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Events, Festivals and Exhibitions

Cultural Festivals

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

  • Mon 9
    Dallas Blooms

    Dallas Blooms 2026, Dallas Texas, USA

    21 February - 12 April
    Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden 8525 Garland Road, Dallas, United States

    Held at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden and one of the largest floral festivals in the US Southwest, Dallas Blooms has been ranked as one of the top 14

    Varies
  • Mon 9
    Fallas de Valencia

    Las Fallas de Valencia 2026, Spain

    1 March - 19 March
    Plaza del Ayuntamiento Valencia, Spain

    March will see Las Fallas de València return to the third Spanish city in a traditional ceremony that marks the beginning of spring. The origins of Las Fallas stem from the tradition of carpenters...

    Free
  • Mon 9
    Japan Cherry Blossom Festival

    Cherry Blossom Season Japan 2026

    1 March - 30 April
    All over Japan

    The Cherry Blossom Season Japan or sakura is one of the country's top highlights every year when locals and visitors gather to admire the stunning, blooming cherry trees in parks

    Free
  • Sat 14
    Pasifika Festival 2020 Auckland

    Pasifika Festival 2026, Auckland, New Zealand

    14 March - 15 March
    Western Springs Park Auckland, New Zealand

    The Pasifika Festival NZ is the biggest festival to celebrate the cultures of the South Pacific. It is held in Auckland New Zealand in March. The Pasifika Festival attracts around 60,000 visitors, has over...

  • Sat 14
    Panama Carnival

    Panama Carnival (el Carnaval de Panama), 2026

    14 March - 17 March
    Panama City Panama City, Panama

    The Panama Carnival (or el Carnaval de Panama in Spanish) is the biggest celebration of the year in the Central American nation. Here’s how it’s done. Bring your water pistol.

    Free
  • Sat 14
    Dominican Republic Carnival Pixabay

    Dominican Republic Carnival 2026

    14 March - 17 March
    Dominican Republic , Dominican Republic

    Get ready to be swept away by a whirlwind of vibrant colours, pulsating music, and infectious energy! The Dominican Republic Carnival is an immersive cultural explosion, promising an unforgettable experience

  • Tue 17
    St Patricks Day Parade

    St Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival

    17 March
    St Patrick's Festival Box Office 12 Essex St E, Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland

    St Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick, is the day that all the Irish diaspora around the world celebrate the Patron Saint of Ireland. Expect plenty of green to be on display as well as gallons of Guinness

    Free
  • Fri 20
    Nowruz - Persian New Year

    Nowruz or Persian New Year 2026

    20 March - 21 March
    Various Birmingham, United Kingdom

    Experience the opulence of Nowruz – or Persian New Year – in March with an abundance of food, music and hospitality in one of many Persian-heritage countries. Nowruz Meaning Nowruz

  • Sun 22
    Marche du Nain Rouge Detroit

    Marche du Nain Rouge Detroit 2026

    22 March
    Detroit Detroit, MI, United States

    The Marche du Nain Rouge Detroit takes place around the Spring Equinox. This traditional festival involves a parade in the Cass Corridor part of the city, were locals outwit the

    Free
  • April 2026

  • Sun 5
    Japan Penis Festival

    Kanamara Matsuri, Japan Penis Festival 2026

    5 April
    Kanayama Shrine 2 Chome-13-16 Daishi Ekimae, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

    The Japan Penis Festival is arguably the country’s most amusing event when tens of thousands of revellers roam the streets of Kawasaki in April to pay tribute to fertility in an age-old ritual

  • Mon 13
    Songkran Festival

    Songkran Festival 2026, Thailand

    13 April - 15 April
    thailand , Thailand

    Songkran, or Thailand's water festival, is an occasion of great fun especially in the major cities such as Bangkok and Chiang Mai. The Songkran Festival 2025 plans to be even bigger than usual...

    Free
  • Tue 14
    Khmer New Year Trot Dance with Kangcha, photo: Lyheng

    Khmer New Year 2026, Cambodia

    14 April - 16 April
    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
  • May 2026

  • Tue 5
    Royal ploughing ceremony National Museum of Cambodia

    Royal Ploughing Ceremony Cambodia 2026

    5 May
    Cambodia , Cambodia

    The Royal Ploughing Ceremony, officially known as “Preah Reach Pithi Bonn Chrot Preah Neangkol”, is an ancient royal rite held in May to mark the end of the dry season and the start of the monsoons

    Free
  • Fri 22
    Visak Bochea Day Buddha Cambodia Begins at 40

    Visak Bochea Day, Cambodia 2026

    22 May
    Cambodia , Cambodia

    As the most sacred day in the Buddhist calendar, Visak Bochea Day is celebrated with great revere. It sees celebrators dress in white and dish out a form of rice pudding called kheer...

    Free
  • June 2026

  • 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

  • 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

  • August 2026

  • Wed 26
    Onam Festival Kerala, India

    Onam Festival 2026, Kerala, India

    26 August - 4 September
    Kerala Kerala, India

    During the days of the Onam Festival, the biggest and most spectacular festival of Kerala, the entire Indian state goes on a spree of celebrations, music and dance performances, elaborate

    Free
  • Sat 29
    World Bog Snokelling Championship

    World Bog Snorkelling Championship, Wales

    29 August - 30 August
    Llanwrtyd Wells Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, United Kingdom

    The World Bog Snorkelling Championship is part of a two-day World Bog Series taking place over the August Bank Holiday weekend in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales. The World Bog Snorkelling...

  • Sat 29
    Notting Hill Carnival

    Notting Hill Carnival 2026, London, UK

    29 August - 31 August
    Westbourne Grove Westbourne Grove, London, United Kingdom

    The August Bank Holiday weekend can really only mean one thing in London - the Notting Hill Carnival. The largest free street festival in Europe runs from the Saturday to Monday of the long weekend

    Free
  • Mon 31
    Umhlanga Reed Dance

    The Umhlanga Reed Dance 2025 Eswatini

    31 August - 7 September
    Ludzidzini Mbabane, Swaziland

    The Umhlanga Reed Dance is a vibrant cultural celebration held annually in Eswatini, Africa. It is a unique and colourful event where thousands of unmarried young women, known as maidens,

    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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