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  • February 2026

  • Sun 15
    Rio Carnival is postponed

    Rio Carnival (Rio Carnaval) Brazil 2026

    13 February - 21 February
    Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    The Rio Carnival Brazil (Rio Carnaval) is the biggest and greatest celebration on Earth. While locals know where to go and what to do; however, as it’s a big Latin American city, the rules are...

  • Sun 15
    Festival du Voyageur

    Festival du Voyageur 2026, Winnipeg, Canada

    13 February - 22 February
    St Boniface Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

    The largest winter festival in Western Canada, the Festival du Voyageur, or "Festival of the Traveller" for the non-Francophones out there, is a celebration of all things wintry. Held every February...

  • Sun 15
    Sydney WorldPride

    Sydney World Pride 2026, Australia

    13 February - 3 March
    Sydney Harbour Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Sydney World Pride 2026 is the most colourful LGBTQ+ celebration in the southern hemisphere, and one of the largest in the world. The festival takes place in February and March

  • Sun 15
    Dark Skies Festival Robin Hood's Bay Milky Way Credit Tony Marsh

    Dark Skies Festival Yorkshire Where Coast Meets Cosmos in the North York Moors

    13 February - 1 March
    North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire Danby Lodge National Park Centre, Danby, Whitby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    The Dark Skies Festival returns this winter, inviting visitors to Yorkshire to slow down, look up and reconnect with one of nature’s most extraordinary spectacles. Running from 13 February to

  • Sun 15
    barranquilla carnival colombia

    Barranquilla Carnival Colombia 2026

    14 February - 17 February
    Various areas of Barranquilla Barranquilla City, Colombia

    The sensational Barranquilla Carnival held in February in Colombia is the world’s second biggest fiesta with magnificent street parades, traditional dancers, lots of local...

    Free
  • Sun 15
    Fete du citron carnivals 2019

    Fête du Citron Menton (Lemon Festival) 2026

    14 February - 1 March
    Office de tourisme de la ville de Menton 8 avenue boyer - Palais de l'Europe, Menton, France

    Situated on the Côte d’Azur in the Alpes Maritimes, the town of Menton could be forgiven for just becoming a playground for the rich, like neighbouring St Tropez and Monaco.

    €16 – €29
  • Sun 15
    Carnival in Aruba

    Experience the Magic of Carnival in Aruba

    15 February
    Oranjestad , Aruba

    Having recently earned the title of Top Destination in the Caribbean in the 2025 Travellers’ Choice Awards, Aruba promises visitors more than just pristine beaches and turquoise waters. Venture beyond

    Free
  • Sun 15
    2017 Binche Carnival Carnaval de Binche

    Binche Carnival 2026, Belgium

    15 February - 17 February
    All over town Binche, Belgium

    Eerie, identical wax masks, colossal ostrich plume hats, confetti in churches and orange throwing: the medieval Carnaval de Binche (or Binche Carnival) is like no other in the world. In

    Free
  • Mon 16
    trinidad carnival carnivals 2019

    Trinidad Carnival, Port of Spain 2026

    16 February - 17 February
    Port of Spain Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

    The World’s greatest party might be in Rio de Janeiro, but the Trinidad Carnival is a mix of centuries of tradition and solid fun, and is probably the most vibrant carnival in the Caribbean...

    Free
  • Mon 16
    Carnival in Ecuador

    Amazing Carnival Ecuador 2026

    16 February - 17 February
    Ecuador , Ecuador

    Carnival is celebrated much more widely in Latin America than just in Rio de Janeiro. The carnival in Ecuador is a blend of processions, live music, drinks and food. On

    Free
  • Tue 17
    Paczki Day Detroit

    Paczki Day 2026 Detroit

    17 February
    Detroit Detroit, MI, United States

    Paczki Day is a Polish festival celebrated in Detroit and other cities in the United States Midwest on Fat Tuesday. The Polish celebration came to the United States with 19th

  • Tue 17

    Olney Pancake Race 2026, Bucks, UK

    17 February
    Olney Olney, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

    While people around the UK are celebrating the approach of Lent by tossing pancakes in the warmth of their own kitchen, the gentlefolk of one Buckinghamshire town take to the

    Free
  • Tue 17
    Tết 2023: Vietnamese Lunar New Year Unsplash

    Tết 2026: Vietnamese Lunar New Year

    17 February
    Vietnam

    Tết, or Tết Nguyên Đán is the most important festival in Vietnam. It marks the advent of Vietnamese New Year, and the arrival of spring. Very much like Chinese New

    Free
  • Tue 17
    Tsagaan Sar

    Tsagaan Sar 2026 in Mongolia

    17 February - 20 February
    Various Birmingham, United Kingdom

    Tsagaan Sar or Mongolia’s lunar new year is the most important festival for ethnic Mongols and the people of the Arctic where age-old rituals combine with eating local delicacies such

    Free
  • Tue 17
    Chinese New Year

    Chinese New Year Festival in Cambodia, 2026

    17 February - 4 March
    Cambodia , Cambodia

    While Chinese New Year isn’t an official holiday in Cambodia, locals love an excuse to celebrate and what better excuse than to mark Chinese Spring Festival?...

    Free
  • Tue 17
    Chinese New Year

    Chinese New Year 2026, Global

    17 February - 4 March
    Various Birmingham, United Kingdom

    Chinese New Year is undoubtedly China’s pre-eminent and most intense festive period characterised by sumptuous family meals, the colour red, paper lanterns and lots...

    Free
  • Thu 19
    Bristol Lights 2025

    Bristol Light Festival 2026, UK

    19 February - 28 February
    Bristol Bristol, United Kingdom

    Bristol Light Festival, the award-winning winter festival will return in February 2026 with a stunning interactive and captivating light installation trail that will set the western British city alight. Bristol

    Free
  • Sat 21
    Naked Man Festival

    Japan Naked Festival, Okayama (Hadaka Matsuri)

    21 February
    Saidaiji Kannon-in Temple Okayama, Chūgoku Region, Japan

    The Saidaiji Eyo Hadaka Matsuri in Okayama, colloquially known as the Japan naked festival, is the largest of a series of similar festivals held around Japan. Thousands of naked people...

    Free
  • Sat 21
    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 23
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    Guyana Mashramani Carnival 2026

    23 February
    Penang National Park Georgetown, Guyana

    The Guyana Mashramani Carnival or sometimes called the Guyana Carnival, is an annual festival celebrated on the 23 February to mark the country becoming a republic on that date in

    Free
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