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Events, Festivals and Exhibitions

Cultural Festivals

Discover amazing world festivals, events and exhibitions
 
20 events found.
  • June 2026

  • Mon 1
    Vivid Sydney

    Vivid Sydney 2026, New South Wales

    22 May - 13 June
    Sydney Harbour Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Regarded as the biggest light, music and ideas festival in the South, Vivid Sydney will light up the city's opera house and surrounding harbour area from 22 May to 13

    Free
  • Thu 4
    Dancing Devils of Yare

    The Dancing Devils of Yare, Venezuela

    4 June
    Yare Miranda, Venezuela

    One of the most spectacular and colourful festivals in Venezuela, the Dancing Devils of Yare dates back to 1749, and in 2022 it will be held on 8 June. Every Corpus Christi - the date that celebrates...

    Free
  • Fri 12
    Broadstairs Dickens Festival, credit Tourism @ Thanet District Council

    Broadstairs Dickens Festival 2026, Kent

    12 June - 14 June
    Sarah Thorne Theatre Fordoun Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    The Broadstairs Dickens Festival is celebrating its 89th anniversary in 2026. The three-day festival held in June in the coastal Kent town celebrates the work of the greatest Victorian novelist,

  • Sat 13
    Parade the Circle Cleveland

    Parade the Circle 2026, Cleveland Ohio

    13 June @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm BST
    Wade Oval 10820 EAST BLVD, Cleveland, OH, United States

    This June will see the Annual Parade the Circle as well as the Circle Village at the Wade Oval Cleveland. The festival starts the summer in the Circle season. Thousands

    Free
  • Tue 16
    RA Summer Exhibition

    RA Summer Exhibition 2026, London

    16 June - 23 August
    Royal Academy Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom

    David Remfry, a British artist and Royal Academician, will oversee the RA Summer Exhibition. Since its inception in 1769, the The Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition has been...

    £23.50 – £25.50
  • Fri 19
    Blenheim Palace Flower Show

    Blenheim Palace Flower Show 2026

    19 June - 21 June
    Blenhem Palace Woodstock, Oxford, United Kingdom

    Held in June each year, the RHS Blenheim Palace Flower Show is a wonderful horticultural show set in the surroundings of arguably England's finest stately home. The show is expected to attract

    £31 – £41
  • Sat 20
    Juneteenth Music Festival, Photo by Jensen Sutta

    Juneteenth Music Festival Denver Colorado

    20 June
    Five Points Neighbourhood Denver, CO, United States

    The Juneteenth Music Festival is a celebration of African American culture held in the Five Points neighbourhood of Denver, Colorado on 20 June, 2026. The Juneteenth Parade which dates back

    Free
  • Sat 20
    Where to Go in June Stonehenge Summer Solstice

    Stonehenge Summer Solstice 2026

    20 June - 21 June
    Stonehenge Wiltshire, United Kingdom

    The longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, the Summer Solstice is a time when the days really get long and the nights are short. There is no better time of the year to celebrate,

    Free
  • Sat 20
    Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival

    Celebrate Ottawa’s Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival

    20 June - 21 June
    Wesley Clover Park Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    As summer begins its triumphant arrival and daylight stretches into the late evening, something truly special unfolds in the heart of Ottawa. The Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival, taking place June

    Free
  • Sat 20
    Phi Ta Khon Festival Thailand

    Phi Ta Khon Ghost Festival Thailand 2026

    20 June - 22 June
    In the town's main street Dan Sai, Thailand

    The immensely popular Phi Ta Khon Festival – also known as the Ghost Festival – is the best reason to visit Loei, a Thai province rarely frequented by international tourists. This three-day event

    Free
  • Tue 23
    Cape Coast Ghana

    Panafest (Pan African Historical Theatre Project) Festival, Ghana

    23 June - 3 August
    Cape Cost , Ghana

    The Panafest (Pan African Historical Theatre Project) Festival bursts with colour, culture and deep historical meaning. Feel energised by its mix of performances, heritage tours and emotional homecoming ceremonies. The

  • Wed 24
    Inti Raymi Festivals in June

    Inti Raymi, Cusco: Festival of the Sun

    24 June
    cusco cusco, Peru

    The Inti Raymi is considered by many to be the most famous festival in Peru and other parts of South America. It celebrates the Inca Festival of the Sun. It was suppressed by the Spanish

    Free
  • Wed 24
    Festa Junina

    Festa Junina Throughout Brazil 2025

    24 June
    Brazil , Brazil

    Festa Junina Brazil is not Carnival, nevertheless it is a huge event on the Brazilian calendar. There is song and dancing, although in this case it is more forrό than samba. Also food has a bigger focus

    Free
  • Wed 24
    Fiesta de San Juan Bautista (Festival of Saint John the Baptist’s Day), Venezuela

    Fiesta de San Juan Bautista (Festival of Saint John the Baptist), Venezuela

    24 June
    Venezuela , Venezuela

    At first sight this seems like a joyous celebration of one of Christianity’s most important figures, but, no, it is way more than that. The Fiesta de San Juan Bautista

    Free
  • Fri 26
    Independence Day Madagascar

    Independence Day Madagascar

    26 June
    Avenue de l’Indépendance Antananarivo, Madagascar

    Independence Day so bursts with colour, music and national pride, that it is so easy to feel swept up in the excitement. The celebrations fill Antananarivo with parades, fireworks and

  • Sun 28
    Lanterns for sale in Hoi An night market

    Hoi An Lantern Festival 2026, Vietnam

    28 June
    Hoi An Ancient Town Cau Temple, Hoi An, Hoi An, Viet Nam

    The Hoi An Lantern Festival is celebrated once a month on the full moon, and most significantly on the first full moon of the lunar new year. On these days the pretty little town of Hoi An...

  • Tue 30
    Keti Koti Suriname Pixabay

    Keti Koti, Suriname and Amsterdam 2026

    30 June - 1 July
    Paramaribo , Suriname

    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

  • July 2026

  • Wed 1
    Burundi Independence Day

    Burundi Independence Day

    1 July

    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

  • Sat 4
    Taiwan International Balloon Festival

    Taiwan International Balloon Festival 2026

    4 July - 20 August
    Taitung Taitung, Taiwan

    Not quite yet reaching the 99 Luftballons of Nena’s 1980s hit, some 40 participating balloons will be taking off during the Taiwan International Balloon Festival in Taitung...

    Free
  • Mon 6
    Tynwald Day

    Tynwald Day Isle of Man Manx National Day 2026

    6 July
    St John's Isle of Man

    Tynwald Day is the Manx National Day traditionally held on 5 July. The ceremony goes back 1,000 years to the time when the Vikings settled on the Isle of Man. This makes the

    Free
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    Interested in Cultural Festivals?

    There are so many cultural festivals and cultural events around the world that sometimes it is difficult to know where to start, which is where Travel Begins at 40, with our extensive selection of festivals across the globe, comes in handy.

    Cultural Festivals Around the World

    Let’s start with global cultural festivals. Ever wanted to see the Cherry Blossom Season in Japan, or perhaps the Chingay Parade in Singapore, celebrating the country’s rich heritage. You might even prefer watching the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival in Taiwan.

    Cultural Events

    Of course, there are as many cultural events as festivals. So why not travel to India to see the Pushkar Camel Fair, although we suggest you don’t take a camel home with you. Or, if in Japan, head for the Setouchi Triennale, although you will have to wait until 2021 for the next one, so you better make it there in 2019.
    Cultural Celebrations
    Celebrations abound everywhere. In Belgium one of the most important cultural celebrations is the Gentse Feesten, or the Ghent Festival in English. Or perhaps you might prefer the Candle Festival in Thailand, or Mongolia's Golden Eagle Festival, or how about celebrating Nowruz or Persian New Year.

    Religious Festivals

    Although, there are religious festivals across the globe, nowhere are these more colourful than in India. Religious festivals of India range from the Diwali Festival to Holi Festival and Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, these religious observances take place throughout the year. Here are our five unmissable Hindu Festivals in India, although perhaps the Onam Festival in Kerala should have made the list.Indeed with so many festivals to choose from we have listed Travel Begins at 40’s favourite esoteric festivals around the globe from Peru to Hampshire.
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