• Festivals in November Cambodia Water Festival in Phnom Penh

    Cambodia Water Festival 2026 Phnom Penh

    Phnom Penh Riverside Sisowath Quay, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

    This year the Cambodia Water Festival, or Bon Om Touk to give its Khmer name, falls on 23 to 25 November. For three days watch as Phnom Penh’s riverside explodes

    Free

  • Onion Market Bern Experience Switzerland’s Famous Zibelemärit

    Altstadt Bern Orts- und Gewerbepolizei Predigergasse 5, Bern, Switzerland

    Onion Market Bern 2026 Brings Switzerland's Most Unusual Harvest Festival to Life The streets of Bern will once again fill with the irresistible aroma of onion tart, mulled wine and

  • Loy Krathong Festival 2026, Thailand

    Chiang Mai , Thailand

    One of Thailand’s most beautiful and beguiling festivals, Loy Krathong festival is enormously popular with Thais and visitors alike. People flock to lakes and rivers to float their krathongs on

    Free
  • Dev Deepawali

    Dev Deepawali 2026, Varanasi, India

    Ganga riverfront ghats, Varanasi Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Dev Deepawali lights the Ganga riverfront in Varanasi on 24 November 2026. Celebrated on Kartik Purnima, this festival is associated with the belief that the gods visit the sacred city.

  • Yi Peng Festival

    Yi Peng Lantern Festival 2026, Thailand

    Chiang Mai , Thailand

    The Yi Peng festival, one of Thailand's most charming and alluring events, is incredibly well-liked by both locals and tourists. The north of the country sees its nightly heavens illuminated

    Free
  • Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

    Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York

    77th Street and Central Park West 77th Street and Central Park West, New York City

    A New York institution, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has been delighting the crowds for decades. The pre-Parade event, if you like, is the inflation of the helium balloons. This takes place at the

    Free
  • Monkey Buffet Festival

    Monkey Buffet Festival Lopburi Thailand 2026

    Phra Prang Sam Yot temple Tha Hin, Mueang Lop Buri District, Lopburi, Lopburi, Thailand

    Lopburi, in central Thailand, is already famous for its Khmer temple crowded with monkeys, but every year in November the whole town goes ape when visitors from Thailand...

    Free

  • Hornbill Festival

    Hornbill Festival 2026 in Nagaland, India

    Kisama Heritage Village Kisama Heritage Village, Kisama, Nagaland, India

    The biggest event of indigenous warrior tribes in India’s Nagaland state, the 10-day Hornbill Festival in December sees singing, dance and sports performances mix with traditional crafts...

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  • La Feria de Cali, Colombia

    La Feria de Cali Colombia 2026 (Cali Fair)

    Various locations in Cali Santiago de Cali, Colombia

    The annual Feria de Cali or Cali Fair in Colombia has grown into one of South America’s most important salsa festivals with fireworks, colourful parades, free music concerts...

    Free
  • Kwanzaa Celebrations

    Kwanzaa Celebrations in the USA 2026

    Across Country , United States

    When the year winds down and the holiday season approaches, the United States comes alive with a tapestry of cultural festivities. Among these, Kwanzaa celebrations stand out as a unique

    Free
  • Edinburgh Hogmanay New Year’s Eve 2020

    Edinburgh Hogmanay 2026 Scotland

    Edinburgh Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

    It's fair to say that no other nation celebrates the coming New Year quite as much as the Scots. So, if you are looking to see in 2027, there is no better place to start than the Edinburgh Hogmanay

    £30
  • rio de janeiro new years eve

    Rio de Janeiro New Years Eve 2026

    Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    We have all heard about the city of the carnival, but how about Rio Rio de Janeiro New Years Eve, is it the place to toast in 2023? Mike East went to discover what it is all about...

  • Burns Night Burns Supper

    Burns Night 2027, Scotland, UK

    Dumfries Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Held in January, along with Hogmanay and St Andrew's Day, Burns Night is the leading festival in Scotland. However, Burns Night is more widely celebrated across the country than the

    Free
  • festivals in january Up Helly Aa 3

    Up Helly Aa, Shetlands, 2027

    Lerwick Lerwick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom

    If you want to see a horde of Vikings parading through the streets, before burning a galley boat and then making merry for 12 hours, Up Helly Aa is the festival for you...

    Free

  • Iemanja Celebration, Montevideo, Uruguay

    Iemanjá, Montevideo, Uruguay 2027

    Ramirez Beach Montevideo, Uruguay

    Iemanjá is a testament to the peculiarities of human culture and the way some strands of its web wither away, yet others, despite time and distance, remain strong. A case

    Free
  • Bahia Carnival

    Bahia Carnival (Carnaval Baiano), Brazil

    Salvador Salvador, Brazil

    Yes, we have all heard of Carnival in Rio, but what about a Carnival in the part of Brazil where the influence of African culture is at its strongest? The Bahia Carnival held...

    Free
  • Chiang Mai Flower Festival

    Chiang Mai Flower Festival 2027, Thailand

    Nong Buak Hard Public Park Arak Rd, Tambon Phra Sing, Amphoe Mueang Chiang Mai, Chang Wat, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Thailand

    The Chiang Mai Flower Festival is one of the most colourful events in Thailand attracting thousands of floral enthusiasts year on year. It’s not haphazard that Chiang Mai...

    Free
  • Rio Carnival samba parade in Rio de Janeiro Brazil

    Rio Carnival (Rio Carnaval) Brazil 2027

    Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    The Rio Carnival Brazil (Rio Carnaval) is the biggest and greatest celebration on Earth. While locals know where to go and what to do; however, as it’s a big Latin American city, the rules are...

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