• Derby Festé

    Derby Festé Street Festival 2025

    derby Derby, United Kingdom

    The streets of Derby will resound with dance, music, comedy and contemporary circus this September, as Derby Festé hits the ground running for a thirteenth successive year...

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    Debrecen Advent 2025, Debrecen, Hungary

    Kossuth tér & Piac utca, 4025 Debrecen Debrecen, Hungary

    Nestled in the heart of eastern Hungary, the historic city of Debrecen dresses itself in festive splendour each winter for the beloved event known as Debrecen Advent. As the days

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  • Valetta International Baroque Festival, Malta

    Valetta International Baroque Festival 2026, Malta

    Valetta Valetta, Malta

    The Valetta International Baroque Festival will once more come to the Maltese capital in January. Founded in 1566, the Baroque city is the perfect venue for the musical festival, especially

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    Tenerife Carnival 2025, Santa Cruz

    Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

    They sure know how to throw a fiesta in Spain, and the annual Tenerife Carnival (Carnaval de Santa Cruz de Tenerife) is a shining example of a pumping party. As

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  • Geneva Lux Festival

    Geneva Lux Festival 2026 Switzerland

    Geneva Geneva, Switzerland

    January sees two of Geneva’s most exciting art events making this an ideal time to visit the Swiss city. Geneva Lux festival will take place between 17 January and 2 February while Art Genève will start on 30 January

  • Premiers Plans Angers

    Festival Premiers Plans, Angers, France

    Angers Angers, France

    Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers is an international film festival held in Northern France each January. This year marks the 38th edition of the festival which was established with the aim

    €8.50
  • Vilnius Light Festival

    Vilnius Light Festival 2026: A Winter Escape in Lights

    vilnius Vilnius, Lithuania

    As January gloom sets in, Vilnius offers the perfect antidote: the Vilnius Light Festival, returning 23–25 January 2026. Celebrating the city’s 703rd birthday, the festival transforms the UNESCO-listed Old Town

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    Gran Festa de la Calçotada, Valls 2026

    Valls Valls, Catalonia, Spain

    Catalonia is a region renowned for its gastronomy, on the last Sunday in January the Gran festa de la Calçotada sees the streets and squares of the town of Valls filled with calçots...

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    Burns Night 2026, 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

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    Up Helly Aa, Shetlands, 2026

    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...

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  • Art Genève 2024

    Art Genève 2026, Switzerland

    Palexpo Geneva Geneva, Switzerland

    Enjoy Art Genève showcasing international contemporary and modern art. The 14th edition of Art Genève will bring together over 80 galleries specialising in modern and contemporary art, over four days

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  • Vinterjazz

    Vinterjazz Festival Denmark 2026

    Denmark , Denmark

    Vinterjazz is a national festival which takes place every February across the whole of Denmark. It will feature hundreds of concerts in different venues from Aalborg, Aarhus...

  • Venice Carnival

    Venice Carnival (Carnevale di Venezia) 2026, Italy

    Venice Venice, Italy

    Juxtapose one of the most beautiful cities in the world alongside one of the most colourful and exciting carnivals globally and it has to be a winning formula. Masked costumed

  • Coumba-Frèide Carnival

    Coumba-Frèide Carnival 2026, Italy

    Aosta Valley , Italy

    Nestled in the heart of Italy's Aosta Valley, the Coumba-Frèide region comes alive each winter with a Carnival that is as rich in history as it is in vibrant festivities.

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    Carnaval de Nice (Nice Carnival) 2026

    Nice

    Set on the glamorous Cote d’Azure, the Nice Carnival (Carnaval de Nice) is one of the largest and most famous carnivals in the world. Many of the world’s top film

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    Battle of the Oranges, 2025, Ivrea, Italy

    Ivrea Ivrea, Piedmont, Italy

    Referred to as the biggest food fight in Europe, the Battle of the Oranges Italy takes over the town of Ivrea on the days preceding Lent. An estimated 9,000 tonnes

    €11.50
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    Carnaval Sitges (Sitges Carnival) 2026, Spain

    Sitges Sitges, Catalunya, Spain

    The Sitges Carnival (Carnaval Sitges) sees the Spanish coastal town brought to life with carnival fever as parties and parades take over the streets in the run-up to Lent. While

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  • Cologne Carnival

    Cologne Carnival (Fastelovend), 2026

    Cologne Cologne, Germany

    The Cologne Carnival, Fastelovend or 'Fasteleer' in the local dialect is one of the biggest street carnivals in Europe. The Carnival will be from 12 to 18 February. Officially, the Carnival

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  • Berlin Film Festival

    Berlin International Film Festival – Berlinale 2026

    Berlinale Palast Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 1, Berlin, Germany

    The Berlin International Film Festival, also known as the Berlinale, takes place every year and is one of the most important and most visited film festivals on the planet with films screened from all

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