• ART AND CHINA AFTER 1989

    Art and China After 1989: Theatre of the World

    Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Bilbao, Spain

    A major exhibition of art from contemporary China opens at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao on May 11. Entitled Art and China after 1989: Theatre of the World, the exhibition is

  • August Festivals

    World Nomad Games 2020, Turkey

    To be announced

    Dubbed the “Olympics for nomads”, the biennial World Nomad Games is an extraordinary and chaotic spectacle of dozens of traditional nomad sports. After being held in Kyrgyzstan three times in

  • Sapporo Summer Festival

    Sapporo Summer Festival 2019

    Sapporo Saporro, Japan

    Lasting a whole month from mid-July to mid-August, the Sapporo Summer Festival 2019 is packed with a variety of cultural, musical, gastronomical and fireworks events attracting...

  • Winter Golden Eagle Festival 2022, Mongolia

    Chinggis Khaanii Khuree Complex Chingisiin Khuree Tsogtsolbor, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

    At Mongolia’s Golden Eagle Festival in winter, ethnic Kazakhs show off the breathtaking skills of their trained hunting eagles, alongside cultural displays of Kazakh...

  • Wang Yeh Boat Burning Festival, Taiwan

    Wang Yeh Boat Burning Festival, Taiwan

    Donggang Donggang, Taiwan

    Happening only every three years – in the Chinese years of the Ox, Dragon, Goat and Dog – 2021 is your chance again to witness one of Taiwan’s top festivals,

  • Camel Festival Mongolia

    Camel Festival Mongolia 2022 (Temeenii Bayar)

    Gobi Desert Dalanzadgad, South Gobi, Mongolia

    During the Camel Festival, held in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia, nomadic herders show off their skills during the biggest camel race in the world, alongside cultural activities…

  • Setouchi Triennale Japan

    Setouchi Triennale 2025, Japan

    Setouchi islands , Japan

    Every three years the Setouchi Triennale, one of Japan’s biggest festivals of modern art, takes place in the south-west of the country. This exceptional celebration of creativity, inspiration and beauty

    Free

  • Boryeong Mud Festival

    Boryeong Mud Festival 2025, South Korea

    Boryeong Boryeong, South Chungcheong, Korea, Republic of

    At the Boryeong Mud Festival 2025 in South Korea, everything revolves around one and one thing only: mud. During the festival the beach of Boryeong transforms itself into a mud

  • Harbin Ice Festival

    Harbin Ice Festival China Extravaganza

    Harbin Harbin, China

    Once mostly a regional affair, the Harbin Ice Festival, China - or the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival as it is officially known - has grown into...

    Free

  • International Kite Festival, Gujarat, India

    Uttarayan 2026, International Kite Festival

    Sabarmati riverfront Pramukhswami Maharaj Riverfront, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

    During Uttarayan, one of India’s most eagerly awaited celebrations, the International Kite Festival in the state of Gujarat sees millions of kites...

    Free

  • Ardh Kumbh Mela

    Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 Prayagraj India

    Triveni Sangam Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Maha Kumbh Mela or Prayag Kumbh Mela is a phenomenal spectacle of millions of Hindu pilgrims in India who gather every six years to bathe in a sacred river. It is held every six years.

    Free

  • Hong Kong Arts Festival

    Vibrant Hong Kong Arts Festival 2026

    Different venues in Hong Kong , Hong Kong

    International top artists giving world class performances ranging from the classical to the avant-garde, and the familiar to the surprising – the Hong Kong Arts Festival is this vibrant city’s

  • Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival 2022

    Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival 2025

    Hong Kong Harbourfront Arena Hong Kong, China

    One of the most dramatic festivals in Asia, the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, this year in June, celebrates an event from some 2,000 years ago when Qu Yuan, a Chinese official, threw

    Free