Barbados Crop Over Festival 2023
Barbados , BarbadosThe Barbados Crop Over Festival, or Barbados Carnival, is an annual event held each summer in the Caribbean island. The festival is spread over three months, concluding with the Grand...
Vivid Sydney 2023, New South Wales
Sydney Harbour Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaRegarded 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 26 May to 17...
Gothenburg’s 400 Anniversary Celebration
Gothenburg Gothenburg, SwedenGothenburg's 400 anniversary will be celebrated with a programme of events across the Swedish city throughout the summer of 2023. The programme will commence with...
Sheep Shearing Festival, Khot Armenia
The Ranch LLC Khot, Tatev community, SyunikIf sheep shearing is your thing then the village of Khot in Syunik, Armenia is the place to head for in June. There the Sheep Shearing Festival sees the local people of Vayoc, Dzor...
RA Summer Exhibition 2023, London
Royal Academy Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, United KingdomDavid Remfry, a British artist and Royal Academician, will oversee the 255th RA Summer Exhibition. Since its inception in 1769, the The Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition has been...
Stonehenge Summer Solstice 2023
Stonehenge Wiltshire, United KingdomThe 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...
Phi Ta Khon or Ghost Festival 2023, Thailand
In the town's main street Dan Sai, ThailandThe 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....
Blenheim Palace Flower Show 2023
Blenhem Palace Woodstock, Oxford, United KingdomHeld in June each year, the Blenheim Palace Flower Show is a wonderful horticultural show set in the surroundings of arguably England's finest stately home...
Inti Raymi, Cusco: Festival of the Sun
cusco cusco, PeruThe 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...
Festa Junina Brazil 2023
Brazil , BrazilFesta Junina 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....
Taiwan International Balloon Festival 2023
Taitung Taitung, TaiwanNot 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...
Hoi An Lantern Festival, Vietnam
Hoi An Ancient Town Cau Temple, Hoi An, Hoi An, Viet NamThe 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...
Kutztown Folk Festival 2023, Pennsylvania, USA
Kutztown Fairgrounds 450 Wentz St., Kutztown, PA, United StatesBilled as America’s oldest folklife festival and hailed as one of the country’s top celebrations, the Kutztown Folk Festival is a veritable journey back into time...
Feria de las Flores 2023, Medellin Colombia
Medellin Medellin, ColombiaMedellin Colombia is a city transformed and what better way to experience this wonderful city than by visiting its annual Feria de las Flores, or Flower Festival, the highlight of...
Notting Hill Carnival, London 2023, UK
Westbourne Grove Westbourne Grove, London, United KingdomTraditionally the iconic Notting Hill Carnival is held over the August bank holiday weekend. Starting with the Panorama event on the Saturday, Sunday is family day...
Burning Man, The Black Rock Desert, Nevada, 2023
Black Rock Dessert NV, United StatesSo, you’ve been to some music festivals and now want to go to Burning Man? Throw away all your previous perceptions as this is considered a city, rather than a...
Kwita Izina, Rwanda Gorillas Naming Ceremony
Volcanoes National Park , RwandaIf you're planning a visit to Rwanda, one event you won't want to miss is the Kwita Izina gorilla naming ceremony. This annual celebration has become a cornerstone of Rwanda's...
Fiestas Patrias Chile (Independence Day)
Chile , ChileFiestas Patrias, as its name suggests, is a patriotic celebration, but it is much more than that. It commemorates throwing off Spanish rule in Chile, but — as it is...
Wing Kwai, Buffalo Racing Festival, Thailand
Chonburi Chonburi, ThailandBuffalo racing is an exhilarating and unique tradition deeply rooted in the agricultural history of Thailand. The annual Wing Kwai Buffalo Racing Festival showcases the strength and speed of these...
Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2023
Various venues in Ubud Ubud, Bali, IndonesiaThe Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (often called the Ubud Writers Festival), one of the best literary festivals in the world, is held in the central Bali town of Ubud...