Cultural Festivals by Name
More Coming soon…
Global Festivals Dates are Approximate and vary by year
Europe
Anasternaria – Greece May 21 – 23
Apokriatika – Greece – February 3 weeks
Avignon Festival – Avignon, France – July – 3 weeks
Basel Carnival – Basel Switzerland – February or March – 3 days
Bastille Day – Paris and across France – July 14 – 1 day
Bayreuth Festival – Bayreuth, Germany – July – August – 1 Month
Benicãssim Festival – Benicãssim, Spain – July – 4 days
Binche Carnival – Binche, Belgium – February or March – 3 days
Brighton Festival – Brighton, England – May – 3 Weeks
British Summer Festivals – England, Scotland and Wales – June – August – 1 -3 days
Canelli Under Attack – Canelli, Italy – June 2 days
Cannabis Cup – Amsterdam, Netherlands – July 14 – 4 days
Cartier International Polo – Windsor, England, July – 1 day
Cologne Carnival – Cologne, Germany – Feb or March – 5 days
Combat des Reines – Martigny, Switzerland – Oct – 1 day
Common Ridings – Hawick, Scotland – June 1st Weekend 3 days
Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling – Cooper’s Hill, England – May – 1 day
Copenhagen Jazz Festival – Copenhagen, Denmark – July – 10 days
Corsa dei Ceri – Gubbio, Italy – May – 1 day
Cowes Week – Cowes, England – August – 8 days
Dead Rat’s Ball – Ostend Belgium – March – 3 days
Dragacevo Trumpet Festival – Dragacevo, Serbia and Monegnegro – August – 7 days
Düsseldorf Carnival – Düsseldorf, Germany – Feb or March – 1 day
Festa do São João – Porto, Portugal – June 23- 24 – 2 days
Fiersta de San Fermin – Pamplona, Spain – July 6-14 – 9 days
Galway International Oyster Festival – Galway, Ireland – Last full weekend in Sept – 3 days
Glastonbury Festival – Glasonbury, England – End of June – 3 days
Hogmanay – Edinburgh, Scotland – Dec 29 and Jan 1 – 4 days
Ibiza Closing Parties – Ibiza, Spain – Last 3 weeks of Sept – 3 weeks
Il Palio – Siena, Italy – July 2 and Aug 16 – 2 – 4 days
La Tomatina – Buñol, Spain – Last Wed in Aug – 1 day
Las Fallas – Valencia, Spain – March 12 – 19 – 7 days
Lewes Bonfire Night – Lewes, England – Nov 5 but if on Sun then Nov 6 – 1 day
Love Parade – Berlin, Germany – July 2nd or 3rd Sat – 1 day
Monaco Grand Prix – Monaco, France – May – 3 days
Notting Hill Carnival – London, England – Sun and Mon of Bank Holiday weekend – 2 days
Oktoberfest – Munich, Germany – Mid Sept to Early Oct – 2 weeks
Queen’s Day – Amsterdam, Netherlands – April 30 but if Sun then April 29 – 1 day
St Patrick’s Day – Dublin, Ireland – March 17 – 5 days
Tenerife Carnival – Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Spain – Up to and just past Ash Wed – 12 days
Venice Carnival – Venice, Italy – February – 10 days