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Lucca Summer Festival 2026, Italy

One of the highlights of the Italian festival season is the Lucca Summer Festival held in the beautiful Tuscan town. This year Tom Jones, Katy Perry and David Byrne will...

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Spoleto Festival Italy 2026

The spectacular Umbrian city of Spoleto will once more host the Spoleto Festival (Festival di Spoleto) this summer. The 69th Spoleto Festival Italy will take place from 26 June to...

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Roskilde Festival Denmark 2026

Roskilde Festival, Denmark’s answer to Glastonbury (it is at the same time), will take place in June. Organisers of this non-profit event have announced that Gorillaz, Jennie and The Cure...

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Wimbledon Tennis Championships 2026

For many Londoners the advent of summer can only mean one thing – the Wimbledon Tennis tournament, or The Championships Wimbledon. The oldest tennis tournament in the world Wimbledon is...

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Independence Day Democratic Republic of the Congo

Independence Day in the Democratic Republic of the Congo bursts with colour, music and national pride. Feel the energy of the celebrations as people honour freedom, culture and unity. Independence...

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Keti Koti, Suriname and Amsterdam 2026

A celebration of freedom, Keti Koti, means “broken chains” in Sranan Tongo. It is an annual celebration held in Suriname to commemorate the abolition of slavery in 1863. This festival...

Burundi Independence Day

Burundi Independence Day

Burundi Independence Day in Burundi fills the country with colour, music, and national pride. Feel energised by the parades, traditional dances and joyful crowds that gather across Bujumbura. This celebration...

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Cowes Week 2026, Isle of Wight (IOW)

Since 1826, Lendy Cowes Week has been an essential entry in the English summer calendar, alongside Wimbledon and the Henley Regatta. Of its type, the largest sailing...

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