White Nights festival of midnight sun with Scarlet Sails and open drawbridges.

Festival of the Crazies with costumed paraders throwing candy to crowds.

One of the world's largest LGBTQ+ pride parades on Avenida Paulista.

Traditional June festival with square dancing, bonfire, and corn-based foods.

High-energy dance festival with 30,000 dancers in colorful costumes.

Shanghai International Film Festival, China's top-rated film event.

One of the largest performing arts festivals in the world.

Full moon festival celebrating the arrival of Buddhism to Sri Lanka.

Swedish midsummer celebration with maypole dancing and herring feasts.

Dragon boat races on Keelung River with traditional rice dumplings.

Middle East's largest LGBTQ+ pride parade along the beachfront.

All-night cultural event with free concerts and performances city-wide.

One of Spain's most important Corpus Christi celebrations with grand processions.

One of Valencia's oldest traditions, blending religious and folk elements with the Procession of the Rocas, monumental ancient floats pulled through the old town by decorated horses.

One of Europe's oldest classical music festivals, since 1926.

Major open-air music festival with international headliners.

World-famous opera season in the ancient Roman amphitheatre.

International classical music festival in historic venues.

Free cultural festival on the National Mall.

Park ranger-led events celebrating wildlife and nature.

Croatia's largest open-air festival on an island in Lake Jarun.

Italy's national day is celebrated in Rome with a grand military parade along Via dei Fori Imperiali and a Frecce Tricolori flypast trailing the national colours.

Port opening anniversary with fireworks over the harbor.

Founded to revitalize Lower Manhattan, this two-week film and storytelling festival premieres feature films, TV, games and immersive works across downtown venues.

A solemn Eucharistic procession leaves the Cathedral at dawn with the 16th-century Custodia de Arfe over streets strewn with rosemary and rush, accompanied by the traditional Dance of the Seises.

An all-night contemporary art festival where museums, monuments and public spaces host free immersive installations and performances until dawn.

The IKSV-organised classical music festival brings dozens of concerts by leading orchestras and soloists to historic venues, including performances in Byzantine churches and palaces.

Marbella's patron saint fair with flamenco, music, and traditional food.

Lisbon's month-long summer festival honouring patron saint Santo António, peaking with the Marchas Populares parade down Avenida da Liberdade on 12 June and neighbourhood street parties (arraiais) with grilled sardines across Alfama, Mouraria and Graça, before the 13 June municipal holiday.

The ceremonial parade marking the Sovereign's official birthday, with over 1,300 soldiers, horses and massed bands processing between Horse Guards Parade and Buckingham Palace.

Dublin celebrates James Joyce's Ulysses on 16 June with readings, walking tours, Edwardian costume and the traditional Bloomsday breakfast across the city.

Spectacular candlelight festival illuminating the Arno riverbanks with 70,000 candles.

A free-entry arts and culture festival in Olympiapark blending live concerts, theatre, an international market and organic food stalls.

One of the world's largest music festivals, held in Lisbon on even years over two June weekends (20, 21, 27 and 28 in 2026) at Parque Tejo with headliners including Katy Perry, Linkin Park and Rod Stewart.

France's nationwide day of free music sees Nice's squares, streets and terraces host open-air concerts across every genre on the summer solstice.

On the summer solstice the whole city becomes a stage, with free live concerts and DJ sets spilling into streets, squares and courtyards across all 20 arrondissements.

Midsummer Night festival along the Vistula River with wreaths, music, and fireworks.

Grand Duke's Official Birthday with fireworks and torch processions.

Porto's biggest night with bonfires, sky lanterns, grilled sardines, plastic hammers, and all-night celebrations along the Douro.

Valencia welcomes summer on the night of 23 June with midnight bonfires along La Malva-rosa and El Cabanyal beaches, where crowds jump the flames and waves for good luck until dawn.

Bonfire festival with giant sculptures burned on midsummer's night.

Midsummer festival celebrated across the islands with bonfires and horses.

Bonfires and fireworks along the coastline villages.

Festival of the Sun, Inca celebration at Sacsayhuaman fortress.

Midsummer celebration with fireworks reflected on the lake.

Spectacular horse festival in Ciutadella with riders weaving through crowds.

Patron saint day with bonfire at Piazza Castello and fireworks.

Mozambican Independence Day with celebrations and cultural events.

Patron saint festival with a dramatic fireworks display from the cathedral.

A full-distance triathlon starting with a swim off the Baie des Anges, a mountainous bike course through the hinterland, and a run finishing on the Promenade des Anglais.

The oldest and most prestigious tennis Grand Slam, played on grass at the All England Club over two weeks, famed for its strawberries, cream and all-white dress code.

Portuguese-heritage fishing festival celebrating the patron saint of fishermen.

World's largest outdoor rodeo and western celebration.

Traditional Malagasy turning of the bones ceremony with music and dancing.

Festival celebrating Tanzanian culture at the gateway to Serengeti.

One of the world's greatest performing arts festivals, running since 1947.

One of the oldest and most prestigious cultural festivals in the Middle East.

America's largest free arts festival with music, visual arts, and performances.

International jazz festival on the Black Sea coast.

Legendary music festival in the ancient Roman temple ruins of Baalbek.

Award-winning music festival at the Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad.

Indie and alternative rock music festival.

Major rock and indie festival on Mount Cobetas.

Bled Days festival with concerts, sports events, and fireworks over the lake.

Festival commemorating the historic blood compact between local chieftain and Legazpi.

Afro-Caribbean carnival celebrating Bristol's diverse community.

World-famous electronic dance music festival in Boom near Brussels.

Historical pageant at Grand Place recreating the 1549 procession of Charles V.

Theater City festival with performances in the old town citadel.

World's largest outdoor rodeo and western celebration — the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.

Prestigious folk music festival running since 1965.

Celebration of Cappadocia's iconic balloon flights with special events.

World's largest food festival with Chicago's best restaurants.

Grand Buddhist procession in Kandy with elephants and dancers.

Ten days of jazz performances across 100+ venues.

Cultural events in Rethymno's Venetian-era venues.

Chicken and beer festival celebrating Korea's favorite combo.

Race of boats made entirely from beer cans at Mindil Beach.

Iconic cycling race through the Dolomite mountain passes.

Open-air concerts held on mountain plateaus and meadows.

Theatre, music, and dance in the Old Town's historic venues.

Africa's oldest film festival.

South Africa's greatest horse racing event and fashion spectacle.

Major summer fair and exhibition with concerts and rides.

Off-season carnival with axé and forró music on the beach.

Intense summer festival with teams racing enormous floats through the streets.

Ireland's premier arts festival with music, theatre, and visual arts.

St. Dominic's Fair, one of Europe's largest open-air trade events since 1260.

Ten-day festival transforming Ghent into Europe's largest cultural street party.

Major three-day music festival on Glasgow Green.

Free outdoor music festival in the Jardin de Ville.

World's largest marksmen's festival with a massive funfair and parade.

Music, theatre, and dance performances in historic venues.

Lavender blooming season in Furano with purple fields and celebrations.

Annual festival celebrating the whale shark season.

City Day celebration with concerts and events.

Grand ten-night procession with decorated elephants honoring the Sacred Tooth Relic.

One of Europe's oldest and most prestigious film festivals.

Festival honoring Ernest Hemingway with a look-alike contest and literary events.

Jamaica's biggest reggae and dancehall music festival.

Traditional sword dance performed weekly in summer, dating to the 15th century.

Festival honoring Hippocrates with cultural events across the island.

International festival of theatre, music, and film in the old town.

Major multi-day music festival in central Kyiv.

Electronic music festival on the shores of Lake Balaton.

Independent cinema festival on the lakefront.

International performing arts festival at the Križanke open-air theatre.

Biennial festival commissioning new works in visual arts, performance, and music.

Boutique music festival in a quarry amphitheatre with international artists.

Maritime festival celebrating the archipelago's seafaring heritage.

Traditional Moroccan music and dance festival at El Badi Palace.

Minneapolis summer festival with fireworks, parades, and beach events.

International arts festival in Vitebsk with a song contest and performances.

World's largest comedy festival with international comedians.

Week-long festival celebrating Fijian culture with the crowning of Miss Bula.

Summer-long urban art trail through the city with installations.

Ancient indigenous festival with traditional dances from Oaxaca's eight regions.

Music and theater festival in the ancient lakeside amphitheatre.

Traditional Balkan folk celebration.

Month-long arts festival in the UNESCO World Heritage city.

Croatian national film festival screened in the ancient Roman arena.

Major summer music festival with top international artists.

World-renowned classical music, opera, and theater festival.

Largest comic and pop culture convention in the world.

Festival celebrating the Dominican Republic's national music and dance.

Cultural nights in the old bazaar with music and performance.

Summer festival with hydroplane races, air shows, and the Torchlight Parade.

Medieval festival in Dracula's birthplace with jousting, archery, and period music.

The Singapore Tourism Board's annual celebration of local cuisine, with hawker showcases, chef collaborations and pop-up events across the city.

Major electronic dance music festival at Stadion Poljud.

Performing arts festival in Diocletian's Palace.

Scandinavia's largest food festival on the Stavanger harbor.

City festival with concerts in central Tampere.

Open-air ethnographic festival celebrating Georgian traditions.

Music and arts festival at the Banffy Castle in the Transylvanian countryside.

Saint Olav Festival with medieval market, concerts, and pilgrimage.

Major music and arts festival at the ancient Roman amphitheatre.

One of the oldest rock festivals in Europe, running since 1970.

Historic market recreating medieval life in Turku's old town.

Free open-air music concert at Il-Fosos Square.

International fireworks competition over English Bay.

Māori New Year celebrating the rise of the Pleiades star cluster.

Ancient water festival where everyone splashes water on each other.

International film festival showcasing world cinema.

National celebrations at Parliament Hill with concerts and fireworks.

Valencia's month-long summer fair fills July with open-air concerts in the Viveros gardens, fireworks, folklore and the closing Battle of Flowers parade on the Alameda.

Ancient festival with a papier-mâché float pulled through the Sassi and then destroyed.

The largest celebration of Black culture in the US pairs free daytime programming at the Convention Center with headline concerts at the Caesars Superdome over July 4th weekend.

One of the world's largest free open-air music festivals draws millions to Vienna's Danube Island for three days of concerts across roughly a dozen stages.

World's largest 10K road race with 60,000 runners on Independence Day.

Iconic fireworks over the Charles River with Boston Pops concert.

The largest Independence Day fireworks display in the United States lights up the sky over the East River, viewable from waterfront spots across Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Birthplace of American independence celebrates with events at Independence Hall.

Independence Day celebration under the Gateway Arch with fireworks.

Fireworks over the National Mall with a concert at the Capitol.

A major three-day international rock and indie festival on the riverside at Passeio Marítimo de Algés (Oeiras), running 9-11 July 2026 with a lineup that includes Foo Fighters and Florence + The Machine.

Mongolia's biggest festival featuring the 'Three Games': wrestling, archery, and horse racing.

Orange Order parades commemorating the Battle of the Boyne.

France's national day is marked in Nice with an evening commemoration and light-and-drone show on the Promenade des Anglais.

France's national day brings a grand military parade down the Champs-Elysees each morning and an Eiffel Tower fireworks display, with street parties and firefighters' balls across the city.

Grand procession and fireworks celebrating Palermo's patron saint.

Palermo's patron saint festival with a massive procession and fireworks.

Kyoto's most famous festival climaxes with towering wooden floats up to 25 metres tall paraded through downtown, part of month-long July celebrations.

A votive feast giving thanks for the end of the 1576 plague, marked by a pontoon bridge to the Redentore church and a spectacular fireworks display over St Mark's Basin.

Seville's oldest festival transforms Triana's riverside Calle Betis with brotherhood stalls, nightly flamenco and sevillanas concerts, and the cucaña greased-pole contest over the Guadalquivir.

One of the oldest jazz festivals in the world, staged over several nights on two open-air stages between Place Masséna and the Théâtre de Verdure in the Albert Ier garden.

One of Europe's largest Pride events, drawing around a million people for a rally at the Brandenburg Gate and a huge parade through Mitte and Schoneberg.

One of Europe's classic Grand Prix weekends runs on the tight Hungaroring circuit just outside Budapest, with the race held on Sunday 26 July.

Patron saint celebrations with folk dances, music, and fireworks.

One of Japan's top three festivals with river procession and fireworks.

Feast of Saint James with spectacular fireworks at the cathedral.

Tokyo's most famous summer hanabi launches around 20,000 fireworks over the Sumida River near Asakusa and Tokyo Skytree on the last Saturday of July.

Spectacular boat procession and burning castle on the sea.

The world's biggest cycling race ends with its final stage climbing Montmartre before the peloton sprints to the finish on the Champs-Elysees.

A national holiday honoring King Rama X, when Bangkok is decked in yellow flags and royal portraits, with alms-giving, ceremonies and evening illuminations and fireworks along the Chao Phraya.

Month-long summer festival honoring the local heroine with concerts and fireworks.

Scandinavia's largest cultural festival spanning 10 days.

Ga people's harvest festival with traditional drumming and food.

Street art festival transforming Jamestown with murals and music.

Summer festival with family entertainment, concerts, and a funfair.

Performing arts festival at the Roman Theatre and Citadel.

Spectacular fireworks and water show over Lake Annecy.

Belgium's largest Pride celebration.

Patron saint celebration with traditional Mayan and mestizo traditions.

Summer music festival along the Batumi Boulevard.

One of the largest beer festivals in Southeast Europe.

Bilbao's main summer festival with concerts and fireworks.

International Ballet Festival at Bodrum Castle amphitheatre.

Barbados' biggest celebration marking the sugar cane harvest with Kadooment Day parade.

One of the UK's biggest Pride celebrations with a parade and concerts.

Annual agricultural show with rides, animals, and the famous strawberry sundae.

Europe's largest annual hot air balloon event with night glows.

Award-winning music festival on Jaz Beach.

Buenos Aires International Tango Festival with milongas and world championship.

Poetry and performance night at the Roman amphitheatre.

Arts and cultural festival celebrating Far North Queensland.

Premier ultra-marathon circumnavigating Mont Blanc through three countries.

Iconic four-day music festival in Grant Park with 100,000+ daily attendees.

Biennial arts festival with music, theatre, and visual arts.

Massive electronic music festival voted Best Major Festival in Europe.

Outdoor arts festival under tropical skies.

Week-long celebration of Davao's bountiful harvest with floral float parades.

North America's largest fringe theatre festival.

Traditional Manggarai whip-fighting ritual performed during harvest celebrations.

Geneva's biggest festival with concerts, parades, and fireworks over Lake Geneva.

Major music festival in Slottsskogen park with all-vegetarian food.

International street performer festival on the waterfront.

Urban music festival focusing on indie, electronic, and art.

Pentaport Rock Festival, Korea's premier rock music event.

Kerala's biggest festival with snake boat races, flower carpets, and Onam Sadya feast.

Decorated boat procession in the Bay of Kotor, a centuries-old tradition.

Summer carnival along the Malecon with floats and dancing.

Traditional Lakeland sports including fell running and Cumberland wrestling since 1852.

Major three-day rock and alternative music festival.

Week-long celebration of the Fab Four at The Cavern and venues across the city.

Giant funfair running since 1340, one of Europe's oldest.

Week-long fair with flamenco, horses, and celebrations.

Week-long free festival with concerts, food, and culture.

Famous Flower Festival with the Silleteros parade of flower-carrying farmers.

Week-long tribute at Graceland commemorating the King of Rock and Roll.

Major indie music and arts festival on Île Sainte-Hélène.

Major international LGBTQ+ music festival.

International cosplay competition drawing contestants from 40+ countries.

20,000 candles illuminate Nara Park and its ancient temples.

Medieval-themed festival in Sherwood Forest.

Celebration of Hans Christian Andersen with fairy tale performances and parades.

Traditional Okinawan dance festival during the Obon season.

Major rock and indie music festival in medieval park.

Beach festival with cultural shows and water sports.

Classical music festival honoring the famous violinist born in Piran.

Underground electronic music festival at Fort Punta Christo.

Grand Ganesh festival known for its elaborate pandals and processions.

Asia's largest beer festival celebrating Qingdao's brewing heritage.

Culture Night with free events, concerts, and fireworks across Reykjavik.

Annual city birthday celebration with concerts across Riga.

International music festival at the Registan, held every two years.

Major music festival in Golden Gate Park.

Volcano simulation with fireworks recreating the volcanic eruption over the caldera.

Premier film festival in Southeast Europe launched during the siege.

Fiji's largest cultural festival with parades and beauty pageants.

Love Film Festival showcasing romantic and humanist cinema.

Summer celebration with decorated boats and waterfront entertainment.

North America's largest Caribbean carnival with costumed mas bands.

Ski season festival at the southernmost city in the world.

Medieval Week festival transforming Visby into a Middle Ages town.

New Zealand's biggest culinary festival with Burger Wellington.

Electronic music festival on the Adriatic coast.

International Mountain Folklore Festival celebrating highland culture.

Europe's largest techno party with floats along Lake Zürich.

Amsterdam hosts WorldPride 2026, culminating in the iconic Canal Parade where more than 80 decorated boats sail the historic canals celebrating LGBTQ+ freedom and diversity.

A free two-day festival at the New Orleans Jazz Museum celebrating hometown legend Louis Armstrong with live brass and jazz, seminars and local food.

City-wide commemoration of the 1944 uprising with sirens at 17:00.

Solemn annual ceremony at Peace Memorial Park with lantern floating.

Japan's most famous Tanabata star festival with colorful streamer decorations.

The world's largest arts festival fills the city with thousands of theatre, comedy, dance and cabaret shows across hundreds of venues.

A spectacular evening display of massed military bands, pipes, drums and international performers staged on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle.

A programme of world-class classical music, opera, theatre and dance drawing leading artists and companies from around the globe.

Singapore marks its independence with the National Day Parade at the National Stadium, featuring aerial displays, multicultural performances and evening fireworks.

One of Europe's biggest music festivals takes over Óbuda Island for five days with hundreds of acts across rock, pop and electronic stages.

A week-long showcase of world premieres and international cinema screened at venues across the city during festival season.

City anniversary celebrations with parades, bullfights, and fireworks.

The Gràcia neighbourhood's week-long street festival famous for its elaborately decorated streets, free concerts, human towers and correfoc fire runs.

Celebrations of Napoleon Bonaparte's birthday in his native Ajaccio.

Assumption Day celebrations with fireworks and village feasts.

The La Latina neighbourhood throws Madrid's most castizo summer street party for the Virgen de la Paloma, with traditional dances, zarzuela, food stalls and verbenas around August 15.

Assumption Day with a dramatic reenactment of a Saracen invasion and fireworks.

Bonfire on the mountainside during the Obon festival.

Five giant bonfires shaped as characters and symbols are lit on the mountains around Kyoto from 8pm to send off ancestral spirits.

National celebrations with flag ceremonies and community games.

Hungary's biggest national holiday marks the founding of the state with parades and a spectacular fireworks show over the Danube from 21:00.

Ukraine's Independence Day with a military parade on Khreshchatyk.

Patron saint festival with three days of illuminated decorations and fireworks.

Europe's largest street festival, a vibrant celebration of Caribbean culture with a costumed parade, steel bands and sound systems through the streets of West London over the August bank holiday weekend.

Samoa's biggest cultural festival with fire dancing and traditional crafts.

Major music festival in Piedmont Park.

Cultural festival with music, dancing, and Cypriot traditions.

A nine-day meat-free celebration when Yaowarat Road fills with yellow-flagged stalls serving jay (vegan) street food, alongside temple rituals and processions.

Major trade fair and exhibition with cultural events.

Major modern and contemporary art fair in the Arab world.

Belize's independence celebrations with parades and carnival.

International music festival revived from the famous communist-era competition.

Bratislava Music Festival, Slovakia's most important classical music event.

Major arts festival culminating in the Riverfire fireworks over the Brisbane River.

International classical music festival at the Romanian Athenaeum.

International Giant Panda Festival celebrating Chengdu's iconic bears.

One of the largest state fairs in the US with Big Tex and fried foods.

Grape harvest season with traditional wine-making celebrations across the valley.

Classical music festival on the Tuscan island.

World's longest-running oyster festival since 1954.

Children's festival with lanterns, mooncakes, and lion dances.

Hawaii's largest block party celebrating Hawaiian culture.

End-of-season parties at the island's super clubs.

Spectacular mountain marathon with dramatic Alpine scenery.

Celebration of Highland music and Gaelic culture across the region.

Literary festival celebrating Scottish writing on the Isle of Skye.

One of the world's leading contemporary art biennials fills museums, warehouses, and historic buildings with international installations and exhibitions.

International trade fair running since 1927.

Johannesburg's premier arts festival with performances across the city.

South Africa's biggest jazz festival.

Grand festival with yabusame horseback archery at the famous shrine.

Annual gorilla naming ceremony celebrating conservation successes.

Annual island festival with boat races, parades, and local entertainment.

Latin America's largest food festival celebrating Peruvian gastronomy.

Annual wine festival in the Municipal Gardens celebrating Cyprus wine.

Biennial contemporary art festival in the Arctic archipelago.

Celebration of the city's legendary coffeehouse culture.

Teams from around the world compete with fireworks over the harbor.

Maputo's biggest music festival with African and international artists.

Ten-day festival honoring Lord Ganesha with processions and idol immersions.

One of the largest LGBTQ+ celebrations in the US takes over the French Quarter for five days of block parties, drag shows and a Grand Marshal-led parade.

World's largest half-marathon from Newcastle to South Shields.

Thrilling festival with massive wooden floats raced through narrow streets.

Opera festival at the medieval castle against a Mediterranean backdrop.

One of fashion's 'Big Four' events, when major houses stage runway shows and the city fills with designers, buyers and celebrities.

Mid-Autumn Festival with mooncakes and lanterns under the full moon.

Museums and galleries open for free after dark.

Celebration of the Pacific Northwest food and drink scene.

Festival honoring Christopher Columbus's connection to the island.

Festival honoring the father of modern bullfighting with Goyesca corrida.

Imperial city festival with medieval reenactments and the historic Meistertrunk play.

One of Europe's most prestigious film festivals at the Kursaal.

Major arts and music festival at Seattle Center.

Korean harvest festival with traditional food, games, and family gatherings.

Performances in the ancient Roman theatre.

International jazz festival in the cosmopolitan port city.

One of the world's most influential public film festivals and Oscar predictor.

Major film festival showcasing international and Canadian cinema.

International festival of traditional street games.

Uzbekistan Independence Day with concerts and fireworks.

The world's oldest film festival premieres international cinema on the Lido, awarding the coveted Golden Lion to the best film.

One of the world's biggest music festivals returns to Cidade do Rock over two weekends, with international and Brazilian headliners including Foo Fighters, Elton John and Maroon 5.

Held on the first Sunday of September, this historic regatta opens with a costumed parade of period boats down the Grand Canal followed by competitive rowing races.

Held in the courtyards of Buda Castle, this four-day event pours over 1,000 Hungarian and international wines alongside gastronomy and live music.

The world's foremost flamenco festival, held every two years, presents dozens of performances and premieres by leading artists across theaters and historic venues throughout the city.

On the night of September 15 the president rings the bell and shouts the patriotic 'Grito' from the National Palace balcony over a packed Zocalo, followed by fireworks and a military parade on the 16th.

Independence Day with torch relay and marching bands.

Massive religious procession honoring the Lord and Virgin of the Miracle.

Costa Rica's Independence Day with lantern parades and marching bands.

A two-night arena concert at T-Mobile Arena featuring a stacked lineup of pop, rock and hip-hop headliners broadcast live nationwide.

Chilean independence with fondas, cueca dancing, and traditional food.

The world's largest folk festival brings millions to the Theresienwiese for 16 days of beer tents, fairground rides and Bavarian tradition, opening with the mayor's ceremonial first tap.

Naples' patron saint festival with the miraculous liquefaction of blood.

Patron saint celebration with boat processions.

Barcelona's biggest annual festival honouring the city's patron saint, with hundreds of free events including castells, correfocs, giants parades and a fireworks-and-music finale.

Europe's oldest specialist theatre festival stages 18 days of Irish premieres, international productions and new work in venues across the city.

Finding of the True Cross festival with bonfires in Meskel Square.

Botswana's Independence Day with cultural events and celebrations.

Festival of Lights with the Taj Mahal as a stunning backdrop.

Golden Temple illuminated with thousands of lights and candles.

Golden Orange Film Festival, Turkey's oldest and most prestigious.

Two-weekend music festival in Zilker Park with top headliners.

International jazz festival at various venues across the city.

Northern Ireland's premier arts festival with music, theatre, and visual arts.

Festival celebrating Bologna's iconic cured meat.

Asia's largest and most prestigious film festival.

Urban music festival promoting Moroccan hip-hop, rock, and fusion.

National Wine Day celebration showcasing Moldovan wine tradition.

Ireland's biggest jazz festival attracting 40,000+ visitors.

Nepali Festival of Lights celebrated by the Gorkha community.