• Nepal Holidays Dashain Festival

    Dashain Festival Nepal, 2026

    nepal , Nepal

    Dashain is the longest and most important Nepal Festival (Festival Nepali) before Tihar. Spread over September or October, depending on the lunar calendar, Dashain sees Nepalese from all around the

    Free
  • Hasselt Jenever Festival

    Hasselt Jenever Festival 2026, Belgium

    Hasselt Hasselt, Belgium

    The third weekend in October sees the Flemish city of Hasselt spring to life for its jenever festival. In 2026, the Hasselt Jenever Festival will be on 17 and 18

    Free
  • Lord of Miracles

    Lord of Miracles, Señor de los Milagros, Peru

    Lima Lima, Peru

    A key moment in Peru’s Catholic calendar, the Lord of Miracles, or Señor de los Milagros in Spanish, is a procession that takes place in Lima each October. Hence its full title La Procesión

    Free
  • Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, Bali

    Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2026

    Various venues in Ubud Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

    The 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 in October and will celebrate 

    $390
  • Paris Peace Agreements Day

    Paris Peace Agreements Day 2026

    Phnom Penh Riverside Sisowath Quay, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

    23 October marks the anniversary of the 1991 Paris Peace Agreements, which brought an end to decades of conflict in Cambodia. The Paris Peace Agreements Day is a public holiday

    Free
  • Stoic Week

    Stoic Week 2026 and Why Stoicism Matters Today

    Online

    What if some of the answers to modern life's stresses could be found in an ancient philosophy? That is the thinking behind Stoic Week 2026, which takes place from 26

    Free

  • Day of the Dead Festival, Mexico 2026

    Mexico City Mexico City, Mexico

    Many people associate the Day of the Dead Festival with Mexico, but actually it is an equally important part of the culture of Guatemala (on 1 November) and El Salvador,

    Free
  • Christkindlmarket Chicago

    Christmas Village Festival 2026, Birmingham, USA

    Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC), 2100 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd N, Birmingham, AL 35203 Birmingham, Alabama, USA

    Running at the BJCC, Birmingham’s Christmas Village Festival is the state’s headline indoor festive market. Hundreds of artisans and boutique vendors fill the exhibition halls with Christmas décor, toys, clothing,

    Free
  • Diwali Festival Festivals in October

    Diwali 2026 (Deewali), Festival of Lights, India

    Various Birmingham, United Kingdom

    What do you do when you return home after having been exiled for 14 years? You heave a sigh of relief and celebrate. That’s what happens during Diwali (also called Deepavali)

    Free
  • Independence Day of Cambodia Things to do in Phnom Penh Independence Monument

    Independence Day of Cambodia 2026

    Cambodia , Cambodia

    Independence Day of Cambodia is held each year on 9 November. It is a public holiday. Cambodia was under French rule for 90 years, and 9 November officially marks the

    Free
  • Festivals in November Cambodia Water Festival in Phnom Penh

    Cambodia Water Festival 2026 Phnom Penh

    Phnom Penh Riverside Sisowath Quay, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

    This year the Cambodia Water Festival, or Bon Om Touk to give its Khmer name, falls on 23 to 25 November. For three days watch as Phnom Penh’s riverside explodes

    Free
  • Monkey Buffet Festival

    Monkey Buffet Festival Lopburi Thailand 2026

    Phra Prang Sam Yot temple Tha Hin, Mueang Lop Buri District, Lopburi, Lopburi, Thailand

    Lopburi, in central Thailand, is already famous for its Khmer temple crowded with monkeys, but every year in November the whole town goes ape when visitors from Thailand...

    Free

  • Moshoeshoe Day Celebrations

    Moshoeshoe Day Celebrations, Lesotho

    Thaba Bosiu , Lesotho

    Moshoeshoe Day Celebrations in Lesotho honour King Moshoeshoe I, the founding father of the Basotho nation. The day bursts with cultural pride, traditional dances, parades and heartfelt tributes. On 11

  • Rio Carnival samba parade in Rio de Janeiro Brazil

    Rio Carnival (Rio Carnaval) Brazil 2027

    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...

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  • Tết 2023: Vietnamese Lunar New Year Unsplash

    Tết 2027: Vietnamese Lunar New Year

    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
  • Panama Carnival

    Panama Carnival (el Carnaval de Panama), 2027

    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
  • barranquilla carnival colombia

    Barranquilla Carnival Colombia 2027

    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
  • Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival

    Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival 2027, Taiwan

    Sky Lantern Release Square Shifen, New Taipei county, Taiwan

    Experience the magic of the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival in February when thousands of glowing lights float up into the ink black sky above the small hillside village of Shifen

    Free