Festival Codex

The world's festivals, classified

Every festival filed by what it is, where it happens, and how its date behaves — because a fixed date, a lunar drift and an Easter-linked window are three different planning problems.

● Fixed date   ◆ Anchored rule   ☾ Lunar drift   ✦ Easter-linked   ≈ Seasonal window   ↻ Not annual

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JanuaryJANFebruaryFEBMarchMARAprilAPRMayMAYJuneJUNJulyJULAugustAUGSeptemberSEPOctoberOCTNovemberNOVDecemberDECGlastonbury Festival — Late JuneCoachella — April, two weekendsTomorrowland — July, two weekendsLollapalooza — Early AugustRock in Rio — SeptemberFuji Rock Festival — Late JulyRoskilde Festival — Late June – early JulySziget Festival — AugustPrimavera Sound — Late May – early JuneUltra Music Festival — MarchMontreux Jazz Festival — Early JulySalzburg Festival — July – AugustRio Carnival — February – March, before LentCarnevale di Venezia — FebruaryNotting Hill Carnival — Late AugustMardi Gras — February – MarchKölner Karneval — FebruaryTrinidad Carnival — February – MarchOktoberfest — Late September – early OctoberDía de los Muertos — November 1–2Chinese New Year — January – February (lunar calendar)Songkran — April 13–15Holi — March (full moon)Naadam — July 11–13Gion Matsuri — All of JulyInti Raymi — June 24Kumbh Mela — January – March (cyclical)Semana Santa — Holy WeekThaipusam — January – FebruaryTimkat — January 19Alba White Truffle Fair — October – DecemberMaine Lobster Festival — Early AugustFête du Citron — FebruaryTaste of Tasmania — Late December – early JanuaryCannes Film Festival — MayVenice Film Festival — Late August – early SeptemberSundance Film Festival — JanuaryEdinburgh Festival Fringe — AugustToronto International Film Festival — SeptemberFestival d'Avignon — JulyHarbin Ice Festival — December – FebruaryHanami (Cherry Blossom) — March – MayAlbuquerque Balloon Fiesta — Early OctoberLoy Krathong — November (full moon)Up Helly Aa — Last Tuesday of JanuaryBurning Man — Late August – early SeptemberLa Tomatina — Last Wednesday of AugustSan Fermín (Running of the Bulls) — July 6–14Boryeong Mud Festival — JulyCheese Rolling — Late MayElectric Daisy Carnival (EDC) — MayEXIT Festival — JulyRock Werchter — Early JulySummerfest — June – JulySplendour in the Grass — JulyWOMAD — Late JulyAfropunk Festival — AugustSónar — JuneCarnevale di Viareggio — FebruaryNice Carnival — FebruaryCarnaval de Oruro — FebruaryCarnival of Binche — FebruaryJunkanoo — December 26 & January 1Obon — Mid-AugustChuseok — September – OctoberNoche de Rábanos — December 23Las Fallas — March 15–19Gerewol — SeptemberBurns Night — January 25Nebuta Matsuri — August 2–7Festa do Divino — May – JuneVesak — May (full moon)Pushkar Camel Fair — October – NovemberFiesta de la Virgen de la Candelaria — Early FebruaryOktoberfest Blumenau — OctoberPizzafest — SeptemberMelbourne Food & Wine Festival — MarchSalon du Chocolat — October – NovemberHerring Festival (Hapje Tapje) — AugustBerlin International Film Festival — FebruarySXSW — MarchWhite Night Melbourne — AugustBusan International Film Festival — OctoberSan Diego Comic-Con — JulyVenice Biennale — April – November (every other year)Aloha Festivals — SeptemberQuebec Winter Carnival — January – FebruarySapporo Snow Festival — Early FebruaryRose Festival — Late May – early JuneMidsummer — Late JuneHadaka Matsuri — FebruaryWife Carrying World Championships — Early JulyWorld Bog Snorkelling — AugustMonkey Buffet Festival — Late NovemberEl Colacho (Baby Jumping) — June (Corpus Christi)Mawazine — JuneFes Festival of World Sacred Music — JuneLake of Stars — October – NovemberYi Peng Lantern Festival — November (full moon)Diwali — October – NovemberFeria de las Flores — Early AugustSydney Mardi Gras — February – MarchSt Patrick's Festival — March 17Fête de la Musique — June 21Scarlet Sails (Alye Parusa) — Late JunePenguin Parade — Year-round, at sunsetVivid Sydney — May – JuneArt Basel — Junedocumenta — June – September (every 5 years)Taste of Chicago — SeptemberNapa Valley Wine Auction / Festival — JuneStars of the White Nights — May – JulyX Games — JulyKanamara Matsuri — First Sunday of AprilGoroka Show — SeptemberAwa Odori — August 12–15Edinburgh International Festival — AugustBayreuth Festival — July – AugustGlyndebourne Festival — May – AugustNew Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — Late April – early MayBasler Fasnacht — February – MarchCarnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife — FebruaryFeria de Abril — AprilFête des Lumières — Early DecemberBoomtown Fair — AugustDefqon.1 — JuneUntold Festival — AugustWorld Bodypainting Festival — JulyPalio di Siena — July 2 & August 16Battle of the Oranges — February – March, before LentCalcio Storico Fiorentino — June, final on June 24Giostra del Saracino — June & SeptemberRegata Storica — First Sunday of SeptemberFestino di Santa Rosalia — July 14Infiorata di Noto — Third week of MayFesta dei Ceri — May 15Festa della Rificolona — September 7Haxey Hood — January 6Abbots Bromley Horn Dance — Monday after September 4Lewes Bonfire — November 5’Obby ’Oss Festival — May 1Carnival of Skyros — February – MarchBell Bearers (Koudounatoi) — FebruarySurva (Kukeri Festival) — Late JanuaryFête des Vignerons — July – August (about every 20 years)L’Escalade — Weekend nearest December 12Zibelemärit — Fourth Monday of NovemberAlmabtrieb — September – OctoberKrampuslauf — December 5–6Corteo Storico Orvieto — May – June (Corpus Christi)Concurs de Castells — October (every two years)La Patum — May – June (Corpus Christi)Arde Lucus — Late JuneRapa das Bestas — Early JulyCascamorras — September 6 & 9Medieval Week — Early AugustLandshut Wedding — June – July (every 4 years)Luther’s Wedding — JuneKinderzeche — JulyKiliani-Volksfest — JulyGalway International Oyster Festival — Late SeptemberLisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival — SeptemberPuck Fair — August 10–12Samhuinn Fire Festival — October 31Beltane Fire Festival — April 30Aïoli Géant (Aioli Grande) — JulyFête de la Soupe — OctoberBeaujolais Nouveau — Third Thursday of NovemberFête de la Coquille Saint-Jacques — AprilSagra della Porchetta — Late August – early SeptemberFesta della Cozza — July – AugustEurochocolate — OctoberSpargelfest — April – JuneWurstmarkt — SeptemberCannstatter Wasen — Late September – OctoberHamburger DOM — March, July & NovemberFiesta de la Sidra Natural — JulyPhuket Vegetarian Festival — September – October (lunar calendar)Phi Ta Khon (Ghost Festival) — June – JulyBun Bang Fai (Rocket Festival) — MaySurin Elephant Round-up — Third weekend of NovemberCandle Festival — July (start of Buddhist Lent)Buffalo Racing — OctoberLotus Throwing Festival — OctoberKhao Phansa (Buddhist Lent) — July (full moon)Vegetarian Festival Bangkok — September – OctoberDragon Boat Festival — June (5th day of the 5th lunar month)Mid-Autumn Festival — September – October (15th day of the 8th lunar month)Lantern Festival — February – March (15th day of the 1st lunar month)Double Ninth Festival — October (9th day of the 9th lunar month)Qingming Festival — April 4–6Water Splashing Festival — April 13–15Torch Festival — July – August (24th day of the 6th lunar month)Sisters’ Meal Festival — AprilMiao New Year — NovemberMonlam Chenmo (Great Prayer Festival) — February – March (after Losar)Kanda Matsuri — May (odd-numbered years)Sanja Matsuri — Third weekend of MayTenjin Matsuri — July 24–25Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri — SeptemberHakata Gion Yamakasa — July 1–15Kantō Matsuri — August 3–6Sendai Tanabata — August 6–8Chichibu Night Festival — December 2–3Takayama Festival — April & OctoberSōma Nomaoi — Late JulyOnbashira Festival — April – May (every 6 years)Hornbill Festival — December 1–10Onam — August – September (10 days)Theyyam Season — November – AprilThrissur Pooram — April – MayMysuru Dasara — September – October (10 days)Jaipur Literature Festival — January – FebruaryRann Utsav — November – FebruaryHola Mohalla — March (after Holi)International Kite Festival (Uttarayan) — January 14Nyepi (Day of Silence) — March (Balinese new year)Pasola — February – MarchSinulog — Third Sunday of JanuaryAti-Atihan — Third week of JanuaryPanagbenga (Flower Festival) — FebruaryMassKara Festival — OctoberNauryz — March 21–23Festival de la Paella / Paella Contest — SeptemberLa Poutine Week — FebruaryGilroy Garlic Festival — Late JulyTết Trung Thu — September – OctoberBon Om Touk (Water Festival) — October – November (full moon)Fiesta Nacional de la Vendimia — First week of MarchEncuentro Internacional del Mariachi — Late August – early SeptemberFestival Internacional Cervantino — OctoberIbero-American Theater Festival — March–April, even yearsFLIP — Festa Literária de Paraty — JulyFiesta de la Pachamanca — January–FebruaryFiestas de Quito — Late November – December 6Durban July — First Saturday of JulyCape Town International Jazz Festival — Late March – AprilNuits d’Afrique — JulyJerash Festival — July–AugustByblos International Festival — July–AugustDubai Shopping Festival — December–JanuaryTết Nguyên Đán — Jan–Feb, lunar calendarGiỗ Tổ Hùng Vương — 10th day of 3rd lunar monthBali Arts Festival — June–JulyGawai Dayak — June 1–2Kaamatan Harvest Festival — May 30–31Thimphu Tshechu — September–OctoberParo Tshechu — March–AprilEsala Perahera — July–August, lunar calendarPahiyas — May 15Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival — AugustTawang Festival — OctoberSechseläuten — Third Monday of AprilCowal Highland Gathering — Late AugustJersey Battle of Flowers — Second Thursday of AugustLuminato Toronto — JuneJust for Laughs — JulyAdelaide Fringe — February–MarchRoyal Edinburgh Military Tattoo — AugustRavenna Festival — June–JulyFestival dei Due Mondi — Late June – early JulyGöttingen International Handel Festival — May–JuneMadrid Fusión — JanuaryTerra Madre Salone del Gusto — September, even yearsBurns an’ a’ That — MayGalway International Arts Festival — JulyCambridge Folk Festival — Late July – early AugustMalta International Fireworks Festival — Late April – early MayLimassol Wine Festival — Late August – early SeptemberBudapest Wine Festival — SeptemberViljandi Folk Music Festival — Late JulyPositivus Festival — JulyOFF Festival — Early AugustPohoda Festival — JulyElectric Picnic — Late August – early SeptemberCheongdo Bullfighting Festival — March–AprilMahamastakabhisheka — Every 12 years, FebruarySauti za Busara — FebruaryFestival in the Desert — JanuaryInternational Festival of Carthage — July–AugustCheung Chau Bun Festival — Apr–May, lunar calendarMylapore Festival — JanuaryBoun Pi Mai Luang Prabang — April 13–16Wacken Open Air — Early AugustHellfest — JuneDownload Festival — JunePinkpop — JunePaléo Festival — JulyElectric Castle — July–AugustFlow Festival — AugustBonnaroo — JuneOsheaga — Early AugustSummer Sonic — AugustSunburn Festival — Late DecemberGnaoua World Music Festival — JuneRosendal Chamber Music Festival — AugustØyafestivalen — AugustWay Out West — AugustOpen’er Festival — Early JulyColours of Ostrava — JulyFIB Benicàssim — JulyNOS Alive — JulyRock en Seine — Late AugustUmbria Jazz — JulyNewport Folk Festival — Late JulyPitchfork Music Festival — JulyAustin City Limits — Two October weekendsReading & Leeds — Late AugustIsle of Wight Festival — JuneLatitude Festival — JulyCarnaval de Cádiz — February–MarchCarnaval de Veracruz — February–MarchCarnaval de Gualeguaychú — January–FebruaryCarnaval van Aalst — February–MarchKurentovanje — FebruaryBusójárás — FebruaryCarnaval de Negros y Blancos — January 2–7Carnaval de Sitges — February–MarchFête du Vodoun — January 10Batalla de Flores — February–MarchApokries — February–MarchCarnaval de Badajoz — FebruaryCarnaval de Guyane — January–MarchCarnaval do Mindelo — February–MarchCarnaval de Guadeloupe — January–MarchTaste of London — June & NovemberSirha Lyon — January, odd yearsCalçotada de Valls — Last Sunday of JanuarySantos Populares — Night of June 12–13Mistura Food Festival — September–OctoberSingapore Food Festival — JulySeoul Kimchi Festival — NovemberIowa State Fair — AugustMelrose Sevens — AprilCopenhagen Cooking — AugustSan Sebastián Gastronomika — OctoberFête de la Gastronomie — SeptemberVinitaly — AprilBordeaux Fête le Vin — June, even yearsCheese Bra — September, odd yearsHatch Chile Festival — SeptemberStragusto — JulyGalway Oyster Festival — Last September weekendMédiévales de Provins — JuneDrachenstich — AugustDer Meistertrunk — Five weekends a yearBraemar Gathering — First Saturday of SeptemberNational Eisteddfod — Early AugustSa Sartiglia — Last carnival SundayFesta dei Gigli — Late JuneRomería del Rocío — PentecostMoros y Cristianos — April–MayDescenso Internacional del Sella — First Saturday of AugustMédiévales de Bayeux — First July weekendKaltenberger Ritterturnier — JulyLes Calanches — Jazz Festival — JulyFesta di Sant’Agata — February 3–5Festa di San Gennaro — September 19Grandes Eaux Nocturnes — June–SeptemberMedeltidsveckan — Early AugustTurku Medieval Market — Late June – early JulyTallinn Medieval Days — JulyHogmanay Edinburgh — Dec 29 – Jan 1Mercat de Música Viva — SeptemberFesta del Redentore — Third Saturday of JulyHakata Dontaku — May 3–4Yosakoi Matsuri — August 9–12Nagasaki Kunchi — October 7–9Jidai Matsuri — October 22Aoi Matsuri — May 15Kurama no Hi Matsuri — October 22Jinju Namgang Yudeung Festival — OctoberAndong Maskdance Festival — Late Sept – early OctGangneung Danoje — May–June, lunar calendarLitang Horse Festival — Early AugustShoton Festival — AugustHemis Festival — June–JulyJaisalmer Desert Festival — FebruaryPongal — January 14–17Navratri Garba — September–OctoberGanesh Chaturthi — August–SeptemberDurga Puja — OctoberRath Yatra — June–JulyKila Raipur Rural Olympics — FebruaryChampakulam Moolam Boat Race — June–JulyChiang Mai Flower Festival — First February weekendThadingyut Festival of Lights — October full moonBoun That Luang — November full moonPhuket Old Town Festival — FebruaryHua Hin Jazz Festival — JuneSeoul Lantern Festival — November–DecemberGeoje Sea Festival — AugustWaisak at Borobudur — May full moonCure Salée — SeptemberMeskel — September 27Rock am Ring — JuneGraspop Metal Meeting — JuneMysteryland — Late AugustCreamfields — Late AugustFusion Festival — Late June – early JulyCarnaval do Galo da Madrugada — February–MarchCarnaval de Salvador — February–MarchCarnaval de Encarnación — January–FebruaryFeria Nacional del Mole — OctoberBreaux Bridge Crawfish Festival — First May weekendPort Lincoln Tunarama — JanuaryHokitika Wildfoods Festival — MarchProcession of the Holy Blood — Ascension DayJorvik Viking Festival — FebruaryGiostra della Quintana — June & SeptemberPalio di Asti — Third Sunday of SeptemberDickens Festival — June & DecemberTsagaan Sar — Jan–Feb, lunar calendarMoriones Festival — Holy WeekKadayawan Festival — Third week of AugustDinagyang Festival — Fourth Sunday of JanuaryPeñafrancia Festival — Third Saturday of SeptemberFESPACO — Feb–March, odd yearsCarnaval International de Victoria — AprilFestival de la Leyenda Vallenata — Late April – early MayFeria de Cali — December 25–30Semana Santa de Antigua — Holy WeekFiestas de Santa Fe — SeptemberHajj — Dhu al-Hijjah — drifts ~11 days earlier each yearEid al-Fitr — 1 Shawwal — the feast ending Ramadan; drifts through the yearArbaeen Pilgrimage — 20 Safar — drifts ~11 days earlier each yearMawlid an-Nabi — 12 Rabi' al-Awwal — drifts through the yearŞeb-i Arus (Mevlâna Festival) — December 7–17Tan-Tan Moussem — May – JuneLamu Maulidi Festival — Rabi' al-Awwal — drifts through the yearGrand Magal of Touba — 18 Safar — drifts through the yearDurbar Festival — At Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha — drifts through the yearNowruz — March 20–21 (vernal equinox)Hanukkah — 25 Kislev — November or December, eight nightsPassover — 15 Nisan — March or April, seven or eight daysPurim — 14 Adar — February or MarchOsun-Osogbo Festival — August, two weeksArgungu Fishing Festival — February – March (when held)Kaapse Klopse — January 2 (Tweede Nuwe Jaar)Chale Wote Street Art Festival — AugustZanzibar International Film Festival — JulyHermanus Whale Festival — Late SeptemberUmhlanga Reed Dance — August – September (set by the royal household)International Festival of the Sahara — Late DecemberEnkutatash — September 11 (Meskerem 1)Te Matatini — February – March, every two yearsMatariki — June – July (Māori lunar calendar)Garma Festival — First weekend of AugustHeiva i Tahiti — JulyFestival of Pacific Arts (FestPAC) — Every four yearsNaghol (Land Diving) — April – June, SaturdaysPasifika Festival — MarchMount Hagen Cultural Show — AugustWoodford Folk Festival — December 27 – January 1Qoyllur Rit'i — Late May – June, before Corpus ChristiFiesta de La Tirana — July 12–18 (peak July 16)Alasitas — From January 24Parintins Folklore Festival — Last weekend of JuneSão João de Campina Grande — All of June, peak June 23–24Guelaguetza — Two Mondays following July 16Fiesta de la Mama Negra — September & NovemberMontevideo Carnival — January – March — the longest carnival in the world
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JAN●

Alasitas

La Paz · BoliviaFrom January 24 DRIFTS ↻☾

Arbaeen Pilgrimage

Karbala · Iraq20 Safar — drifts ~11 days earlier each year JAN◆

Ati-Atihan

Kalibo · PhilippinesThird week of January JAN●

Burns Night

Nationwide · ScotlandJanuary 25 JAN◆

Calçotada de Valls

Valls, Catalonia · SpainLast Sunday of January JAN–FEB✦

Carnaval de Encarnación

Encarnación · ParaguayJanuary–February JAN–MAR✦

Carnaval de Guadeloupe

Pointe-à-Pitre · GuadeloupeJanuary–March JAN–FEB✦

Carnaval de Gualeguaychú

Gualeguaychú · ArgentinaJanuary–February JAN–MAR✦

Carnaval de Guyane

Cayenne · French GuianaJanuary–March JAN●

Carnaval de Negros y Blancos

Pasto · ColombiaJanuary 2–7 JAN–FEB☾

Chinese New Year

Nationwide · ChinaJanuary – February (lunar calendar) JAN◆

Dinagyang Festival

Iloilo · PhilippinesFourth Sunday of January DRIFTS ↻☾

Durbar Festival

Kano · NigeriaAt Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha — drifts through the year DRIFTS ↻☾

Eid al-Fitr

Worldwide · Muslim world1 Shawwal — the feast ending Ramadan; drifts through the year JAN≈

Festival in the Desert

Timbuktu · MaliJanuary JAN≈

Fiesta de la Pachamanca

Sacred Valley · PeruJanuary–February JAN●

Fête du Vodoun

Ouidah · BeninJanuary 10 DRIFTS ↻☾

Grand Magal of Touba

Touba · Senegal18 Safar — drifts through the year DRIFTS ↻☾

Hajj

Mecca · Saudi ArabiaDhu al-Hijjah — drifts ~11 days earlier each year JAN●

Haxey Hood

Haxey, Lincolnshire · United KingdomJanuary 6 JAN●

International Kite Festival (Uttarayan)

Ahmedabad · IndiaJanuary 14 JAN–FEB≈

Jaipur Literature Festival

Jaipur · IndiaJanuary – February JAN●

Kaapse Klopse

Cape Town · South AfricaJanuary 2 (Tweede Nuwe Jaar) JAN–MAR↻

Kumbh Mela

Prayagraj & others · IndiaJanuary – March (cyclical) DRIFTS ↻☾

Lamu Maulidi Festival

Lamu · KenyaRabi' al-Awwal — drifts through the year JAN≈

Madrid Fusión

Madrid · SpainJanuary DRIFTS ↻☾

Mawlid an-Nabi

Cairo · Egypt12 Rabi' al-Awwal — drifts through the year JAN–MAR≈

Montevideo Carnival

Montevideo · UruguayJanuary – March — the longest carnival in the world JAN≈

Mylapore Festival

Chennai, Tamil Nadu · IndiaJanuary DRIFTS ↻≈

Penguin Parade

Phillip Island · AustraliaYear-round, at sunset JAN●

Pongal

Chennai and across Tamil Nadu · IndiaJanuary 14–17 JAN◆

Port Lincoln Tunarama

Port Lincoln · AustraliaJanuary JAN–FEB≈

Quebec Winter Carnival

Quebec City · CanadaJanuary – February JAN◆

Sinulog

Cebu · PhilippinesThird Sunday of January JAN↻

Sirha Lyon

Lyon · FranceJanuary, odd years JAN≈

Sundance Film Festival

Park City, Utah · USAJanuary JAN◆

Surva (Kukeri Festival)

Pernik · BulgariaLate January JAN–FEB☾

Thaipusam

Kuala Lumpur (Batu Caves) · MalaysiaJanuary – February JAN●

Timkat

Gondar & Lalibela · EthiopiaJanuary 19 JAN–FEB☾

Tsagaan Sar

Ulaanbaatar and nationwide · MongoliaJan–Feb, lunar calendar JAN–FEB☾

Tết Nguyên Đán

Hanoi and nationwide · VietnamJan–Feb, lunar calendar JAN◆

Up Helly Aa

Lerwick, Shetland · United KingdomLast Tuesday of January FEB–MAR≈

Adelaide Fringe

Adelaide · AustraliaFebruary–March FEB–MAR✦

Apokries

Limassol · CyprusFebruary–March FEB–MAR≈

Argungu Fishing Festival

Argungu · NigeriaFebruary – March (when held) FEB–MAR✦

Basler Fasnacht

Basel · SwitzerlandFebruary – March FEB–MAR✦

Batalla de Flores

Barranquilla · ColombiaFebruary–March FEB–MAR✦

Battle of the Oranges

Ivrea · ItalyFebruary – March, before Lent FEB✦

Bell Bearers (Koudounatoi)

Sochos, Macedonia · GreeceFebruary FEB≈

Berlin International Film Festival

Berlin · GermanyFebruary FEB✦

Busójárás

Mohács · HungaryFebruary FEB✦

Carnaval de Badajoz

Badajoz · SpainFebruary FEB–MAR✦

Carnaval de Cádiz

Cádiz · SpainFebruary–March FEB✦

Carnaval de Oruro

Oruro · BoliviaFebruary FEB–MAR✦

Carnaval de Salvador

Salvador, Bahia · BrazilFebruary–March FEB–MAR✦

Carnaval de Sitges

Sitges · SpainFebruary–March FEB–MAR✦

Carnaval de Veracruz

Veracruz · MexicoFebruary–March FEB–MAR✦

Carnaval do Galo da Madrugada

Recife & Olinda · BrazilFebruary–March FEB–MAR✦

Carnaval do Mindelo

Mindelo, São Vicente · Cabo VerdeFebruary–March FEB–MAR✦

Carnaval van Aalst

Aalst · BelgiumFebruary–March FEB✦

Carnevale di Venezia

Venice · ItalyFebruary FEB✦

Carnevale di Viareggio

Viareggio · ItalyFebruary FEB✦

Carnival of Binche

Binche · BelgiumFebruary FEB✦

Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Santa Cruz · SpainFebruary FEB–MAR✦

Carnival of Skyros

Skyros · GreeceFebruary – March FEB◆

Chiang Mai Flower Festival

Chiang Mai · ThailandFirst February weekend FEB–MAR↻

FESPACO

Ouagadougou · Burkina FasoFeb–March, odd years FEB●

Festa di Sant’Agata

Catania · ItalyFebruary 3–5 FEB●

Fiesta de la Virgen de la Candelaria

Puno · PeruEarly February FEB≈

Fête du Citron

Menton · FranceFebruary FEB◆

Hadaka Matsuri

Okayama · JapanFebruary FEB≈

Jaisalmer Desert Festival

Jaisalmer, Rajasthan · IndiaFebruary FEB≈

Jorvik Viking Festival

York · EnglandFebruary FEB≈

Kila Raipur Rural Olympics

Kila Raipur, Punjab · IndiaFebruary FEB✦

Kurentovanje

Ptuj · SloveniaFebruary FEB–MAR✦

Kölner Karneval

Cologne · GermanyFebruary FEB≈

La Poutine Week

Montreal & nationwide · CanadaFebruary FEB–MAR☾

Lantern Festival

Nationwide · ChinaFebruary – March (15th day of the 1st lunar month) FEB↻

Mahamastakabhisheka

Shravanabelagola, Karnataka · IndiaEvery 12 years, February FEB–MAR✦

Mardi Gras

New Orleans · USAFebruary – March FEB–MAR☾

Monlam Chenmo (Great Prayer Festival)

Xiahe, Gansu · ChinaFebruary – March (after Losar) FEB✦

Nice Carnival

Nice · FranceFebruary FEB≈

Panagbenga (Flower Festival)

Baguio · PhilippinesFebruary FEB–MAR☾

Pasola

Sumba · IndonesiaFebruary – March FEB≈

Phuket Old Town Festival

Phuket · ThailandFebruary FEB–MAR☾

Purim

Tel Aviv · Israel14 Adar — February or March FEB–MAR✦

Rio Carnival

Rio de Janeiro · BrazilFebruary – March, before Lent FEB✦

Sa Sartiglia

Oristano, Sardinia · ItalyLast carnival Sunday FEB≈

Sapporo Snow Festival

Sapporo · JapanEarly February FEB≈

Sauti za Busara

Stone Town, Zanzibar · TanzaniaFebruary FEB–MAR◆

Sydney Mardi Gras

Sydney · AustraliaFebruary – March FEB–MAR↻

Te Matatini

Rotating host cities · New ZealandFebruary – March, every two years FEB–MAR✦

Trinidad Carnival

Port of Spain · Trinidad & TobagoFebruary – March MAR–APR≈

Cape Town International Jazz Festival

Cape Town · South AfricaLate March – April MAR–APR≈

Cheongdo Bullfighting Festival

Cheongdo · South KoreaMarch–April MAR◆

Fiesta Nacional de la Vendimia

Mendoza · ArgentinaFirst week of March MAR–NOV≈

Hamburger DOM

Hamburg · GermanyMarch, July & November MAR–MAY≈

Hanami (Cherry Blossom)

Tokyo, Kyoto & nationwide · JapanMarch – May MAR≈

Hokitika Wildfoods Festival

Hokitika · New ZealandMarch MAR☾

Hola Mohalla

Anandpur Sahib, Punjab · IndiaMarch (after Holi) MAR☾

Holi

Nationwide · IndiaMarch (full moon) MAR–APR↻

Ibero-American Theater Festival

Bogotá · ColombiaMarch–April, even years MAR●

Las Fallas

Valencia · SpainMarch 15–19 MAR≈

Melbourne Food & Wine Festival

Melbourne · AustraliaMarch MAR–APR✦

Moriones Festival

Boac, Marinduque · PhilippinesHoly Week MAR●

Nauryz

Almaty & nationwide · KazakhstanMarch 21–23 MAR●

Nowruz

Nationwide · Iran and Central AsiaMarch 20–21 (vernal equinox) MAR☾

Nyepi (Day of Silence)

Island-wide · IndonesiaMarch (Balinese new year) MAR–APR☾

Paro Tshechu

Paro · BhutanMarch–April MAR≈

Pasifika Festival

Auckland · New ZealandMarch MAR–APR☾

Passover

Jerusalem · Israel15 Nisan — March or April, seven or eight days MAR–APR✦

Semana Santa

Seville · SpainHoly Week MAR–APR✦

Semana Santa de Antigua

Antigua Guatemala · GuatemalaHoly Week MAR●

St Patrick's Festival

Dublin · IrelandMarch 17 MAR≈

SXSW

Austin, Texas · USAMarch MAR≈

Ultra Music Festival

Miami · USAMarch APR–MAY●

Beltane Fire Festival

Edinburgh · United KingdomApril 30 APR●

Boun Pi Mai Luang Prabang

Luang Prabang · LaosApril 13–16 APR≈

Carnaval International de Victoria

Victoria · SeychellesApril APR–MAY☾

Cheung Chau Bun Festival

Cheung Chau · Hong KongApr–May, lunar calendar APR≈

Coachella

Indio, California · USAApril, two weekends APR✦

Feria de Abril

Seville · SpainApril APR–MAY≈

Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata

Valledupar · ColombiaLate April – early May APR≈

Fête de la Coquille Saint-Jacques

Erquy, Brittany · FranceApril APR☾

Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương

Phu Tho · Vietnam10th day of 3rd lunar month APR◆

Kanamara Matsuri

Kawasaki · JapanFirst Sunday of April APR–MAY≈

Malta International Fireworks Festival

Valletta · MaltaLate April – early May APR≈

Melrose Sevens

Melrose · ScotlandApril APR–MAY≈

Moros y Cristianos

Alcoy & across Spain · SpainApril–May APR–JUN≈

Naghol (Land Diving)

Pentecost Island · VanuatuApril – June, Saturdays APR–MAY≈

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

New Orleans · USALate April – early May APR–MAY↻

Onbashira Festival

Suwa · JapanApril – May (every 6 years) APR●

Qingming Festival

Nationwide · ChinaApril 4–6 APR◆

Sechseläuten

Zurich · SwitzerlandThird Monday of April APR☾

Sisters’ Meal Festival

Shidong, Guizhou · ChinaApril APR●

Songkran

Bangkok & Chiang Mai · ThailandApril 13–15 APR–JUN≈

Spargelfest

Schwetzingen · GermanyApril – June APR–OCT●

Takayama Festival

Takayama, Gifu · JapanApril & October APR–MAY☾

Thrissur Pooram

Thrissur, Kerala · IndiaApril – May APR–NOV↻

Venice Biennale

Venice · ItalyApril – November (every other year) APR≈

Vinitaly

Verona · ItalyApril APR●

Water Splashing Festival

Xishuangbanna, Yunnan · ChinaApril 13–15 MAY●

Aoi Matsuri

Kyoto · JapanMay 15 MAY◆

Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival

Breaux Bridge, Louisiana · USAFirst May weekend MAY◆

Bun Bang Fai (Rocket Festival)

Yasothon · ThailandMay MAY≈

Burns an’ a’ That

Ayr · ScotlandMay MAY≈

Cannes Film Festival

Cannes · FranceMay MAY◆

Cheese Rolling

Cooper’s Hill, Gloucestershire · United KingdomLate May MAY–JUN✦

Corteo Storico Orvieto

Orvieto · ItalyMay – June (Corpus Christi) MAY–SEP≈

Der Meistertrunk

Rothenburg ob der Tauber · GermanyFive weekends a year MAY≈

Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC)

Las Vegas · USAMay MAY●

Festa dei Ceri

Gubbio · ItalyMay 15 MAY–JUN✦

Festa do Divino

Paraty · BrazilMay – June MAY–JUN☾

Gangneung Danoje

Gangneung · South KoreaMay–June, lunar calendar MAY–AUG≈

Glyndebourne Festival

Glyndebourne, Sussex · United KingdomMay – August MAY–JUN≈

Göttingen International Handel Festival

Göttingen · GermanyMay–June MAY●

Hakata Dontaku

Fukuoka · JapanMay 3–4 MAY◆

Infiorata di Noto

Noto, Sicily · ItalyThird week of May MAY●

Kaamatan Harvest Festival

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah · MalaysiaMay 30–31 MAY↻

Kanda Matsuri

Tokyo · JapanMay (odd-numbered years) MAY–JUN✦

La Patum

Berga, Catalonia · SpainMay – June (Corpus Christi) MAY●

Pahiyas

Lucban, Quezon · PhilippinesMay 15 MAY–JUN≈

Primavera Sound

Barcelona · SpainLate May – early June MAY✦

Procession of the Holy Blood

Bruges · BelgiumAscension Day MAY–JUN✦

Qoyllur Rit'i

Sinakara Valley, Cusco · PeruLate May – June, before Corpus Christi MAY–JUN✦

Romería del Rocío

Almonte, Andalusia · SpainPentecost MAY–JUN≈

Rose Festival

Kazanlak · BulgariaLate May – early June MAY◆

Sanja Matsuri

Asakusa, Tokyo · JapanThird weekend of May MAY–JUL≈

Stars of the White Nights

Saint Petersburg · RussiaMay – July MAY–JUN≈

Tan-Tan Moussem

Tan-Tan · MoroccoMay – June MAY☾

Vesak

Colombo & across Asia · Sri LankaMay (full moon) MAY–JUN≈

Vivid Sydney

Sydney · AustraliaMay – June MAY☾

Waisak at Borobudur

Magelang, Java · IndonesiaMay full moon MAY●

’Obby ’Oss Festival

Padstow, Cornwall · United KingdomMay 1 JUN≈

Arde Lucus

Lugo · SpainLate June JUN≈

Art Basel

Basel · SwitzerlandJune JUN–JUL≈

Bali Arts Festival

Denpasar, Bali · IndonesiaJune–July JUN≈

Bonnaroo

Manchester, Tennessee · USAJune JUN↻

Bordeaux Fête le Vin

Bordeaux · FranceJune, even years JUN●

Calcio Storico Fiorentino

Florence · ItalyJune, final on June 24 JUN–JUL≈

Champakulam Moolam Boat Race

Champakulam, Kerala · IndiaJune–July JUN≈

Defqon.1

Biddinghuizen · NetherlandsJune JUN–DEC≈

Dickens Festival

Rochester, Kent · EnglandJune & December JUN–SEP↻

documenta

Kassel · GermanyJune – September (every 5 years) JUN≈

Download Festival

Donington Park · EnglandJune JUN☾

Dragon Boat Festival

Nationwide · ChinaJune (5th day of the 5th lunar month) JUN✦

El Colacho (Baby Jumping)

Castrillo de Murcia · SpainJune (Corpus Christi) JUN≈

Fes Festival of World Sacred Music

Fes · MoroccoJune JUN–JUL≈

Festa dei Gigli

Nola · ItalyLate June JUN–JUL≈

Festival dei Due Mondi

Spoleto · ItalyLate June – early July JUN–JUL↻

Festival of Pacific Arts (FestPAC)

Rotating host nations · Pacific IslandsEvery four years JUN–JUL≈

Fusion Festival

Lärz, Mecklenburg · GermanyLate June – early July JUN●

Fête de la Musique

Paris & worldwide · FranceJune 21 JUN●

Gawai Dayak

Kuching, Sarawak · MalaysiaJune 1–2 JUN–SEP◆

Giostra del Saracino

Arezzo · ItalyJune & September JUN–SEP≈

Giostra della Quintana

Foligno · ItalyJune & September JUN≈

Glastonbury Festival

Pilton · United KingdomLate June JUN≈

Gnaoua World Music Festival

Essaouira · MoroccoJune JUN–SEP≈

Grandes Eaux Nocturnes

Versailles · FranceJune–September JUN≈

Graspop Metal Meeting

Dessel · BelgiumJune JUN≈

Hellfest

Clisson · FranceJune JUN–JUL☾

Hemis Festival

Hemis, Ladakh · IndiaJune–July JUN≈

Hua Hin Jazz Festival

Hua Hin · ThailandJune JUN●

Inti Raymi

Cusco · PeruJune 24 JUN≈

Isle of Wight Festival

Newport, Isle of Wight · EnglandJune JUN–JUL↻

Landshut Wedding

Landshut · GermanyJune – July (every 4 years) JUN≈

Luminato Toronto

Toronto · CanadaJune JUN≈

Luther’s Wedding

Wittenberg · GermanyJune JUN–JUL☾

Matariki

Nationwide · New ZealandJune – July (Māori lunar calendar) JUN≈

Mawazine

Rabat · MoroccoJune JUN◆

Midsummer

Nationwide · SwedenLate June JUN≈

Médiévales de Provins

Provins · FranceJune JUN≈

Napa Valley Wine Auction / Festival

Napa, California · USAJune JUN◆

Parintins Folklore Festival

Parintins · BrazilLast weekend of June JUN–JUL≈

Phi Ta Khon (Ghost Festival)

Dan Sai, Loei · ThailandJune – July JUN≈

Pinkpop

Landgraaf · NetherlandsJune JUN–JUL☾

Rath Yatra

Puri, Odisha · IndiaJune–July JUN–JUL≈

Ravenna Festival

Ravenna · ItalyJune–July JUN≈

Rock am Ring

Nürburgring · GermanyJune JUN–JUL≈

Roskilde Festival

Roskilde · DenmarkLate June – early July JUN●

Santos Populares

Lisbon · PortugalNight of June 12–13 JUN≈

Scarlet Sails (Alye Parusa)

Saint Petersburg · RussiaLate June JUN–JUL≈

Summerfest

Milwaukee · USAJune – July JUN●

São João de Campina Grande

Campina Grande · BrazilAll of June, peak June 23–24 JUN≈

Sónar

Barcelona · SpainJune JUN–NOV≈

Taste of London

London · EnglandJune & November JUL≈

Aïoli Géant (Aioli Grande)

Lançon-Provence · FranceJuly JUL–AUG≈

Bayreuth Festival

Bayreuth · GermanyJuly – August JUL≈

Boryeong Mud Festival

Boryeong · South KoreaJuly JUL–AUG≈

Byblos International Festival

Byblos · LebanonJuly–August JUL–AUG≈

Cambridge Folk Festival

Cambridge · EnglandLate July – early August JUL☾

Candle Festival

Ubon Ratchathani · ThailandJuly (start of Buddhist Lent) JUL≈

Colours of Ostrava

Ostrava · CzechiaJuly JUL◆

Durban July

Durban · South AfricaFirst Saturday of July JUL≈

Electric Castle

Bonțida · RomaniaJuly–August JUL–AUG☾

Esala Perahera

Kandy · Sri LankaJuly–August, lunar calendar JUL≈

EXIT Festival

Novi Sad · SerbiaJuly JUL◆

Festa del Redentore

Venice · ItalyThird Saturday of July JUL–AUG≈

Festa della Cozza

Taranto · ItalyJuly – August JUL●

Festino di Santa Rosalia

Palermo · ItalyJuly 14 JUL≈

Festival d'Avignon

Avignon · FranceJuly JUL≈

FIB Benicàssim

Benicàssim · SpainJuly JUL≈

Fiesta de la Sidra Natural

Nava, Asturias · SpainJuly JUL●

Fiesta de La Tirana

La Tirana · ChileJuly 12–18 (peak July 16) JUL≈

FLIP — Festa Literária de Paraty

Paraty · BrazilJuly JUL≈

Fuji Rock Festival

Naeba · JapanLate July JUL–AUG↻

Fête des Vignerons

Vevey · SwitzerlandJuly – August (about every 20 years) JUL≈

Galway International Arts Festival

Galway · IrelandJuly JUL◆

Gilroy Garlic Festival

Gilroy, California · USALate July JUL●

Gion Matsuri

Kyoto · JapanAll of July JUL◆

Guelaguetza

Oaxaca · MexicoTwo Mondays following July 16 JUL●

Hakata Gion Yamakasa

Fukuoka · JapanJuly 1–15 JUL≈

Heiva i Tahiti

Papeete · French PolynesiaJuly JUL–AUG≈

International Festival of Carthage

Tunis · TunisiaJuly–August JUL–AUG≈

Jerash Festival

Jerash · JordanJuly–August JUL≈

Just for Laughs

Montreal · CanadaJuly JUL≈

Kaltenberger Ritterturnier

Kaltenberg · GermanyJuly JUL☾

Khao Phansa (Buddhist Lent)

Nationwide · ThailandJuly (full moon) JUL≈

Kiliani-Volksfest

Würzburg · GermanyJuly JUL≈

Kinderzeche

Dinkelsbühl · GermanyJuly JUL≈

Latitude Festival

Southwold, Suffolk · EnglandJuly JUL≈

Les Calanches — Jazz Festival

Bonifacio, Corsica · FranceJuly JUL≈

Montreux Jazz Festival

Montreux · SwitzerlandEarly July JUL◆

Médiévales de Bayeux

Bayeux · FranceFirst July weekend JUL●

Naadam

Ulaanbaatar · MongoliaJuly 11–13 JUL≈

Newport Folk Festival

Newport, Rhode Island · USALate July JUL≈

NOS Alive

Lisbon · PortugalJuly JUL≈

Nuits d’Afrique

Montreal · CanadaJuly JUL≈

Open’er Festival

Gdynia · PolandEarly July JUL–AUG●

Palio di Siena

Siena · ItalyJuly 2 & August 16 JUL≈

Paléo Festival

Nyon · SwitzerlandJuly JUL≈

Pitchfork Music Festival

Chicago · USAJuly JUL≈

Pohoda Festival

Trenčín · SlovakiaJuly JUL≈

Positivus Festival

Riga · LatviaJuly JUL≈

Rapa das Bestas

Sabucedo, Galicia · SpainEarly July JUL≈

Rock Werchter

Werchter · BelgiumEarly July JUL–AUG≈

Salzburg Festival

Salzburg · AustriaJuly – August JUL≈

San Diego Comic-Con

San Diego · USAJuly JUL●

San Fermín (Running of the Bulls)

Pamplona · SpainJuly 6–14 JUL≈

Singapore Food Festival

Singapore · SingaporeJuly JUL≈

Splendour in the Grass

Byron Bay · AustraliaJuly JUL≈

Stragusto

Trapani · ItalyJuly JUL≈

Sōma Nomaoi

Sōma, Fukushima · JapanLate July JUL≈

Tallinn Medieval Days

Tallinn · EstoniaJuly JUL●

Tenjin Matsuri

Osaka · JapanJuly 24–25 JUL≈

Tomorrowland

Boom · BelgiumJuly, two weekends JUL–AUG☾

Torch Festival

Liangshan, Sichuan · ChinaJuly – August (24th day of the 6th lunar month) JUL≈

Turku Medieval Market

Turku · FinlandLate June – early July JUL≈

Umbria Jazz

Perugia · ItalyJuly JUL≈

Viljandi Folk Music Festival

Viljandi · EstoniaLate July JUL◆

Wife Carrying World Championships

Sonkajärvi · FinlandEarly July JUL≈

WOMAD

Charlton Park · United KingdomLate July JUL≈

World Bodypainting Festival

Klagenfurt · AustriaJuly JUL≈

X Games

Ventura, California · USAJuly JUL≈

Zanzibar International Film Festival

Stone Town · TanzaniaJuly AUG≈

Afropunk Festival

Brooklyn, New York · USAAugust AUG●

Awa Odori

Tokushima · JapanAugust 12–15 AUG≈

Boomtown Fair

Winchester · United KingdomAugust AUG–SEP◆

Burning Man

Black Rock City, Nevada · USALate August – early September AUG≈

Chale Wote Street Art Festival

Accra · GhanaAugust AUG≈

Copenhagen Cooking

Copenhagen · DenmarkAugust AUG◆

Cowal Highland Gathering

Dunoon · ScotlandLate August AUG≈

Creamfields

Daresbury, Cheshire · EnglandLate August AUG◆

Descenso Internacional del Sella

Arriondas–Ribadesella · SpainFirst Saturday of August AUG≈

Drachenstich

Furth im Wald · GermanyAugust AUG≈

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Edinburgh · United KingdomAugust AUG≈

Edinburgh International Festival

Edinburgh · United KingdomAugust AUG–SEP≈

Electric Picnic

Stradbally · IrelandLate August – early September AUG–SEP≈

Encuentro Internacional del Mariachi

Guadalajara · MexicoLate August – early September AUG≈

Feria de las Flores

Medellín · ColombiaEarly August AUG≈

Flow Festival

Helsinki · FinlandAugust AUG–SEP☾

Ganesh Chaturthi

Mumbai, Maharashtra · IndiaAugust–September AUG◆

Garma Festival

Gulkula, Arnhem Land · AustraliaFirst weekend of August AUG≈

Geoje Sea Festival

Geoje · South KoreaAugust AUG≈

Herring Festival (Hapje Tapje)

Leuven · BelgiumAugust AUG≈

Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival

Incheon · South KoreaAugust AUG≈

Iowa State Fair

Des Moines, Iowa · USAAugust AUG◆

Jersey Battle of Flowers

St Helier · JerseySecond Thursday of August AUG◆

Kadayawan Festival

Davao · PhilippinesThird week of August AUG●

Kantō Matsuri

Akita · JapanAugust 3–6 AUG◆

La Tomatina

Buñol · SpainLast Wednesday of August AUG–SEP≈

Limassol Wine Festival

Limassol · CyprusLate August – early September AUG≈

Litang Horse Festival

Litang, Sichuan · ChinaEarly August AUG≈

Lollapalooza

Chicago · USAEarly August AUG≈

Maine Lobster Festival

Rockland · USAEarly August AUG≈

Medeltidsveckan

Visby, Gotland · SwedenEarly August AUG≈

Medieval Week

Visby, Gotland · SwedenEarly August AUG≈

Mount Hagen Cultural Show

Mount Hagen · Papua New GuineaAugust AUG≈

Mysteryland

Haarlemmermeer · NetherlandsLate August AUG≈

National Eisteddfod

Rotates across Wales · WalesEarly August AUG●

Nebuta Matsuri

Aomori · JapanAugust 2–7 AUG◆

Notting Hill Carnival

London · United KingdomLate August AUG≈

Obon

Nationwide · JapanMid-August AUG≈

OFF Festival

Katowice · PolandEarly August AUG–SEP☾

Onam

Kerala · IndiaAugust – September (10 days) AUG≈

Osheaga

Montreal · CanadaEarly August AUG≈

Osun-Osogbo Festival

Osogbo · NigeriaAugust, two weeks AUG●

Puck Fair

Killorglin · IrelandAugust 10–12 AUG≈

Reading & Leeds

Reading & Leeds · EnglandLate August AUG≈

Rock en Seine

Paris · FranceLate August AUG≈

Rosendal Chamber Music Festival

Rosendal · NorwayAugust AUG≈

Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Edinburgh · ScotlandAugust AUG–SEP≈

Sagra della Porchetta

Ariccia, Castelli Romani · ItalyLate August – early September AUG●

Sendai Tanabata

Sendai · JapanAugust 6–8 AUG☾

Shoton Festival

Lhasa · Tibet, ChinaAugust AUG≈

Summer Sonic

Tokyo and Osaka · JapanAugust AUG≈

Sziget Festival

Budapest · HungaryAugust AUG–SEP≈

Umhlanga Reed Dance

Ludzidzini · EswatiniAugust – September (set by the royal household) AUG≈

Untold Festival

Cluj-Napoca · RomaniaAugust AUG–SEP≈

Venice Film Festival

Venice (Lido) · ItalyLate August – early September AUG≈

Wacken Open Air

Wacken · GermanyEarly August AUG≈

Way Out West

Gothenburg · SwedenAugust AUG≈

White Night Melbourne

Melbourne · AustraliaAugust AUG◆

World Bog Snorkelling

Llanwrtyd Wells · United KingdomAugust AUG●

Yosakoi Matsuri

Kōchi · JapanAugust 9–12 AUG≈

Øyafestivalen

Oslo · NorwayAugust SEP●

Abbots Bromley Horn Dance

Abbots Bromley · United KingdomMonday after September 4 SEP–OCT≈

Almabtrieb

Tyrol · AustriaSeptember – October SEP≈

Aloha Festivals

Honolulu · USA (Hawaii)September SEP–OCT≈

Andong Maskdance Festival

Andong · South KoreaLate Sept – early Oct SEP◆

Braemar Gathering

Braemar · ScotlandFirst Saturday of September SEP≈

Budapest Wine Festival

Budapest · HungarySeptember SEP–OCT≈

Cannstatter Wasen

Stuttgart · GermanyLate September – October SEP●

Cascamorras

Guadix & Baza · SpainSeptember 6 & 9 SEP↻

Cheese Bra

Bra, Piedmont · ItalySeptember, odd years SEP–OCT☾

Chuseok

Nationwide · South KoreaSeptember – October SEP≈

Cure Salée

Ingall · NigerSeptember SEP●

Enkutatash

Nationwide · EthiopiaSeptember 11 (Meskerem 1) SEP●

Festa della Rificolona

Florence · ItalySeptember 7 SEP●

Festa di San Gennaro

Naples · ItalySeptember 19 SEP≈

Festival de la Paella / Paella Contest

Sueca, Valencia · SpainSeptember SEP–NOV≈

Fiesta de la Mama Negra

Latacunga · EcuadorSeptember & November SEP≈

Fiestas de Santa Fe

Santa Fe, New Mexico · USASeptember SEP≈

Fête de la Gastronomie

Paris & nationwide · FranceSeptember SEP≈

Galway International Oyster Festival

Galway · IrelandLate September SEP◆

Galway Oyster Festival

Galway · IrelandLast September weekend SEP≈

Gerewol

Sahel region · NigerSeptember SEP≈

Goroka Show

Goroka · Papua New GuineaSeptember SEP≈

Hatch Chile Festival

Hatch, New Mexico · USASeptember SEP≈

Hermanus Whale Festival

Hermanus · South AfricaLate September SEP◆

Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri

Kishiwada, Osaka · JapanSeptember SEP≈

Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival

Lisdoonvarna · IrelandSeptember SEP≈

Mercat de Música Viva

Vic, Catalonia · SpainSeptember SEP●

Meskel

Addis Ababa · EthiopiaSeptember 27 SEP–OCT☾

Mid-Autumn Festival

Nationwide · ChinaSeptember – October (15th day of the 8th lunar month) SEP–OCT≈

Mistura Food Festival

Lima · PeruSeptember–October SEP–OCT☾

Mysuru Dasara

Mysuru · IndiaSeptember – October (10 days) SEP–OCT☾

Navratri Garba

Ahmedabad, Gujarat · IndiaSeptember–October SEP–OCT◆

Oktoberfest

Munich · GermanyLate September – early October SEP◆

Palio di Asti

Asti · ItalyThird Sunday of September SEP◆

Peñafrancia Festival

Naga, Bicol · PhilippinesThird Saturday of September SEP–OCT☾

Phuket Vegetarian Festival

Phuket · ThailandSeptember – October (lunar calendar) SEP≈

Pizzafest

Naples · ItalySeptember SEP◆

Regata Storica

Venice · ItalyFirst Sunday of September SEP↻

Rock in Rio

Rio de Janeiro · BrazilSeptember SEP≈

Taste of Chicago

Chicago · USASeptember SEP↻

Terra Madre Salone del Gusto

Turin · ItalySeptember, even years SEP–OCT☾

Thimphu Tshechu

Thimphu · BhutanSeptember–October SEP≈

Toronto International Film Festival

Toronto · CanadaSeptember SEP–OCT☾

Tết Trung Thu

Hanoi & nationwide · VietnamSeptember – October SEP–OCT☾

Vegetarian Festival Bangkok

Chinatown, Bangkok · ThailandSeptember – October SEP≈

Wurstmarkt

Bad Dürkheim · GermanySeptember OCT–DEC≈

Alba White Truffle Fair

Alba · ItalyOctober – December OCT◆

Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta

Albuquerque · USAEarly October OCT≈

Austin City Limits

Austin, Texas · USATwo October weekends OCT–NOV☾

Bon Om Touk (Water Festival)

Phnom Penh · CambodiaOctober – November (full moon) OCT☾

Buffalo Racing

Chonburi · ThailandOctober OCT≈

Busan International Film Festival

Busan · South KoreaOctober OCT↻

Concurs de Castells

Tarragona · SpainOctober (every two years) OCT–NOV☾

Diwali

Nationwide · IndiaOctober – November OCT☾

Double Ninth Festival

Nationwide · ChinaOctober (9th day of the 9th lunar month) OCT☾

Durga Puja

Kolkata, West Bengal · IndiaOctober OCT≈

Eurochocolate

Perugia · ItalyOctober OCT≈

Feria Nacional del Mole

San Pedro Actopan · MexicoOctober OCT≈

Festival Internacional Cervantino

Guanajuato · MexicoOctober OCT≈

Fête de la Soupe

Nanteau & across France · FranceOctober OCT●

Jidai Matsuri

Kyoto · JapanOctober 22 OCT≈

Jinju Namgang Yudeung Festival

Jinju · South KoreaOctober OCT●

Kurama no Hi Matsuri

Kurama, Kyoto · JapanOctober 22 OCT–NOV≈

Lake of Stars

Lake Malawi · MalawiOctober – November OCT☾

Lotus Throwing Festival

Samut Prakan · ThailandOctober OCT≈

MassKara Festival

Bacolod · PhilippinesOctober OCT●

Nagasaki Kunchi

Nagasaki · JapanOctober 7–9 OCT≈

Oktoberfest Blumenau

Blumenau · BrazilOctober OCT–NOV☾

Pushkar Camel Fair

Pushkar · IndiaOctober – November OCT–NOV≈

Salon du Chocolat

Paris · FranceOctober – November OCT–NOV●

Samhuinn Fire Festival

Edinburgh · United KingdomOctober 31 OCT≈

San Sebastián Gastronomika

San Sebastián · SpainOctober OCT≈

Tawang Festival

Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh · IndiaOctober OCT☾

Thadingyut Festival of Lights

Yangon · MyanmarOctober full moon NOV◆

Beaujolais Nouveau

Beaujeu & worldwide · FranceThird Thursday of November NOV☾

Boun That Luang

Vientiane · LaosNovember full moon NOV●

Día de los Muertos

Mexico City & Oaxaca · MexicoNovember 1–2 NOV–DEC☾

Hanukkah

Jerusalem · Israel25 Kislev — November or December, eight nights NOV●

Lewes Bonfire

Lewes · United KingdomNovember 5 NOV☾

Loy Krathong

Chiang Mai & Bangkok · ThailandNovember (full moon) NOV☾

Miao New Year

Leishan, Guizhou · ChinaNovember NOV◆

Monkey Buffet Festival

Lopburi · ThailandLate November NOV–FEB≈

Rann Utsav

Dhordo, Kutch · IndiaNovember – February NOV≈

Seoul Kimchi Festival

Seoul · South KoreaNovember NOV–DEC≈

Seoul Lantern Festival

Seoul · South KoreaNovember–December NOV◆

Surin Elephant Round-up

Surin · ThailandThird weekend of November NOV–APR≈

Theyyam Season

Kannur, Kerala · IndiaNovember – April NOV☾

Yi Peng Lantern Festival

Chiang Mai · ThailandNovember (full moon) NOV◆

Zibelemärit

Bern · SwitzerlandFourth Monday of November DEC●

Chichibu Night Festival

Chichibu · JapanDecember 2–3 DEC–JAN≈

Dubai Shopping Festival

Dubai · UAEDecember–January DEC●

Feria de Cali

Cali · ColombiaDecember 25–30 DEC●

Fiestas de Quito

Quito · EcuadorLate November – December 6 DEC●

Fête des Lumières

Lyon · FranceEarly December DEC–FEB≈

Harbin Ice Festival

Harbin · ChinaDecember – February DEC●

Hogmanay Edinburgh

Edinburgh · ScotlandDec 29 – Jan 1 DEC●

Hornbill Festival

Kisama, Kohima · IndiaDecember 1–10 DEC≈

International Festival of the Sahara

Douz · TunisiaLate December DEC–JAN●

Junkanoo

Nassau · BahamasDecember 26 & January 1 DEC●

Krampuslauf

Salzburg & Tyrol · AustriaDecember 5–6 DEC●

L’Escalade

Geneva · SwitzerlandWeekend nearest December 12 DEC●

Noche de Rábanos

Oaxaca · MexicoDecember 23 DEC≈

Sunburn Festival

Goa · IndiaLate December DEC–JAN≈

Taste of Tasmania

Hobart · AustraliaLate December – early January DEC–JAN●

Woodford Folk Festival

Woodfordia · AustraliaDecember 27 – January 1 DEC●

Şeb-i Arus (Mevlâna Festival)

Konya · TürkiyeDecember 7–17