Flores de Mayo or Santacruzan Philippines This is a national festival that lasts for the month of May. A parade of the town’s loveliest ladies depicting the search and discovery of Christ’s Cross by Queen Helena and Constantine. Flores de Mayo or Santacruzan where a parade of the town’s loveliest and prettiest ladies can be seen...
Pilipinyahan Summer Festival Tagaytay 1st week of May If you are planning to be around Tagaytay during the first week of May, the Pilipinyahan Summer Festival in Tagaytay promotes and celebrates pineapples as the most alluring agricultural product in the country. The festival celebrates pineapples as an important fruit, particularly to the island nation of...
Cinco de Mayo San Antonio 22nd May 2020 Cinco de Mayo – Held in Market Square, this local favourite draws approximately 50,000 people each year. It’s a feast for the senses featuring tasty food, with live music and heritage performances. Browse amid arts and crafts vendors for just the right souvenir too. (2020 dates TBD)....
Akwasidae Festival of the Ashanti in Kumasi The Akwasidae Festival (alternate, Akwasiadae) is celebrated by the Ashanti people and chiefs in Ashanti,[1] as well as the Ashanti diaspora.[2] The festival is celebrated on a Sunday, once every six weeks, according to Wikipedia. The Akwasidae Festival is next only in importance to The National Day celebrations.[3]...
Fiesta San Antonio Texas 16th to 26th April 2020 In San Antonio, culture sings. We celebrate our rich heritage with vibrant parades, food-centric events, and lively, local entertainment. We collect medals to show off our San Antonio pride. What started in 1891 as a way to honour the heroes from the Battle of the Alamo...
Mauritius Maha Shivaratri Festival The Mauritius Maha Shivaratri festival is the largest Hindu pilgrimage outside of India! Thousands of devotees walk from all corners of the island to Ganga Talao our sacred lake at Grand Bassin to celebrate the Great Night of Lord Shiva The crater lake is tucked away in the mountains of the...
Begur Main Festival St. Peter – 29th June approx. 3-4 days The main festival in Begur is in honour of St. Peter, who is the patron saint of fishermen. The saint’s day is the 29th June, so the fiesta is normally around this date for 3 to 4 days. The dates are organised to fall...
Begur Music Festival 25th July to 22nd August 2020 (TBC) Born in 1977, the Begur Music Festival has become one of the most traditional festivals in the Costa Brava. Its philosophy is to offer quality concerts, but at the same time affordable for the general public, as well as a variety of styles that this...
Andalucian Music Festival Chefchaouen 27th to 29th July 2020 Moultaka Al-Andalousiate Convinced by the need to continue the process of safeguarding everything that is beautiful and authentic, the Ministry of Culture of Morocco, has been ensuring for decades, the organization of Moultaka of the so-called Andalusian Music Chefchaouen. The celebration of this festival also aims...
Transmediale Berlin 28th January to 1st March 2020 Networks are everywhere, whether personal or organizational, for social or business life, centralized or decentralized: node-based communication and information exchange has arguably become the defining technological, economic, and cultural form of globalization and the digital society. A certain network idealism permeates the globe, resulting in all forms...
CTM Festival 2020 – Liminal Berlin 24th January to 2nd February 2020 CTM’s 21st edition launches with an announcement unique productions, concerts, and club nights that combine with a dense daytime programme of talks, discussions, installations, and an exhibition to propose multiple entry points into thinking about this year’s Liminal theme. First artists and projects...
ODYSSEE 2020 – Berlin´s new years eve psychedelic music & arts festival New Years Eve Festival, in the middle of Berlin, 40 hours of non stop partying with 5 Dance-Floors, big Chill-Area, international LineUp, Pool & Art-Galleries and a whole lot to discover…. SEZ – Berlin Landsberger Allee 77 10249 Berlin (Friedrichshain) Germany More information...
International Festival of Environmental Films of Chefchaouen Morocco 26th to 30th May 2020 MISSION & OBJECTIVE Festival International Des films D’environnement de Chefchaouen / Maroc The Talassemtane Association for the Environment and Development (ATED) since it created in 1996 work in the field of the environment through several projects of which ATED is proud to...
Clarenbridge Oyster Festival Galway 9th to 13th September 2020 TBC The Clarenbridge Oyster Festival celebrated its 65th Anniversary. This year’s festival takes place from 9th to 13th September 2020 dates TBC. Fáilte go Droichead an Chláirín …Welcome to Clarenbridge, Bienvenue …Wilkomen …Dear Guest, On behalf of the Clarenbridge Oyster Festival Committee it is our great...
Galway Theatre Festival 1st to 9th May 2020 Galway Theatre Festival features nine days of exciting theatre, circus, spectacle, and storytelling, showcasing the vibrant performance culture of Ireland’s festival city. The performances will be added to our events as they are announced, but they take place across a range of locations in Galway city. The goal...
Fleadh na gCuach-Cuckoo Festival 1st to 4th May 2020 Fleadh na gCuach (The Cuckoo Festival), which is held each year on the May Bank Holiday Weekend is a Traditional Irish Music festival, where one will find over 50 music sessions in the villages’ pubs. In addition to the music, one can also find Art &...
Galway International Arts Festival 13th to 26th July 2020 The Galway International Arts Festival, founded in 1978, is a cultural organisation which produces one of Europe’s leading international arts festivals. It also produces new work that tour nationally and internationally, in addition to presenting the discussion forum, First Thought Talks. GIAF is managed by John...
Galway Oyster Festival 25th to 27th September 2020 “Ireland’s longest running and greatest gourmet extravaganza” – The Rough Guide, ’50 things to do before you die’ Welcome to the oldest oyster festival in the world and the most internationally recognised Irish festival after St Patrick’s Day. Deemed one of Europe’s longest-running food extravaganzas, the Galway...
Ring In 2020 with New Year’s Festival Dublin Dublin City To Come Alive Over 2 Days with 4 Spectacular Events 1. Ring in 2020 at Liffey Lights Midnight Moment – a dazzling solar spectacle of lights 2. Join the Earlier Countdown Celebrations at Family Friendly Liffey Lights Midnight Moment Matinee 3. Celebrate with Walking On...
Makar Sakranti Jaipur 15th January 2020 It is generally celebrated on or close to the 14th of January every year .We fly kites on our roofs and eat “til ka laddu”, play music. And in the evening we light a fire ballon in the air. After that all members of the family do dinner together...
Jaipur Literature Festival 23rd to 27th January 2020 Although it is not a spiritual festival, it is very famous in Jaipur among the literature lovers. Many foreign writers visit Jaipur to attend this fair. It was first held in 2006, and now it has grown to be the largest literary festival in the Asia Pacific...
Dussehra Festival Jaipur 25th October 2020 Also known as Vijayadashami (which means the festival that celebrates victory), Lord Ram killed the demon Ravan in order to release his wife goddesses Sita. In this festival we bring the Ravan statue made up of paper and we burn it, which symbolises the victory of good over evil....
Holi Festival Jaipur 9th and 10th March 2020 Holi is also a majorly celebrated festival in India. It is commonly known as the Festival of Colours and also as the Festival of Love. Generally the Holi Festival is celebrated in March in accordance with the Hindu calendar. It will be on 9th & 10th March...
Sanur Kite Festival July 2020 Traditional giant kites are made and flown competitively by teams from the local and international teams. The event is a seasonal religious festival intended to send a message to the Hindu gods to create abundant crops and harvests. The teams consist of about 70 to 80 people, each team with...
Buffalo, Deer & Antelope Dances Nambé Pueblo 6th January Taken from Dances With Buffaloes by Suzanne Ruta for the New York Times By Suzanne Ruta On Christmas Eve at Nambe, a small (population 650) American Indian village and sovereign Indian nation 20 miles north of Santa Fe, the buffalo come out to dance by the...
Recycle Santa Fe Art Festival November 15-17, 2019 The 21st annual Recycle Santa Fe Art Festival will take place November 15-17, 2019 at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center (201 W. Marcy Street). The event will include approximately 90 artists in the Art Market, over 30 artists in the adult juried art exhibit, numerous local...
Belfast International Arts Festival 15th October to 3rd November 2019 The 2019 festival will take place from Tuesday 15 October – Sunday 3 November covering theatre, dance, classical and roots music, visual, film and digital arts and literature accompanied by outreach and educational events. Our aim is a simple one; to create a genuinely civic...
Diwali Festival Jaipur 14th to 19th November 2020 (TBC) Diwali is a hugely important festival in all of India that lasts for 5 days. The name Diwali (or Deepavali )means “a row of lights” .The festival honours the victory of Lord Ram and his wife Sita .It celebrates the victory of good over evil and...
Begur Indian Fair Cuban Festival Fira d’Indians 4th to 6th September 2020 This has become a rather famous festival, and 2020 is the 17th edition, held from the 4th to 6th September. There’s heaps of things happening to mark the profound effect because of the town’s connection with Cuba. The main theme that can be...
Bloomsday Festival Dublin 11th to 16th June The Bloomsday Festival is an annual celebration of James Joyce’s modernist epic Ulysses, the events of which take place in Dublin on 16 June 1904. The name is inspired by the main character Leopold Bloom. The first Bloomsday in Dublin took place in 1954 and was organised by...
Dublin Dance Festival May 2020 dates TBA “We believe in the power of dance to move, connect and inspire change.” Our 2019 Festival, which took place from 1-19 May, was a roaring success! Thanks to everyone who came along and took part. Relive the magic with our highlights reel! Dublin Dance Festival Purpose Dublin Dance...
St. Patricks Festival Dublin Friday 13th – Tuesday 17th March 2020 The principal aim of St. Patrick’s Festival, since its inauguration, is to develop a major annual international festival around the national holiday over which the ‘owners’ of the festival, the Irish people, would stand proud. It sets out to reflect the talents and achievements...
Thaipoosam Cavadee Mauritius 8th February 2020 Thaipoosam Cavadee is one of the most popular festivals, among the Tamil descendants in Mauritius. Along with the fire-walking and sword climbing ceremonies, Cavadee ranks among the most spectacular events in the land. It is usually celebrated in the 10th month of the Tamil calendar which falls between January and February....
Bram Stoker Festival Dublin 25th to 28th October 2019 Whether you’re a resident vampire or visiting from further afield, Bram Stoker Festival 2019 has something for everyone in its Gothically inspired programme of events. Get ready for four days and nights of deadly adventures as Dublin gets gloriously Gothic this October Bank Holiday Weekend. The...
Garden islands and lagoon aquaculture yield speciality produce and seafood you won’t find elsewhere – all highlighted in inventive Venetian cuisine, with tantalising traces of ancient spice routes. The city knows how to put on a royal spread, as France’s King Henry III once found out when faced with 1200 dishes and 200 bonbons.
