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Events, Festivals and Exhibitions

Cultural Festivals

Discover amazing world festivals, events and exhibitions
 
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  • April 2027

  • Tue 13
    Khmer New Year Trot Dance with Kangcha, photo: Lyheng

    Khmer New Year 2027, Cambodia

    13 April 2027 - 15 April 2027
    Cambodia , Cambodia

    Traditional Khmer New Year or Chaul Chnam Thmei is held in April each year. Roads across the country are lined with groups of excited Cambodians armed with water pistols and buckets

    Free
  • Thu 29
    Seú Harvest Parade curacao

    Seú Harvest Parade Festival, Curaçao

    29 April 2027
    Willemstad , Curaçao

    Easter Monday is when Curaçao comes alive with the infectious energy of the Seú Harvest Parade Festival. This vibrant celebration sees over 3,000 participants decked out in colourful traditional costumes,

    Free
  • May 2027

  • Mon 31
    Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling

    Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling Gloucestershire

    31 May 2027
    Cooper's Hill Brockworth, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

    Held in the village of Brockworth in Gloucestershire, the Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling and Wake is normally held on the Spring Bank Holiday Monday each year. What started off as

    Free
  • June 2027

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

    San Juan Bautista Venezuela Festival 2027

    24 June 2027
    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 de San Juan Bautista Venezuela

    Free
  • Wed 30
    Keti Koti Suriname Pixabay

    Keti Koti, Suriname and Amsterdam 2027

    30 June 2027 - 1 July 2027
    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 2028

  • Sat 15
    Dunmow Flitch of Bacon

    Dunmow Flitch Trials 2028, Essex, UK

    15 July 2028
    Taberds Ley Great Dunmow, Essex, United Kingdom

    Few of the many festivals in the UK are steeped in a history as long as the Dunmow Flitch Trials. Held every leap year, in Great Dunmow Essex, the trials are valid for any married couple

    £12 – £22
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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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